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One more night, one more chance to climb up his girlfriends window and try not to die in the attempt. This had become a just a few times situation where he would sneak up her window sometimes in the evening but it all felt way more exciting at night. Maybe this time it was too late but did he care? The answer is obvious.
He looked up at Gina´s house rooftop where he could see the window he had already climbed more than at least four times. That didn´t make it easier at all though, it was higher he remembered every time and he also not the most agile or athletic boy either… anything for Gina, he reminded to himself. What was so pure and fun about being with her is that he wasn´t afraid to do crazy stuff when it came to them.
She was the one who encouraged him to do this actually – obviously asking Ricky if it was a good idea and that he didn´t hurt himself. He wasn´t a cry baby so he´d always pretend climbing up was the easiest thing – he´d take off the leaves off his hair and fix his clothes before knocking.
This time, it was almost 10 pm. Which was kind of late considering they had school literally the next day. He wanted to see her one more time before becoming a senior. One last time just before summer was over. He sounded so dramatic but he waited so much to be this clingy and romantic with her that he didn´t care.
He started climbing up the roof and this time felt harder – leaves were falling off the big trees of her roof cause it was so windy and it had been raining for the past couple of hours so the cement was a little slippery.
He finally made it up completely and forgot about fixing his clothes or hair, it didn´t matter in that moment – he thought he was dying a few seconds ago. He couldn´t die yet? He was with Gina finally, that would´ve been a tragedy for him to never see her again!
For his surprise, the room on the other side was lit up. Usually since he always sneaked, Gina would keep the lights off so it would be less suspicious for her mother. He saw her bed from afar, a laptop opened and abandoned on the corner of the bed, about to fall off – snacks on the table which he couldn´t really identify and of course, Gina.
His temptation to cross the window grew bigger but he thought about it twice – she was sleeping. He took a big breath in and softly opened the window. He promised he´d be there so the least he could do was making sure she somehow felt his presence.
One leg in, then the other until his full body was inside. He felt creepy for entering her room while she was sleeping but he felt creepier when he realized he stared at her for a little too long. She looked so peaceful and beautiful.
He reached to her bed, taking away her computer, closing it slowly as possible, as if any sound would wake her up. He knew Gina was a light sleeper, and he thinks it was because of her great ear. Any tiny sound would wake her up, he couldn´t relate. He smiled softly staring at her again, her eyes fluttering and breathing – how could something so cimple made him feel a ridiculous amount of feelings? He was falling more and more in love with her by watching her sleep? Love is wild.
After a couple of minutes he finally sat down on the corner of the bed, and tried to not stare too much. He admired her room for the first time, it was now fully decorated with things that made Gina, Gina. Pink and green curtains, books, her kneading tools, magazines, her makeup and hair station, vintage decorations, etc.
He noticed when he turned back to her that she was shaking, it was very cold in her room, especially with the cloudy / windy weather. He quickly tuck her in with the covers softly, he couldn´t help but giving her a little kiss on her head, quiet enough he hoped it wouldn´t wake her up. He picked up some of the broadway playbills on the counter, she had been watching a lot of musicals these days. He figured she fell asleep while watching a very boring one. He just giggled at the thought.
The time kept passing so he decided to join her in bed. Not getting too close at first, he still felt very bad about it but his intentions were genuine. He felt the need to fill in those empty spaces she´s had throughout her whole life, you know – people not valuing her, not making her feel like they cared about her. He didn´t just feel the need to do it but he wanted to do it.
He took off his jean jacket and put it on her back. These covers didn´t seem to be warming her up so much.
Just do it. He got closer to her sitting on her bed, and rubbed his fingers against her arms, her chin, her cheeks. He noticed her shiver at this touch and got scared for a second, he stopped breathing when she flipped side of the bed, now her face in his direction and he just melted once again. He sighed relieved that she was still sleeping.
Time went by, a couple of hours passed, it was midnight. Yes, he was still there, the rain had began to pour again, creating an electric storm a while later. He was stuck there now, and what a place to be stuck in. I mean – one day he´d be in the same position he was in right now, every day of his life with her. Too early for marriage but he knew that they would be stuck with each other forever. Stuck wasn´t the right word though, but it fit in that context.
He lied down beside her, giving her space. He was starting to feel his eyes heavy, he hadn´t had the greatest sleep the last few days either, thinking about school, and secret dating, the documentary and all the hate trai that came with it. But just like magic, lying beside her made him fall asleep in seconds. He gave her one last kiss, now on her cheek before it all went black.
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Gina´s eyes fluttered open, the light was bright and strong that came from her window, her curtains open. He smiled softly when she realized who was beside her, her boyfriend deep asleep snuggling her, his hands hugging her waist like a little kid. And the trith is she wasn´t at all surprised. She sensed Ricky´s touch from the night before, as soon as he kissed her temple and started tracing her arms and face with his fingers.
She was too tired to even fully wake up, also she figured that if he knew she was awake he would´ve gone back home, to avoid any awkward moment. She knew him. Her shivers at his touch were enough to make her feel as relaxed as she could be.
She had been stressed with school coming up that day, auditions for the next musical, future choices she didn´t wanted to remember in that moment so she finally gave up and passed out watching some boring old musical from the 80s. As she started waking up and being more concious of he surroundings, what she hadn´t noticed the night before was the jean jacket, Ricky´s jean jacket on her back. Now another reason on why she slept so freaking well.
She flipped side of the bed once again to face him, she felt creepy for watching him sleep but who cares? He looked absolutely adorable, and so peaceful too. With one of her thumbs she traced little doodles on his face, trying to wake him up as gently as possible. It was not working though, Ricky on the contrary to her was a very heavy sleeper.
She didn´t hesitate too much on showering him with small soft kisses around his face, one on his jaw, then on both his cheeks, on the corner of his eyes, a nose kiss which was a must and ending with a peck on his lips. That not only made her heart skip a beat by her own action, but the action itself was good enough for Ricky to open his eyes. His arms not letting go off her, just stretching the rest of his body to finally give his girlfriend a pure smile.
“Good morning, sleepy” he said whispering, “... what a way to wake up.” She blushed at his comment.
“I can´t believe how cute you are when you sleep, hope you donñt take that the wrong way.” She finally replied. Before he answered he cupped her cheek and gave her a more proper kiss, still very gentle and slow. It´s 6 am and she´s already doing cardio with how fast her heart was pounding.
“Please, I literally watched you for hours yesterday” they both laughed.
“I can´t believe you still stayed.” Cause she couldn´t, what do you mean he saw her sleeping, took off his jacket sacrificing his cold to protect her, and still snuggled her. Ricky Bowen kept surprising her every single day.
“Is it okay that I did? It was storming outside, I didn´t want to make you uncomfortab–”
“Stop. I´m so glad you stayed, I think no one´s every cared about me enough before to tuck me in, and–” she panned around her room noticing her computer was not on her bed anymore, nor her playbills. “... did you picked it up too?”
“I wasn´t going to let you sleep all uncomfortable with the stuff on your bed, my princess deserves a peaceful beauty sleep.” he mocked a goofy sound. Like all of his jokes, she would always laugh as if it was the funniest joke in the world, only cause he´d tell it.
“Thank you for all of that – also this jacket is magical.”
“These covers don´t cover you from the cold weather at all, Gi. We gotta get you some new ones.” She melted at his concern and kissed his lips again, unless, this time Ricky was very awake to not let go that easily – as soon as she pulled away he pulled her in again to shower her with kisses all over her face now. Gina could only laugh at him as he also tickled her from behind with his other hand.
“Ricky! Stop it!” she realized she might´ve said that a little loud. Both of them paused as the voice from the first floor called her.
“Gina? Baby, are you awake?” Ricky jumped out of bed, as if his next move was about to be hiding.
“Yes mom, I´m listening to a podcast!”
“Okay, but hurry, school is starting soon!”
“Bet!”
A cackle let out off her lips when she saw Ricky´s pale face. A relieved one now that they had been saved from that situation. Even though Terri absolutely loved Ricky, she wouldn´t be so happy knowing that not only his daughter´s boyfriend had sneaked in her room, and much less, slept with her!
“Okay we have to go now, we don´t wanna be late.”
“How are we getting out of here together?” his face was still transparent, but color was slowly starting to appear on his cheeks again.
“We won´t. Hear me out…”
“... I´m gonna go downstairs and distract my mom, with breakfast or I´ll figure it out. I´m an actress after all.”
“... Then I´ll send you a text for when you can come down and exit on the back door. When a couple of minutes have passed, I´ll tell my mom you´re picking me up to walk to school together and then you ring the doorbell.”
“You´re very attractive when you scheme.” he couldn´t help the comment. It was true!
“Ricky!” she laughed and continued. “... Deal?”
“Mhm, okay. Wait, we have to seal the deal somehow.” he was so flirty when he wanted to and Gina loved that, even in the worst situations. She knew exactly what he meant. She stepped forward to him and gave him a long, soft, deep kiss on his lips. Her thoughts turned blurry in that moment, she could only feel him, taste him in that very moment.
She pulled away with a cocky smile. “Deal?”
“Sealed.”
That had been without a doubt one of the best nights and mornings of their lives. Scheming together, being crazy, sleeping next to each other, feel each others touch, how he had taken care of her…
It was perfect.