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“I may be studying Marine Biology but all this water may be too much.”
Cater chuckled lightly as she looked out the window, picking up her glass and taking a sip
“I mean a New Year’s party and there’s going to be no fireworks? I must be the lamest host ever.”
She sat on the counter, feet swinging up as she continued to gaze out the window.
“For the record, I think all of us are having fun, myself included.”
A familiar voice softly said from the doorframe of her kitchen
“Malleus, I thought you would be with everyone else.”
Cater shifted towards her, placing her glass on the window sill.
“I came to check up on you, I realized you had been gone a while. What is wrong, my Diamond?”
“I just wish I could have done fireworks. I mean the first new years I throw and it’s raining? How pathetic really.”
“Honey, darling, nothing you do is pathetic. Trust me everyone is having just as much fun even with the rain.”
“Yeah but the fireworks at midnight are a staple. What are people supposed to kiss under?”
“Hmm.” Malleus walked forward, bringing her hand to caress her face, slowly moving the redhead’s legs from their position to dangle over the counter. “I have and idea, but give me just a moment, I’ll be right back”
She watched as the girl left the room, grabbing her glass and taking another sip of it, the contents mostly gone from her third glass that night. Thank god she wasn’t super lightweight , though she was a little tipsy.
Malleus came back, a small Bluetooth player in hand
“Can you hook this up to my phone for me? I’ll take this”
She reached over and grabbed her glass, putting the speaker in her hands instead. Cater lightly giggled still same as ever with technology
“Maybe next year you will figure this out.”
“Next year.” She spoke softly as she took a sip from her glass. Her black lipstick slightly leaving a mark on the glass as she pulled away. “Fruity, I like it”
“Thanks, it's just like me.”
Malleus giggled a little, taking another sip of the glass before setting it down
“And maybe your jokes will improve next year”
“Hey that was a good one”
“I’m teasing.”
Malleus turned back towards her and Cater gave her her phone and the speaker. Malleus set down the speaker on the counter and flipped to one of her songs. She set her phone down and picked up Cater from the counter, effortlessly as if she was a feather. She set her on her feet and put her arm around her waist. The music flowed through the air softly like a blanket covering the noise of the chatter down the hall. She took her hand with her free hand, kissing it lightly and asking
“Shall we dance?”
Cater felt her whole body get warm as she nodded
They danced a little bit, swaying to the calm beat of the song Malleus twirled her around before dipping Cater and bringing her back up. She locked eyes with her and in almost a whisper she said,
“It’s almost midnight.”
“I know.”
“I think the fireworks weren't the only thing you were worried about.”
Cater felt her eyes look down slightly in shame
“Was it that obvious?”
“Yes however,” Malleus placed her hand on her cheek and slightly tilted her head upwards to look her in the eyes, “I think it’s cute”
“What do you-“
“And, I think that I may have a solution for you.”
Cater felt her heart race. She heard people starting to get louder in the other room through the pounding in her ears
“What do you say?”
Cater just looked her dead in the eye, nodding softly as the people in the other room started to chant
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Cater felt her heart rate pick up
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Malleus drew her face closer
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She looked into her eyes one more time before she felt her lips lock with the other
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Right as the clock hit midnight lightning struck outside. If she hadn’t been so lip locked with the other she may have jumped, but being in her arms made her feel safe.
“How was that, everything you hoped and dreamed?”
“Fireworks and all darling”
Fireworks and all