Forever and Always (Sequel to Nothing More, Nothing Less)

Chapter 63

hey guys :) so technically, this isn't the chapter you've all been waiting for cuz they don't have sex yet, but i'm trying to make that next scene really good and this is what leads into it :) sooo i hope you like it! :D whoopie!!!! :D well, ENJOY!! BYE <3

ONE WEEK LATER - HARRY’S P.O.V.

            “Harry,” a familiar female voice cooed in my ear, “Harry, it’s time to wake up… Harry,” it said drawing out my name. I felt a finger trace the outline of my jawbone and run through my hair, playing with my curls.

            “What?” I asked sleepily.

            “Guess whose birthday it is?” the voice whispered right next to my face.

            I groaned quietly, “I don’t know,” I mumbled into my pillow.

            A hand started running up and down my bare side and I peeled my eyes open to find Maya looking into my eyes and smiling widely. A piece of her hair fell in front of her face and by instinct, my hand raised to push it behind her ear. She smiled even wider. All I did was move some hair behind her ear… She was so beautiful though, even if her hair was all messed up from sleeping.

            She leaned in and kissed me lightly, out of nowhere. Her lips felt soft against mine and I pulled away to look into her eyes again.

            “Good morning,” I whispered, feeling my eyes getting heavy again. I forced them open and pulled Maya closer to me so that her face was right next to mine and I could breathe in her natural scent.

            “You never answered my question,” she whispered as I started kissing her neck.

            “I don’t know,” I repeated.

            “It’s your birthday today…” she said quietly while I continued planting small kisses on the nape of her neck.

            “Hmm?” I mumbled into her neck. She pulled away and smiled at me.

            “It’s your birthday today, silly,” she pecked my lips.

            “Is it really?” I asked quietly.

            “Mmhmm…” she hummed and she wrapped her arms around my neck and kissed my jawbone, “Now I’ll be right back, come downstairs in… fifteen minutes, okay?” Maya rolled out of bed and stood next to it, looking at me. I merely smiled at her and watched her quickly turn around, my t-shirt hugging her body loosely. She left our room, leaving me alone in bed.

            I rolled onto my back and stared at the ceiling. Fifteen minutes… what am I going to do for fifteen minutes? I grabbed the remote on my night table and turned the TV on. I flipped through the channels, not settling on one for more than two minutes. There was never anything good on in the morning. It was all paid programming and the news. I finally shut it off and went into the bathroom to look at myself in the mirror.

            I was thirty years old today. I didn’t feel very different. I don’t think anyone really did on their birthday. I guess I just felt older. I was getting old. Whatever happened to being forever young?

            I brushed my teeth, trying to forget about the day ahead of me. I started to let my mind wander… what if Maya had something planned out for today? I sorta hoped she did, because we could finally get the day to ourselves, but in another way, I didn’t want her spending any money on me. My birthday wasn’t that big a deal. Hers was, but mine wasn’t.