The Moment

Rain's POV
When Ashley came over we took a walk.
It was awesome and we were talking.
Then he held my hand. It felt so right holding his hand.
I knew I had a blank expression on my face, and I hoped it didn't bother him.
I was wrong. He let go of my hand.
Without thinking I grabbed for his hand and asked "why did you let go?"
"The face you made made me think you didn't want me to." He explained.
"Oh…. Well I guess my facial expressions lie." I said dumbly. I knew it sounded cheesy.
What made it feel dumber was I was looking at the ground too.
We walked around some more.
I loved walking, especially in this area.
It was quiet and nobody ever came here. It was near the woods, and I always came here when I needed to think.
When I needed to get away from mom and her abuse, even though it normally ends with a visit from my little sharp friend.
The cool air had a way of flowing through the trees that made me feel connected to the earth in ways indescribable.
I loved the way the breeze felt on my face, and the way it blew through my hair.
Causing it to whip around and flow freely.
And I especially loved how it made me forget, even if it was only for a little while, that my life was no fairy tale.
Ash and I were there for 30 minutes hand in hand walking and talking. Mostly about music.
We decided that we were out there long enough, and headed back to my house.
I saw my mom's car in the driveway and pretended like I didn't notice it. I really hope that she wasn't drunk.
"Whose car is that?" questioned Ashley.
"What. Oh. My moms." I said trying to make it seem like I hadn't noticed. We walked inside trying to be as quiet as possible.
We still had are hands locked together and I pulled him into the room, closing the door quietly.
I really hope he didn't notice she was drunk.
"Is your mom..." Ashley started but I interrupted him.
"Drunk? Yep…. She is all the time. She doesn't even give a shit about me." I told him without realizing I started to dig into my 'life story'.
"Really? How could no one care about you Rain?"
When he said that I could feel my cheeks getting warm and red.
The way he says my name is so compelling, and how he seemed to be shocked when I said nobody cared.
Well that was just so incredibly sweet.
I felt drawn to him.
His brown eyes were there looking straight into mine, just like the night of the concert.
Just then while in the middle of my thoughts he leaned in to kiss me. I didn't notice at first but I found myself leaning in too.
Our lips met in a gentle push. It felt right to be kissing him.
I made the kiss more passionate and deep, and we were making out.
Inside I was screaming "I can't believe I'm making out with Ashley Purdy!" ten minutes passed by until he pulled away.
A smile crept onto my face, but was wiped off as fast as it came on.
"I'm sorry but I have to go." Ashley said.
"It's okay…..I'll text you later though." I quietly said trying to sound normal over the sadness I felt by him leaving.
"Okay I'll talk to you later" he told me and kissed my cheek.
It was such a gentle peck that it made me feel like I was the only girl he ever cared about.
I knew that wasn't true, even though I wanted it to be so badly.
He walked away and I felt a wave of more sadness wash over me.
I wish he didn't leave.
I didn't really want to admit it, but I think I genuinely love him.
Not a fangirl love.

Notes

Okay, last one for today.
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