My bed feels cold...extra cold, I wish I could feel him. You could see the imprint of his body and the smell of his minty cologne was nearly gone. Maybe I sniffed it all up, I look at his sweater in the closet with a pair of folded socks and shorts on the floor. He's spent most of his weekend nights at my house so he decided to leave some clothes in my closet. I look at my wrist to see the shimmery jade and gold bracelet, my phone rings at the right moment just as the blurry sun hits the bracelet. I look down onto my phone to see a text,

Andrew Cole <3 : good morning, mon coeur. Just to let you know that my mom said it was alright that we have Thanksgiving at your place. Also, is it cool if I steal you today? Lmk soon before I come uninvited.

Remi : I've been up for the past half hour contemplating whether or not to wash my sheets, lmao. I'll check with my grandma to see if I'm free.

Andrew Cole <3 : Do I smell that bad?! Remind me to change my cologne, lmao. Let me know soon, text you after the gym.

Remi : Don't you dare change that cologne, and I'll tell you what my plans are after you get home from the gym

I turn off my phone and head downstairs to see my mom and dad passed out on the couch, I walk into my grandmas room to see her watching the TV.

"Andrew Cole wants to steal me away today, is that cool?" I question

"Be back by tomorrow morning being the latest, we won't be home till tomorrow afternoon. Your mother and I have a business trip to make in Virginia." My grandma says tiredly

"Of course." I smile and walk out of the room and back up to mine. I start getting dressed and roll my eyes, I finish getting dressed and I groan profanities. I grab my phone and text Sky.

Remi : Sky I'm coming over, got some news.

Sky : yes ma'am.

I walk downstairs and my parents are still passed out, I walk out the door and start to jog down to Skys house. The cars passing me are probably thinking who in their right mind would want to run in the snow, I've been doing this since I was a kid; of course I had my older brother with me at the time. I make it to Skys house and I see Gus outside eating the snow and Rain on his phone,

"Hey stranger!" I yell, Gus looks over and runs towards me with a giant sloppy smile. I pet him and walk over to Rain and give him a hug, he holds my waist and smiles at me.

"Hows it been Rem?" He smiles,

I smile back, "Its actually been great, is Sky awake?" I question, he nods his head and I get loose from him and walk inside the house. I see Mr. and Mrs. Mortar putting up the Christmas tree with Storm, "Hey Carl, Hey Mac, Hey Storm!" I smile.

"Hey Remi!" Storm jumps down from the ladder and give me a hug, I hug her back. "It's been a while kiddo, how are you?" She gives me a thumbs up and I walk upstairs to Skys room and lean on the doorway. She lays there on her phone,

"Jesus dude, have you been laying here all day?" I question, I hear her laugh and she sits up. Her hair was frizzy and she had bags under her eyes.

"No, I just came home from a party." She rubs her eyes, I laugh.

"I got some news." I close her door and sit on her bed,

"You're gay?" She laughs a little, I roll my eyes. "No, I actually—"

Her eyes widen and she gasps, "You're not a virgin any more?!" She starts laughing again.

"No Sky! Let me finish my damn sentence!" I grab a pillow and wack her face, "God Sky, Im trying to say that I—"

"You have a boyfriend!" She screams, I sit there wide eyed and astonished "Oh thank the lord! It's been so long since you've had one! Who's the lucky guy?" She asks

"Thats the thing." I laugh nervously.

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I make it back home after spending an hour or two with Sky, I sit on the couch waiting for Andrew Cole to come and pick me up when there's a knock on the door. I grab my bag and open the door and Andrew Cole holds his hand out and I grab it, we get into his car and start to drive around the city, we cross over the bridge and stop at the Grandview Overlook. It wasn't busy, in fact it was empty we get out of the car.

"It's gorgeous." I walk over to lean over the edge

"Yeah, it is." Andrew Cole grabs me and holds me close to him as we look at the snowy city.

"How do you always find places like this?" I lay my head back and I feel his cheek on my temple, he kisses the side of my head.

"When you're alone a lot you tend to see more things other people don't pay attention to." He takes a deep breath, and spins me around to face him.

"We have one more spot to hit and then I'll drop you off at home." He grabs my hand and we walk back to the car. We drive for a little longer and stop at a small coffee shop, we walk inside and the strong smell of the coffee engulfs me. Soon I was drowning in the smell of black coffee and citrus water, Andrew Cole and I sat at a table.

"What do you want to do before the school year ends?" He asks interlocking his fingers together, I take a sip of my jasmine green tea and smile.

"Travel, next question." I tap my fingers rhythmically on the table, and look around at the small lanterns that hung from the ceiling and then back at him.

"Where would you like to travel, Remi?" He asks connecting our eyes, I furrow my eyebrows and nod.

"I haven't thought about that, I just want to see what's out of this country. See what they have in store for me, you know?" I smile goofily, "I want to see the world but it's such a kiddie dream." I sigh.

"What place are you most interested in?" He tilts his head, I laugh a little. "Monaco."

"Monaco, huh? That place is nice, I think I have family there." He smiles.

"Well there's a song called Monaco by MKTO, i like that song it makes me feel nostalgic." I see him nod and he pulls out his phone and walks up to the cashier and he hands the phone over and I see the guy walking to the back. I hear the beginning beat of the song and Andrew Cole walks back over with his hand out.

"Dance with me Mallas!" He smiles tossing his phone on the table, I grab his hand and we start dancing to the music with his hands on my hips, I close my eyes, the music picks up and I no longer feel his hands on me anymore. I was dancing alone in the middle of a random coffee shop, I probably look insane. I turn around to see Andrew Cole recording me, I laugh and walk over to him. He puts his arm around me and we grab our stuff and "skip" out with the beat.

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We make it back to his house and he carries me up to his room, he lays me down on the bed then lays on top of me kissing me slowly. I run my fingers through his hair still not parting our lips and he pulls me closer by my waist, he flips us over and I pull away.

"Mallas do you know how bad blue balls hurt?" He groans I hit his chest playfully and unstraddle him and lay down properly. He moves around to lay next to me and he kisses my cheek.

"Hey." He studies my face and I smile a little.

"Hey, you calm down?" I laugh, I see him shake his head smiling. He pulls me into him and kisses me again, "There's a lot here with us Mallas, did you know that?" He says quietly, I stare at him blankly and I feel him caressing the left side of my body with his thumb. We stay silent for a moment just staring at each other, "How do you feel about pet names?" He laughs

"I don't know, I wouldn't use them too often." I think for a second, "Maybe honey will slip out once and awhile." I snicker, I see him smile.

"Should you get going mon coeur, it's getting late." He says

"Maybe I'll stay the night tonight." I smile

"With what clothes?" He raises his eyebrows, walk to his closet and grab his joggers and a hoodie and hold it up smiling. He laughs and shrugs his shoulders and turns around so I can change. I fold my other clothes and slip into the loose clothing and tighten the joggers at tight as they'll go. I jump onto his bed and smile, he laughs.

"God you're a dork." He smiles and then it fades quickly, "Whats tomorrow?" He questions grabbing his phone.

"The nineteenth?" I say sitting up. He runs his hand through his hair with a worried expression upon his face, he then rubs his face and goes out of the room. I stand up and he lightly jogs back into the room, "Andrew Cole can you calm down for a second and tell me what's tomorrow?" I grab him by the shoulders and look at his eyes.

"My brother is coming back to town tomorrow." He groans, I jerk my head back.

"You have a brother? Why havent you mentioned him before?" I smile, he raises his eyebrows and laughs.

"He's not someone I like talking about." He laughs, I tilt my head and he walks back to the bed and lays down. "He isn't that bad, is he?" I question.

"He's been in boarding school since fifth grade. I think he's pretty bad." He chuckles and then sighs, "Maybe he changed, but I'm not so sure about it." He plays with his thumbs.

"Lets just sleep and we can deal with it in the morning." I lay down next to him.