Forever

Morning Kiss

CRYSTAL'S POV:

The next day, I awoke yawning and blinking. I noticed I felt tired even though I had gotten a full sleep. I went to bed rather early to be honest. I look over to my side and I see Theo lying there comfortably, and it makes me smile.

I then sigh as my mind wanders to the fact that I think he's depressed. He's been really down lately, and he's been acting different than his normal, lively self, and I can't help but feel bad for him. I know what it feels like and it isn't nice. I wouldn't inflict it on anyone, especially not any of my family. Especially not Theo..

I lean over, and I wrap one arm around him. He faces his back to me. I squeeze him tightly into a hug and I start playing with his hair as he continues to sleep soundly. I yawn and my eyes start to go heavy, feeling tired again as I lay next to him, caressing his hair, twirling random strands on the tip of my finger. I then lean my head on his shoulder, and I close my eyes. My eyelids are pictured with him, and it makes me smile for a bit. But for a moment I can't help but think how much I miss his pretty little smile. His real one, when he wasn't faking his happiness for me.

And that was when suddenly, I felt a movement beneath me, and I saw Theo's tired eyes catch mine. My eyes widen and I giggle softly. "Good morning, sorry if I woke you.." And I rub his arm a bit reassuringly.

He nods, and smiles a bit. "It's ok." he replies as he rubs his eyes, turning over a moment later so I could now see his face.

I stared into his eyes, and I suddenly had a burning desire to just give him a big kiss on the lips. His smile makes me feel like I'm going insane, but I can't tell if it's real or not this time. He stares back at me too, and we both fall silent. He looks horribly tired. It confuses me a bit.

"Did you sleep ok last night, Theo?" I ask him, inching myself closer to him, wanting him to wrap his warm arms around me, which he does.

He doesn't reply for a second, before he sighs. "Not really." he says. "I didn't sleep that well last night, no. I kept waking up."

My heart sinks at this. I wonder how many times he's woken up in the middle of the night. "Do you remember how many times you woke up, or?" But he just shakes his head and I bite my lip, looking away, but notice that I can't stop staring at his lips.

"Theo?" I say, trying to get closer to him. I wanted to be as close to him as possible. I wanted all the cuddles he could possibly offer me.

"Yes?" he replies, turning his head towards me, and this is when I notice he's got a bed head which makes me giggle a bit.

I clear my throat and smile a bit, inching my face closer to his. I felt my cheeks go warm as he smiled back at me, knowing what I was trying to do. I could tell it was a real smile this time, making my heart jump.

I sit up a bit and I lean into him more, before our lips meet and we share a long but soft and gentle kiss, and for some reason his lips taste like cherries. It makes my heart flutter as I feel him run his hands through my short brown hair, putting it behind my ears as he continues to kiss me as if I was fragile and could break easily.

I get on top of him more and we start sharing a bit more intense of a kiss, and he sits up which allows me to wrap both my arms around his neck lovingly.

This goes on for a while until we both part from the kiss, breathing heavily. I smile at him and giggle a bit, and he seems to return the laugh for once, which makes me realise there is still a small spark left to his happiness. I look into his different coloured eyes and I then lean up against him, kissing him on the forehead and resting my head on his shoulder.

I know it might take a while, but I know I can do it. I'll help Theo through what he's going through and I'll make sure he knows I'll be there for him no matter what, even if that means through kisses.

"I love you." I whisper, looking up at him as I give him another cheeky kiss on the cheek, and he smirks back at me.

"I love you too." That spark is still there. Somewhere.