Molly | Herophine

Chapter 17: Boyfriend/Girlfriend

I crack my eyes open as the bright light coming from the window floods the room. For a second, I am disoriented and then I feel the soft body beside me under the covers.

Jo.

A silly grin spreads through my face as the memories of last night rushes through my mind. How could I possibly forget even for a second what happened between us last night? It's probably the single, most magical and meaningful night I've spent with a woman since... well, since ever. And it doesn't even matter that Jo and I didn't actually have sex. Hell, I didn't even get to relieve myself from my painful boner the entire night. But the fact that Jo wanted her first time to be with me, to fully give her self to me last night, is something I will never forget and a memory I will treasure for the rest of my entire existence.

I don't know how long I've been staring into her sleeping form, entirely enamoured by the glowing beauty beside me who is still sound asleep. I take her in-the shape of her brows, the thickness and length of her lashes, the light flush of her cheeks, the cute little beauty mark on her left cheek, the shape of her perfect nose, the natural pink shade of her lips, the prominent curve of her lip bow and the very tempting pout of her lower lip, her cute little baby hairs that frame her face.

She is breathtaking.

As I lean towards her meaning to plant a kiss on her luscious pink lips, a light tapping on the door stops me mid-way. Jo groans and shuffles but otherwise stays deep in her slumber. With an annoyed huff, I crawl out of bed and open the door. It is only when the door's slightly ajar that I remember that this room is in fact not mine but Jo's and to my horror, I find Pia and Khadijha waiting outside her door. The shock on their faces would've been hilarious if only I am not in the receiving end of this awkward encounter. The fact that I am still wearing my joggers from last night sans my white shirt and cap and the fact that it is still fairly early in the morning, is already enough to make anyone come to a conclusion that Jo and I slept together last night. Technically, that would be true because we did in fact sleep together on her bed, only minus the sex.

"Hero?" They both croak in disbelief.

"Hello," is all I could manage to say before mustering a sheepish smile.

An awkward silence hangs in the air for what feels like forever before Pia finally clears her throat and composes herself. "We were just checking out on Jo. She went MIA on us last night and haven't been answering her phone," she forces a smile but I could see the hint of amusement crossing her eyes.

"We were just worried," Khadijha adds.

"I took her back last night," I chuckle awkwardly, my hand rubbing the back of my neck-a nervous tick I have yet to kick.

"We can see that," Pia teases, a grin breaking from her lips and this somehow disperses the awkwardness surrounding the three of us as Khadijha stifles a giggle.

"Anyway, since now we're sure she's perfect fine..." Khadijha cuts whatever she was supposed to say and asks, "She is perfectly fine, right?"

"Yes," I chuckle.

"Great. Then we'll leave you to it. Just tell her to text us when she wakes up," She says before pulling Pia along and they both wave, turning to another hallway.

Shaking my head, I close the door behind me and pad back to bed only to find Jo now starting to wake. She stretches her arms and legs out like a little child would and it's fucking adorable.

"Good morning love," I greet her as I plop down on the mattress beside her, planting a soft kiss on her lips. I could feel her smile into the kiss before she returns the greeting. "That was Pia and Khadijha at the door, by the way. They were checking out on you since we kind of disappeared on them last night," I inform her.