Wristbound (Something to Keep My Mind Off Of You), chapter 2
Kev was always so kind to me. We would have the occasional fight, but never anything serious. I loved him too much to fight with him for long and he could always pull the puppy dog eyes on me if I wasn't listening. I leaned into his side and he snaked an arm around me. The rhythmic breathing of his heart soothed me and felt myself begin to fall asleep. He laid us down on his couch and I remember him kissing my cheek softly before I fell into a fit of strange dreams.
I woke to the sound of a neighborhood band practicing in someone's garage. The sound buzzed in my ears and the ringing was mildly annoying but at least it was good music. I propped myself up on my elbow and looked down at Kevin who was sleeping in front of me. The sunlight streaming through the window shone on his face in just a way that gave him a rather angelic appearance. I felt the sudden urge to stroke his face with my knuckles but I refrained for fear of waking him up. I wondered to myself if I ever looked that innocent. If I ever looked like I had no worries to my mind. No...probably not. I always hid my feelings from everyone but Cetera and Kevin and I'd come to realize they were the only ones that understood. It had to be a burden to them. To have to bottle up everything they knew about me. I knew Cetera always vented through her friends Sky and Taylor. I was sure they knew quite a bit about me by now but for some reason it didn't bother me. I didn't know if Kevin told anyone besides Cetera.
Kev's eyes fluttered open and he looked up at me with a sleepy grin playing at his face. "G'morning, Chris," he mumbled. He yawned widely and I laughed at the bewildered expression on his face. "We fell asleep last night?" he asked me. I shrugged.
"I guess. I was pretty out of it last night," I replied. He shrugged and lay back down, his back facing me. I slipped my arms around his slender waist and he snuggled up against me softly.
"Whaddya wanna do today, Dem?" he asked me quietly, using my nickname.
"I'd lay here like this all day but you know I can't stay still for long." I laughed a little.
"Uhmmmm...let's just get out and walk. I need that right now."
He nodded and mumbled something incoherently. I just rolled my eyes with a smile. "C'mon." I sat up and like he was attached to me with a string, he pulled up right behind me. He rubbed his eyes sleepily and got off the couch. I watched him stalk off to his bedroom to change and in that instant I wondered what my life would be like without him. 'Hell...' I thought, 'Life would be hell without him.' There was always a small doubt in my mind that Kevin didn't think very much of me. But then he always disproved me with his kiss. He always had an energetic, powerful, passionate kiss that could melt my heart. But there were also times when I wish that Cetera was on the other side. I hated myself for thinking it but I couldn't pull away. 'I love her, god dammit...'
"Chris, you ready to go?" I was snapped out of my daydream.
"Yeah..." I said as confidently as I could, "Let's go..."
I woke to the sound of a neighborhood band practicing in someone's garage. The sound buzzed in my ears and the ringing was mildly annoying but at least it was good music. I propped myself up on my elbow and looked down at Kevin who was sleeping in front of me. The sunlight streaming through the window shone on his face in just a way that gave him a rather angelic appearance. I felt the sudden urge to stroke his face with my knuckles but I refrained for fear of waking him up. I wondered to myself if I ever looked that innocent. If I ever looked like I had no worries to my mind. No...probably not. I always hid my feelings from everyone but Cetera and Kevin and I'd come to realize they were the only ones that understood. It had to be a burden to them. To have to bottle up everything they knew about me. I knew Cetera always vented through her friends Sky and Taylor. I was sure they knew quite a bit about me by now but for some reason it didn't bother me. I didn't know if Kevin told anyone besides Cetera.
Kev's eyes fluttered open and he looked up at me with a sleepy grin playing at his face. "G'morning, Chris," he mumbled. He yawned widely and I laughed at the bewildered expression on his face. "We fell asleep last night?" he asked me. I shrugged.
"I guess. I was pretty out of it last night," I replied. He shrugged and lay back down, his back facing me. I slipped my arms around his slender waist and he snuggled up against me softly.
"Whaddya wanna do today, Dem?" he asked me quietly, using my nickname.
"I'd lay here like this all day but you know I can't stay still for long." I laughed a little.
"Uhmmmm...let's just get out and walk. I need that right now."
He nodded and mumbled something incoherently. I just rolled my eyes with a smile. "C'mon." I sat up and like he was attached to me with a string, he pulled up right behind me. He rubbed his eyes sleepily and got off the couch. I watched him stalk off to his bedroom to change and in that instant I wondered what my life would be like without him. 'Hell...' I thought, 'Life would be hell without him.' There was always a small doubt in my mind that Kevin didn't think very much of me. But then he always disproved me with his kiss. He always had an energetic, powerful, passionate kiss that could melt my heart. But there were also times when I wish that Cetera was on the other side. I hated myself for thinking it but I couldn't pull away. 'I love her, god dammit...'
"Chris, you ready to go?" I was snapped out of my daydream.
"Yeah..." I said as confidently as I could, "Let's go..."
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