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[liquidcxurage]

Puppy Love

Ash popped up from the ground with a bit of a flourish. He held his hand out for Lydia, “Ma cherie, I think it might be time to start heading to mahmen’s.” With a smile on her face, she clapped her palm against his and allowed him to pull her up from the blanket laid out on the ground. She came up off the floor fast enough to lift her feet from the blanket as he pulled her against his chest and kissed her. He smiled against her lips as she giggled, just two teenagers in love. Being with Lydia was like surfacing from a deep dive, the air feeling so good in your lungs that it burns, and boy did Ash want to burn.

Checking his phone, he knew that they were going to be late for the barbecue. There was no way that they would make it all the way out to the bayou in the next fifteen minutes. So much for managing his time. Their families had been getting together for dinners his whole life, but this one was different. This one mattered more than the rest and if he still wanted to live after tonight, he needed it to go well. Stealing one last kiss from Lydia, he got on his motorcycle and held his hand up to help her on.

Riding through the warm day was nice. The wind kicked up and cooled them off even as the sun beat down on them, but that was nothing compared to having her arms wrapped around him. He had known her his whole life, yet she still seemed like a whole new person. Maybe not a whole new person, but he was getting a side of her that he hadn’t even known had existed. He finally understood what people were talking about when they said they fell in love with their best friend. The slight squeeze around his torso drew his attention back to the road only to notice they were already home. Parking the cruiser near the door, he began to mentally prepare himself for whatever was about to happen. At least that’s what he was trying to do until Lydia took his hand, smiled at him and told him the only thing that mattered. “No matter what happens, remember that I love you.”