ricky and nini's realizations

chapter 53

nini's pov

the next morning, i'm broken out of my sleep by a feeling. i open my eyes to the bright sunlight coming into my room and something warming my body. i look up to see ricky already looking at me with a sleepy face. i realize that it was his hand running through my hair that woke me up because he does it again. "morning," i say rubbing my eyes and swinging my leg over his torso which leads him to pull me closer against him. "good morning," he says starting to wake up a bit more. "what are your plans for the day?" i ask him to start a conversation and think of what i'll do with my day. "hopefully spend it with you. are you trying to get rid of me?" he questions. "no," i laugh placing my hand where his heart would be. the touch of his warm bear skin brings comfort to the silence of my bedroom. "what are we gonna do all day then?" i question. "up to you nins," he tells me as he places his hand onto my thigh that's laying across him. "why don't we have a movie day or something," i suggest not really having ideas and it feels like a lazy day. "that actually sounds really good. i just wanna curl up with you all day," he says sighing into my neck and i swear my face went red so i burrow it into his chest. we sit laying for a little bit longer until i hear one of my moms yelling from the bottom of the stairs, "nini, come down if you want breakfast!" she shouts to notify me she's cooked something this morning before work. "guess that's our que to head downstairs," i say sliding out of my bed and ready to exit my room walking towards the door. "wait! nini. i don't have a shirt." i don't think much of it, "it's just my moms ricky," i say looking at him seeing that he looks bug-eyed as he doesn't move from standing on the opposite side of my bed. he gives me a pleading look, "but-," he pauses, "nini," he says like a little kid would when they're cranky. i tilt my head while keeping a neutral face, "what's the matter? i'm pretty sure it's just momma c downstairs and it's not a big deal. you've been coming over for pool days since we were little ricky," i say lightening the mood a little at the end. he still keeps the same worried expression, so i start walking over to him, "what's wrong?" i ask laughing very lightly. "i feel like this is different," he says pushing his curls back as a distraction. i finally nod in understand putting together that his being my boyfriend now and waltzing downstairs shirtless isn't exactly how he wants to act or prance around my moms. which i just adore and appreciate so much about him. i grab his hand and tug him with me, "come here," i direct him out of my bedroom. "no. nini i really don't wanna go downstairs like this," he urges frantically. i tug on his harder ignoring his plea and drag him down the stairs where he digs his feet into the ground like a child pouting. "ricky, you're fine. we're not going to the kitchen." he finally starts to follow behind me down the rest of the stairs and i turn the corner to go to my mom's bedroom where i feel his hand relax from the tense grip he just had thinking i was pulling him to my mom in the kitchen. we step into their room where i abandon him at the door to approach their dresser. i throw a plain black t shirt at him. he gives me a shy look as he catches it while holding eye contact with me. he looks down to avoid my eye contact as he slips on the shirt. once he has it on, he gives me an i'm sorry, but i'm embarrassed look with a shy grin as he looks to meet my eyes again. i walk towards him, "you sure know how to be stubborn like a child," i say giggling at my reflection on his cute and nervous behavior just moments before. "it's just," he lets out a breath followed by an awkward laugh tightening his grip on my hips, "it feels different now and um having to go down the stairs to your mom after spending the night and i don't think she even knows i'm here and i know i made something out of nothing and ," he rambles on before i interrupt. i push the hair on his forehead back as i start talking, "it was sweet. the way to reacted to yourself. it was sweet," i repeat as i say it giggling and inching closer to his face. it brings a blush out of him and i've never been looking directly at him to see him blush and it makes my heart race. "lets go get our breakfast," i say moving onto my tippy toes to peck his lips leaving him standing there as i make my way to the kitchen immediately after. "hey momma," i greet as i sit down. "little miss, i wanted to talk to you before i left this morning," she begins lightheartedly as she scrambled around the kitchen to make me my plate of food and get her coffee to go. just before she continues talking though, ricky walks into the room, "oh? hi honey," she says cheerfully to his presence as he sits down next to me giving a smile to her. "i didn't know you were here hon," she says starting to make a second plate of food for him. "ricky spent the night," i say biting into my food. "that brings me to what i was gonna talk to to you about nina. granted that's probably my answer," she starts to say as she sets his plate in front of him. my eyebrows knit together trying to figure out what she's about to say. "where were you last night? mom said you weren't home when she got home from work at dinner time last night. and you still weren't home when i got home later last night," she speaks without a hint of me being in trouble more just simply needing to know my whereabouts. "oh. ricky and i were out last night," i respond easily not paying much attention to him next to me. momma starts to put items into her purse signifying that she's about ready to head out the door for work. "oh what'd you kids do?" she asks in the meantime. that's when i finally look to ricky who is already looking at me with his eyebrows raised a bit while having stopped chewing his food momentarily. "um, actually," i start to say while keeping eye contact with him. this gains my moms attention by my tone of voice and ricky's eyebrows shoot up further. i guess this conversation was bound to happen at some point. "by out last night. i mean that we were..." i tilt my head to get confirmation from him. his hand squeezes my leg to distract him from his nerves, maybe surprise at my timing for springing this new information on my mom? i can say for sure that it wasn't so much nerves of her reaction, but the uncomfortableness of verbalizing us for the first time. i don't think anyone "we were out on a date," and with that momma c whips her head to look at me then him. it's not a harsh look. more of a oh wow you're serious kind of surprised one. ricky sits silently as i speak up again resting my hand on his that's on my leg. "ricky and i are dating now momma," i throw the words out. his head whips to look at me, but i don't look back at him. just watch my mom. "what?" she asks in surprise, but i'm not able to identify her exact feelings towards this. i mean she loves ricky, so it can't be bad. but he's also been my best friend since we had play dates in this very house. ricky speaks up, "it wasn't just a spur of the moment thing, momma c. i promise. we've sorta been together for a bit," i take note of him calling her momma c to soften the conversation. "you guys are serious. i feel like this is out of nowhere." both mine and ricky's faces start to drop a little. she notices this and steps over to us, "no kids," she stops our wrongful take at her words and puts on her warm smile, "i mean that i'm surprised is all. but oh my goodness. my babies!" i embarrassingly drop my head into my hands for a second with a sigh of relief as i hear ricky laughing lightly. "k. bye mom. have a good day at work," i say to shoo her away. i see ricky with a big smile on his face and it makes me realize just how lucky i am to be serious about someone who is now quite literally my boyfriend who already has a close relationship with my mom. so close it's like they talk as mother and son at times. and momma c is supportive. one parent down i guess. i didn't exactly picture me telling my mom this information this morning, but it seemed like the right moment. she turns around to grab her purse and coffee after checking the time on the stove. as she's walking towards the door, "what are you guys doing today?" "movie day," i answer simply. "so i should expect a blanket fort when i get home tonight?" ricky and i look at each other with smiles, "mm. maybe," i say with a laugh.  she raises her voice so we hear from the doorway, "you guys be good today!" "we will!" ricky shouts back and i roll my eyes with a big smile. let's just say the rest of our day went just as smoothly with us cuddle tightly together just enjoying one another presence while surrounded by far too many pillows and blankets.