"Rain, rain, go away, come again some other day…" The redhead quietly sings the familiar tune as she sadly looks out of her bedroom window at the large raindrops falling from the huge grey clouds. There were only a few things in life that could make Cat Valentine sad, and rain was no exception.
André, who's sitting on her bed while he finishes up his homework assignment, looks up at his girlfriend as his lips curl into a small smile. "C'mon, girl. You're not going to sit around and mope all day, are you?"
She sighs heavily, turning to face him with a pout still on her rosy lips. "Yeah I am, because we didn't get to go on our picnic! Stupid rain." She mumbles, folding her arms.
"Whaddya say we have the picnic inside?" André asks as he closes his books and puts them to the side.
Cat shakes her head, looking back at the window. "Picnics aren't the same inside!" She walks over to him, her red curls swinging. "André, can we pleaseeee go outside and have our picnic?" She asks, taking his hand and tugging on it slightly. "I promise you won't get a cold or anything. We could even take umbrellas!"
"But, Cat…" He starts to bring up how it's raining heavily, and how they'll get soaked, and so many other things—but he doesn't. Not with those adorable doe eyes pleading with him and her small bottom lip poking out. She's so damn cute and he doesn't have the heart to turn her down.
"Okay, we can go. And we'll take umbrellas." She squeals, a grin plastering her face as she attacks him with a hug.
So, what with Cat's bubbling excitement and André's futile attempts to calm her down, they had forgotten to take umbrellas. By the time the young couple reaches the park, they're both drenched. André has to keep blinking rapidly to keep the water out of his eyes, but Cat isn't even paying attention to the rain. She's just giggling and dragging her boyfriend as they continue their search for a good spot to sit and eat.
"What about over there?" She asks, pointing to one of the many large oak trees nestled in the middle of the park grounds.
"Sure, kitten." He pushes some hair out of his eyes as he follows her to the spot.
"Yay, it's dry under here!" She says happily, placing the picnic basket on the ground and sitting down on a patch of grass. André heaves a sigh as he sits next to her, crossing his legs.
"Oops, I forgot to bring the blanket!" Cat cries suddenly, frowning. André simply pats her arm and smiles. "It's fine, we don't have to have one."
"But, what are we gonna put our food on?"
"We can just hold them, like this." He reaches in the basket and pulling out one of the two peanut butter and jelly sandwiches, taking a bite out of it. "See?"
Cat immediately grins. "Kay kay!" She takes out her own sandwich and takes a bite, glowing despite the dreariness surrounding them. André looks at her for a moment, wondering how on earth he was blessed to have such a wonderful girlfriend. He still doesn't understand how people could get irritated with her personality—she was absolutely perfect in his eyes.
"Whatcha thinkin' about?" She says, licking the peanut butter from her fingers. Before André can answer her, a small belch escapes her mouth. She gasps and covers her mouth with her hand. "Whoops, excuse me."
André chuckles. "You're excused. And I was thinking about you, of course. What else would I be thinking about?" Cat's cheeks turn a light shade of red as she looks down shyly. "Ooh, can we have our cupcakes now?"
He nods. "We sure can." As per usual, Cat had baked red velvet cupcakes for them to have for dessert. André of course never minds it, seeing as her cupcakes are the absolute best.
Like always Cat manages to get some cream cheese frosting on her nose, and André just laughs and wipes it off. The rain is still falling, but that's the least of their worries. Cat sighs contently, her stomach full from their lunch as she lays her head in André's lap.
"Wasn't this the best idea ever?" She looks up at him and smiles.
"You mean a picnic in the rain?" He smiles back and runs his fingers through her slightly damp hair. "Yeah, it was. Except we look like we went swimming and forgot to put on our swimsuits."
Cat giggles. "You're silly."
"T-thanks, b-babygirl…ACHOO!" André's sentence remains unfinished as a sneeze escapes. Great…
"Oh no!" Cat cries, sitting up suddenly. "You're not supposed to get a cold!"
"Kitten, I just sneezed, it's not a…ACHOO!" André sniffles, and a small cough passes by his lips. Cat's worried face quickly melts into a tearful frown. "This is all my fault, I'm so sorry!" She wails.
"Baby, calm down…" André tries to soothe her and reaches for her hand, but she pulls it away. He knows that the situation isn't that big of a deal, but Cat was very sensitive, which was why she was overrating a bit.
"We should've just had the picnic inside, or not had it at all," She continues in a rush, fiddling with her fingers as she stands and starts to walk away from the tree. "And now you're sick! This is all my fault!"
André sighs, standing as he goes to follow her. Once again the rain hits his eyelids but now he doesn't really care. "Listen, Cat—"
"First I forget the umbrellas, and then the blanket, then this happens!" She continues as her tears begin to mix with the rain. "I'm such a ditz! I can't do anything right…"
He grabs her arm, spinning her around to face him. "Cat! Stop it, just…stop." Without another word he tenderly cups her face, pressing his warm lips to hers. Cat's eyes flutter closed as she kisses him back, her arms winding around his neck. He slides his hands down to her waist, pulling her closer. It's not long after that they break apart, slightly out of breath.
"You didn't do anything wrong, Cat." André assures her, tucking some hair behind her ear. "Look, you made a few mistakes, who doesn't? And I'm not sick, alright? Just please, don't feel bad and don't cry. You know I hate that."
Cat sniffles but doesn't bother to wipe her eyes. "Kay kay."
He smiles and kisses her forehead. "You ready to go home and get out of these wet clothes?"
Cat nods and gets a certain gleam in her eye. "Yeah but do we have to put dry clothes back on?"
André raises his eyebrows, grinning slyly. "I knew under all of that adorableness there was some sexiness." He pats her butt playfully and she shrieks. "You'd better run home before the tickle monster gets you."
With a loud scream Cat takes off running in the direction of her house, André laughing as he chases after her.
The sun peeks through the clouds at long last, slowly but surely driving the charcoal grey clouds away. André and Cat think that after all, their picnic in the rain wasn't such a bad idea.
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