Ti Amo da Lontano // Johnnyboy

Chapter Fifteen // Primo

I woke up with Johnny next to me. His strong arms were wrapped around my waist, pulling him closer to me. I couldn't help but smile. 

I flipped over to look at him. I was met with his chocolate brown eyes staring at me. 

"Good morning, il mio amore," he stated with a yawn. I giggled. He reminded me of a cuddly puppy. 

"Good morning. How long have you been up?" I asked tiredly. Johnny grinned a bit, and then stroked my cheek. 

"Maybe an hour or due," he replied. I felt my eyebrows shoot up. 

"Why didn't you get up, then?" I questioned again. For some reason, I realized that Johnny had small freckles that dances across his cheeks and nose. 

"I wanted to be here for you when you got up," he said, shyly. He looked down at my hands. 

"That's so sweet," I mumbled. 

Before I knew it, Johnny closed the space in between us. 

-

Johnny and I were eating in the dining room, in a comfortable silence. We were both eating pancakes with strawberries. He had made them for us. 

I still couldn't believe that I was lucky enough to love him.

"Ponyboy?" he asked. I looked up from my food, and into his eyes.

"Yes?" I replied. I saw Johnny's eyes flicker. 

"What would you like to do oggi?" he questioned. I just shrugged. 

"It doesn't really matter," I stated. I saw Johnny grin ominously, almost like he was planning something. 

"What?" I asked, a bit nervous. He simply shook his head.

"Vedrai, bambino. Vedrai.."

-

Johnny was a bit older than me, so he had his own car. It was small, but cute. The outside was a vibrant red color, and it was also a convertible. I think it was an Italian car. 

He told me that he wanted to take me some place nice, so he had me get in the car. He didn't tell me where we were going. 

As of right now, one of Johnny's hands were on my thigh, while the other one was gripping the steering wheel. He also had a cigarette dangling from his mouth, and sunglasses covering his eyes. 

Johnny looked like a hot Italian guy that I would sometimes see in movies. I couldn't help but be attracted to him.

"Are you enjoying the cavalcata?" he asked, looking in my direction. Every few seconds, he would look back at the road. 

"Yeah, I am. I would enjoy knowing where we're going more though!" I exclaimed, desperate to know where he was taking me. 

"Oh, bambino. Don't worry. I'm sure you'll amore it," he stated. 

Maybe I'll love it, but I know that I love you more, I thought to myself. 

I didn't tell him how I felt. 

He gripped my thigh even tighter. 

-

Johnny pulled into a small parking lot. I looked around, trying to figure out where we were. 

All around us were trees, and a huge lake. I could hear birds chirping, and there was a slight breeze. 

"Where are we?" I asked, amazed. 

Johnny looked at me, and then grinned. 

"We're on our primo date."

..Pause.