Change of plans

Sophia

It was the first time since we started living under the same roof that we spent the day simply ‘hanging out.’ Each past weekend, I lazed around reading and resting, and I rarely saw Kieran, even though I knew he was at home.

Despite what I feared when I woke up, Kieran didn’t go back to being closed off, rejecting my every attempt to get to know him and avoiding answering my questions. Of course, he wasn’t all lollipops and candy canes, and I never expected him to be someone he was not, but the change in his demeanor was obvious.

Although I didn’t interrogate him much, afraid that I would push him over the edge and he would shut me out again, Kieran answered all the inquiries I did voice out as I tried to learn more about him. And he didn’t restrain himself, either. Besides all the things he asked, he never missed the chance to touch me or kiss me no matter what we were doing… making food together or sitting on the sofa watching a movie.

Though it was quickly becoming a habit I