Station 126

10 : Moving In

"I-I'm not-all of a sudden?" I stutter.

"I just-I thought you wanted this-" Blake asks.

"I do." I say quickly. "I really do, it's just, I wasn't expecting that today."

"I know. I probably should have talked to you-"

"No, no, it's okay."

"So...yes or no?"

I smile, and nod. "Yes." I say. "I'll move in with you."

"Yes!"

He leans closer to me and we kiss.

****

I draw circles onto Blake's chest. He sighs in his sleep, pulling me closer to him. We are currently in bed. I don't think I have to tell you why... Anyways, moving on.

"I love you, Lia." he mumbles in his sleep.

I freeze. We've never said that to each other. A few moments later, I look up at him, sleeping peacefully.

"I love you too."

****

I wake up to find Blake's arm wrapped around me protectively. I stare at him, sleeping peacefully, and sigh lightly.

"Take a picture, it'll last longer." he says.

I jump, scared out of my mind.

"You scared me!" I exclaim.

"Hmm." he groans, pulling me closer to him.

After a few minutes of just lying like that, I remember that we have a shift starting at 9.

"Babe." I say.

"Hmm?"

"We have a shift at 9." I remind him.

"Ughh."

"I have to go home before Dad has cops breaking down the door."

"Mmmm." he says, snuggling his face into the nook of my neck.

I close my eyes and sigh at the tingling feeling. Painfully pulling myself away from him, I take his hands off me. Giving him a quick peck on the lips, I get up and walk into the bathroom.

****

I walk into the house using my key.

"Hey." Dad says when I walk in.

"Hey." I greet him.

"Stayed over at Blake's?" he asks.

"Uh, yeah, we-uh-we were having-" I look up at him, "we were having a movie marathon and eating popcorn, and we just fell asleep." I finish quickly.

"You were having a movie marathon." Dad says, raising his eyebrows.

I nod. "Yeah."

"Hmm, okay."

It's silent now.

"He asked me to move in." I say, looking down.

"Oh. Well, what did you say?"

"Yes." I whisper. I'm reminded of when I was a kid, and I was scared Dad would yell at me for something.

"That's great Lia!" Dad exclaims.

I look up at him, a bit surprised.

"Really?" I ask.

"Yeah! TK moved in with Carlos at your age. They got married about ten months later."