“Just thinking about you brings a smile to face, a twinkle to my eye, and a skipped beat to my heart.” – Ash Sweeney

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Noah

" I enjoyed to the brim today! " Harmony gushed wrapping her hands around my neck and jumping like a child.

"Alright! You are choking me to death " I chuckled patting on her back.

"Ugh! You should be happy that I am hugging you " She rolled her eyes running finger through her hair.

"Twinkle I have something to tell " I faced her and studied her face.
I'm going to miss this beauty.

"Don't give me that look Noah. Tell me what you wanted to say " She eyed me suspiciously and before I could speak she gasped placing her hand over her mouth, "Do you perhaps have a girlfriend or worse did you do something more... The way you are looking at me is creeping the shit out of me " She fidgeted with her fingers.

"Woah! Put a full stop to your untamed imagination. I have to leave tomorrow morning. I have important meeting and my presence is needed " I slipped my hands inside my pocket waiting to see her reaction.

Suddenly the gleam of her face washed-out. He batted her eyes swallowing, " Umm... Okay then " Her voice was feeble.

"Hey it's only five days. Can you do me a favour? " I asked wrapping my arms around her waist.

"What?! " She raised her head and looked at me with pouted lips.

"Umm... I feel Ian still has hots for you. So can you keep your distance from him " I blurted out.

Harmony raised her brow while her lips curled upwards. She smirked biting her lower lip. She is going to laugh now.

"Forget I said that " I pulled away from her and raked fingers through my hair.

"You are cute when you are nervous" She ruffled my hair giggling.

"What? Cute ? Can you say something manly about me atleast for once "

"I like you being cute!" She flickered my nose tip with her index finger.

After having dinner I walked her till her room.

"Bye "I leaned in placing a kiss on her cheek.

"Goodnight " She whispered smiling. I retrieved my steps backwards, she mouthed bye and closed the door.

Tomorrow I will be going back and I still haven't figured out what exactly we are? I for sure know that I like her a lot and she also confessed she likes me... But what's after this confession? Aren't we supposed to be dating or something in those lines?

I paced back towards her door and knocked the door, she opened it half and blinked her eyes.

"Umm... I was wondering... I mean I was thinking what - are - we?! " I settled my eyes on her face observing every bit of her expression changing. Her eyes narrowed while she bit her lower lip, her fingers tapped on door.

"Friends! " She replied flatly, "I mean close friend maybe more than that " She gave me a sly smile

"I like the latter one — more than friends has a nice ring " I nod my head walking away from her door.

Tomorrow I will be going back and will see harmony only after five days, I think I should spend more time with her, maybe crash at her room tonight.

I bolt back towards her door and knocked once more.

"Yes Noah "

"Are you sleepy?! " What a way to start conversation. Someone should learn from me.

"No! Did you walk all the way back to ask this " She placed her hand on  her hips.

"Yes - I mean No " I rubbed the back of my neck. Why do I always get this nervous when I am around harmony.

"You should go back to your room " She nodded closing the door.

I knocked once more, "Now what Noah?! "

"CanISleepWithYou" I rattle off

"Sorry what?! " She moved a step closer to me.

"Can I sleep with you " I let out a deep breath.

"Sleep with me? You want to sleep with me?! " She repeated sentence twice.

Didn't I say clearly the first time?

I nod

"Noah! What are you saying. This is too early, I mean you want to sleep with me already? We haven't even gone on so many dates yet " She uttered pushing her hair behind her ear.

I tried to understand what she meant and my jaw hung open.

"What no! I don't want to sleep with you like that... I meant only sleep with you here so that we can speak cause I will be going back tomorrow and we won't see each other for another five days " I swallowed hard, how could she think I want to sleep with her in that sense.

"Oh god! " She laughed holding resting her head on my shoulder.

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-Alina Ashh 🖤