"Well, he just bent it, though. He didn't break it, did he? Therefore, they wouldn't necessarily be able to get out," Kenzie argued, leaning back in her seat. "Ok, new topic. Uh… Oh! Would you rather age from the neck up only or the neck down only?"
(Honestly, I could reread the Huntzie scenes all day! They're just… so… cute!!!)
Matthew pulled Luna closer to him, but not too close. He smirked as she tensed, and almost laughed. He realized this was the first time he had felt excitement since… his mother died. He pushed away the memory. Luna squealed as he led her down a sleek, silver stairway, onto a balcony ever looking the Atlantic. The moon shown, lighting the sky, it's stars dancing around like angels. He looked over at Luna and saw her eyes fixed to the sky. He continued to pull her along, gently, until he reached the low balcony.
It stood less than twenty feet from the ocean, the salty breeze lightly playing with his face. To their left was a round hot tub, empty, almost pleading for someone to step into it. He guided Luna to the railing, so she could get the full experience.
"What are you thinking?" he asked, staring into her beautiful, soul deep eyes.
Luna looked at the night sky at the stars, "I'm thinking about all this. Everything that happened tonight." she took her eyes off the stars and looked into Matthew's eyes. "Thank you, Matthew. Thank you for bringing me here, and showing me this. It feels much more special that I'm here with you instead of on my own." she then looked down sheepishly and felt her face burn red again.
(quietly chants Muna! Muna! Muna!)
(Yep hahaha)
(Sail, Muna-ship, sail!)
(I can’t wait to actually meet Matthew 🤔)
Hunter raised his eyebrows.
“That’s a weird question,” Hunter mused. “Neck up, I guess. Don’t want this body to lose its charm and endurance, now do we?” He shot her a suggestive smirk, waggling his eyebrows playfully.
Kenzie snorted and rolled her eyes. "Mmm-kay. Honestly, though, I'd probably choose the same," she acquiesced.
(And, yay! You're back!)
“Okay, I got one,” Hunter squeezed the steering wheel. “Would you rather have fingers the size of your legs, or your legs the size of your fingers?”
(And, yay! You're back!)
(I am!)
"Oh, please. Legs the size of my fingers. Unless, of course, I could cut off my giant-leg-fingers and get new ones," Kenzie replied without thinking.
“It would be cute to see you walking with those tiny legs,” Hunter laughed, shaking his head. “Oh, we’re here.”
Hunter parked the car and killed the engine, handing the keys to Kenzie. He fished out Luna’s apartment keys and twirled them around his fingers.
Kenzie took her keys and stuffed them in her purse. Climbing out of the car, she followed Hunter into Luna's apartment. She stood in the entryway and looked around as Hunter checked everything over.
“Everything seems to be just fine,” Hunter commented once he finished observing. “It’s almost evening, so do you want to drop me off and go home, or do you want to stay the night?”
(Well that was direct!)
Kenzie sucked in a breath, shocked at his forwardness. "I-uh-I think I should maybe just… Um…" she trailed off, not knowing what to say.
Hunter laughed. He poked her nose, but then swung an arm over her shoulders.
“Too soon, eh?” he looked at her. “Well, you’d better drop me off at home, but I ain’t complaining if we take a while to get there.”
Giving him a small smile, Kenzie wrapped her arms around Hunter. She leaned into his chest and took a deep breath, the smell of pine and mint filling her lungs again.
"M'kay," she murmured into his shirt.
Hunter looked softly at Kenzie, a warm smile on his features. He wrapped his arms around her, resting his chin on her head. His fingers played with her hair slowly, twirling it around or running through it gently. He closed his eyes, taking a deep breath.
“So are we gonna continue standing here, or…?” he murmured, knowing he interrupted a good moment. He could have held her longer, but he didn’t want to make her uncomfortable.
(This is too cute I swear)
"Mm. I guess we should go," Kenzie admitted, still mumbling into his shirt. She gently pulled back but grabbed his hand before they walked out the door.
(Ikr?!? It's going to make my heart explode!)
💘
Hunter squeezed her hand, linking their fingers together. Reaching Kenzie’s car, he unlinked their hands to sit in the passenger seat.
“Your car, you drive,” he clarified, grinning.
"Fine," Kenzie sighed, a smile playing on her lips. They drove back to Hunter's house, playfully bantering back and forth.