synopsis: lover, chapter 6. long awaited, my apologies. please enjoy!
listen to: london boy by taylor swift
tags: @evienorris because they asked about it :)
it had been around a month since y/n and kit exchanged numbers, and they'd been on two and a half dates since then. technically it had been three, but one of them had to be cut short to rescue jago, who had locked himself out again. kit had kissed her for the first time after that one.
y/n didn't know how kit felt about their situation, but she liked him. really, really liked him. she wanted to be his, but she didn't want to rush things. she could only hope he felt the same way as her.
she was currently getting ready to hang out with kit and a few friends. it would be the two of them, jago, niki, and henry. she knew niki pretty well, but it was new to be around henry and jago this much. she wasn't complaining, it was fun. they were fun. not to mention how nice it felt to be brought around his friends, it was almost like he was showing her off. she blushed at the thought and went back to doing her hair.
while doing her makeup, she found herself deep in thought again. just a year ago her life had been california beaches and sunny skies. she'd spent her saturday nights drinking illegally with her old boyfriend, wearing denim shorts and sunglasses on the sand. now she spent her weekends in pubs with her friends with funny accents, laughing and drinking legally until the sun came up. now she rode trains instead of driving, and her usually blue skies were tinted a cool grey. somehow, that made her happier.
she did sometimes miss where she came from. visions would dance in her head of sunsets on the sunny coast, remembering the way the wind would blow through her hair, the feeling of the sand beneath her toes. her parents, malcolm, everybody that used to be familiar back there. it all seemed so foreign to her now.
she took herself out of her thoughts, at least long enough to apply lipstick and head out the door. she put her earbuds in and tried to find something to listen to as she made her way to the train. she laughed at herself as she clicked on taylor swift yet again. it felt like a 1989 day today.
when she eventually made it to kit and jago's place, she knocked on the door. it ended up being jago answering, and he all but screamed into the house, "KIT, YOUR GIRLFRIEND'S HERE!"
everyone spent the day at kit's until they decided to go out as a group. the night was spent window shopping, getting food and drinks at a pub, and walking down by the sea. the cool air nipped at y/n's nose and fingers, prompting her to keep her hands in her jacket pockets. at least, the hand that wasn't being held gently in kit's.
eventually they wandered back to the flat, everybody giving their goodbyes and begrudgingly going on their way until all that was left was jago (who very quickly excused himself), y/n and kit.
"can i walk you back to the train?" kit asked her.
she smiled, giving his hand a gentle squeeze. "i'd like that very much."
hand in hand, the pair of them made their way to where the train would pick y/n up. the walk was mostly silent, which was awkward, but an endearing kind of awkward. the kind of awkward where the both of them would sneak glances at each other and blush if the other caught them. the kind of awkward where the they wore matching idiotic smiles on their faces and gripped each other's hands with gentle excitement.
eventually, their sweet little walk had to end, and they arrived at the stop, where the train had just pulled up. it would be leaving in just a few minutes. kit moved to stand in front of y/n, grabbing her other hand so he was now holding both. "y/n, i um...", he started awkwardly.
the girl tilted her head slightly, making eye contact that he quickly broke. he turned his head to the side, but y/n didn't miss the blush adorning his cheeks. "i've been having a really good time hanging out with you, and i was just wondering... well i don't know, if you maybe wanted to be my girlfriend? like, officially. i just, i really fancy you."
she smiled, a blush creeping up on her own cheeks now. "kit, i would love to be your girlfriend."
he let out a breathy laugh of relief, visibly relaxing. "oh thank goodness, i don't know what i would've done if you'd rejected me!" y/n joined him in his relieved laughter. "i'd never reject you, kit, are you kidding?"
kit stepped closer to her, gently cupping her face in his hands. "may i?", he asked, still smiling. she nodded, and he closed the distance, kissing her softly. he pulled away, which allowed her to get on the train, but not before she gave him a brief kiss on the cheek. "goodbye, kit."
he waved at her with a sweet smile on his face, effectively turning her insides to jelly, and as she took her seat the train began to move. y/n began heading home with nothing but kit on her mind.
