Meant To Be

Chapter 3

I woke up the next morning , nestled in a thick woolly blanket on the floor.  How'd I end up here?

I groggily wiped my face hoping to fully wake myself but it was to no avail. Sighing, I got up and walked to the bathroom.

"Aww honey , you and Hunter make such a cute couple.  You should have seen the way she clung to you last night. Absolutely adorable." Aunt Vanessa gushed. " She doesn't know I like her like that Mom. Besides she'll never go for a guy like me. I'm like her older brother," Connor said ," So get the idea out of your head because it's never going to happen." And with that he walked out onto the patio. 

I dashed for the bathroom to fix my hair and did the necessary.  Once I was finished , I greeted everyone and snuggled up in Connor's arms. He , on instinct, welcomed me and kissed my head." You okay Coco?" , I asked carefully. " Yeah. How'd you sleep? The floor must have been pretty comfy seeing as you snored louder than my dad" , he joked.

"It was wonderful surprisingly.  How'd I end up there anyways?" , I ask. " Well we were watching Legally Blonde and you fell asleep half way through, like you usually do, so I went to get a blanket to cover you. I left you alone for 2 minutes , just 2 minutes, and I find you on the floor cuddling up to Onyx. I tried picking you up and waking you but you pulled me to the floor and clung to my skin . That hurt by the way. I'll be bruised for a few weeks because of it", Connor explains.

So that's why he had a shirt on this morning.

"I must've been knackered from our shopping yesterday. "

"It was too adorable not to snap a few pictures.  But those are only for my eyes and albums." , Aunt Vanessa gushed once more.

"You ready to leave?" , Connor asks, "I know you made plans with your cousins for today."

"I'll just grab my things and then we can go."

"By yours , I'm guessing you meant mine?", he hollers

"You know it Coco!" , I holler back.

I grab his grey sweats and his white, blue and black tie dye hoodie that he loves. Hurriedly I don them and make my way to Connor's car after saying bye to Aunt V.

"Might as well take all of my clothes" , Connor mumbles when I close the car door.

"I would , but then it wouldn't be as fun as taking them little by little. " , I shrug.

He chuckles and starts driving me home. It's a short drive since he literally broke about 7 laws.

He pulls up in front of my house and turns the off the engine. "Is this the part where I tell you that I had a nice time and walk you to your door?"

I laugh and kiss his cheek.  " I had a nice time. Mind walking me to the door?"

He gets out and rushes over to open my door. "M'lady. "

I play along and take hold of his outstretched arm, getting out of the car.

We make our way to my door in our charade. I feel tiny butterflies fluttering in my stomach but push them down.

He knocks on the door, knowing I forgot my keys and turns to face me.

"Alas this is where it ends m'lady.  I bid thee farewell with a kiss."

I lift my head from my bag at the wrong moment and suddenly Connor's lips are on mine. My eyes flutter close and I wrap my arms around his shoulders while he pulls me in at the waist. It's a gentle kiss that gets cut abruptly by the door opening...