Chapter 25

Sophie

(Sort of long author's note at the end but it's worth reading :-) )

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The sun felt nice as Michael and I were sitting in a cave near the private beach where our beach house was. Michael had made the guys leave us alone and now we were having a picnic while talking about random things that would make us laugh. We were on our first date and nothing could go wrong.

Michael had set up a picnic underneath the cave and I was sitting on his lap as we watched the surfers and other families running around on the beach.

"Can you hand me my purse?" I asked and Michael reached behind himself to hand it over to me.

I attempted to crawl off his lap but Michael's grip tightened around me and I wasn't able to move.

"Let go of me, asshole. I want to draw you," I begged and Michael reluctantly let go so that I could it in front of him.

He reached forward and laid my legs on his lap so I was practically sitting on his lap again and I had my sketchbook and pencil in my hand. I had most of my drawings and doodles in it and I hadn't used it much on the trip which made me want to use it again now.

"Do you want me to do some type of face or what?" Michael asked and I just shrugged my shoulders. I didn't really care. I just wanted to draw.

Michael crossed his eyes and stuck out his tongue and I laughed at how stupid he looked.

"Let me take a picture of it so you don't have to stay like that," I explained. I took my phone and took the picture quickly before going and opening my notebook to a new page. Michael pulled me back onto his lap and I started sketching out the outline.

It took awhile and a lot of erasing and redrawing and Michael would make fun of me when I messed up badly. He always said funny comments towards certain things and I'd laugh at what he had said. It was about forty minutes later when I finished and Michael squealed. Like a man, of course. He sounded like a preteen getting tickets to Justin Bieber, honestly.

"You're so talented, how do you do it?" Michael asked, looking up from the sheet of paper in his hands.

"I'm not talented in anything else besides this so I'm not exactly sure how it happened," I said, looking at the ground and Michael lifted my head so that I could look at him in the eyes.

"Hey, no being a negative Nancy. You are so much more talented than you know," Michael said before he leaned in and pressed his lips to mine softly.

I blushed as I pulled away and buried my head into his shoulder as he wrapped his arms around me.

"You're such a dork," I mumbled before I pressed a kiss to his shoulder and his grip tightened around me.

"Sophia Rose, I am not a dork if what I'm saying is true. You are very talented," Michael said, kissing the top of my head while I kept my face buried into the crook of his neck.

"You're so relentless Michael Gordon, I actually hate you," I said, shoving him away and started to crawl to the opposite side of the cave but Michael quickly made grabby hands and pulled me back.

"I know for a fact that you don't hate me Sophia Rose, because you for one, can not keep your hands off of me," Michael said, smiling cheekily and I rolled my eyes at him.

"On the contrary Michael Gordon, you're the one groping my butt right now and I have my hands resting I my side," I said, slapping his hand away from my butt and Michael laughed as I wrapped his arms around my torso so that his hands couldn't wander.

"You're such a party pooper," Michael pouted, his hand moving slowly out of my grasp and up towards my boob.

"Do you always try to caress a girl's boobs and butt on the first date?" I asked and Michael laughed again as his hand rested on the side of my boob since I hadn't pushed it away yet.

"Only for you babe," Michael said winking and I rolled my eyes at my somewhat-boyfriend for the thousandth time that day.

"It's official. You're a dork and I hate you," I said, making Michael start to kiss my face and I tried to push back on his face but he was much stronger than me. Was I really that weak that I couldn't push away a boy that only held up a guitar and played video games for a living? I needed to go to the gym as soon as I got home.

"If you really hated me, would you be letting me touch your butt?" Michael asked, wiggling his eyebrows.

"But you're not touching my- you pervert! Stop it!" I gasped, pushing his hand away and giggling as he moved his hand back.

I honestly didn't mind and it felt comforting, strangely. Honestly, I started thinking that maybe it was just the contact from my companion? lover? boyfriend? is what made if calming and I wouldn't want to move to any other location. I loved being close to Michael and I felt like I was actually home in his embrace.

We stayed in silence, allowing the stereo Michael had brought play Sleeping With Sirens softly in the distance, for only awhile. Michael played with my hair softly before he spoke up.

"Soph, I was wonder-wondering, like maybe if you would want to- only if you want to -I don't know," Michael stuttered and I knew what he was asking was going to be big, Michael rarely stuttered and if he did it was because he was nervous.

"Just spit it out Michael. The worst thing that could happen is that I say no," I said teasingly but as soon as I saw Michael's face, I knew I said the wrong thing. He looked paler if that was even possible.

"Michael, I was just kidding. Please ask me what you wanted to ask me," I begged, placing a soft kiss to his jawline in prayers that he'd calm down. Michael soon pushed me out of his lap so I was sitting in front of him and could watch his every move. He nervously chewed on his nails and his cheeks were bright red from blushing.

"Okay, okay. I can do this. Sophia Rose, willyoubemygirlfriend?" Michael rushed everything out in one breath and mumbled so I couldn't hear him.

"Michael, I couldn't hear you. Please ask me again," I said, confused on why Michael's face turned red.

"Seriously? I have to go through that again?" Michael asked and I just nodded my head, smiling widely at his annoyed expression.

"Sophie Rose," Michael said slowly, "Will-You-Be-My-Girlfriend?"

It took a moment for me to process what he had said but once I did, I said "yes" rather loudly and pounced into his lap. I hugged him and he fell backwards at my sudden force, making both of us laugh as we had our limbs entangled together. I pressed light kisses randomly to his face and he was laughing at the tickling sensation they left behind.

I watched as he wrapped his arms around me and I was cuddled into his side. This was probably my most favorite nights in Australia so far and I honestly didn't think I ever wanted to go home.

It was ultimately perfect and I wouldn't trade what was going for me for anything. I couldn't be happier with my life at the moment.

Michael and I stayed out until nearly 3 am, casually drinking wine out of the bottle and dancing and singing along to the songs that were playing from the stereo while being borderline drunk. I love the way Michael and I had danced under the stars and how he would softly song to me and how he would laugh at me when I would try to sing back. It was the perfect night.

It was all very cliché and honestly, I didn't expect anything else from Michael. But considering what has happened between us since I got to Australia, it was still a night I wouldn't ever, couldn't ever forget.

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HI GUYS. I'm finally back from Europe and that's why it's taken forever for me to update. There's going to be a sort of long authors note just to inform you on what's going on. I'm so sad but I think there's only going to be five or so more chapters with an epilogue left in this book because I've been working on it for over a year and I feel like the ending is long overdue. I honestly almost ended it at this chapter but I thought it'd be rude.

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