Touch Me

Adoration

Kevin and I went home a few days early. After the incident in the town, we were both fairly shaken up, myself more so than him. We just didn't feel entirely safe there unless we were at his house. Once we were off that farm, we were afraid to even smile at each other for too long.

I wish we could've stayed as long as we'd hoped. We really loved being with Kevin's grandfather. But I was having daily nightmares about what happened. And neither of us felt comfortable being with each other outside the house anymore. Even at night.
With a heavy heart, we went home.

Our new apartment was strange. I like it, of course, but I was still kind of used to the old house. It's nice, though.

It kind of reminds me of me and Kevin's first apartment together. Tiny, but not cramped. It was the right size for us. We didn't need a lot of space.
I loved Kevin and I's first apartment. It wasn't a whole lot, but it was ours. And it was nice. Our first place together.

And this was a similar place. I liked it quite a lot, actually.

The walls were white, our bedroom and living room carpeted, but the kitchen and bathroom, tile.

Frida seemed to like it here. Her bed is right below the window, so she can see the outside whenever she wants.

It's a lovely place. But of course, we miss living near his mom.

It was a tough change, but a rewarding one.

Kevin seemed so happy here. And I liked it here too. Truthfully, even if I didn't like it here, seeing Kevin doing so well both in his job, and in his day to day life, it's worth it. He has more energy, and when he comes home from work, he's all smiles.

"Baby!!" He called out as he walked into our apartment

"Kevin!" I cheered, a wide smile now on my face

He put down his keys on the table, and I rushed over to him. He immediately wrapped me in a hug, leaving a kiss on my cheek.

"How was work?"

"It was great" he beamed "how was your day?"

"It was pretty good. Great, now that you're home."

"You're cute..."

"I made dinner!"

"You did?"

"Yeah!"

"Gosh, you're the best. What'd you make?" He asked, walking over to the stove.

"Just some chicken and rice.. we didn't have much food, we gotta go to the store" I chuckled

"Thank you for dinner, I'm starving" he loosened his tie a bit, before grabbing a plate

I let him get his dinner first, so I could fix my own plate after him, but the first thing he did after putting food on a plate, was hand it to me.

"Oh- thank you, Kevvy"

"You made us dinner, the literal least I can do is serve it for you"

"It's very sweet.."

"Hardly. Did anything interesting happen today?"

"Not really. Our neighbor down the hall, Mrs. Crawford, she brought us some banana bread she'd made"

"Really?"

"Yeah! She said it was a late housewarming gift."

"She's so kind.. we should send her a thank you. I don't know, maybe some cookies?"

He leaned his hip against the counter, picking up the fork

"That's a great idea! Also, sit down, you have nowhere to be"