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Hayley quietly hummed along to the plucked guitar strings that your fingers lightly grazed over. Her voice, although quite low, made your heart swell as you continued to play along aimlessly. Alf, the dog, was curled up on a barstool next to you, let out a soft content sigh.
Hayley, on the opposite side of the marble island had her back to you as she was flipping pancakes. You heard the sizzle of the batter drop on the skillet, and a moment later a little yelp from her.
"Too much?" You asked, letting you fingers slip through the guitar frets stopping your playing.
"Yeah.." She giggled, "This ones massive." She turned around to face you while she licked the dough off her finger.
"You're cute." You grinned. You hopped off the barstool and placing the rainbow guitar strap around your shoulders. You adjusted the guitar so it was on your back. Coming closer to her, you wrapped her in a hug, placing a soft kiss on the top of her head.
Separating from the hug, Hayley took a look at you. "I'm so glad you like the guitar strap. I knew as soon as I saw it that you would like it."
She had bought it for you as your anniversary gift a few weeks ago. It wasn't big, you agreed to calm down for this one year celebration after the 6 month anniversary both left your pockets hurting. Matching promise rings. You remember the wide grin she wore while she opened the box on the couch, quickly slipping it on, and then leaping over to the other side of the couch to tackle you into a hug with sloppy kisses.
It had already been a year since your first date together, which was wild because it didn't even feel that long. So many good things had happened in the span of a year, the dog walks, star gazing, hair dying adventures, Nashville coffee shop dates and your favourite of all was when you could just sit on the living room floor, Alf snoozing on the couch, while the two of you did some guitar improv. Hayley would play the bass, electric guitar or even the keyboard and sometimes sing along while you would stick with your trusty acoustic guitar.
Everything with her felt like home. Her warm body next to yours in bed, or her hand in yours and especially her groggy little face in the mornings while you traced the outlines of her tattoos.
"Hello, earth to agent Y/N" She said as she tickled your belly. You widened you eyes as you focused back on her, "Thank you thank you thank you for the gift. I love it and you so much. And I hope you like your gift, too." You pointed to the new necklace that lay perfectly on her chest. It had a pressed flower in it, specifically the flowers that were in her, or your backyard. You planted them together when you first moved in, and you took one of the flowers to a local jeweller in town to get it pressed and incorporated into a necklace.
She gasped and held the pendant in her hand. "Yes! I love it so much." She stood up on her tippy toes to to press a kiss to your lips. You could still feel her smile when your lips parted, which led you into picking her up. She yelped again, but this time for the pancakes, which surprised you because normally she was all over you. Naps on the couch or bed she was sprawled on top of you, and during the day she'd sit on your lap and played with your hair just to keep you company.
"Put me down!! The pancakes are going to burn!" Placing her down, you could hear the sizzle on the pan. She flipped it over and jokingly let out a scoff.
"Its burnt," She said turning to you with a silly little pout on her lips. "Thanks." You shrugged your shoulders. "Sorry?"
"Sorry? That won't cut it missy." She said waving the spatula in your face. Your smile widened as you felt the presence of a little furry friend in between your legs.
"Alf!" Hayley said happily as she scooped him up into her arms. "My little friend over here..." she said eyeing you.
"Friend?" You scoffed "Shouldn't have gotten you that necklace, or the ring, if we're just friends."
She shook her head and laughed. "...Burnt this pancake, so its your little treat okay, bud?"
Adjusting the dog in her arms, she flipped the burnt pancake onto a plate beside the stove and split it in half with her hands, feeding it to the dog. He ate it quite quickly which made Hayley's adorable laugh come out, which made you smile even bigger. Doing a double take, you shook your head out of pure happiness, not believing that this was your life. Walking behind Hayley and placing your arms around her waist, giving her a hug from behind.
You loved the mornings like these, Hayley in the kitchen with a colourful over sized band tee, cute socks on to match, and her platinum blonde hair and its loose curls flowing down her back. The sun poured in from the windows behind you and you could feel its warmth on your back as you leaned in to kiss her cheek, whispering a faint "I love you." in her ear to which she responded the same.
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tysm for reading!! i hope u enjoyed it and pls lmk if u want more! ill be happy to write smth up, or even tell me an idea and i can do it:)
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