Step of Faith

Chapter XVII: Thigh pincher

"I'm Isabella but friends call me Izzy," she introduces herself while sliding strands of her hair behind her ears.

"And I'm Gemma, some people call me Gem, so you can choose whichever you like best," she embraces me in a hug.

We walk deeper into the house and I pay attention to the rooms we pass through. The living room feels warm with all of the colors. There are family pictures above the fireplace as well as a shelf full of books. Clearly, this family loves to read.

The dining room has a long table in the middle of it and it's partly set with utensils. I assume that his mom is just starting to make the food since it's early but the house smells wonderful already.

We walk into the kitchen and a smiling woman with the same shade of black hair comes into view. When her gaze connects with her son, her eyes immediately light up and she walks up to him pulling Theo into a tight hug.

I smiled at the scene of the family before me. They seemed so sweet and fond of each other. As well as, looked like they were different forms of each other but the same person at the same time.

She pulled back and looked toward me. Her smile never falling. She pulled me into a hug and I wrapped my hands around her too.

"You must be Blair, so great to finally meet you. I've heard a lot," she pulls back and tilts her head at her son.

"Mom," Theo sighs rubbing his face.

"You too, Mrs. Grayson," I smile back at her.

"Oh, stop it. I'm allowed to tell your girlfriend that, I'm Natalia by the way so no need for the Mrs nonsense," she pats my shoulders and walks back to the stove, "Feel at home, dear. And you'll be sleeping in Theo's room, I hope that's not a problem."

"Not at all," I shake my head. Theo walks up to me and snatches two cookies from the plate placed on the counter. He shoves one into my hand.

"Girlfriend?" I whisper.

"Do you want to be?" He leans down to my ear to place a kiss on it. I nod and a shiver runs up my spine when he brushes my hair out of my face.

He gives me a tour of his house. The second-floor hallway wall is all covered in frames of their family. His whole family seems extremely lovely. And my heart flutters a little bit.

I never had the lovey-dovey family life everyone dreamed of. I had a life where I was made to think that being a parent is an obligation pushed onto someone when they have unprotected sex.

I wasn't a planned child. They only wanted one and Spencer was already a star child. So when the news of me being in my mother's womb was found out my parents strongly contemplated if having me was the right decision.

Clearly, they had me since I'm here and breathing. But I was often reminded that they sometimes wished I wasn't. Tip for the future, don't have children if you're not going to love them.

Theo intertwining our fingers snapped me out of my thoughts. He took my hand and pulled me toward the end of the hallway.

I chuckle when he opens the door to his room. He has Star Wars posters all across his walls and the bookshelf is overstacked to the brim. His duvet is pitch black as expected and his dresser is overstacked with Marvel figurines.

"You are such a nerd, Gray," I walk over and run my fingers over his book spines. I notice that the Chronicles of Narnia are here too. His favorite books.

He doesn't say anything and I turn around to see what's got him so deep in thought. He's leaning against the doorframe with a dimpled smile on his face.

"What?" I ask him as he looks at me.

"Just having you in my room makes me happy, you look so fucking beautiful in my room," He looks at me like he never has before. He steps into the room and comes up to me.

"It's fast and unexpected, and maybe I should wait because this is our first unofficial date but I don't give a shit. I know that I want you to be my girlfriend, not now but in a while when both of us are ready. I just wanted you to know that," Theo cups my jaw.

"I also want you to be my boyfriend in a while," I look at his cute dimples.

His lips connect with mine. He tastes like honey and jelly donuts. And most of all he tastes like Theo. Like the lips I want to have on mine all the time, every second of the day.

My Theo.

A/N: Went MIA once again, but I'm okay.

I was in quarantine last week which made me have so many missed assignments. And this week I'm sick so double homicide, I guess.

I hope you liked today's chapter, cute Blair and Theo moments are my favorite thing and we should come up with a ship name together.

Otherwise, how is everyone doing?

Kisses, hugs, and mini jelly donuts, Helena <3