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!if there are translations, they're at the end!
{!!warning!!: there are slight mentions of sexual behaviors but nothing to in depth because i can't write that for the life of me but just be aware!!}

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{keepings & kisses}

─── ･ ｡ﾟ☆: *.☽ .* :☆ﾟ. ───

─── ･ ｡ﾟ☆: *.☽ .* :☆ﾟ. ───

❝i never hated you. this all came from the contrary...wanting to love you more deeply.❞
~ {sarah bahbah}

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TIMOTHÉE SAT AT table two, per usual. this had become a regular occurrence during the nights if his stay. the hostess at the restaurant knew him and lead him to table two as soon as he arrived. hell the chef even knew him and his regular order of chicken parmesan.

putting his forkful of chicken in his mouth, he awaited for selene to make her way onto the stage. it has been a few days since the whole lake incident and timothée couldn't get it out of his head.

he could've kissed her. yet he didn't and he waited to long. he stayed up that night and it wasn't due to sebastians loud snoring it was due to his thoughts. they ran wild likes herd of animals in the wild and it was constant.

they had hung out more after that with walks around town, writing sessions, etc. but the whole incident was never brought up and things just moved on.

he was snapped out of his thoughts by the sound of heels clicking on the stage. he looked up at the girl making her way onto the stage. a small smile formed on his face. he fixed his yellow button-up he wore as he watched her step onto stage in a gold dress.

the dress hugged her tightly but the girl continued to move with ease and a natural sway.

"this next song is dedicated to my american boy." she spoke into the microphone with a smirk.

timothée ears perked upon hearing the nickname she gave him. she was dedicating a song to him. it took him a while to wrap his mind around it and to calm his cheeks from the rapid rush of the pink color that tinted them. a smile lit up his face like the lights at night in new york city.

"last night, boy, i met you, yeah. when I was asleep. you're such a dream to me"

the girl began singing her eyes connected to his. they shared words that no one else in the room seemed to hear.

"and it was on a day like this. if you can believe, if you can believe. you're such a dream to me"

he was a dream to her. could that maybe meant she felt somewhat how he felt or was she being polite. he tried to calm his wild thoughts so he could enjoy the rest of the song.

"before you speak, don't move, 'cause i don't wanna wake up, wake up, wake up, wake up
don't wanna wake up, wake up, wake up, wake up."

she made a silly face at him quickly before anyone could see. he laughed lowly. she swayed to the music in her own little world.

"Boy, you're such a dream, if you can believe?
boy you're such a dream to me"

she adorned a sweet smile on her face. she may had been under the dim lights and many eyes but she only cared about one pair. the pair she gazed back into. his pair. timothée's pair.

""excuse me, um, i love you". i know that's not the way to start a conversation, trouble. i watch them other girls when they come and bug you, but i felt like i knew you, so i just wanted to hug you."

timothée cheeks became pink. "i love you". she probably didn't mean it in it's full definition and used it for the sake of the song but did she feel that way slightly.

"plus you don't know your way around, you can stop your playing now, all your worries, lay 'em down, shh, don't say it loud. is this real, baby?
(Bum, bum, bum, bum, bum, bum, bum, bum, bum, bum, bum)"

he lets out a small chuckle at her face when she sings the bums. the glow she gave while singing was gorgeous and drew you in.

""i love you-who starts a conversation like that?" nobody, but i do. but you are not a picture, i can't cut you up and hide you, i'll get you out my mind, mhm, or try to. but i just want to stand and yell, i will never dare to tell think i heard some wedding bells, shh, keep it to yourself. Is this real?"

she smiled at the boy. she had wrote some of this song the days after she met him. she was in her exaggerating state so sure she didn't mean actual wedding bells but she meant the connection they shared could signal a life long lasting love.

"before you speak, don't move. cause i don't wanna wake up, wake up, wake up, wake up don't wanna wake up, oh no. wake up, wake up, wake up. 'cause you're such a dream. if you can believe, you're such a dream to me, mmm, boy."

she let out a giggle after singing and he had a soft grin on his face. he was in deep thought yet he still heard every word she sang.

"i could buy you anything, but i cannot buy you. before your boy gets smart, i would never try to. you know i'm thinking to myself, "what happened? why you?". but when insee you in my dreams, psh, i know, you know how to treat it, you know how to eat it, you know how to beat it. the good housekeeping seal
(Bum, bum, bum, bum, bum, bum, bum, bum, bum, bum, bum)"

she let out an audible giggle making the crowd chuckle too. she just expressed her fantasies in a song but she was far from ashamed. timothée on the other had had a face like a tomato and had the sleeves of his yellow shirt over his face. yet he still had a smile.

"i don't just wanna touch you. i'm tryna turn two single people into a couple. what's your next month like? tell me what you're up to. we can leave right now, boy, you don't need a duffel. what about la perla? let vickie keep her secret. boy, it ain't no secret if i know you're gonna peep it, oh."

the smile on timothée face was different this time. a wanting smile. he was tired of pushing himself back and waiting. wanting for what. nothing was coming. he had to stop waiting.

"before you speak, don't move, 'cause I don't wanna wake up, wake up, wake up, wa-wake up, wake up, wake up, wake up, wa-wake up 'cause you're such a dream, if you can believe, you're such a dream to me. to me, mmm, boy, to me"

her eyes opened at the end of the song and she was met with applause and timothée's eyes. they read something she had never seen in him before. a yearning wanting feeling. at that she smirked back and made her way off stage.

timothée moved to the bar to open up his table for other people use since he was done eating. he sipped a beer as he waited for selene to walk out of one of the back rooms.

he soon heard her familiar heels clicking and the sound of her contagious laugh as she emerged from the back bidding her goodbyes.

she stopped in her tracks at the sight of him. he had never stayed until the full end of her set. he stayed for a couple of his songs and sat with her while she ate on her dinner break before he usually had to get back to the hotel for when they did room check ins.

but in his hotel bed was a makeshift body sebastian had concocted before going to sleep.

" wha- what are you doing here?" selene asked with a smile going over to the boy who smiled back at her.

"i wanted to walk you home." he said with a smile.

"what about the hotel?" she questioned with a smirk.

" i've got it covered." timothée said placing his coat over the girl's shoulder and then his arm as they strolled out of the restaurant.

the two strolled around the town laughing about. timothée's arm still securely placed around her shoulder.

"ok so wait...wait you wrote a rap for your math teacher about what now?!" selene let out between laughs her arm hugged around the skinny boy's waist.

"statistics!! and i didn't even get a good grade!" timothée said laughing along with the girl.

"you have to give me a sample please please i beg!" selene said taking deep breaths to calm herself.

it was late at night and the streets were pretty empty. they weren't to far from selene's home she shared with her two roommates.

"fine...fine...fine, ok, statistics yuh statistics yuh-" timothée started doing a little dance making selene burst out into even more laughter she almost fell over.

she threw her arms around the boy's waist to keep herself stable. he allowed himself to cling back onto her so they both wouldn't fall over.

their laughs rung out through the streets and some threw a glance their way but the pair couldn't seem to give a care in the world.

"oh-oh we're here. my humble abode." selene said gesturing towards her house.

it was white and three stories. a blue round door. it looked as if it had been there for a while but something about the look brought a vintage feel to it. it had many windows and a lot of greenery. on top of the house was a rooftop terrace. string lights lit it up and we're practically inviting you inside.

"it looks homey. i love it." timothée said gazing upon the italian home.

"it was my grandmothers and she passed it onto me."

" it's truly a gem. but uhm yea, you sang beautifully tonight and i can't wait to see you tomorrow night all over again." timothée said giving a soft smile to the girl.

was he really going to make his move right now? that was a question he couldn't answer. he didn't even know. that moment of confidence was slowly sinking away.

"well goodni-" timothée started turning away slightly but was stopped by selene teaching out and grabbing his hand.

"you can stay if you want. y'know cause it's late and stuff and i don't want yo-" selene began but it was timothée's turn to cut her off.

"i would love to stay." the boy said with a smile allowing the girl to lead him inside.

once inside, the duo made their way over to the couch as selene went to put on music.

"double d, big full breasts on my baby. triple weight, couldn't weigh the love i've got for the girl"

the lyrics play from the speaker as lost by frank ocean plays very softly.

selene walks to check inside brigetta's room to realize the girl isn't in there. her soft green sheets perfectly made as if it hadn't been touched since this morning. she then excuses herself and walks up to nick's room to see he isn't there either. his red sheets in a heap but that's how they usually are. the girl quickly wonders as to where they are but it is indeed a saturday and the night would still be considered young to the two wild young adults.

she walks back to the radio and turns it up a bit more.

"do you um- want something to drink?" selene asks the curly headed boy as he gazed upon picture frames.

"sure! anything is fine." timothée smiles as he looks to the girl in the kitchen entryway before looking back to the photos.

the photos consist of the three friends on few of their many adventures. in one selene is upon nicolas' back on a mountaintop and brigetta stands next to them a scared look on her face. in another they're all stood in-front of the eiffel tower brigetta has selene in her embrace and nico stands next to brigetta with an arm around the two hugging girls all faces with a smile. timothée smiles at the picture full of such joy.

"these you're friends?" timothée asks looking towards the kitchen entrance.

"yup besties and roommates. brigetta and nicolas. but they're not here now." selene asks her voice carrying from inside the kitchen.

one picture catches timothée's eye as he looks back to the frames. it's black and white and has an old looking effect to it. it's of a couple who share a look of love. the look where just silence can say a thousand words and the person can just read your mind when no one else can. a look timothée wants to share with someone.

"those are my grandparents." selene says walking over placing two glasses of sparkling water on the coffee table.

"they look completely infatuated." timothée says his eyes not leaving the picture.

"they were." selene says looking at the picture as well.

"do you want a love like that?" timothée asks the girl who's placed next to him turning to drink the beverage.

" badly yes. that picture just reminds me it's out there. weather it's close or far. it's out there." selene says drinking the beverage as well.

"what if its right in front of your face?" timothée asks looking at the girl.

selene was taken aback but gently replies,

"then i would curse at myself for being blind to it."

the two have inches closer without even knowing but as soon as they do they pull away smoothly.

a silence fills the air before selene breaks it.

"well i'm going to change out of this dress. if you would give me one moment." she said giving timothée a soft smile.

"of course." he responds going to sip the sparkling water once again.

inside of her room selene stares in the mirror. it felt right. all the moments. when she was around him it felt right. so why was she pushing away. she didn't want to. she was tired of waiting so she did the opposite and the opposite is what she did.

"timmy!" she called.

"yea?" he called back.

"i think my zipper is stuck! can you come help?" she questioned.

timothée almost choked on the sparkling water as he tried to manage out a reply.

"uh-uhm yea yea i'll be right there!" he called standing to make his way up the steps.

when he enters the room the girl stands with her back to him. he approaches slowly and the girl pulls her hair over her shoulder to allow him to see the zipper.

when he pulls the zipper however it falls with ease. the girl turns around her dress being held in place by the loose spaghetti straps upon her shoulders.

"tim-" selene starts.

"selene...can i- um...can i kiss you?" the boy asks softly.

"yes." the dark haired girl simply replies.

the boys hand reaches out and cups the girls face. their lips met and at that moment all the worries about what were to come or what had already came flew out the window. they melted into each other like that's how it was meant to be. their seemed to be no flaws in the moment yet neither of the two were looking for any.

the kiss became longer as selene's hands rummaged their way around in timothée's curls gripping on few times. his hands moved from her face onto her waist where he held onto it as if she could disappear any moment

her dress slowly spilled over her shoulders but she didn't seem to care and neither did her as the boy fell onto the bed in a seated position, bed selene's body placed upon him. they didn't break the kiss.

they pulled apart for few seconds to take their breaths but besides that barely did they separate. it was if this was what they had been waiting for and they weren't gonna take it for granted.

selene's hands roamed until they found the buttons on the boys yellow shirt. unbuttoning then one by one the two kept the kiss in tact.

"wai-wait are you sure?" timothée asked breaking apart the kiss and looking up at the girl his eyes softened.

she gave a small smile. even in the heat of times he still found a way to make her feel cherished like she had meaning.

"i've never been so sure of something." she said giving a airy laugh.

"what about clothes?" timothée asked quickly.

"we'll worry about that tomorrow." selene replied pushing herself closer to his body that their chest met and pushing her fingers through his curls.

"yeah sounds like a plan." the boy said before making their lips meet again.

the night went on as they allowed themselves to devour one another in a bond that could only be shared on one way. skin on skin contact was a thing not everyone got and you had to careful who you allow upon yourself. yet when it does happen it can be truly something. something full of bliss, sweat, passion, etc. something that can't just be redone.

that night selene released herself from and allowed herself to be free in timothée's arms as he held her body upon one he called his own. the shakes and shivers, the noises of skin on skin contact and everything that came with it was just a mere part.

the true enlightenment was in the way it allowed you to say so much you didn't even know could be translated in such a sort.

as the humidity of the room stuck hairs onto their foreheads they laid in each other's grasp. just for a moment before they had to go wash the feeling of endlessness off under the waters of the shower.

just for a moment they laid in each other's arms. another form of skin on skin contact that said a much different thing than lust or want. yet instead a much softer lighter thing.

love.

even if they didn't know it. there they laid surrounded by the love they slight-secretly shared for one another.

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:song of the chapter:

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timothées polaroid dump.

~ italia <3

the mystery of love is not one to be uncovered, yet it is better left untouched for all of the loving souls sake xx

// mornings

amour <3

view of the city xx

sel sel & mel mel :)

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AUTHORS NOTE:
~ ;)))...whew yea ik. anyway sorry if that made you uncomfortable i tried to make it soft and meaningful but not to much that it was like tumbler smu-. ANYWAY!! yea that's really it they're lowk official but not really, maybe soon hehe, but yes we stan we stan. lmk if you see any big mistakes. but yea! hope you get the references from the chap to the pics! but i hope you enjoyed!!! stay safe, healthy, and hydrated. try to eat something and use ur voice for good! ly
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translations.

there is no italian in this chap! ;)