It's Complicated... - H.S

Chapter 24: Ease My Mind.

A/N: Fun times ahead!!

also... there's a surprise at the end of this chapter so check the authors note!!!!

TW: Assault.

MARIGOLD'S POV:

After spending too long on top of that building we ended up getting something to eat. The whole night was sweet... He's really just the sweetest, and of course I knew that before. I'd seen the way he acted with his past girlfriends, and the way he acted with me before this. He was always protective and kind, and silly just like he is now... He just doesn't have to hold back. We ran through the streets afterwards, and by we I definitely mean I did. He wasn't a fan of the game, said I was "testing his patience." I definitely paid for it when we got back into the house. He barely made it into my room before he had me shaking just from his touch. If that's how he teaches me a lesson though he's going to have to try a lot harder... At this rate I'm going to try to test his patience.

"Darling... Wake up." He mumbles next to me, his face buried in my neck. My eyes adjust to the room around me, a low groan coming from me as I do.

"What time is it?" I mumble, and he kisses softly on my skin, a smile on his lips.

"Umm.. Time for you to get up.." He mumbles, his voice lighter this time.

"If it is before nine in the morning I will not be getting up. Tell me it's not." I mumble, my hands covering my face.

"Alright it's not." He mumbles, and I groan, sitting up, and rubbing my eyes while I do so. I pick up my phone and scoff.

"It's literally eight thirty in the morning! You lied!" I turn back to him where he lays.

"No I did not. You told me to tell you it's not, so I told you it wasn't. You ask, you receive." He grins, and tries to pull me back.

"No... I've got to go to campus today to talk to my lit professor about a grade before he puts grades in, and then we've got to drive home. No funny business." I warn him, and a soft pout comes to his lips.

"I like funny business... And I'm about to have to pretend I'm not literally in love with you for the next six days so a little love beforehand would be greatly appreciated." He rasps out, and I crawl back to him, crawling on top of him. I lock my fingers with him, holding his hands in mine as I look down to him.

"You're full of bad ideas... You know what this leads to." I mumble, and he shakes his head.

"Just wanna kiss you is all... Which reminds me, I was thinking.. I want a do over." He mumbles, and I raise an eyebrow in question.

"A do over?" I ask, and he nods shyly.

"When I kissed you for the first time it was a little bit aggressive.. Wasn't how I pictured it in my head.. I wanna do it over... Wanna kiss you like I wanted to." He tells me, and I smile.

"Well considering you've kissed me in lower regions now I don't think the first kiss really matters anymore." I challenge, and he thins his eyes at me.

"Yes it does, let me show you..." He mumbles, and sits up, flipping me off of him. He stands up, and reaches a hand out for me. I take it, and he twirls me, spinning me so my hair whips around, and brings me close to him. I fumble a bit, my hand pressing to his chest for stability. I look up to him, wondering what he'll do next.

"In my head I was holding you like this... and you had no idea how I truly felt, but I was planning on being brave, heroic if you will..." He jokes, and I smile. "And then I'd touch you like this.." he looks down on me, his hand softly moving the hair from my face. I watch him as he studies me, his eyes raking over my face again, and again as if he missed something the last time. "And then right here." He mumbles, his thumb trailing over my lip, softly grazing. "And then I'd lean in a little bit more." He pulls me closer by the small of my back, his face inches from mine.