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I was sitting around the camp fire with Will next to me. The other campers were singing and dancing. After the war, and my recovery process, I've tried to get used to this place. It feels fake, like a fever dream. The orange light from the fire was the only thing to illuminate the campers. Will was singing and rocking us both back and forth.
When the campfire ended we started walking to my cabin. "Did you like it!" He said excitedly. This was the first time I agreed to go to the camp fire, so I guess he was really happy. I looked up at him under the stars I couldn't see his face properly. However even though I could barely see him I felt the warmth of his hand latched onto mine. We only started holding hands a couple weeks ago. This was one of the only times (besides Hazel) since Bianca that I've opened up my heart to someone. But this time was different, it was much more than a sister. This guy has me folding, which I really don't want to admit. "Yea, it was nice. I guess I thought it would make my anxiety act up." We started walking closer to each other without realizing. It was so cold but he stayed warm all the time.
When we got to my cabin I said, "Do you want to have a sleepover? You left extra pajamas from last time when you changed into the infirmary scrubs." He smiled really wide, his face wrinkled around his eyes and the sides of his mouth. "Yes, we can watch a movie too." Every time I see this man flash those pearly whites at me it's like a hit of dopamine.
"Hey can I get a shower tonight, if we stay up too late I might be to tired to do it in the morning?" I looked up into his soft blue eyes. I unconsciously smiled, "Yeah there's towels in the top cabinet and the rags are in the bottom." "Okay thank you, I'll try to be quick." "Don't use all the hot water, I have to get a shower too" He laughed, "why don't you join me instead." I blushed hard. He soon started looking shocked realizing what he just said and blushed too. We looked away from each other awkwardly. Laughter filled out lungs, "oh my God, I can't believe I just said that. I'm so sorry" he plead. That just made me laugh harder though. We were laughing so hard that it became silent from the lack of oxygen. "Okay I'm gonna get in the shower now." I smiled up at him in adoration.
I waited on the bed after setting Netflix on and popping the pop corn. The water turned off a couple minutes ago, so he now walked out. He was wearing a tan Hozier shirt with black sweatpants. His blond hair was wet. My breath got stuff in my throat when I saw him. He was hot. Really, really hot... My face was probably really red so I quickly looked down. "I'll get a shower now too," I mumbled.
If my face wasn't red then it was now. This heart throb of a man lifted my chin gently. He looked at me with doe eyes, "Your face is red, he said breathly" He grabbed both sides of my face with a gentle touch, and kissed between my eyebrows. He let it linger there for a minute before letting go and walking to the other side of the bed. He couldn't see my face now. But it was burning red. I gulped and got up to take a shower.
While I was in the shower I was panicking. I lathered the shampoo in my hair. He. Just. Fucking. Kissed. My. Forehead. Oh. My. God. When I finished my routine and was drying off, I still thought about it. Ever since I started crushing on Will I've been acting so soft. He makes me weak in the knees, oh my God he's adorable. I walk out in a black Korn shirt with black shorts that go just above the knee. He looks up at me and I jump on the bed.
"No, I'm not watching Star wars this time." "But whyyyyy" he whines. Which slightly makes me blush. "Because we watched it last time, and the time before that, and the time before that" I emphasized. "Okay fine, what do you wanna watch" he rolled his eyes but still looked at me expectedly. "What about a horror movie" I smirked. "Do you everything scary?" He said pulling my hand closer to him and keeping it with both hands. He was leaning against the left side of the bed on the wall. I was pulled from sitting Criss Cross apple sauce to laying on my stomach with my hand stretched out to him. I brought my other hand to his knee to prevent the stretch I had from one arm. I pulled my self to him, and grabbed his shoulders. I flipped him to his side while we were laughing. "Let's watch the conjuring." He looked at me like he was offended.
Soon our legs were twisted together with his blond curls on my face. Every time a jump scare happened he squeezed me. Even if it was just a little bit I noticed and pulled him closer. We weren't even paying attention to the movie halfway through. "You still awake?" "Yea" he replied quietly with his face stuck in my chest.
I giggled and closed the computer. I set it aside in the floor. We were at the same level now just staring at each other with complete love and adoration. "You're so beautiful" I stroked his face staring into his eyes. He glanced a couple times to my lips. And if that wasn't obvious enough I don't know what is. So I obviously grabbed his hair in the back of his head and leaned his face up a bit. I joined our lips for a minute closing my eyes. It was short but felt like hours, he smelt like warm coffee and sunscreen.
When we broke apart, we didn't open our eyes or give each other a big distance. We just stayed there sharing the same breath and our bodies all over each other. Our legs, torsos, chests and hands were embracing eachother. It was about midnight now. The only thing to be heard were the harpies flying, the ocean, and eachothers heartbeats. I shoved my face in his neck and we grasped onto each other like the world was crumbling and we were the last left.
I have never slept good since I learnt about the Greek Gods. I haven't slept good since the day Percy saved us. I haven't had a break since Bianca died. I haven't felt completely healed, not until this moment. The only thing that mattered was William Andrew Solace, this man is everything to me. This night I slept the whole time. This night I had no nightmare. This night I felt content.