𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐁𝐨𝐨𝐤 𝐒𝐡𝐨𝐩//𝐌𝐜𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐧𝐨𝐧 𝐕𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧//

Thirty four

john

john woke up the next morning to the sound of pauls alarm clock ringing from the kitchen. something he told john he did to force himself out of bed in the mornings to turn off. he had set it for nine in order to leave enough time to get ready and get john home to change before picking carly up at eleven thirty. John woke up to find pauls head resting on his chest and his arm draped over johns waist, johns arms were wrapped tightly around pauls back. just as john began to wake up properly paul began to stir also. "goodmorning," john whispered down to him, "morning," paul said groggily hiding his head in johns chest in annoyance of waking up. "not a morning person then?" he said his voice raspy from having just woke up. Paul shook his head furiously before sitting up slowly and wiping his eyes, "how'd you sleep?" He asked sounding just as raspy as john. "better than usual," he grinned, "how about you?" "really good," paul grinned back. He pushed the duvet off of his legs and had seen his baggy shirt had rid all up his leg exposing pretty much all of his thigh, he quickly pulled it down and embarrassedly avoided johns eyes. Paul climbed over johns legs and got off of his bed and walking to his bedroom door. john stretched out on the bed exaggerating his movements making paul chuckle at him, he climbed out of the bed himself and followed him to the bedroom door where he lead the way to the kitchen. hastily paul turned the alarm clock off wanting to get rid of the awful sound ringing out. "i would offer you breakfast but i have nothing in, ive got to go shopping after the carnival," paul said opening his fridge and realising he had nothing to eat. "i don't eat breakfast anyway," john replied amused at how unorganised he was. "you can go back to sleep for a while if you like? i need a shower and things so i'll be a while." he didn't respond to Paul just nodded acknowledging what he said. He walked away from john and headed towards the bathroom. john decided to just go and lay on his bed, he picked up one of his music magazines that lay on the floor and climbed onto his bed to begin reading it. Paul showered quickly, washing his hair and shaving his face took him around half an hour. afterwards he got out and wrapped a towel around his waist. Paul quickly realised he'd forgotten to bring his clothes into the bathroom with him, so sheepishly he walked out and held the towel tighter than he'd ever held anything before. he walked into the bedroom hair still wet and dripping quietly hoping that john had gone to sleep like he'd suggested. instead paul walked in to find him sprawled across his bed reading one of his magazines. Johns eyes flicked up at the sound of the bedroom door creaking open, paul poked his head round and said "uh i forgot my clothes could you pass them me please?" Paul felt nervous as he pointed to the outfit he'd hung up on the outside of his wardrobe with his underwear wrapped around the neck of the hanger. john smirked at him amused as he stood up at went to get it for him. he couldn't help but think about how cute paul looked in him natural element, his hair wet and not being straightened or curled, sticking out every direction. making his way back over to him paul embarrassedly took it off him but john didn't let go, he looked up at john furrowing his eyebrows as john peered down onto him. "what are you doing?" He asked. "do you know how adorable you look right now?" John continued smirking, paul rolled his eyes and tried to pull the hanger out of johns hand whilst still holding his towel to his waist, "john come on, i need to get changed so we can get carly in time," he said. "kiss me first," he pouted, "john," paul whined, "come on." Paul leaned against the doorframe, making john look down onto the fact he was only wearing a small towel around his waist. he passed paul the hanger and said, "fine but only because i expect all the kisses when you come back." Paul hid his smile whilst rolling his eyes at him being so cringe and muttered a thank you. john walked back to the bed and plonked himself on it staring absentmindedly at the ceiling as he couldn't help thinking of the effects this boy had on him by just looking at him. his whole body would tingle and his cheeks would tint red if paul ever caught him staring. something he'd never done is experience butterflies or blushing but around him he couldn't help but only feel and experience that. around ten minutes later paul walked back into his bedroom wearing a pair of black skinny jeans with a see through green button up with some buttons undone and tie but not fully done (like the picture above). he'd left his hair curled again(like the picture). he walked straight in front of the mirror not acknowledging john and began looking at himself from all angles with a frown on his face. "what's wrong?" john asked from his bed propping himself up with his elbows beneath his back. He huffed and turned to face john with his hands on his hips, "do i look like a rectangle?" john let out a small laugh but quickly stopped when he realised paul was being serious, "what?" He turned back into the mirror, "i look so rectangular, i've got no shape. i look like a cardboard box with arms and legs." "come on now don't talk about yourself like that, you look beautiful," john stood up and walked behind him to look at paul in the reflection. "no, john look at me. i'm the epitome of a plain jane, i have nothing special about me, i have a five year old boys body, and my hairs so scruffy" he fiddled with his shirt, tucking it out him pants and then back in huffing in between. He turned to john with a sadness in his eyes and said, "how could you even think that i'm beautiful, i'm nothing short of disgusting." john hated to hear the words coming out of his mouth. he shook his head furiously, "Paulie i don't lie, i've never lied to you, and i think you're absolutely the most beautiful man i've ever seen," paul looked down and started to fidget with his rings, "and for the record i'm saying that equally about your scruffy hair and rectangular body," he used quotation marks around scruffy and rectangular to prove he doesn't think that. "i truly wish i could see what you see but i don't," paul replied quietly. "take my word for it then, and i'll show you just how beautiful you are," he put his hands on pauls hips and turned him round back to look in the mirror, "your eyes got me first, they're so big and bright, i was worried you'd stare right into my soul," chuckling he carried on, "and your nose scrunches up in the most adorable way when you laugh, but also gets extremely red when you cry. i won't even start on those lips of yours because wow," he spoke cheesily as paul let his mouth break into a small grin as he elbowed john. "your hair is natural, nowadays all the people copy each other to have the same style and color but you don't fuss over it," he moved his arms around to pauls front and rested his head on his shoulder, "and i think your body is simply beautiful, just as beautiful as the rest of you. don't put yourself down like this paul." john watched him in the mirror as he began to look up at his reflection meeting his eyes, paul rested his hands on top of johns and leaned his head against his. "you mean it?" he said, "always," he licked his lips as paul turned around to him, "why do you think like this about yourself?" he spoke quietly. "i don't have any other reason to think differently," he said as if it were the simplest thing in the world. "i'll change your mind," he grinned toothily at paul . he just rolled his eyes and wrapped his arms around johns waist pulling him into a hug, taking him by surprise but quickly responding. he let his head rest on top of pauls for a minute or so before paul pulled away and said they need to leave to pick carly up in time and for him to change. john suggested he pick up carly whilst he changed which paul thought was a very good idea. before they reached the door paul turned around making john nearly knock him over, paul looked up at him and kissed him on the lips, john completely taken by surprise took a few seconds to respond. he pulled away with the same confused expression, paul just smiled at him and said, "as promised." and so their journey began.
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