And if only I could
I make a deal with God
And I'd get him to swap our places
Be running up that road
Be running up that hill
Be running up that building
Say, if I only could, oh
My hand feels around for the electronics that is making that noise. It's Andreas's phone that rattles all over the nightstand. I try to get up and turn it off, but something heavy lays on me, arms secure around my body. I see a head full of black hair and light snores coming from the person.
It's Andreas.
I do my best to stretch my arm out, I succeed and turn the alarm off. According to the clock, it's 7 in the morning and the sun is barely out. I rub my fingers through Andreas's hair, kissing the top of his head. He looks so cute, so at peace when he sleeps.
My cheeks blush when I think of last night. Out of all the times we've had sex, it was never that intense, that pleasurable. I did things that I never did before and didn't think it could be possible to talk that dirty, to come that much.
He stirs around on top of me, eyes blink open, and adjust to the light coming from outside. He nuzzles his nose in my neck, kissing my delicate skin. "Good morning, E."
"Good morning. So, your alarm song is "Running Up That Hill" from Stranger Things."
He sighs, "Yeah, I love that show so much. Have you watched it yet?"
"No."
I swear his entire body stills on top of me, "How the hell haven't you watched Stranger Things? It's one of the most popular shows out right now, where have you been, living under a rock?" He lifts his face from my neck, looming over me, my eyes connect with his bare chest. "When we get back to the house, we need to watch it."
"As long as you get me some Chinese food as you promised, then I can't object." He smiles and kisses me on my lips, so soft and gentle.
He mumbles against my lips, "Guess what?"
"What?" He sits up in the bed, grabbing me up and sitting me on his lap. My hands hold his chest while my legs straddle his waist.
"Happy Birthday, baby." He said softly.
"Thank you." I hide my face in his neck. "I thought you forgot for a second."
He chuckles, "I would never forget your birthday. Oh God, you're so old now." I gasp and smack his chest. He rubs the spot. "What! You are old but still sexy as hell." His eyes glide down my body, admiring my naked form. "Are you hungry?"
"I could eat." I quirk a smile, shrugging my shoulder.
He kisses me one last time and moves me off him, "I'm going to get you some quality food, just hold on." He hops out of the bed, ass is hanging out. I watch as he puts on his clothes from last night, body glistening under the yellow sun. "Stay here and relax, you hear me?"
I snuggle under the covers, "Yes."
He grabs the room key and leaves out the room. As soon as the door shuts, my phone rings. I jump out of the bed, looking around for my discarded pants that holds my phone. It's lying next to the bathroom door, Andreas practically ripped them off me last night.
When I look at my caller ID, I see that it's my mom. The moment I press the answer button, singing comes over the speaker.
"HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU. HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU. HAPPY BIRTHDAY DEAR MY SWEET ELIZABETH, HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU!" It's not just my mom but dad and even my grandma.
I rub my eyes sleepily, "Oh wow, so early in the morning? Thank you, guys, for the song."
"I can't believe my baby is 19 years old! You're growing so fast." I can hear my mother sniffling over the phone.
"Happy birthday, Elizabeth honey. I put some birthday money in your bank account for you, buy yourself something pretty."
"Thank you, Dad, I've been needing some new shoes. When did you get there, grandma?"
"Just last night, I'm here to visit your mother and father, I was hoping to see you and Bridget."
It's been months since I've seen my grandma. The last time I saw her was on my graduation day, she brought me flowers and took me out to dinner. Growing up, she was always my favorite family member. When we had family-sanctioned events, she would sit me on her lap and let me sip her red wine. It tasted bitter, but I liked the thought of being treated like an adult.
"Awe, I miss you so much. I'll be home for the summer, maybe we can hang out then, and maybe even invite Bridget."
She laughs, "Yeah, we can bring that giant spring bean along. Hey, I've got to go, Kelly Clarkson is on!" She yelps and I can hear her feet pattering away on the phone.
My mother gets back on, "Your grandma is a mess."
"She is your mother after all."
"Got that right. So, what are you and Andreas going to do for your birthday? Is he taking you out?"
It's so weird, she and dad know that I'm dating Andreas, that I'm having sex with Andreas. My father has come to terms with our relationship and is now cool with Andreas. It seemed like only days ago that my father and I were arguing over this matter, him butting his nose into our business. I still can't believe he did that and that's why Andreas said what he said to me.
I'm over it now and have moved on.
"He's going to buy me some Chinese food and we're going to watch Stranger Things," I tell her.
"He's not taking you out, what kind of boyfriend is he!" My father shrieks over the phone.
I roll my eyes, "Dad, I don't need to be wined and dined, also Andreas isn't rich, he's a work-study student in college. It's not about the gifts, but the thought that counts. I just want to be with him, no matter where we are."
I can feel my father groaning, "You're such a romantic."
"Make sure you take some photos for us, ok?"
"Ok." I hear the doorknob jiggling. "Mom, Dad, I need to go, Andreas is coming back," I tell them that I love them and hang up the phone.
I hear him walk through the door, "Hey, I hope you got me something to drink, orange juice would be- AHHHHH!" I scream so loud that the entire hotel must have heard me. The guy wasn't Andreas, instead, it was his teammate, Gerald Topolski.
"Ohmigod!" He screams, clamping his hand over his eyes, and hitting the wall. "You're naked! Why are you naked."
I look down, seeing that I'm indeed naked. My hands grab up the white sheet on the bed and wrap it around my body. "I- I- oh my god! I'm so sorry for flashing you, Gerald. What are you doing here!" I wrap the sheet tighter around myself if it's even possible.
"I thought you and Andreas would be gone by now, I had no idea. He told me you guys would be out around this time, please don't tell him I saw you naked."
"You what!" Andreas comes around the corner, eyes wild with confusion and anger. "You saw my girl naked Gerald!"
"I- I didn't mean to see you naked, I didn't mean to see her naked, Andreas. I came in the room, thinking that you guys would be gone." Andreas pulls Gerald's hand off his face, showing him that I'm wrapped up and not naked. His eyes blink and I can see his cheeks flush, the red matches his hair. "If anything, you have a nice body."
I choke on my spit, "Thanks." At the same time, Andreas said, "Why would you say that in front of me, she's mine, that's all mine." His free hand waves around, pointing at me.
"I thought I would ease the mood." He's so innocent, I can't help but laugh. "Can I grab my stuff; the bus is leaving in 2 hours and I need to change my clothes." Andreas walks past me, grabbing Topolski's suitcase and handing it to him. "Thank you, I'll get out of your hair." He hits his leg as he turns towards the door, I hold in my laugh, he's so awkward and funny. He finds his footing and goes out the door, shutting it. Now, it's just me and Andreas.
"That is not how I thought our morning would go," said Andreas, sitting our food on the bed. "You flashed my teammate!" I throw my hands in the air and the sheet around my body falls to the ground. "Now you flashed me! You've got great tits, baby, but you can't be flashing everyone."
"Why would I flash your teammate? I guess I just wanted a little adventure. I was talking to my family and he just walked in and I was naked, I thought it was you."
He points to my breast, "You have got to put those things away, they can seduce a man a mile away, I see why Gerald was flustered. Don't show anybody those but me." He takes off his shirt and puts it on me. I look down at the food he brought me.
"Hey, isn't this from the free breakfast downstairs?"
"Yeah, why buy breakfast when it's free. I got you some orange juice." He hands it to me. I crack it open and drink it.
"Thank you, ohhhhh, you got some bacon! I've been craving bacon." I sit Criss cross on the bed and start eating it.
He swats my hand away, "Leave me some, I'm hungry." He pushes me over and grabs the bacon from my hand and chews it. Enraged, I jump on his back, tackling him on the bed. "Let me go!"
"You took my bacon, give it back. There's plenty on the plate." My arm is secure around his neck. "You're so mean to me." I end up grabbing the bacon from his hand and stuffing it in my mouth.
"What a meanie." He mumbles. Continuing to eat his food.
I laugh. "You win some you lose some." I shrug my shoulder.
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