forum Under The Painted Sky (O/O CLOSED)

Started March 18, 2019 by Deleted user

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“Wait, one more thing,” Eden stood on her toes and pressed her mouth to her boyfriend’s. “There. You had your hug and now you’ve had your kiss.”

Sterling chuckled and brought his lips down to hers again in another gentle kiss. “There. That’s much better. Now… Shall we go get you some books?”

“Yes,” Eden smiled at him. Having had her alone time, and not having Sterling upset with her, she felt better. Enough to be cheeky and a little pesky. “And then I won’t respond for at least a day because I’ll be busy finishing the book.”

Sterling snorted and led her to the car. “Well, I wouldn’t dare interrupt your reading time. You would probably bite my head off,” he chuckled as he unlocked the doors.

Eden opened the door for the passenger seat and chuckled, shaking her head. “You could read with me,” she offered. “That would be nice.”

“Book date? That could be fun. Maybe we could go to a park, then?” Sterling suggested, closing the door behind her and making his way around the car.

Eden scrunched her nose. “I was thinking more along the lines of a couch book date,” she hummed. “Because that’s fun.”

“Cuddles and reading?” Sterling hummed as he sat down and started the car.

“Cuddles and reading,” Eden nodded in agreement. “Definitely cuddles and reading.”

Sterling hummed and leaned over to peck her on the lips before backing out of the parking lot. “And maybe a small snack. Just a small one.”

Eden looked at her lap before sighing. “All right,” she murmured. “A small snack. What sort do you have in mind?”

“What do you think of chocolate-covered strawberries?” Sterling asked as they made their way to the bookstore.

Eden scrunched her eyebrows. “Don’t like them,” she shook her head. “Or pineapples. I hate pineapples.”

Sterling shot her an incredulous look before turning g his attention back to the road. “You don’t like chocolate-covered strawberries… Or pineapples? Geez, woman, how am I supposed to woo you without using pineapples?” he joked with a chuckle. “Okay, how about marshmallows? Anything covered in chocolate?”

“To be honest, I’ve only had strawberries dipped in Nutella, and I absolutely hated the mixture. I like Nutella, though,” Eden shrugged. “Uh, marshmallows covered in chocolate? I’ve never tried those… actually, my brother keeps snacks around the house for a movie night. He’s… a junk food eater, I guess. He won’t really care if we happen to take a few…”

“You want to steal food from your brother?” Sterling chuckled, shaking his head. “Whatever’s you want, beautiful. Otherwise, I am not adverse to buying something for us to share.”

“Hey, in my defense, he keeps them in the kitchen,” Eden’s smile widened at the pet name, “So… technically, it’s not stealing. If it’s in the kitchen, it’s neutral property.”

Sterling laughed quietly and shook his head in amusement. “All right, then. Stealing your brother’s food is the plan, I guess.”

“Definitely,” Eden reached over to squeeze his hand. “You bet it is.”

“We’re almost there,” Sterling said as he pulled onto the street the bookstore was on.

When they entered the bookstore, Eden turned to look at her boyfriend. “So I’m going to find the books I need,” she said softly. “There will be…” she began counting on her fingers, furrowing her eyebrows. “Eleven.”

Sterling’s eyebrows shot up as he followed her. “All right, then. I’ll come with you since the only booms I’m going to read next will be borrowed from you.”

“All right,” Eden hummed as she turned around to browse through the bookshelves. She trailed her finger across each book before she stopped at the shelf she needed the books from. She looked up to find the Throne of Glass series, and though some books were missing (just three), she was satisfied. However, they were far too high up for her reach. “Hey, Tall Guy, get them for me. Throne of Glass, Crown of Midnight, Heir of Fire, Queen of Shadows, and Assassin’s Blade.”

Sterling chuckled and ruffled her hair. “What’s the magic word, beautiful?” he hummed teasingly.

“My darling Sterling, treasure of my heart, won't you do me the honor of getting me those lovely books?” Eden responded immediately, quoting Kaz Brekker from Six of Crows.