There's No Way

Clumsy

[Camila's POV]

I woke up wrapped up in the arms of the man that I love. As difficult as our conversation last night was, I was so incredibly relieved to have finally had that talk. I felt lighter; like I was literally carrying weights around on my shoulders and last night they were finally lifted off. I couldn't help but stare at my handsome boyfriend. The light shining through the window highlighted his features beautifully. I've never seen an angel but I imagine they had to look like he did right now. I reached my hand up and began lightly tracing his features with my finger - from his brows, to his cheekbones, to his jaw - ending at his lips.

"Good morning to you too," he whisper-chuckled with my finger still delicately placed on his lips. I leaned in and pressed a kiss to them before brushing a few loose curls out of his face with my fingers.

"You're like...really incredible. Sometimes I don't feel like you're real," I admitted. He pulled me even closer to his chest as he snickered at my comment.

"I feel the same way about you sometimes, ya know?" he mentioned. I looked up at him and still couldn't believe he was really mine. These moments seemed to be happening more and more often; moments where I found myself falling in love with him all over again.

"Thank you for listening to me last night...I feel a lot better having talked to you about it." His hand gently tangled itself in my hair, playfully tousling my brunette curls.

"Thank you for trusting me enough to tell me," he responded. "Can I ask you something...about what happened?" he questioned. I immediately felt a lump form in my throat, but I swallowed it down and nodded anyways. "You mentioned that you were scared that he would come back - that he would do it again...are you still scared of that happening?" he asked, his voice laced with concern. I took a deep breath and laid my head down against his chest.

"Only when I'm alone," I said honestly. He leaned forward and pressed his lips against my forehead.

"You're the strongest person I know, you know that right?" he said. "You're so strong and so beautiful and I'm so fucking in love with you." His lips were firmly pressed against mine before I even had a chance to respond.

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I ended up going to my appointment with Penelope by myself that day because Shawn wanted to get a workout in at the gym. The session went really well and Penny was really happy with the way that Shawn and I's conversation went. I happily hummed to myself and tapped my fingers on the steering wheel of my car as I drove home. It didn't matter how long I was away from him - even if it was only for an hour I was always so giddy with excitement to get to see him again. I smiled to myself when I pulled in the driveway and saw that Shawn had gotten home before me. I swung open the front door and couldn't help but laugh at the sweet surprise he had set up for us.

He had expertly crafted a fort in the living room out of a random collection of blankets, tapestries, pillows, chairs and fairy lights - complete with a bowl of popcorn and some drinks.

"What's the occasion?" I called out. Shawn popped out from the kitchen, a wide grin plastered across his face. 

"Surprise!" he exclaimed. I laughed as he ran over to me and picked me up into his arms, spinning me around. "Oh, and no special occasion. I'm just in the mood to watch movies for the entire night and figured it would be more fun to do it like this than just on the boring, normal couch," he said matter-of-factly.

"You're so extra," I laughed as I shook my head.

"Yes, but you love it," he stated - and yes, he was correct.

"I do - I really love it," I admitted, wrapping my arms around his neck and bringing my lips to his.

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The whole concept of 'watching movies' quickly went out the window. Instead it had rapidly turned into making out in a blanket fort while movies played in the background. I would say that this turn of events was surprising, but I think both of us knew that this was exactly how this 'movie night' would end up. I ran my hands up and down his back before slipping them inside his t-shirt, tracing the defined muscles of his back with my fingertips. He smirked into the kiss before sitting up and removing his shirt. I couldn't help but bite my lip as I watched him. I slowly began unbuttoning my own flannel shirt that I had been wearing before tossing it to the side with his shirt. He looked down at me and licked his lips before firmly pressing them against my neck. A quiet gasp escaped my lips at the newfound contact. Wanting to have full control of this situation, I pressed my hands against his shoulders and rolled him over so he was laying on his back. I swung my leg over his lap to straddle him, but was quickly reminded that I need to be more aware of my surroundings. The entire bowl of popcorn and both of our drinks were smacked over by my leg, spilling everywhere.

"Shit!" I exclaimed, quickly removing myself from on top of Shawn and beginning to clean up the mess. Shawn just laid there laughing uncontrollably. "Babe! Stop laughing at me! Help me clean up!" I giggled.

He quickly got up and grabbed a towel from the kitchen to sop up the spilled beverages.

"See? This is what happens when two people as clumsy as us fall in love," he joked. I picked up one of the fallen pieces of popcorn and threw it at his face, successfully hitting him in the nose.

"At least you can admit that you're clumsy too..." I remarked.

A/N: Some fluffy randomness for you all. Happy Sunday! Next chapter should be...*ahem*...interesting.