Poppy's P.O.V
I woke up to light knocking on my door. I blinked my tired eyes as I then rubbed them to be fully awake. I yawned as I sat up, I still felt so sleepy because I Hartley and I face timed for hours last night and now that I think about it, I don't really think we hung up on each other. My focus then came back to the knocking, "Yes?" I asked and I heard a cough before my door opened and I saw Max appear.
I gave him a smile and he seemed surprised at it because he just kept staring at me for a few seconds before he shook his head and gave me a smile, "Breakfast is ready mam" he said kindly and I nodded at him, I watched as he was just about to leave but I cleared my throat silently telling him to stop. He turned around expectantly, probably waiting for a demand but I smiled at him hoping it came out a nice smile before I spoke, "Call me Poppy" I told him and again he seemed shocked but I just giggled and swung my legs over my bed to get ready for school.
I now choose my own outfits to go to school in because I felt like one of the maids were really going to commit murder by killing me if I shouted at them any longer and because I just got tired at shouting at them. Once I've chosen my outfit and carried it towards my enormous bathroom, I jumped into the already warm spray of the shower, sighing with content as it ran down my body.
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"Tell me!" I whined into her ear as we sat in the cafeteria for lunch, she chuckled before she again shook her head "no". I pouted as I then wrapped my arms around her neck and pulled her more into me, she then wrapped her arm around my waist.
"Why?" I whispered into her ear as I then kissed the shell of it, I felt a shiver and I smiled adoringly at the way I affected her. "Because it's embarrassing" she again said and I huffed before my eyes caught a familiar figure of a goofy boy walking towards us, a plan was made in motion inside my mind as he came closer and on his seat, greeting Hartley and I with a smile.
"Richie?" I addressed him as he was taking out his lunch from his bag and he gave me his attention to which I smiled at him and he started to look at me weirdly, figures I probably have the "tell me what I need to know or I'll kill you" smile on. "What happened this morning?" I asked him and I made sure to emphasize on the word morning. Instantly he had a look in his eyes as they darted to Hartley.
Hartley started squirming in my arms and I giggled as she glared at Richie as if daring him to tell me. However, my eyes were hell of a lot intimidating than hers. "Uh, w-well--" he kept on stuttering so I reached my right out and kicked him right in the shin, immediately he blurted, "A dog bit Hartley in the tush over the weekend that's why she's sore and doesn't want to tell you because she doesn't want you to laugh at her!" he painfully said as it looked like he was gripping his shin.
I sat there nearly on sitting on Hartley's lap which she still is squirming as I stared at him and then my eyes moved to the side of me, gazing at the short blonde haired girl who was looking at anything to avoid my eyes, her face had become so red. I felt like time had stopped, exactly like moments in the films series the matrix where there were moments in fighting scenes that the were in slow motion. It felt exactly like that as I slowly smiled at her and I reached down and held her chin in my hand lifting her face to look at me.
Total humiliation and embarrassment was seen in those galaxy like green eyes and instantly my heart kicked into overdrive. Emotions after emotions were running through me and I then slowly closed my eyes as I descended towards her, desperately wanting to kiss her. And finally my heart gave in, my stomach lit up with every butterflies and dragonflies out there as I felt her soft lips against mine. Immediately I became hungry, not hungry for food, no, hungry for her and all that she is.
Our lips moved together gently, sensually then it picked up pace as if we were at a nightclub, heavily intoxicated in each other's bodies. I could hear a slight groan escape her as one of my hands grazed her lower region, already feeling a hard bul- "Hey! Aye! Aye! Cut it out you two! Shit man this isn't porn hub!" I heard Richie distinctly say at the back of my mind and that's when we both broke away from each other as we leaned our foreheads together as we both took deep breaths.
"Jeez you two were acting like werewolves when in heat!" Richie exaggeratedly said again and we still didn't acknowledge him. My eyes were still closed as I leaned my forehead against hers, my heart was going crazy as if it's loud boisterous beats were saying, "she's the one" over and over again. After a couple of minutes, I finally opened my eyes and instantly blushed as I saw she was already looking at me, with..tenderness and gentleness in her eyes. No one has ever looked at me in that way...even my parents.
Eventually I hid my face in her neck as I felt like the heat in my face wouldn't go down unless she stopped looking at me. I heard her slight laughter as she caressed my back. "Show me" I whispered into her neck as I cuddled close to her, she immediately tensed up under my arms and I smiled as she started to stutter, "W-why? It's all patched up and it's gross" she finished but I ended up shaking my head as her words went through one ear and out the other.
"She seriously telling you the honest truth Poppy, you wouldn't want to see that bite" Richie butted in and I looked at him before I felt my eyes had become naturally set on him as I gave him my bitch stare, "You're not allowed to look at her fucking butt-" I then turned to Hartley as I looked down at her, "He's not allowed to look at your fucking butt" I told her seriously but she seemed to not take it seriously because she smiled at me before I jumped as she subtly patted my ass as if saying, "alright baby, sure".
I'll make you take me seriously Hartley Aurora McCraw was my last thought before I got off her lap and stood up, then I grabbed her hand before I dragged her behind me as I made my way out the cafeteria hearing countless complaints coming from her. I dragged her until we made it to the girls restroom and as we walked inside I saw two prissy girls that were in our year touching up there make up.
"Why are you guys still standing there? I've walked in a minute ago and you're still trying to cake your face up. Out!" I yelled out to which I received the most bitchiest stares from them and the only thing holding me back from bitch slapping them was Hartley's warm hand in mine. After the two high class bitches left the restroom, I turned around and locked it. "Can you stop dragging my hand like a rag doll? My butt hurts a-" "Show me right now" I interrupted her as I turned around and crossed my arms.
"Not this again" she said annoyed and I raised my eyebrows at her attitude, we stared at each other for a long while until she then sighed and turned around as she seemed to unbuckle her belt. My heart beat strangely increased and I bit my lip as I checked her out from head to toe and look at that firm ass! I thought.
"Can you stop?" I heard her say shyly and I looked at her to see her looking at me from over her shoulder, I smiled before I rolled my eyes at her playfully. She then carefully pulled down the back of her pants and I walked a little closer, she pulled her jeans plus her boxers to show me half of her right cheek but holy fuck me, it was the most beautiful right butt cheek I've ever seen, pale and so beautiful, I could just imagine me grabbing onto it when she f- "Is it that bad baby?" I heard Hartley ask and instantly I blushed deep red from my explicit thoughts and came to the matters at hand.
I could clearly see where the dog bit her and it was nurse fully patched up, I could still see that it must have hurt like a bitch because just as I was a hair strand away from touching around the patched up wound, she jumped and asked me not to, I understood because I too didn't want to hurt my baby, "My poor baby" I said softly into her ear and I heard her clear her throat as I watched a blush start to adorned her cheeks.
I then saw that she was going to lift her pants and boxers up but I stopped her, "Let me get that for you" I whispered into her ear as I pressed my front into her back, I knew she could feel my breast because she instantly moaned. While she was blushing, I looked down and actually started to pull her pants and boxers up, extra carefully when going over her wound.
I for the life of me never imagined myself doing this to anybody, not even to my husband who I thought I was going to marry in the future yet here I am, wanting to take care of the girl in front of me to the best of my abilities.
Hartley's P.O.V
"Come over when you're free" she whispered in my ear as I sat in my truck ready to leave school at the end of the day. I felt my breath caught as I breathed in her delicate shampoo scent that she always uses plus her perfume that she always wear. After I regained my breath as it seemed that an invisible force had sucked it right out of me, I leaned up against my window as she was already leaning in and I smiled before I propped myself up and kissed her gently on her lips.
"You got it pretty lady" I whispered against her lips as I sat back down and I watched as her beautiful self blushed before she turned around without another word and stuttered back to her limo that was waiting for her. I watched as her driver opened her door and with one more glance back at me with a flirty wink, she got in her limo. I shook my head as I thought I was the most luckiest girl out there. God I was so lucky.
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"Ma, I got din din" I yelled through the house as I closed our front door. I heard slight rummaging in our living room so I made my way there, it was near the kitchen anyways. When I walked through I watched her on her favorite love seat as she held a cup of I'm guessing tea in her hand and she was watching family feud.
"When is that man going to annoy you?" I asked her curiously as I sat the Thai takeaway food on our two person table. "You only get annoyed with him because you can't understand his jokes, Steve Harvey is one funny man" she commented as she smiled back at me over her shoulder. "If you wanted jokes then you could have asked me" I retorted and I smiled as she chortled at what I said, she still looked so beautiful even with being bald now.
She started to feel more comfortable without the bandanna around her head around last week and I was so proud of her. A part of was proud of the whole bandanna thing but I was also proud that she is still standing strong, weak yes, but very strong and that's all I could ask from my ma.
"What we got?" she asked me as she rose from her love seat and made her way over to me. I started taking out the separate Thai containers of hot food before I spoke, "Thai food, your favorite" I told her and I received a happy "yes" before she came next to me and pulled me into her chest, "Merci ma princesse" she said softly in french and I nodded as I hugged her back, "Anything for you Ma" I responded back.
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"Goodnight Ma" I told her as I then bent down and planted a kiss on her forehead, she looked up at me sleepily before giving me a smile. I then stepped back and one more look towards her before I stepped out her room and closed her door gently. I hummed lowly as I made my way into my room, not to sleep but to grab my keys and my phone. After grabbing my phone and keys, I quietly made my way out the house, locking the door from the outside with the spare key that I had. Getting into my truck, I stuck in the key before I turned it as I made sure my right leg was on the brake and my left was pushed down onto the clutch.
Starting up my baby, I shifted into reverse and backed out of our driveway and onto our street, I then sifted the gear into first and made my way down my street, already picturing her steel like gray eyes in my mind, so beautiful was my last thought as I concentrated on driving.
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"You made it" Poppy squealed quietly into my ear after she practically jumped on me, expecting me to catch her without falling forward. I mentally said a thank you to god for making me more stronger then I looked so I catched her perfectly into my arms. I laughed as I made my way into her mansion of a house with her still on me as I then kicked the door close with my feet.
"Where to m'lady" I whispered and she smiled before she looked down at me, she caressed my cheeks before she spoke, "the theater room" she whispered and I nodded before I naturally made my way to where the theater room was, I've been in this house more than a couple of times so I kind of know where everything was. When we got to her enormous theater room, I had put her down and gazed as she made her way over to her major DVD collection.
My girl has an old school vibe, I fudging adore that. "Just Friends? acted by Ryan Reynolds?" she asked me as I still gazed at her and I blindly nodded not really sure what she was asking me. I kicked off my boots before I climbed on one of her black leather recliners instantly feeling so comfortable. I chuckled as I watched Poppy turn around from inserting the DVD into the reader and as she turned around she seemed to trip over air.
She glared at me as I was still chuckling and she rolled her eyes before she came closer and stood right next to me, I instantly reached out and wrapped my arms around her waist as I looked up at her. "I want to sit on your lap as you wrap your arms around my waist but I'm scared I might hurt you" she said genuinely and I felt myself asking who this girl was compared to who I met a month or two ago.
I knew she was referring to the incident on my butt but I too wanted to hold her so I waved that off and knew I would have to deal with, as long as I got to hold her. "Come here baby" I spoke softly and she smiled before she climbed into my lap and laid her back against my front, I wrapped my arms around her upper waist and I smiled as I leaned my chin against her shoulder. She had scooted down a bit and was now caressing my jean clad legs. I then kissed her temple gently before my eyes focused towards the movie that was playing.
"S-stop!" I laughed out loud as I yelled at her to stop her from tickling me. She has no mercy, here I am with a wounded right cheek and she still wants to tickle me. She knows I'm extremely ticklish!. Suddenly she felt like she was in a ticklish mood twenty minutes into the movie and I was getting into it!. I laughed like a hysterical maniac as I tried to ward off those hands with those nails but she didn't stop, she laughed along with me.
"P-popp--y! S--top!" I gasped out loud as I was really trying hard to breathe in now. "Oh my god, baby I'm sorry" I heard Poppy's concerned voice say as she noticed my shortness of breath. She stopped immediately and cupped my face. I think I could have survived the ticklish torture more if I didn't have asthma when I was a kid because that made my childhood life a wreck.
I did a couple of breathing techniques and thanks to Miss Holmes over here as she caressed my cheeks softly, my heart rate started to calm down. After my breathing had calmed down and my heart, I opened my eyes and wrapped my arms around Poppy to reassure her that I was alright and it wasn't her fault.
"My birthday's coming up" Poppy brought up the topic and I looked into her grey eyes wondering why she brought this topic up but I nodded anyways, "Yeah? When?" I asked her, she smiled as she leaned in closer, "In three weeks" she said and I nodded like it was a normally thing to hear but holy fudge mentally I was racking my brain of anything that I could get her or make her and hopefully she likes it.
"Do you want to know what I want..from you? On my birthday?" she asked me and now I was even more curious so I sat up slightly and shook my head, I waited patiently as it seemed like she was getting flustered on telling me this so I leaned in and kissed her neck silently letting her know that I was all ears. "I--I want to be your girl" she whispers and I felt my heart stop.
My hands held her tighter against me as I felt my eyes close and I leaned against her chest, I finally came to realize that, that was all that i wanted to hear from Poppy in order for me to move onto the step with her, meaning an official relationship. There was just something about her actually confirming that she really wanted to be with me tipped off the hats for me so without thinking, I made my way to stand up, she getting the hint got off me and sat on the L shaped couch next to me.
I lifted my head and the expression on her face made me want to hold her in my arms for all eternity because she had a broken look on her face as if I was going to leave her, it was the complete opposite. I gulped before I looked right in her eyes and then I knelt down on one knee as I looked up at her.
Her sad eyes now were widened and I smiled before I cleared my throat, "When I met you, I literally thought I came across Cruella Deville an-" "Fucking asshole" she interrupted me angrily as she went to stand up and I immediately pushed her but gently on her her hips back down as I told her to wait and listen.
"As I was saying, I didn't like you at first but--that was always a lie and I knew that deep down within me. When I saw you with Matt at the racetrack, I wanted to impress you and see your face after I won. You and I both know that didn't go well but that didn't stop me from thinking about you, about your stunningly beautiful grey eyes down to your plump ruby lips and god that hair, that hair that always smells good and is the softest hair I've ever ran my hands through-"
I paused as I took in a deep breath and I wanted to tell her to not cry because it looked like she was just about to so I smiled at her before I reached over and took her hand, "What I'm trying to say is, I want you to be my girl and I want to be yours so--Poppy Raven Holmes will you be my girl?" I asked her and she spurted out cries to which I stood up and ready to embrace her but she beat me to it as she stood up and held me tightly to her.
"Y--e--Yes!" she stuttered in my ear as she was still crying and I felt my heart bloom with adoration to this girl in my arms. I rubbed her back gently as I whispered comforting words against her bare shoulder as I then kissed it with gentleness. I then felt a pair of hands grab my face before lifting it up and her lips had crashed into mine, I went to heaven and died all over again, her lips were my weakness even though the kiss was a bit salty due to the tears, it was still amazing.
"Tell me everything about you. I want to know you" She whispered in my ear then she held my hand and again sat down dragging me with her, she then gets back into my lap and I smiled as I wiped a few tears from her cheeks before I leaned in and kissed her cheek. "Okay, in one condition. You tell me everything about you too" I told her and she nodded enthusiastically. That night we shared secrets, story times from our childhood up until now but mostly we made the bond that connected us the first time we kiss grow impossibly more stronger.
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