"It's hard to see the enemy when you're looking at yourself. Maybe your reflection shows you're screaming out for help."
-Tomorrow Never Dies, 5SOS
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(It's been about 6 months since the last chapter took place)
It was finally summer vacation.
Parker surprised me this morning with a very nice present.
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"Parker," I whine. "Come on, what is it already?" I ask him, irritated.
"Hold on!" He says.
"You seriously stopped in the middle of sex for whatever this is? Come on, Parker, please just find it later. I need you right now." I complain.
"Hold on, woman!" He screams at me. "This is why you guys shouldn't have rights because all you do is nag and n-"
"When I'm about to hit euphoria because of your body, Parker, and you stop to find something in your bag, yeah I'm gonna be mad!" I yell back at him.
I'm glad Laney isn't home.
"Oh yeah? You really liked what I was doing there with the Oh I found it!" He says.
He's a sight. A stark naked Adonis bringing me an envelope.
He hands it to me with a smile. I bring the blanket up to cover myself but he tugs it back down.
"I like looking at you," he says, smiling. My heartbeat picks up.
I open it to see two tickets to Hawaii.
"Holy shit, Parker!" I gasp in shock. "You got these for us?" I ask him.
"Yeah. We're going to stay in this really awesome house by the beach for three nights, and in front of the bed there's a glass sliding door so we can stare at the ocean but if we want privacy there's blinds." He tells me. I put them on my bedside table before kissing him roughly.
And we pick up where we left off.
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It was a day later, and after being teased about the whole mortal combat thing at practice (the basketball matches are still ongoing, until the last match which is in a few weeks, I am tired. 🙃😉
Parker and I got back to my place and I realized that I wasn't in a good mood today.
Parker is in a good mood- men and their after-effects of sex- but I just wasn't.
I wasn't feeling happy or confident today.
I went into the bathroom without a word. Parker looked confused. I look at myself in the mirror and frown.
There is just something about me that I don't like.
Maybe it's my slightly pointy nose. Or how my hair is mad frizzy. Or how awkward I look.
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As We Are
Romance"Everything is fine until you come back." He mutters, kicking a rock. "Some people never get to come back." . In which two lonely people find company in one another, even if they are opposites.
