his arm WRAPPED around her showed her a comfort she had never known before. the entire evening had shown her not only a side of gold that she GENUINELY liked, but a type of AFFECTION she had not known before. not only did he find her BEAUTIFUL in a way no else ever had, but he was truly interested in getting to KNOW her. in finding out who she WAS. the other boys were only ever interested in her LOOKS and never what was UNDERNEATH. and although serena took pride in the way she PRESENTED herself to the world, it was not how she wanted to be REMEMBERED. and the thought of him wanting to know her filled her with a warm and light feeling.
though there was a small voice in the back of her head that whispered to her, that told her that no one would truly like her for HER. there was still so much they needed to know about each other, that she wanted to know about him. and although she could admit to herself that she LIKED this boy, there was a CRIPPLING FEAR inside her that she would be a disappointment to him. that she would not be ENOUGH.
pushing the thoughts from her mind, she follows suit, turning to face him as well, their noses mere inches apart. moonlight illuminated his hair, dark as a starless night. his hand is soft against her skin, and she finds herself inching ever CLOSER to him in return. a hand reaches up to mindlessly play with the neckline of his hoodie, to trace the outline of his collarbone. the air around them COOLS, but he radiates with a warmth of the SUN.
“ this night has been absolutely PERFECT. ” her voice is barely a whisper, dripping like HONEY. her stomach KNOTS, and she can’t tell if it’s the BUTTERFLIES or the fact that she ate too much food. she does not dwell on it, doesn’t allow her thoughts to ruin this picture perfect moment she always dreamt about. so instead, she takes a deep breath, meeting his stunning GOLDEN gaze that seems to MESMERIZE her.
in an instant, her lips are PRESSED to his, and everything seems to stand STILL.
that is, until she actually realizes what she is doing and JOLTS away, hands clasping against her mouth in pure HORROR. “ oh ! I’m so SORRY, gold. I don’t know what came over me or what I was THINKING ––––––– –– ”
HIS HEART FELT LIKE it could explode out of his chest at any given moment. it felt like time was moving in slow motion, as they talked. the smile on his face only grew bigger when she confirmed that she was having a good time with him as well. their faces are so close together--- gold having the overwhelming urge to kiss her, but he wouldn’t. not unless that’s what she wanted. he just couldn’t mess this up with her. not when the date was going so well.
he was taken off guard when her lips pressed against his out of nowhere. but quickly, he reciprocated, returning the pressure && trying his best to not lose it. when she pulled away from him, he sat in shock with his eyes still closed. it actually took him a moment to register what she was saying to him. serena was freaking out! without a moment’s hesitation, he unwrapped himself from her && took her hands in his, squeezing them tight as reassurance.
“ ----- hey, hey! no need for all that! that was--- one hell of a kiss. ”
was he blushing? maybe a little bit. it was from being taken off guard like that. but it wasn’t bad. he welcomed it with open arms. as if to prove his point, he leaned forward and pressed his lips to hers once more--- it was just a peck, but the sentiment was there nonetheless.
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