Change My Ways
Heart To Heart
I woke up to hear murmuring outside of the blanket fortress. I looked over to see that Tara wasn’t there anymore. I tried to sit up, and clutched my stomach. Slumber parties with Tara were fun, but I always ate too much ice cream.
“Can we go in yet?” I heard CC’s voice.
“Not while Kitten is still asleep,” I heard Tara counter. “You don’t pressure her, understand? She comes out when she’s ready; she speaks when she’s ready. Today is all about her choices.”
“I know,” he replied. “I just want to talk to her. Last time I talked to her, we fought. I want to fix that.”
Despite the feeling that I was going to throw up, I stuck my head out of the fortress and said quietly, “Let me talk to him. Alone.” Tara gave me a soft look and I invited CC into the fortress.
“Whoah!” he exclaimed. “This is so cool!” His gaze traveled to the empty ice cream containers. “Did you eat all of that ice cream?”
“Yep,” I said softly. “And now my stomach feels like shit.”
“Aww, poor you,” he pouted.
I shrugged, “I’ll be fine. It happens all the time.”
“Listen, about yesterday-”
“You don’t need to apologize, CC,” I cut him off with a slight smile. “I know you were trying to help, and I was just being paranoid. It’s probably better for all of us, actually.”
“I’m just glad we found you,” he said. “You could’ve died out there. Who knows how Andy would’ve reacted if that happened?”
“I’m sorry if I worried you,” I muttered.
“Now you don’t apologize either,” he scolded, looking me in the eye. “Worried? I was fucking terrified. I thought I was going to lose you. But don’t you dare apologize. It was more my fault than yours. If I hadn’t pushed you, none of this would’ve happened. I pushed too hard and you broke, and I understand that. And I swear I will never push too hard again, and I’ll beat the shit out of anyone who does.”
“CC,” I whispered.
“What?”I could tell he thought he had said something wrong. A few tears slipped down my face and I flung my arms around him in a huge hug.
“You’re amazing,” I whimpered softly, beginning to cry. He hugged me back tightly.
“Not as amazing as you,” he whispered in my ear.
Before I could fully comprehend what was going on, his lips were on mine and there were fireworks going off in my stomach. Our mouths moved in perfect sync; it was the best moment of my life.
It ended all too soon. He rested his forehead against mine and wiped away the last stray tears with his thumb.
“I love you,” he whispered.
“CC, I heard crying,” I heard Tara say threateningly from outside.
“I’m fine,” I called quietly.
“C’mon,” CC nudged me. “I know you can be louder than that.” I gave him a questioning look. “I heard you laughing all night and yelling at Doctor Who.”
“Well that’s Tara and Doctor Who,” I shrugged.
“Let’s see how loud you can get,” he said, an evil smirk forming on his face. “Because you’re about to get a visit from the tickle monster!”
“No!” I screeched playfully as he began to tickle me. “Tara!”
Tara burst in, ready to beat the shit out of CC. Instead, she saw me laughing hysterically, trying to protect my sides while CC continuously tickled me. She grinned and joined in, helping CC.
“Andy!” I laughed loudly. “Andy they’re tickling me!”
He burst into the blanket fortress with a murderous look in his eyes. He stood there for a minute, observing the scene before him, before he burst into laughter.
When they finally decided to stop tickling me, the fortress was pretty destroyed. We rescued the stuffed animals from the sea of blankets and picked up a little. I set up a comfy spot in the corner of the couch.
“Someone likes to get comfortable,” Andy joked, laughing at my nest of blankets, pillows, and stuffed animals. “And those batman sweats look good on you.”
“Thanks,” I smiled, putting up the hood.
“Did you sleep with the beanie on?”
I grinned, “Yep.”
“Wasn’t it uncomfortable?” he questioned.
“Nope,” I smiled. “Andy, can you get the rest of the guys and my band in here?”
“Yeah,” he said. “Why?”
“I’m ready to talk.”
“Can we go in yet?” I heard CC’s voice.
“Not while Kitten is still asleep,” I heard Tara counter. “You don’t pressure her, understand? She comes out when she’s ready; she speaks when she’s ready. Today is all about her choices.”
“I know,” he replied. “I just want to talk to her. Last time I talked to her, we fought. I want to fix that.”
Despite the feeling that I was going to throw up, I stuck my head out of the fortress and said quietly, “Let me talk to him. Alone.” Tara gave me a soft look and I invited CC into the fortress.
“Whoah!” he exclaimed. “This is so cool!” His gaze traveled to the empty ice cream containers. “Did you eat all of that ice cream?”
“Yep,” I said softly. “And now my stomach feels like shit.”
“Aww, poor you,” he pouted.
I shrugged, “I’ll be fine. It happens all the time.”
“Listen, about yesterday-”
“You don’t need to apologize, CC,” I cut him off with a slight smile. “I know you were trying to help, and I was just being paranoid. It’s probably better for all of us, actually.”
“I’m just glad we found you,” he said. “You could’ve died out there. Who knows how Andy would’ve reacted if that happened?”
“I’m sorry if I worried you,” I muttered.
“Now you don’t apologize either,” he scolded, looking me in the eye. “Worried? I was fucking terrified. I thought I was going to lose you. But don’t you dare apologize. It was more my fault than yours. If I hadn’t pushed you, none of this would’ve happened. I pushed too hard and you broke, and I understand that. And I swear I will never push too hard again, and I’ll beat the shit out of anyone who does.”
“CC,” I whispered.
“What?”I could tell he thought he had said something wrong. A few tears slipped down my face and I flung my arms around him in a huge hug.
“You’re amazing,” I whimpered softly, beginning to cry. He hugged me back tightly.
“Not as amazing as you,” he whispered in my ear.
Before I could fully comprehend what was going on, his lips were on mine and there were fireworks going off in my stomach. Our mouths moved in perfect sync; it was the best moment of my life.
It ended all too soon. He rested his forehead against mine and wiped away the last stray tears with his thumb.
“I love you,” he whispered.
“CC, I heard crying,” I heard Tara say threateningly from outside.
“I’m fine,” I called quietly.
“C’mon,” CC nudged me. “I know you can be louder than that.” I gave him a questioning look. “I heard you laughing all night and yelling at Doctor Who.”
“Well that’s Tara and Doctor Who,” I shrugged.
“Let’s see how loud you can get,” he said, an evil smirk forming on his face. “Because you’re about to get a visit from the tickle monster!”
“No!” I screeched playfully as he began to tickle me. “Tara!”
Tara burst in, ready to beat the shit out of CC. Instead, she saw me laughing hysterically, trying to protect my sides while CC continuously tickled me. She grinned and joined in, helping CC.
“Andy!” I laughed loudly. “Andy they’re tickling me!”
He burst into the blanket fortress with a murderous look in his eyes. He stood there for a minute, observing the scene before him, before he burst into laughter.
When they finally decided to stop tickling me, the fortress was pretty destroyed. We rescued the stuffed animals from the sea of blankets and picked up a little. I set up a comfy spot in the corner of the couch.
“Someone likes to get comfortable,” Andy joked, laughing at my nest of blankets, pillows, and stuffed animals. “And those batman sweats look good on you.”
“Thanks,” I smiled, putting up the hood.
“Did you sleep with the beanie on?”
I grinned, “Yep.”
“Wasn’t it uncomfortable?” he questioned.
“Nope,” I smiled. “Andy, can you get the rest of the guys and my band in here?”
“Yeah,” he said. “Why?”
“I’m ready to talk.”
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