you’re mine.”
“Atlas...” I said his name softly. .
“Just don’t say no, please. Not after I just poured my heart out to you.”
“Atlas...”
“Just think about it if you need to.”
“Atlas, shut up and kiss me already!” I grabbed the front of his shirt as he gasped, a smile splitting across his face. His hands tangled into my curls as he wasted no time lowering his mouth to mine. It was one of those picture perfect movie moments that never actually happens to anyone in real life just Disney princesses.
Chapter Five
It was around three in the afternoon when I woke up on Thursday. I was just laying in bed, staring at the beams across the ceiling. Mostly it was contemplating on whether or not I wanted to get up and started on cleaning the house. It wasn’t often I laid in bed just to be lazy.
A couple of weeks had gone by since I had seen Atlas for longer than him stopping in the diner on his way to or from work. He always made a point to stop by even if it was for a minute to say hi and kiss me. But the truth was I really missed just getting to hang out with him.
My phone started buzzing, jumping around on the nightstand next to me. I felt around blindly not wanting to open my eyes just yet.
“Hello?” I mumbled, answering without checking the screen.
“I’m sorry, did I wake you up, Ginger?” Atlas voice made me smile.
“No, I just woke up actually, just being lazy.”
“You busy?”
“Not at all.”
“Good, get dressed, I’m taking you out to lunch. I miss your beautiful face.” I could hear a collective “Aw!” in the background.
“Just my face?”
“Lets keep this G rated there are others around. I’ll tell you what else I miss later.”
“I was referring to my winning personality, thank you very much.”
“In that case, yes.”
“Do we get to ride on the bike?” I asked hopefully. I had been asking to go on the bike for a week now and was continuously denied.
“Will your father allow me to keep my limbs if I say yes?” Atlas laughed.
“Yeah, probably not. Want to drive my car?”
“Hell yes I do! Get dressed, I’m on my way.”
“Yes sir! Demanding Atlas is kind of hot.”
“Behave, Ginger. I’ll see you soon.”
“Be careful, please.” I hung up, jumping out of bed and ran to my closet. I threw shirt after shirt over my head, pouting. Finally I found a green long sleeved knit dress with a small yellow flower print. I tugged on a pair of cream tights and brown Doc Martens.
“Oh that’s a mess,” I ran my hand through a cluster of red waves, “Ponytail,” I decided, talking outloud to myself and quickly throwing it up. I put on a little makeup, and was brushing my teeth when I heard him pull up. I rinsed and wiped my mouth, grabbing my phone and bag. Taking the stairs two at a time, sliding across the wood floor as he knocked. I took a deep breath, smoothing out my dress and opened the door.
“Whoa, hey beautiful.” Atlas face lit up when he saw me. I leaned up on my toes, pressing my hands flat against his Service uniform, kissing him.
“Hey handsome. I need to leave Dad a note but then we can go.”
“Sure thing,” He followed me inside as I scrawled a note on the chalkboard hanging in the kitchen. “How’s seafood sound?”
“Sounds great,” I tossed the chalk down and wiped my hands together knocking off the dust. “Ready?”
“Yes ma’am.” I locked the door behind us holding the keys up to him. Just as he reached for them I snatched them away.
“This car is my baby. Don’t you hurt my baby, Atlas... I would call you by your middle name but I don’t know it. If you hurt my baby I will hurt your baby maker, got it?” I handed him the keys while he held open the door for me.
“Yes ma’am,” he grinned running around and climbing into the drivers side. I rolled down the window as he pulled away, singing off key with the radio.
“Quinn.” Atlas said when the song I was singing
Thalia Frost
Cyndi Goodgame
Derek Haas
M. Lauryl Lewis
Monica McInerney
Stuart Palmer
Senan Gil Senan
Mona Golabek, Lee Cohen
Nikolas Lee
Fabian Black