and finish our picnic, okay?”
Air whooshes out of my mouth, and I didn’t even realize I was holding my breath. “Okay.” We both turn and our eyes reach the cupcakes at the same time. Yeah, maybe finishing the food at this picnic isn’t a brilliant idea.
Walking through the door, I whistle a tune as I replay the time at our picnic together today through my head. Ally is so sweet and innocent but at the same time brave and selfless. She thoroughly fascinates me. Life is starting to look up again.
My stomach leads me towards the kitchen. Even though I just ate at a picnic, I am always up for more food. I can smell the roast lamb and vegetables Mum is cooking as the scent wafts through the air and down the hallway to meet me.
Mum looks up from the batch of biscuits she is making as I approach. “You’re whistling,” she says and smiles knowingly. “Good date then?”
Cutting off my tune, I reply, “Great date.”
She reaches up, ruffles the hair at the top of my head, and then pulls me into a hug, “I’m glad. You undoubtedly deserve to have your life back on track Theo.”
“Would you like to meet her, Mum? She’s incredible. I was thinking of bringing her over for a barbecue this weekend.”
Mum’s eyes glaze over, and she nods enthusiastically. “I would love to meet her.”
Ducking under her arm, I snatch some of the cookie dough and dart away before she can catch me. “Awesome Mum, I’ll invite her for Sunday afternoon then.” After finishing the dough, I make my way to my room, whistling once again.
My arms wrap tightly around Ally’s slim frame as I hold her up against me. Her tongue dances with mine and I can taste something sweet like watermelon and strawberries. When I tug at the hem of her shirt, I’m surprised to find she lets me lift it up. I’m getting extremely worked up, but somehow I manage to put some space between us so that I will be able to see her as I remove it. I move slowly to relish in the sight. When I get just below her breasts, I take a deep breath, readying myself for what’s about to come.
Beep, Beep, Beep. My alarm goes off right next to my ear. Damn, it was a dream.
Stretching my arm out to turn it off, it collides with someone standing next to my bed. My eyes snap open to see my brother standing there grinning, and literally holding my alarm right next to my ear. I mean so close that it’s almost touching me.
“You sounded like you were in the middle of a good dream.” He doesn’t even try to hide his amusement. Great, I must have been talking in my sleep again, or moaning as the case may be.
“Shut up Alex.” Raising my arms behind my head to grab my pillow, I get a firm grip then pull it free, aiming it right at my stupid brother.
He jumps back and turns around. Wrapping his arms around to his back, he starts to make kissing noises mixed in with, “Ally, oh Ally, you taste so sweet.” This time when I throw a second pillow, I’m successful, and it hits him in the head. He falls over, laughing so hard that he has to hold his sides as if this is the funniest thing he has ever seen.
“Haha Alex, very funny. Why are you in here anyway?”
He gets up off the hideous green carpet we have yet to replace, and walks back towards me. “Sorry man, I couldn’t help myself. I just came in to let you know Mum went out to the shops to get stuff for the barbecue tomorrow, and I’m heading out to check out my new school’s football team. I heard they had a game on. You want to come?”
I’m actually keen to see Ally after the dream I just had, but I’m not about to tell him that after all his teasing. He can be so cheeky and immature sometimes. I love that part of his personality, but I don’t want to add any fuel to his fire and chance him saying something embarrassing in front of Ally tomorrow. “I’m good, man. You have fun though.”
“Sure thing brother, see you this afternoon sometime.” He leaves the room, and I roll back
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