Her hands rubbed together anxiously as she walked through the airport terminal towards baggage claim. The food court was crowded with an abundance of people, families here and there crowded together and laughter meshed together into one sound. It made her smile to see people so happy, and her heart skip a beat knowing with every step she took, she was that much closer to her own happiness. Nearing the top of an escalator she swallowed hard, tucking a strand of her lengthy curled hair behind her ear. She had yet to look up, but she could feel someone looking at her. As the bottoms of her peep toe wedges hit the floor once more, she was forced to look up and that's when she saw him.
Six foot three, gorgeous mocha coloured skin, and a dazzling smile that made her knees wobble, caused time to slow down for her. Her heart hammered in her chest, her breath came in deep yet quick passes and every step felt like she was floating. Everything around her became swirled, voices blended into a giant intelligible blur and it was as if nobody was around but him. Before she knew it he was there, in front of her, taking her into his arms and spinning her around. Her arms locked around his neck, and she laughed heartily, their lips meeting for the first time.
It was everything she thought it would be. Fireworks exploding in her head, tingling sensations running through her, and the knot in her stomach was so tight with happiness it almost ached. As he slowed the spin and let her slide to the ground, tippy toes tapping lightly against the linoleum, he kissed her once more. A hand cupped her cheek while the other went to her waist, bending her back just slightly. It felt like an eternity that they kissed but soon the giggling of people walking by brought them back to reality.
His hand clasped around hers as he pulled her to the baggage claim area, quickly finding her luggage and together they rolled it out of the terminal. Heading towards a parking lot he adjusted her things in the trunk of his car, quickly moving to open her side's door for her, causing her to giggle and blush with a light huff and roll of the eyes. "Careful Little Girl, you might make me think you're being rude already." He winked at her and she turned an absurd shade of red, looking away from him and quickly taking her seat - muttering a thank you with an embarrassed tone.
The drive home was a lengthy one, almost an hour and a half, and during the ride the radio was turned up and she was peering out of the car window, a DSLR in hand snapping away here and there. As they drove, no more than twenty minutes had passed before the skim of his fingers fell onto her leg. She jumped at first, a loud gasp tearing through the air as her head spun to him, big brown eyes wider than before.
A beautiful pink hue of a blush spread along her cheeks as she quickly looked away from him. She had expected him to be lewd, to slide his hands up her thigh, to pull up the fabric of the black maxi dress she wore for him, but he didn't. Instead his thumb rubbed back and forth along her leg and she soon settled, relaxed.
It wasn't like she didn't want him, oh god she wanted him. She had wanted him for what felt like years, when the reality was months, but she was nervous. He was different than the others. Gentle and kind, with a patient disposition and she wanted to make sure she didn't screw this up. To her, he felt like her last shot at real love. The kind of love you read about in story books. That perfect match that is out there for someone, that was what he was to her.
Taking deep breaths she tried to calm the nerves in her body as he pulled into a drive through, having assumed she was hungry. She was. Ordering food, he knew just what she wanted and she beamed with happiness that finally someone remembered such a small detail about her. She could dance, kiss him, and cheer all at the same time, but she just leaned over, pressing soft pink lips to his cheek. Lipstick stuck to his skin, and the sticky glittery smear stood out against his darkened skin like just a decoration. That perfect match that is out there for someone, that was what he was to her.
Taking deep breaths she tried to calm the nerves in her body as he pulled into a drive through, having assumed she was hungry. She was. Ordering food, he knew just what she wanted and she beamed with happiness that finally someone remembered such a small detail about her. She could dance, kiss him, and cheer all at the same time, but she just leaned over, pressing soft pink lips to his cheek. Lipstick stuck to his skin, and the sticky glittery smear stood out against his darkened skin like just a decoration.
He was sweet, never moving to wipe it away, instead wearing a prideful grin as if she was a child handing her parent her drawling for the fridge. Taking the food from him and doling it between them they sat in the parking lot talking and eating as if this was something they always did. Being together felt natural and her nerves had melted away. Conversation flowed easily as she divulged details of the flight there, the crazy lady that somehow of course ended up next to her. Laughs were shared as were soft kisses of affection and soon they were on their way home again.
As they pulled into the driveway she just stared ahead, hands clenched in the fabric of her dress. It felt as if she opened the door, and stepped out of the car everything would shatter around her and she turned to him wide eyed. He could sense her fear, reading her emotions as if she was a novel, or a subtitled show.
Reaching over he stroked her hair gently, fingers combing through the dark chocolate coloured strands. "It's alright, you're home now. I've got you and nothing is going to go wrong." His words were comforting, steady and strong and leaning over he kissed her forehead, the bridge and tip of her nose and finally her lips.