august 3rd
messages
RUDY - PANCOW
MAISON - MACIE🦋
PANCOW
hey
MACIE🦋
hello there
PANCOW
milkshakes?
MACIE🦋
yeah!!
PANCOW
cool i'm outside
MACIE🦋
be out in a sec
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ɪ ᴡɪᴘᴇ ᴡʜɪᴘ cream off my nose as rudy giggles adorably around his straw. "you're awful." i say though there's no truth in my words.
"sorry." he giggles again.
i resume drinking my milkshake and gazing at the sunset. it was beautiful out tonight. it was also a tuesday so the parking lot was near empty and the beach totally deserted.
rudy and i sat in the trunk of his car, leaning against the back seats. it was peaceful just sitting here with him, watching pastel colors decorate the sky while the sound of waves brushing the shore provided music. nature was so naturally beautiful.
"hey mac?" rudy questions shakily.
i furrow my brows and turn my head.
he's nervous. his tongue keeps darting out to swipe over his lips and he's wringing his hat in his hands. if i wasn't such a coward i'd lean over and kiss him right here right now. he was so hot yet adorable at the same time and it simply wasn't fair.
"what's up?" i voice. i set my shake in the cup holder beside me in order to switch the way i was sitting. i'm now sitting criss-cross while facing him, posture slouched, hands in my lap.
"i need to tell you something." he mumbles. his head is down, eyes glued to his hands. i hoped it was whatever he tried telling me before we ordered. he seemed so excited and then a worker interrupted him. he hadn't tried to tell me again since. i thought about bringing it up but decided against it. he needed to do it when he was comfortable.
i played with my rings while i waited for him to find the courage to speak again.
i almost thought he wasn't going to speak again until he blurted, "i like you."
my heart jumped to my throat and i struggled to find words to reply. am i dreaming?
"mac?" he asks shyly.
no time better than the present maison, spit it out!
"i like you too." i announced.
rudy's head snapped up, cerulean blue eyes wide with shock and disbelief. "i-i had a plan but i wasn't expecting you to say it back so. . ." he trailed off. his cheeks were pink and he still wouldn't look at me. aw baby must've been so nervous.
"i wasn't expecting you to say it all." i offer in response. my cheeks feel a little hot so i can only imagine how red they are.
rudy suddenly looks up at me. "you didn't expect anything at all?"
i shake my head. "did you?" i inquire. i internally smack myself. what kind of stupid question-
"uh, no. but i hoped."
my cheeks burned and i ducked my head shyly. i regret putting my hair up in a bun now. my hair can't cover my face.
"so. . ." i trail off. "what now?"
rudy's silent. his eyes light up after a moment and he gives me a little smirk that makes my heart pound. "when's austin expecting you home?"
"um," i stutter. "probably late. i don't know. why?"
his smirk widens into a grin. he crawls to the edge of the car and clasps his hands around my ankles. he drags me to the edge and throws me over his shoulder making me squeal.
"rudy!" i laugh, wrapping my arms around his torso. he grabs his keys and closes the trunk. "where are we going?"
"swimming!" he says cheerfully.
"in this?" i question incredulously.
"yup." he affirms. he tickles me all the way down to the beach. i can tell he's smiling as i laugh and try very poorly to escape from his hold.
he sets me down gently on the sand. as if speaking telepathically, we rid ourselves of our shoes, socks, and jumpers. he strips his shirt off as well and i try not to drool over his abs as i pull my sweats off. they'd been a little loose when i bought them and i still hadn't grown into them so i always wore spandex under this pair.
"are you taking your necklaces off?" rudy asks. he appears to have a little halo around him. his hair is messy but glows as the sun settles behind him. it almost makes me want to kiss him.
pfft who am i kidding? everything he does makes me want to kiss him.
"no?" i answer, touching them defensively out of habit.
"cool." he grins. he scoops me up, bridal style this time, and carries me down to the water shrieking with laughter. he throws me in carelessly and then dives towards me straight after as if regretting it. he's used to roughhousing with me, not being gentle. even though when we played around he was always careful not to hurt me.
"it's cold!" i whine as i surface. he laughs and swims closer. we'd been pulled out enough to where i couldn't stand anymore. the water lapped at his chin but he seemed fine. i swam over to him and clasped my arms around his neck, forcing him to hold my shivering body.
he had no complaints as his arms slid around my thighs, pulling my legs up so i was wrapped around him like a koala.
"this is not how i imagined tonight going but i like it." he mentions. he nuzzles his head into my neck.
"how did you imagine it?"
"uh, a very awkward one sided conversation and then me taking you home." he mumbled.
i press a hand to either side of his neck and gently pull his face up parallel to mine. "you really had no idea?"
he shook his head though barely. it was as if he was scared i'd let go. i slide my hands up his skin and into his hair, threading my fingers through the strands, tugging lightly. he groans and flushes a dark red after realizing what he did. i just chuckle and make a mental note.
"like i said; i hoped but never actually saw you reciprocating feelings." his body tensed as i slid my hands down the back of his neck and rested my arms on his collarbones, intertwining my fingers behind his head.
i don't know why i was so touchy all of the sudden.
"oh shit." he curses. "what about elaine?"
i wince. "uh about that. we kinda already talked about you."
he tilts his head at me curiously. i explain the whole thing to him, noticing the way his grip around me tightens when i mention i cried.
"i knew you guys were crying but the stupid fucking dumbasses said "oh don't worry about it i'm sure they're fine." idiots!" he rants.
"how did you know i was crying?"
he smiles shyly. "i may or may not have been watching you." oh my gosh my heart.
"you're too cute for your own good." i tell him.
he pulls a face. "says you. you literally had me crushing and you didn't even do anything but be you're cute, beautiful, little self."
i blush again and hide my face in his neck. i swear my heart is going to beat out of my chest.
we sway in silence for a long time, just enjoying each other's company. i could've fallen asleep with him holding me if i'm being honest.
his voice brings me out of my daze. "when did you start uh. . .?" he stopped but i understood what he meant.
"the day we were out here by ourselves. i don't know why but the way you were holding onto my ankle so we wouldn't get separated was cute. you made me feel safe." i shrug, trying to be as nonchalant as possible. i feel him smile into my hair.
"mine was when you pried us all off of austin on the chateau's porch that day. you did it with no effort and i was like "woah. that was kinda hot" and then the next day i couldn't get you out of my head."
i smirk, straightening up. i tried to ignore my heart pounding in my chest. i remember that day clearly. it was months ago! that means he's been crushing for awhile. way longer than i have.
"i am pretty hot aren't i?" i joke.
rudy rolls his eyes but laughs. "the hottest." he plays along.
i tap my fingers on his biceps. his very nice biceps.
"well," i continue. "do you think you can take your very hot and very hungry crush to chick fil a?" i press my lips together and raise my eyebrows hopefully.
he smiles at me, eyes flickering over my face for a minute. "i think i can do that."
we laugh the whole way back to his car, fake boxing each other with what's left of our dry clothing.
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