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For the past hour, Zayne hadn’t said a single word to you, being entirely focused on the medical report he was writing. Granted, you were also supposed to be working on writing your own report, but suddenly, you found your mind drifting, becoming acutely aware of the faintest noises like the air conditioner running, the pedestrians outside passing your house, or even just birds chirping on nearby trees.
Your eyes traveled across the dining table, seeing Zayne’s laptop was opened and his eyes still staring down at the screen with complete focus as his fingers silently moved across the keys with quick precision. You glanced at your own laptop screen and the half-finished report, idly typing out a few more sentences before you peeked at the bowl of candy hearts between the two of you.
Smiling, you reached into the bowl, pulling out a pink candy heart. Reading the message, your smile widened even more. Another peek at your boyfriend revealed that he was still unaware of anything else aside from his current task. Quietly, you placed the candy flat on the table and slid it across the wooden surface toward Zayne. He paused, now noticing your movements out of the corner of his eye.
“Hm?” Zayne adjusted his glasses, taking a glance down at the candy suddenly within his reach. He read the message, laughing quietly:
CUTE AF
He looked up again, tilting his head in amusement. “Me?” he mouthed at you playfully.
You nodded brightly, gesturing for him to accept your offered candy. You pretended to cry, rubbing two small fists at your eyes in mock hurt when he didn’t immediately take the candy.
Zayne laughed in amazement at your childishness. He pretended to console you, mouthing teasingly there, there before he accepted the sudden sweet treat. Truth be told, he wasn’t as fond of these candies, finding the sweetness too muted for his liking. He wished it had a bolder taste, but he appreciated the cute messages, especially if it came from you.
He smiled, his eyes lighting up, seeing another message sent his way, this time with two different colored candy hearts:
DARLING
BE MINE
Zayne accepted the two new hearts, keeping them in a small pile next to his laptop. He thought it was time he sent a message your way now, so Zayne directed his sight on the bowl of candy between the two of you, peeking quickly across the different words on the sweet colorful confections.
He plucked four specific hearts from the bowl, piquing your interest. Zayne meticulously laid the hearts side by side, forming a special message just for you:
YOU & ME
IT’S LOVE
TRUE LOVE
KISS ME
You giggled after reading the final heart’s message, looking up just in time to catch Zayne’s playful smirk and seeing he was waiting for your next move. You grabbed the last heart candy, popping it into your mouth before you stood up from your seat, leaning across the table to your waiting boyfriend. Immediately, he accepted your kiss, surprised but also pleased when you passed the candy from your mouth to his, and suddenly, Zayne had a completely different opinion about this little treat, finding the taste much more satisfying than he had previously thought.
You startled, breaking away from the kiss when you heard a light, but decisive, tap on the table, looking down to see Zayne had sneakily placed another pink heart on the table for you:
I LOVE YOU
You smiled and peeked at the bowl, looking for a specific message. Finding it, you picked up a yellow heart, holding it next to your smiling face.
4EVA
Zayne returned your smile with a look of complete adoration. He picked up another heart, holding the tiny candy carefully between his two big fingers:
UR CUTE
A light blush stained your cheeks, but you brimmed with happiness at his romantic gesture and delighting in the way Zayne followed along with your silly little impromptu game. Your eyes quickly darted to the slowly emptying bowl of candy, finding another fitting message to send back to your boyfriend:
UR SWEET
The two of you continued to exchange messages until finally you both reached into the empty bowl together, touching one another’s hand instead. Zayne was the first to laugh, noting aloud how you both have a decent sized pile of heart candies.
“It seems we have run out of hearts,” he said.
“But I still have more things to tell you,” you countered playfully, watching in amusement at the way Zayne saved his report before closing his laptop. He gestured for you to do the same before he took your hand into his, guiding you to the living room couch where you settled comfortably against him.
“As much as I have enjoyed those little messages,” Zayne started, peering down and meeting your gaze tenderly, “I do enjoy and prefer hearing your voice instead.”
Slender fingers gently tilted your chin up, and suddenly Zayne’s warm breath ghosted against your lips as he spoke in a soft whisper, “Let me hear your voice now, my love.”