I probably still adore you with your hands around my neck
Or I did last time I checked
After all the hardcore training they went through in the morning, they were allowed an evening off. So whilst his army buddies decided whether to play pontoon or poker, he went straight off to bed. He examined the thin strand of ribbon that he was holding in between his fingers as he lay on the bottom bunk of his bed. His mind took him back to a memory which now that he thought about it, wasn't so recent anymore...
It was one of his last few days left in Oslo on a midsummer's afternoon in July. They were hanging around in the grass on the Bygdøy peninsula. Her strawberry blonde hair scattered across the picnic blanket as she laid on her side with a hand between her thighs. He reaches his fingers over snatching the ribbon that was holding half her hair up. "Hey!" she says to him sitting up. He laughs at her attempts to reach for it. He holds his arms out as she climbs on top of him still trying to get it back. "Chris give it back" she whines. "Nei, I'm taking it as a keepsake of you when I'm away in the army," he says smoothly. "Fine," she drops into his lap "but let me tie it around your wrist." He lowers his arms and gives her the ribbon back. She holds his wrist in her small hands and ties the ribbon around it. "There," she says as she pulls it into a bow "you better not lose it, it's my favourite ribbon." He smiles at her "Don't worry I won't." She drapes her arms around his neck "good, otherwise you're in trouble." Chris doesn't say anything, he just closes the distance between them and rests his head onto her shoulder. He wraps his arms around her waist tightly and inhales her scent in.
He'd be lying if he said he didn't miss her. It'd been 3 months since he last saw her. 3 months too long... He yearns to be back in her arms whether it was in the mornings when they'd just lie in bed rather than doing something productive or in the evenings where she would curl up against him, and they'd watch reruns of The Office. Her laughter filling the air every time Jim pranked Dwight and Michael told some lame joke. He hoped that she hadn't been watching any more of their show without him. He envies those who get to hear her laugh on a regular basis. He already hates how much he was missing out on what's been going on in her life now. He wonders what she'd be up to nowadays. She was getting closer to her russ, maybe Vilde had forced a load of meetings upon her. He laughs at that thought, he remembers how much those meetings used to drag out and frankly he knew Eva wasn't all that interested in it. It is a Friday evening, so he suspects that she would be at a party knowing what she was like. She was always either party hard or go home. Although she could be studying for her exams, they were getting much closer now. But then again, she really did hate studying. He can recall all those times he helped her do her homework, or to put it more accurately he tried to help, but she got bored, and he became more of a distraction than actual help. He chuckles to himself, he hopes for her sake that she's managed to do much better when he's not around. Chris reties the ribbon onto his wrist and tries not to dwell on the fact that he still has to get through another 3 months before he can see her again...
3 months + 45 minute drive later
He was back at his 505. Without even thinking, he goes straight to his old school and waits for her. She should be finishing class soon. Finally, he catches a glimpse of her as she's exiting the building. Before he could even make any advances towards her, he sees Noora point a finger towards him and a flash of red is running towards him. She throws her arms around his neck.
"Please don't ever leave again," she says quickly.
He laughs, "I missed you too." He pulls away from her slightly so that he could look at her face. She is still as beautiful as ever. He never wanted to have to greet her with goodbye again.
