Reaching for Happiness

Chapter 6

My eyes slowly opened. It was still dark outside. I looked at my alarm clock; only 05:55am. I had gone to sleep quite early that night, so I was fully refreshed even though it was really early. I didn't start work until after dinner, so I had a whole morning to myself. My belly rumbled. I'd only had a late breakfast yesterday, so I was starving. I got out of bed and into the kitchen. I flicked on the light and realized there was still blood all over the floor. I sighed, and started to clean it up. By the time I was finished, it was getting lighter. I fixed myself a large breakfast and some hot chocolate. I sat at my kitchen table and munched away. After I'd finished, I washed the pots and had a shower. I got dressed and put on a bit of mascara. I tied my hair up neatly. It was still only 9am. I decided to pay Marvin a surprise visit to see how he was. I grabbed everything I needed for work and stuffed it into a bag in case I didn't come home after I'd been to see Marvin. I stopped at the shops on the way to get his a bottle of champagne to cheer him up.

I got to Marvin's and made my way to his door. I knocked on it and waited for an answer. As the door opened, I saw Aston standing there in his joggers, topless. I swear he was getting more gorgeous every time I saw him. 

'Hey Ast, is Marv in? I got this for him' I asked, holding up the champagne.

'No, he's gone out for a drive. I think he went to visit family. I told him not to drive because of what happened yesterday, in case anything happened, but he wouldn't listen. You know what he's like' Aston explained. 

'That sounds like Marv' I giggled.

'He said he wouldn't be back all day. Do you want to come in?' he asked.

'Sure, why not. I have all morning free' I smiled as he opened the door wide for me to come through, and took the champagne off me to put in the fridge. I sat down on the sofa, and Aston sat next to me. I expected things to be awkward, but we had plenty to talk about.

'Do you want to watch some TV?' Aston asked after a while. I looked at my watch. Only 10am. 

'Sure' I smiled. He turned on the TV and flicked through the channels until he found a football match. It was two teams I'd never even heard of, and the stadium couldn't even be called a stadium because it was so tiny. They obviously weren't very significant teams.

'Ast, can you not put something a bit more interesting on?' I moaned.

'This is interesting' he said, without peeling his eyes away from the screen. I sighed. I sat there for a while watching it. It was the most boring thing I had ever witnessed. Aston was holding the remote in his hand. I quickly reached for it, and snatched it out of his hands. I turned over the channel searching for something more interesting to watch.

'Hey, I was watching that' he complained. I ignored him. Then, he pounced on me as he reached for the remote. He pushed me back so I was laying on my back. He tickled my sides so I squirmed. I was screaming really loudly. I tried to push him away, but he pinned my arms at either side of my head. He was laying in between my legs. He stopped after a while, and we both laughed. As we fell into silence, he stared into my eyes and looked from my eyes to my lips and back again. He slowly edged his face closer to mine, and his lips brushed mine. At first, it was just a peck. He pulled away, and stared back into my eyes. Then he leaned back in and kissed me passionately. It was amazing. Fireworks exploded in my stomach as the kiss got harder and more urgent. He unpinned my arms as I swung them around his neck. He ran his hands through my hair. He pulled away again and stared back into my eyes. I couldn't help but smile at his gorgeous chocolate brown eyes. I wanted to drown in them.

'Wow' he managed to say. I giggled.

'Shall we get back to the TV?' I said.

'Okay' he giggled. We agreed on watching Bridesmaids. Aston hadn't seen it before, and thought it would be a girls film, but I convinced him he would like it. I snuggled up to him and rested my head on his bare chest. I could feel him breathing in and out and hear his heart beating. We sat there in silence, only making noise when we laughed in unison at the funny bits. 

When it had finished, it was 12:15. 

'Do you want some lunch?' he asked me.

'Sure' I smiled. I followed him into the kitchen, and we made sandwiches together. We ate them, and then I had to leave. He pecked my lips again as I left. I drove to work with the biggest grin on my face.

At work, I had two advance classes, but it was hard to take my mind off what had happened with Aston, which caused me to slip up a few times, but none of the dancers seemed to notice. I left work, and went home. Marvin called me to thank me for the champagne. Just before I went to bed, I got a call from Aston.

Me - M Aston - A

M - Hey Ast, you alright?

A - Fine thanks, you?

M - Perfect

A - Good. Listen, do you wanna meet up on Friday night?

M - Sure, that sounds great. Where and when?

A - Well, I could pick you up at 8?

M - I can do 8. But where will we be going?

A - That's a surprise.

M - Ast, how will I know what to wear if I don't know where we're going?

A - Just wear something dressy. That should be fine.

M - Okay, see you Friday at 8 then?

A - Friday at 8

M - Okay, bye!

A - Bye, see you then.

I ended the call, and got ready for bed. I soon fell asleep.