The realization that Noah actually bought things for a car movie date dawns on me and I gawk in disbelief.
"Princess?", he calls out so I close my mouth then hum as an answer. "I think we should move to the back seat", he suggests.
"Okay", I agree not seeing a reason to disagree.
"Okay..", he trails as he unlocks the car, "You're gonna run really fast so the rain doesn't get you too wet, okay?", he asks and I nod.
"Okay, whenever you're ready", Noah says and I place my hand on the door.
I open the door and the cold rain instantly reaches me. The harsh droplets soak my hair before I get to the back seat.
I yelp when I see Noah sitting next to me. "You're so slow", he says passing me a towel. I take it, accepting both the towel and his factual insult.
I dry my hair as Noah places a tripod on the counselor in-between the front seats. I pull my arms over my body shivering a bit.
"Take off your jacket", he says taking off his sleeved shirt.
"It's okay", I say watching how his hair ruffles up after taking his shirt off.
"Just do as I say Abby", he says reaching forward to turn on the heater and my eyes trail over his shirtless body.
I take off my jacket just as Noah sits back down. "Here", he says, handing his shirt to me.
"What about you?", I ask, taking a swift sniff of his cologne up my nostrils.
"What about me?", he asks, moving my jacket to the passenger seat.
"Aren't you gonna get cold?", I ask but he doesn't reply instead he puts the shirt over my head and helps me get my hands through the sleeves.
Noah's eyes squint and he pushes my hair away from my shoulder. I stiffen not wanting to move or ruin anything.. this could be a kiss scene.
He moves closer and my heart starts doing somersaults in my chest. This is it.. my first kiss in a car date in some lake forest or whatever and wanna know the good part.. it's raining. Anyone else think that's romantic or is it just me?.
Noah stops so I stop pouting my lips, "Is that.. a hickey?", he asks and I touch my neck.
"No, it's just a bug bite", I say pulling at the sleeve of Noah's shirt. There was no use in admitting it was a hickey if he doesn't remember.
"What'd you mean bug bite? I was the one who put it there", he says narrowing his eyes at me. Wait, he actually remembers?.
"Thought you didn't remember", I mutter.
"Why would you think that?", he asks.
"Because it didn't seem like you cared about it neither did it seem like you knew you put it there..", I trail from my rant with a sigh, "It all seemed like an unconscious behavior".
"Well it's clear I'm conscious now so if I put another one you'll know it's intentional", he says with a deep voice and there's an instant spread of goosebumps on the side of my face.
"I.. I should probably pick out the movie", I rush, pulling out my phone. I take few deep breaths as I search for a movie that we could watch.
Noah smirks and a tint of pink floods my cheeks. It takes a while but I finally decide, settling on Luca. I'm a cartoon freak so yes I've watched it but not Noah.
I move forward to place the phone on the stand but Noah stops me. "I'll do it", he says then takes the phone away from my hold and places it himself.
Noah makes sure the car's locked before he passes the bag of snacks to me. I pick a few out and a soda as well.
"Ready?", he asks and I nod so he presses play then sits back. He pulls the blanket over us and he snuggles into me. I literally hold my breath.
Noah rests his head in the crook of my neck and takes a hand into his shirt I'm wearing. A rush of heat overwhelms me as he plays with the buttons of my dress.
I try to act normal, eating the chips I picked out.
"Aren't you hungry?", I ask and he looks up at me. Our faces a few inches from each other.
"No", he simply says then positions his head back on my neck. The last button on my dress goes unbuttoned and Noah moves to the next, going higher.
I sip on my soda, don't sweat it Abby.. it was probably just an accident.
I try to concentrate on the cartoon and when the little finger play Noah's doing makes the next button come out I try to look at his face.
His long lashes is the only thing in my vision with his pink soft lips above his pointed nose. I can't exactly see his facial expression.
The next goes unbuttoned and I'm left with one button standing. Noah's hand grazes my exposed chest and an involuntary moan escapes my lips. I use a hand to shut it.
Noah's once straight lips curve into a small smile. He knows what he's doing.
Although our eyes were focused on the cartoon, our minds were somewhere else. The last button comes off and he places a hand on my chest, feeling my fast heart beat.
"Princess..", he says, his voice low and raspy.
"Noah", I say in return and he looks up.
"It's okay", he softly says then dips his head into my neck. Noah places kisses there and I shut my eyes close.
His hand on my chest moves to my boobs and my toes curl inside my shoes. As Noah sucks harshly on my neck, I hold on tight to the bag of chips in my hand slightly crushing them.
"Noah", I moan out and he pulls away.
"I hope I seemed conscious enough", he says then kisses the top of my head.
"Is the movie almost over?", he casually asks like nothing happened.. like we didn't just have a full episode of butterfly kisses.
I look at my phone. It had gotten to the part where Luca, Alberto and Giulia won the race.. pretty much over.
"Wanna watch another one?", he asks and I'm speechless. He should know that I'm still in rebooting mood.
"Okay..".
Noah chose the next one and I opened another snack to go through this one, hopefully.
"What did he mean by new Loren?", I ask out of the blue stuffing Oreos into my mouth.
"Who? Asher?", he asks not moving his head from my chest so his speech caused a vibration making it seem like he talked through me.
"Yeah, he called me new Loren earlier", I say.
"Everyone thinks I've been dating her", he says and I raise a brow even if he can't see me.
"Haven't you?", I ask in a duh tone and he moves away so the blanket falls off his body. My eyes avert to his chest for like two seconds before going back to his face.
"No!", he exclaims and I'm taken aback by the sudden outburst. He sighs, "Sorry, it's just I didn't know all this was happening around me and it sucks".
"Sometimes I just wonder what I was so busy with. You know I actually think back and find out.. nothing..", he trails looking sadly at me.
"Nothing took my time.. I've just been an asshole this entire time. To everyone.. but what hurts is that I've been an asshole to the one person that actually cared, to you", he continues and I start wondering where all this is coming from. Is he really conscious? Maybe he had a drink or two at the mall..
"I'm sorry Abby.. and I know I'm still gonna mess up things one way or the other but I promise I'll try my best never to hurt you", He says and I can feel the sincerity laced with his tone. I can feel how much he means every word.
Noah reaches for my hand and he uses his thumb to caress it.
There's an awkward silence that takes over and I have nothing to say or do so I just stuff Oreos into my mouth.
He chuckles then goes back to his position with his head on my chest.
When the credits start rolling in I look at Noah to find him sleeping. I try to move away but he snuggles further into me, taking his hand into his shirt I'm on.
My breath hitches up my throat as his hand rests on my stomach. I try as humanly possible to suck it in but not after all the soda's I've been drinking.
The thought of him feeling how fat I am makes my ears go pink in embarrassment.
I breath out unable to tuck in my tummy only for Noah to pull me closer to him, letting his hand press the fat my stomach is made of.
My blush deepens and I gulp. I hope he doesn't think it's weird..
I try to reach for my phone but Noah's weight pulls me back. I sigh, wonder what time it is..
I take a peak at Noah, he looks so cute. There's a little pout on his lips that made them pucker out a bit. I giggle at the sight. Sucks I can't take a picture cause my phone is so far away.
A small strand of hair falls to his face so I gently move it away, patting his hair down.
This position we were in brought nostalgia. In 6th grade boot camp, our mums took forever to come get us. We were the only kids left and I got scared but Noah kept telling me since he was there nothing would happen.
I believed him even when he fell asleep on me. I chuckle a bit at the thought. I guess he's always been like that.. he's always been my prince.. who always falls asleep I guess.
I take a hand to my neck. This better not be big. I don't want my mum or anyone asking 'Oh is that another mosquito bite?'. It'll seem like I've been going to a swamp lately.
My mind goes back to the things he said. The way he said no about not dating Loren seemed really personal..
I'm still shocked on how he expressed himself to me. But why though? What game is he trying to play? What does he want from me? I'm literally just a fat ugly frizzy ginger haired girl.. I'm half as pretty as the girls he's been with so why me?.
What do you want from me Noah?