I'M Not Perfect
idle

***

Eric laid Audrey's body carefully on her bed. Eric covers Audrey with a blanket.

Eric looked at Audrey's still-covered face. Eric got rid of Audrey's bangs blocking her eyes. Eric clasped Audrey's hand.

"I'm sorry, Audrey. It's all my fault. I shouldn't have asked you to skip today. I shouldn't have told you to wait for me in the back of the campus building while I was still in class. And you shouldn't be getting into my trouble with them. Ii'm sorry. It's all my fault, I'm really sorry, Audrey..." Eric looked down and kissed Audrey's hand.

Eric's body trembled, crying silently again as he recalled Audrey's condition in the basketball club room.

Audrey really looks so weak...

So fragile...

And from now on, Eric wants to be his patron. So that no one would hurt him anymore.

Just as Eric was about to let go of Audrey's hand, Audrey suddenly clasped Eric's.

Eric surprised.

"Don't go, Eric ... Please please. Don't leave me. Stay by my side..." Audrey said softly with her eyes still closed.

Eric smiling.

Then he wrapped his other hand around Audrey's head. Then whispered right in his ear.

"I'll never leave you Audrey. Now sleep quietly. I will always look after you here. Don't be afraid anymore, 'cause I'll always be by your side." Whisper Eric slowly.

Audrey's face now looked peaceful. Not as agitated as before.

Not long after, Audrey's breathing began to get regular.

Eric grabs his phone, looking at the clock in the left corner of his phone screen. It's time he worked.

Finally Eric called Mr. Mario to tell him that he could not get into work today. After getting permission, Eric put his head on Audrey's side, holding Audrey's hand.

Eric closed his eyes.

***

Audrey woke up when the clock was showing at nine.

He was surprised to find Eric sound asleep by his side, with their hands clasping tightly together.

Audrey never knew why with Eric alone, her trauma never showed.

Audrey let Eric see her face. But Audrey didn't want anyone to see her face.

When someone else touched it like the incident was when he was being arrested, suddenly his trauma appeared. But when he was with Eric, he didn't feel that kind of fear at all.

Eric clasped his hand, Eric touched it, Eric held it, Eric hugged it. Everything feels so comfortable.

Audrey stared at Eric's face intensely.

His handsome face looks very slick.

Audrey smiling.

Now he can no longer hide his feelings that he really loves this man.

The man who always protects her when she's scared.

The man who made it into his dark world.

The man who slowly brought her into a brighter world.

The man he started to love.

Slowly Audrey's hands stretched out, rubbing Eric's face gently.

Audrey is shocked when Eric suddenly moves, Audrey turns her hand away from Eric's face.

When Eric opened his eyes, their eyes met.

Making Audrey could no longer hide the red hue that was clearly imprinted on her face.

Just as Audrey was about to cover her face with a blanket, suddenly Eric held Audrey's hand.

Eric wanted to see this beauty for a little longer. Slowly Eric rubbed Audrey's face gently.

"Audreys... Are you okay now?" Ask Eric.

Audrey nodded in response, with her face still blushing.

Either get a push from nowhere, suddenly Eric gets closer to their faces.

The eyes of Eric and Audrey were still looking at each other along with their dwindling distance.

As their lips were about to meet, Eric looked at Audrey more intensely, as if asking her permission.

Suddenly Audrey closed her eyes, a sign of giving her permission to Eric.

Eric continued his action. And those nameless vibes popped into Eric and Audrey's hearts as they touched each other.

Just sticking together.

They were stuck in that position for a few seconds. Eric finally ventured to act further. Eric moved his lips slowly, kissing Audrey's lips very softly, as if Audrey's lips were an easily broken object.

After a few minutes Eric let go of their lips reluctantly. Eric didn't dare cross Audrey's lip line. Because for him, this was more than enough. He did not want to leave a bad impression on their first kiss.

Audrey's eyes opened slowly. His face flinched again as Eric looked at him.

"Audrey .... There's one thing I want to tell you. I was planning to take you somewhere today, and then say it there. But right now I can't contain my feelings anymore."

Audrey placed both her hands on her chest, trying to hold back the heartbeat that had now been beating many times faster.

Audrey was still waiting for Eric's words with a great thumping heart, moreover they had just kissed for the first time.

"Audrey ..... I love you." Eric said without a doubt.

Audrey was speechless, but her facial expression was very difficult to decipher.

Eric thought he was too quick to express his feelings?

But, didn't they just kiss? Dam Audrey didn't refuse either when she kissed him earlier!

"Audrey...." Call Eric after not getting any answers from the statement he just made.

"Eu .... I .... I'm ...."

Audrey fell silent.

Down deeper.

Eric is getting it wrong.

Eric was at a loss as to how to eliminate the sudden awkwardness created between them.

"Go away..." Audrey suddenly said.

Eric surprised.

"What, what?"

Audrey raised her face slowly.

"Thank you for helping me today. Now you can go." Audrey.

Eric remained silent. There was a sudden pain hitting his chest.

"Audrey .... You're not mad at me, are you?"

Audrey was silent again.

But Eric guessed, silent this time out of anger.

Angry that Eric just expressed his feelings?

Or angry that Eric kissed her?

Eric knows. But Eric won't leave until he's done it all.

"No, Audrey. I don't want to go." Eric.

Audrey looked back at Eric.

"Why?"

"Because I want to be with you tonight..." Eric is slow.

Audrey was silent again.

"As far as you go." Audrey answered suddenly, then lay back on Eric's back, then covered his entire body with a blanket.

Audrey seems to be upset with him, but somehow Eric finds this really funny.

Eric is planning on teasing Audrey.

"I'm kidding Audrey ... I'm leaving now yeah ..."

Silent.

"Good night ..." Eric said slowly, then started to get up from his seat.

Audrey bit her lips hard.

He was so scared that Eric was really gone. Then he woke up and looked back.

Eric stood behind him with a smile.

Audrey surprised.

"You're playing me?" Audrey said in a different tone of voice.

This is the first time Eric has heard of it.

"Sorry..." Eric then sat down next to Audrey.

Suddenly Audrey hugged him.

Eric surprised.

"Don't go. Stay with me tonight. I'm afraid of being alone .... Please ..." Lirih Audrey slow.

Eric rubbed Audrey's back gently.

"I'm not going anywhere ... Now sleep..." Eric's speech was soft.

Audrey nodded in Eric's arms.

"Eric..." Call Audrey.

"Hmm...?" Eric answered while rubbing Audrey's head.

"May I answer now?" Audrey said softly, almost inaudible.

Eric keeps his body away from Audrey. Then stared intensely into Audrey's eyes.

"What?" Ask Eric.

"I want to." Look at Audrey, it's just lip movements.

"What, what? Can you say it again." Eric.

"I want to be your girlfriend." Audrey said softly, almost inaudible.

Eric smiled broadly. His chest seemed to be about to explode from being too happy.

"Really?" Ask Eric again.

Audrey nodded for sure.

Eric grabbed Audrey in his arms.

Eric could not hide his feelings anymore. He was too happy because his feelings were reciprocated.

Then Eric kissed Audrey over and over again.

"Thank you, Audrey. Thank you for opening your heart to me. I promise I'll always love you and take care of you." Eric was sincere.

Audrey nodded to Eric.

Audrey hopes Eric is the right man for her. The one who will always guard him from the cruelty of the outside world.

After that they slept with Audrey who was in Eric's arms.