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“Yeah,” I mutter, my mind finally kicking into gear.
Following him up to the attic, fear prickles deep inside of me at the darkness that awaits me, but as I step onto the hard wood floor, there is no darkness. Fairy lights are hung on every wall, a beautiful glow fills the room and my heart swarms in my chest.
“No need to be scared of the dark up here Dinks.”
He was so thoughtful. Kind. Caring. He was just Riggs. He was perfection.
I blink back the tears.
I’m not ashamed to admit I am scared of the dark. Everyone has fears and no one should feel belittled or embarrassed by what scares them. Anyone who says they don’t have a fear or they aren’t scared of something is lying.
He reaches for my hand and I let him take it willingly, the tingle that pulses through my fingertips shoots straight to my heart. He walks me towards the large windows that sit in the gables at the back of the house. Pushing it open with a bit of force, he opens it as far as it can go. He drops my hand for a moment and I instantly miss his touch. I miss the buzz that consumed me. I watch as he picks up a box step and places it under the gable. He steps up first and crouches as he climbs over the threshold onto the roof of the house. Turning slowly, he leans back through and holds his hand out for me once more. Steadying myself, I climb out onto the roof with him and I lose my breath for a moment as I take in the views in front of me. I am never not in awe of where we live and where I have been lucky enough to grow up but up here, it feels like I am seeing it for the first time.
The way the mountain tops kiss the stars, the dark violet night sky twinkling with the brightest stars, the moon sitting low against the stunning backdrop that is painted in front of me.
“Wow,” I whisper, no other words could even describe the way I am feeling at this moment.
“It’s something right?” he smiles as we sit and fall into an easy silence.
“Right,” I nod, my hands pressed against the old roof tiles and I feel Riggs’ fingers tease mine.
I turn to look at him, our eyes lock.
“You know it’s always been you Dinks, the thought of never having you in my life… being here without you.” His voice is low, his lips edging towards mine.
Suddenly I can’t breathe. Is this really happening? Does he like me that way too?
His hand cups my face, his thumb brushing across my cheek as my eyes fall to his parted lips and before I can even respond, his lips are on mine, tongue sweeping past my cushioned lips, taking full control. Every sense in my body is screaming, the fire burning deep inside of me and a thousand bolts of electric zap up and down my skin, singeing and burning me as they do.
“Fuck,” he whispers as he pulls away and I giggle.
Slipping my hand into my jean pocket, I pluck out two black, thick material friendship bracelets that I had made, and I hand one to him. I watch as his brows squeeze, causing a crease to form between his eyes. He holds the bracelet between his finger and thumb, studying it.
“Thought we could have matching,” I lift my shoulders up and he smiles, widening the string and slipping it onto his wrist then fastens it with his teeth.
“It’s perfect,” he holds it up for me to see as I slip my own on.
“Best friend bracelets,” I dip, lifting his arm. Scooting closer, I snuggle into him and rest my head on his chest as he lays back slightly, our hearts beating at the same, steady pace. His heart singing in my ear whilst we watch the stars dancing.
And that’s how we spend the rest of the evening, snuggled into each other and stargazing.
I will never forget this moment.
Ever.
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RIGGS
I finally did it. I finally plucked up the courage to kiss her. I knew people would disapprove, but fuck the people. I didn’t care. All I cared about was her.
Walking her to the fence line, I scoop her face in my hands and slant my lips across hers to seal our evening with a kiss.
“Night Aspen,” I caress her cheek, whispering. My eyes remain closed as I savor this moment.
“Night Riggs,” she whispers back, edging her lips closer to mine to let me steal another kiss.
I reluctantly let her go, watching as she swings her leg over the fence and jumps down the other side.
