A light || Ricky and Nini

Chapter 47

Nini POV

Tuesday morning passed pretty quickly and I was grateful for it. We had an early dismissal right after our lunch period so the whole theater gang was bounding into lunch happily. Everyone sat in their normal places and I noticed Gina get slightly closer to EJ on the bench. I smiled as I saw EJ look at her with happily, even though she didn't notice at all. I was so happy for the two of them, I knew their personalities fit so well and they just seemed like a great match. It also made me me feel better that EJ was truly watching his behavior. I didn't tell him, but I had been pretty worried about Gina falling too hard. EJ was able to screw up with me in one fell swoop and if I saw Gina get hurt when I clearly saw it coming, I'd never feel the end of my guilt. EJ looks across the table at me and makes eye contact. His face turned red and he looked down at his meal and I smiled and shake my head. This boy was falling, and I couldn't wait to watch them grow together. My thoughts are disrupted when I feel an arm come around my back. I look up to see Ricky smiling down at me. "Whatcha thinking about?" He asks with a smile. "Things are just really good right now." He smiles and his arm pulls me tighter to him. I gladly snuggle into his hoody closing my eyes briefly, letting relaxation take over me. "NINI. Girlie! Us and the mall this afternoon. What do you think?" I hear from across the table. I look over to see Kourtney eying me. I nod right away. "YES!" I tell her. "Gina, Ashlyn you two should come too. Our spring trip is long overdo." Kourtney says excitingly. The girls nod and the boys roll their eyes. "Perfect." I say laughing. My thoughts start running. Now that I'm going to the mall I have an excuse to look into new underwear. I know that Ricky doesn't care, but I feel like my plain, barely-padded bras are unflattering. My underwear is all very basic and I know that I don't have to, but I feel like it's time to invest into new, flattering bras and panties. I don't even know where to begin and I'd be embarrassed but the more Ricky sees me exposed, the more I want to upgrade. I feel Ricky's hand start to rub my back. "You good?" He whispers into my ear. I smile up at him and kiss his jaw. "Yeah it's nothing." I say smiling. "Are you sure?" He asks again, his hand still moving up and down my back soothingly. "Positive." I say quietly and I kiss his cheek. Ricky leans down and says into my ear, "You have no clue how much I want to kiss you right now." I smile and pull his neck down, pecking his lips. "Not like that, and you know it." He groans into my ear quietly. I blush and I look around the table, making sure no one has heard us. Everyone is preoccupied in their own conversations and when I look back at Ricky I'm taken aback by lust and passion that has filled his eyes. He kisses my temple and rests his head on top of mine. "Later." He says in a quiet promise and an amazing feeling fills me. It's reassuring to know that whatever type of underwear I buy today, it won't matter. The passion and the love is always there regardless of what I wear. But it excites me, the thought of surprising Ricky, especially knowing my moms are out of town for a business trip tonight.  The bell rings and everyone gets up from the table. "Let's just go straight to the mall." Ashlyn suggests. We all nod and the boys say goodbye to us as we leave the building, heading to Kourtney's car. As we drive to the mall, everyone begins listing things they want or need, so that our trip isn't too lengthy. Gina needs new yoga pants, Ashlyn wants a few new pairs of jeans and Kourtney needs a trip to the makeup store. When it gets to my turn, I turn silent and my face goes red. "Come on girl just spit it out." Ashlyn says encouragingly. "Okay okay. I totally need new bras and panties. And the worst part is I have no clue where to start." Kourtney gets excited and yells "OOH YES, I'm a pro in this area  girl and I've got NO ONE seein my goods." The car erupts into laughter and Gina says that they're making it mission for me to pick out at least three new sets of underwear. I groan but Kourtney adds "don't worry you'll thank us later. Or at least Ricky will." My face turns a few shades of red and giggles fill the car again. This will be a long afternoon.