Ember opens her eyes sleepily. She looks up at Jim who's body is still wrapped around her and smiles.
Jim smiles down at her and kisses her forehead.
"How long have you been awake?" Ember asks as she rolls onto her back and stretches her limbs.
Jim chuckles.
"Thirty minutes or something," Jim shrugs.
Ember nods and sits up.
She rubs her eyes and yawns.
Jim sits up as well and wraps his arms around her.
"What do you want to do today?" Jim breathes against her neck.
Ember shrugs.
"Swimming maybe," she suggests.
Jim nods his head.
"We can do that," Jim says.
Ember smiles.
"Cool," Ember chuckles.
Ember hops out of bed and Jim follows her out into his main room.
"Here let me grab your clothes," Jim says.
Ember nods and sits on the couch as Jim walks off into his Landry room.
Jim grabs her clothes from the dryer and brings them out to her.
"Thank you," she says when she grabs them.
Jim nods and walks into the kitchen to cook up some breakfast.
Ember stretches her arms as she walks into Jim's bathroom.
She pulls Jim's large shirt over her head and folds it neatly. She sets it down on the counter.
Ember grabs her pants and shirt from yesterday and puts them on.
She stares at her sleepy face in the mirror and frowns.
So ugly.
She sighs as she walks out of Jim's bathroom shutting off the light as she leaves.
She walks back out into Jim's main room and finds him in an apron, stirring something in a bowel.
Ember smiles at how cute Jim looks with an apron on.
"Can I help?" Ember asks as she stares up at Jim.
Jim smiles.
"Sure. I'm making pancakes. Can you grab out a griddle?" Jim asks.
Ember nods.
"It should be under there," Jim tells Ember as he points to one of the cabinet doors towards the bottom.
Ember crouches down and opens the door.
She peers inside and spots the griddle.
She grabs it out and then places it on the counter.
She plugs it into the outlet and turns it on so that it can preheat.
"Can I make a sauce?" Ember asks.
Jim nods.
Ember walks over to Jim's fridge and looks through it.
She grabs out some strawberries.
She then opens Jim's cupboard and grabs out some white sugar.
Ember grabs out a pot and places the strawberries in it. She turns on the facet and fills the pot with a bit of water.
Jim looks over and watches as she places the pot on the stove and turns on the burner.
He chuckles to himself at how cute Ember looks when she's concentrated.
Ember looks over and raises an eyebrow at Jim.
Jim laughs and sets down the bowl of batter that he's holding.
He walks over to Ember and kisses her on the cheek.
"What kind of sauce are you making?" Jim asks as Ember pours some sugar into the pot.
"A strawberry sauce," Ember shrugs as she grabs a spoon and stirs the pot.
Jim nods and watches the strawberries swirl around.
Ember sets the spoon down on a small side plate and waits for the strawberries to melt.
She looks over at Jim and watches as he pours the batter on the griddle.
Jim sets the bowl down and waits for the pancakes to be ready to flip.
He walks over to Ember and places his hands on her waist.
"You're really beautiful, you know that?" Jim complements.
Ember blushes but shakes her head.
"I'm not," she mumbles.
Jim picks her up so he can look directly into her eyes.
Ember wraps her legs around Jim and her arms find there way around his neck.
"You are stunning Ember. Don't doubt it," Jim says.
Ember sighs and rests her head on Jim's shoulder.
"Thank you but I'm not," Ember sighs.
Jim shakes his head.
"Ember look at me," Jim commands.
Ember looks at Jim and Jim presses his lips against hers.
"Everything about you is beautiful," Jim comments and places a kiss on Ember's nose.
Ember shakes her head and Jim sighs.
"One day, I'll show you just how beautiful you are Ember," Jim tells her.
Ember grins slightly and rests her head back against Jim's shoulder.
"The pancakes are probably burning," Ember mutters.
"Crap," Jim says.
He sets Ember down and she laughs as he looks over at the pancakes and quickly flips them.
Ember looks into the pot and decides it's ready for the next step.
She turns off the burner.
"Do you have a food purée?" Ember asks.
Jim nods and pulls one out for her.
Ember thanks him and plugs it in.
She pours the sauce into the purée machine and closes the lid.
She turns it on and gives it a good few mixes before turning off the machine and grabbing out a bowl.
She places the sauce in a bowl and goes to clean up the dishes.
Jim sets the pancakes on a plate and then sets them and the bowl of sauce on the table.
Jim walks over to Ember and helps her clean up.
She smiles as Jim takes another sponge and helps clean out the dishes.
Suddenly a phone starts ringing.
Ember looks up at Jim and he shakes his head.
"It's not mine, mine is over there," Jim says as he points to his phone on the counter.
Ember nods.
"Can I go-," Ember starts.
Jim nods and Ember walks into Jim's bedroom.
She grabs her phone and presses answer.
"Hello?" she speaks.
"Hi," Leah's voices says though the speaker.
Ember smiles as she hears Leah's voice.
Leah has quickly become one of her best friends and she loves talking to her.
"Hi Leah," Ember smiles.
"How are you doing?" She asks.
"Good," Ember beams.
"You sound all excited what's happened?" Leah asks.
"Um, well, you see, you know the neighbor that I told you about," Ember starts.
"The one you said is really tall?" Leah asks.
"Yes," Ember smiles.
"Okay what about him?" Leah asks.
"So last night I went to help him fix up his motorcycles and then he took me home and apparently I was to tired to open my door so he took me back to his place. Anyways we're dating now," Ember smiles.
A loud squeal sounds through the phone and Ember removes the speaker from her ear.
"Omg. That's so amazing!" Leah squeals.
Ember giggles.
"Yeah," Ember smiles.
"So what did you guys do in bed?" Leah snickers.
Ember rolls her eyes.
"Sleep obviously," Ember tells her.
"Boo, that's boring," Leah complains.
"Shut up," Ember huffs.
Leah giggles.
"Okay I just wanted to ask you if you wanted to go shopping with me?" Leah asks.
"Yes," Ember smiles.
"Cool. Let's do it next Saturday," Leah cheers.
"Cool. Alright. I'm having breakfast with Jim right now so I'll talk to you later," Ember tells Leah.
"Okay. Bye. Love you," Leahs says.
"Love you too," Ember says as she ends the call.
Ember smiles and sets her phone down on Jim's bedside table.
She turns around and sees Jim smirking in the doorway.
Ember's cheeks turn red and she looks away from Jim.
"Hi," she whispers.
Jim chuckles.
"Hi," he says as he walks over to her.
Jim wraps his arms around Ember and she snuggles into his lower stomach.
Jim chuckles.
"You're short," Jim says.
Ember rolls her eyes.
"You're freakishly tall. Don't tease me," Ember warns.
Jim chuckles and picks her up into his arms.
"I'm not teasing. I think it's cute," Jim says.
Ember blushes.
"Thank you," she huffs.
Jim laughs and carries her out into the dinning area.
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After Jim and Ember finish breakfast Ember heads over to her place to grab a swim suit.
Ember walks into her apartment and Blackbeard runs up to her.
"Hey buddy," Ember says as she bends over so she can pet him.
Ember walks into her kitchen with Blackbeard on her tail.
Jim closes the door and locks it behind him.
Ember grabs out some food and pours it into Blackbeard's bowl.
"There you go baby," she says.
Blackbeard starts wolfing down his food and Ember chuckles.
"Okay I'm going to go change I'll be right back," Ember tells Jim.
Jim nods and sits down on one of the breakfast nook chairs.
Ember goes into her room and shuts the door.
She opens her closet and looks for her bathing suits.
She decides on a black one piece with lacing on the sides.
She strips out of all of her clothes and slips it on. She then puts some shorts and a Metallica shirt on over it.
She takes her hair out of the ponytail and brushes through it with her fingers.
When Ember walks out she notices that Blackbeard jumped into Jim's lap.
Ember chuckles.
"Wow those stools are pretty high I'm surprised he could jump up there," Ember says.
Jim looks over at her.
"Yeah it surprised me too he just jumped up and landed in my lap," Jim chuckles.
Blackbeard looks up from Jim's lap and over at Ember.
Ember chuckles and walks over to them.
She scratches Blackbeard behind the ears and he pants appreciatively.
"Ready," Jim asks.
Ember nods.
"Come here Blackbeard," Ember says.
Blackbeard jumps out of Jim's lap and follows Ember into the living room.
Ember grabs one of his toys and throws it to him.
Blackbeard catches it in between his teeth and starts chewing on it.
"I'll be back," Ember tells Blackbeard.
Blackbeard pays no attention he just keeps chewing.
Jim and Ember walk out of her apartment and she locks the door.
"Okay to the pool," Jim says.
Ember smiles.
Jim laces his fingers through Ember's and she gets closer to Jim.
They walk down the stairs of the apartment hand in hand and walk across the street to the community pool.
Jim unlocks the pool and lets Ember in.
They both walk in and smile when they see no one else is there.
Jim places some towels down on a chair.
Ember walks around the edge of the pool and smiles at the water, she loves swimming.
She walks over to where Jim is.
Ember sets her phone down with the towels.
Ember then pulls her shorts off and sets them down with the rest of the stuff.
Jim stares as Ember lifts her shirt over head and places it down.
"Okay," Ember says.
Jim blushes at Ember's bathing suit.
Jim takes his shirt and pants off leaving him in his swim trunks.
"You ready?" Ember smiles excitedly.
Jim smiles and nods.
Ember walks over to the pool and jumps straight in.
She swims back up to the surface and smiles up at Jim.
Jim jumps in and splashes Ember.
She giggles as Jim comes up and flips his hair around.
"You look beautiful," Jim says as he holds Ember.
Ember blushes.
"Thank you," Ember smiles.
Jim brushes some of Ember's now wet hair behind her ear.
He leans in and kisses Ember and she happily kisses him back.
Jim likes how Ember always dresses pretty modestly, even though she's wearing a bathing suit she's still not showing much.
He likes that Ember doesn't throw herself on Jim like some of the other girls he's encountered.
Ember swirls around in the water and then dives down.
She comes back up and smiles up at Jim.
"You love swimming," Jim comments.
"I do," Ember nods as she floats on her back and uses her arms to slowly push herself through the water.
Ember stands up and notices Jim's no longer above water.
She looks around and suddenly something picks her up.
She squeals and holds onto Jim as she sits on his shoulders.
Jim laughs and holds onto Ember's legs.
Ember runs her hands through Jim's long hair and smiles.
She hasn't been this happy in a long time.