I'm yours

Part 23

„Go on, say it.“, “What?” Beth slightly frowned when Sebastian’s question came out of nowhere.  “You know…”, “I’m sorry, but I don’t.”, “Yeah, you do.”, “Sebastian, I do not know what you are exactly talking about. We discussed about a hundred subjects today.” He sighed and turned his face to her after he stood in a line of cars. “Okay, I don’t get it. I am stupid. Please tell me.” Beth said after a couple of seconds staring at him. “This.” Sebastian finally said and showed with his fingers at his red cheeks, burned from the sun.

“You won’t use the sunscreen?” Beth asked when she was done with spraying her body. “No, I’ll be fine.”, “You sure? We both have milk-white skin, yours must be as sensitive as mine.”, “Trust me, it isn’t.”  Sebastian assured her and she gave up on being persistent.

Beth remembered the scene and covered her mouth with the palm of her hand before she started to laugh. “I should have record that.” She muffled through her hand, thinking of the moment that happened half a minute ago.
“Oh, come on, Miss America, it’s not the end of the world. Besides, it looks like you’re blushing, which is really adorable because I’ve never seen you blushing.” Beth quickly said and sighed, calming down from laughing.
“I’ve been called many names and adorable is not one of them.”, “It is now.”
“What would you like to order?” a female voice asked through the speaker of a drive-through restaurant. “Two fries, three cheeseburgers, one hamburger, one vanilla milkshake and one chocolate milkshake.”, “Is that all?”, “Yes.” Sebastian ordered and drove to the window where the lady handed him the order and he paid the bill.
“I’m impressed.” Beth enthusiastically said when Sebastian gave her one portion of fries, two cheeseburgers, a hamburger and a vanilla shake.
“The food at the pool was terrible.” Sebastian commented first while dipping the fry in the ketchup. “To you, too?”, “Yeah. I thought you liked it.”, “No way, man.”, “You could have said sooner.”, “Please, I’d turned out to be a nagger. By the way, what was I supposed to say at your, uh, sunburn?”, “Right, I was expecting the ‘I told you so’ phrase.”, “Oh, Jesus, come on. Anything but that.” Beth said like she was tired of that and gave him ‘What the fuck is wrong with you’ look and asked him the same. “What the fuck is wrong with you?”, “Why? Isn’t that suitable for that situation?”, “I don’t care. It’s something called bitching and I most certainly don’t want to apply it on something like that. What?” Beth confusedly asked when noticed he was staring at her, not moving. “Oh, nothing. It’s just that you sometimes have smart statements.”, “Yeah, once in two months.” Beth said and laughed. “Ooh, this is my favorite song.” She quickly said when the song “I’m yours” by Jason Mraz started playing on the radio in the car.
Until the song finished, neither Sebastian nor Beth said a word. They silently ate their food and stared out of the window.

“Thank you for today, I had a lot of fun.” Beth thanked Sebastian before she entered her apartment. “Any time. By the way, how do I get rid of these?” he asked, showing at his sunburned cheeks once again. “Yogurt.”, “A what?”, “Yogurt. No, really, it helps. Can I take a picture of you?” Beth asked with a smile because she simply couldn’t resist. “Why?”, “You are so damn cute and… yeah.”, “And you are weird.”, “Mhm.” She quickly took a picture of him before he changed his mind and kissed him. “Good night. And don’t sleep on your back.”, “Night. Thanks for the tip.”, “Any time.”

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Just when Beth turned off the stove, there was a knock on her door. At first she thought it was Deb because she was supposed to come today, but she remembered she will be late, as usual.
“Oh, hi.” She said almost confusedly when she found a shirtless Sebastian in front of her. “Morning beautiful.” Beth had to laugh really hard at that because she looked like shit since she fell asleep with a wet hair and there was a nest on her head. “One of these days I’ll get abs from all the laughs you give me.”, “Can’t wait to see.” He said with a smile and Beth noticed his red cheeks were gone. Thank God she took a picture. “I see the yogurt helped.”, “Yeah, a lot, but I need some help with my back.” He said and turned his back to her to see. “Damn… Come in.” Beth invited him in while heading to the fridge to get a cup of yogurt. When she came into the living room, Sebastian already laid down on the couch, waiting for her. “So, did you sleep well?” Beth asked while spreading the white fluid over the red area on his back. “Well, I can’t really wake up in the same position I fell asleep, so I struggled a bit when I woke up. This shit is cold.”, “Yeah, and you’re too hot. I have a question.” Beth said while following the lines his back muscles made. “Ask.”, “Have you ever been in a situation where you got dirty, let’s say with dirt, stuck on your sweat or water , and you didn’t have a shower until it dried up on you?”, “Yeah, I did.”, “Okay… and when you went to have a shower, did you have problems with cleaning these lines of muscles here? Or on your stomach?”, “Where is this conversation leading to?” he asked, sounding a little confused. “Oh, for the love of God, I’m just curious.”, “Aha… sure. I think I scrubbed it with a sponge or something like that.”, “So, it didn’t just leave with water?”, “No. Why do you even ask?”, “I’m just curious. That’s all.”, “You are a strange person, you know that?”, “Of course. Here, all done.” Beth said and tapped his back. “Thank you so much, I wasn’t able to do it myself.” He thanked her while getting up. “Thank God, I was starting to get worried you were almighty. No!” Beth yelled the last word because she dropped the half-empty cup of yogurt, which started to fall down, spinning in a process. And of course, the filling of the cup ended everywhere; on them, the couch, the floor, the table… everywhere.
“Of course.” Beth simply said and wiped some yogurt from her face while Sebastian took the cup into the kitchen and came back.
“Beth! I’m here!” Deb suddenly shouted from the door and was in the living room in a second. “Oh… Did I interrupt something?” she awkwardly asked while looking from Beth to Sebastian and to the white fluid on them. “It’s not what it looks like.” Beth and Sebastian said at the same time. “I can come back later.” Deb said with a smile while stepping backwards. “No need, I’ll be going now.” Sebastian quickly said to stop Deb from leaving and thanked Beth once again. Beth escorted him on the doors and kissed him before he left. “Take care.”, “Likewise.” They said and laughed for the last time at the event that just happened.
“Whoa, he’s so loaded… You lucky girl.” Deb told to Beth, still looking at the mess. “Deb, it really isn’t how it looks like.”, “Yeah, right. All evidences indicate to that. You could have at least told me you were busy.”, “Deb, it’s a yogurt.” Beth explained with a cold voice. “You guys are sick.”