Part 2 of We keep this love in a photograph.
*****NOT EDITED ON GRAMMAR AND SPELLING YET*****
***2 months later***
Colby and I became really close the past 2 months, we see each other almost everyday. He would always come 'round after work, because unlike me he did study for something. He became close with Corey, devyn, Elton and Aaron to.
They all knew about Colby and I's past, and about my crush on him. I recently found out it wasn't my brightest idea to tell them, mainly because they tend to like drop hits about me liking him.. with him in the room.
Don't get me wrong, I would love to be more than friends with Colby. It's just that I don't want them to like, push Colby to be with me because of our past. If Colby and I ever get together again I want it to be because he likes me, not because he feels like he has too.
"Colby's coming to help us set up the party." Corey said walking into my room, winking at me when he mentioned Colby. I rolled my eyes at him, but nodded.
"Sure what time is he going to be here?" I asked. My voice was rough and my throat hurt a bit, probably because I just woke up from my power nap.
"He's coming straight out of work so Probably around 5:30/6 pm, he's sleeping over after the party by the way." Corey explained, jumping on my bed starfish style.
"Alright. Wait where will he sleep? The guest room is full of stuff?" I asked coughing a bit, Corey just smirked at me. Pushing himself of my bed and standing up.
"He said he was okay with sleeping in your room... with you. Oh and I thinks there's a hole in the air bed.." he smiled widely before running out of my room. I just shook my head and focused back on editing the video I did with Colby this week. We had a pick up line contest, we both had awful pick up lines but I guess that made it fun.
I finished editing Around 5 pm, that's also when my head started hurting. I didn't think much of it, Just blaming it on the brightness of my laptop screen. I knew Colby finished with work at 5 so he probably would get here at 5:45. I joined Corey and Aaron who were playing MarioCard. I didn't play, closing my eyes for a bit as my headache worsened.
"You alright sam? You look kinda pale?" Aaron asked worriedly.
"Yeah I'm fine." I told him, I knew it wasn't completely true though. I have had this cough the whole day and ever since I woke up, my throat and head started hurting more, I knew I was probably getting sick. I didn't want them to worry though, they've all been so exited for this party I don't want to ruin it.
I watched them play for a bit, before standing up and going upstairs. I looked in the mirror seeing that I did look pale like Aaron told me. I sighing knowing that I couldn't do anything to make my self look less pale, I searched for some painkillers put I couldn't find any,. I went to my room grabbing the first thick sweater I could find, and putting it on.
When I came down stairs Colby was sitting on the beanbag, talking to Corey and Aaron.
"Hey." I greeted him softly, Colby smiled at me before petting on the spot beside him on the bean bag, I walked over plopping down beside him.
"So what's the plan?" Colby asked turning back to Corey and Aaron.
"Elton is getting some panda express on his way back from the gym, he'll probably be here around 7. Party starts at 9, so after dinner we'll just move some furniture, get some snacks an drinks set up." Corey explained, Colby nodded. we all talked for a bit and continued playing MarioCart, and by we I mean everyone except for me.
I felt exhausted even though I took a nap not long ago, I felt horrible. I haven't had a fever in a while, I don't get sick very easily. I do get a cold very often though.. luckily no one really noticed my state, or they just didn't mention it. After a while of just hanging out, Elton came home with food. Devyn arrive quickly after, from her best friends house. Elton was placing everyones food out on the kitchen table. I didn't feel hungry though. I felt like throwing up by just thinking about having a full stomach.
Everyone was to busy talking to notice me barely eating anything, even when everyone started cleaning up no one noticed. I just put the almost untouched food in the fridge, without anyone noticing. Everyone stared moving the furniture to make more space in the room, while I just stalled out the drinks with the red cups. I put all the snacks in bowls and put them all around the kitchen tables. Elton was fixing the music, and some disco lights he once found in some old boxes.
I sighed deciding on what I should do. I eventually decided to wait until the party started and when the house was crowded I would just head up to my room. I sat down at the kitchen table, my hand massaging my temple. I closed my eyes for a second, feeling that they started hurting to. My whole body had became sore, I just really wanted to crawl in bed and sleep.
"You alright, sam?" I heard Colby's familiar voice say. I felt his warm hand on my shoulder as I just shook my head. Colby made me stand up and turn around.
"You look horrible." He said, I smiled weakly.
"Jeez, Thanks" I said trying to joke, only for my voice to finally give up, making it hard to understand what I'm seeing. Colby just put his hand on my fore head, looking at me worriedly.
"You're burning up, babe. C'mon." He said, placing his arm around my waist and pulling me gently up the stairs. He told me to sit down on his bed, I watched as he pulled out a pair of sweatpants. He gave them to me telling me to put them on before he walked out of my room. He came back shortly after, I already had the sweatpants on. Colby had a thermometer and some medicine with him, tighter with his bag pack he probably grabbed form down stairs
"Open your mouth, love."
I did as told, letting him out the thermometer in my mouth. I looked at the bottle Colby was holding I didn't even know we had ibuprofen. He grabbed a water bottle out of his bag, just as the thermometer bleeped. Colby looked at it and sighed.
"101°F. How about you get some rest, I'll tell the others you're sick." Colby offered, making me lay down as he pulled the cover over me. He gave me the ibuprofen and the water bottle, I quickly swallowed it.
"I'll check on you in a bit yeah?" I nodded, smiling weakly at him. Colby turned the light of closing my door softly. I just closed my eyes, relaxing into the mattress.
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I woke up by loud music playing downstairs, I sighed looking around my dark room. I gabbed my phone looking at the time 4:10, yes's the party is still going. I slowly sat up, stepping out of my bed. I looked around for the ibuprofen, but only seeing the bottle of water on my nightstand. I sighed quickly searching the bathroom but not seeing anything. i slipped on my vans, knowing how messy our party's usually are. I slowly walked down the stairs, wincing as the music got louder. I looked around seeing drunk people dancing everywhere. I was about to turn around and walk back to my room, when I heard someone shout my name. I looked around only to see Colby run up to me.
"How are you feeling?"
"Awful, I just wanted to ask where you put the ibuprofen?" I answered softly.
"They're in my backpack in your room. I'll be up in a second, We were just about to turn of the music since most people passed out already." Colby explain, rubbing my shoulder and kissing my forehead quickly. I smiled, before heading up to my room again.
Colby's bag was in the corner of my room, I picked it up before looking through it. The bag had sweatpants and a shirt in it, I looked in the front pocket where I found them. I quickly grabbed it making his wallet fall out in the process, I sighed deciding to take the ibuprofen first, I need to get rid of this headache.
After I did I picked the wallet up causing a few penny's to fall out, I sighed gathering them and opening the wallet to put them back. I smiled as I saw the picture in it from the day I ran into Colby, there was another picture in there a more recent picture. I smiled looking at both the pictures, they were almost the same, the only thing different were our ages in them.
"What are you doing on the ground sam?" I looked up smiling brightly at Colby, showing him the pictures. Colby smiled slightly, sitting next to me on the floor.
"Do you always keep them with you?" I asked not taking my eyes of the pictures.
"Yeah." Colby answered softly.
"Why?" I asked, finally looking at him.
"I like the idea of having you with me." Colby admitted. I smiled, leaning my head on his shoulder. Colby turned his head towards me, looking at me from the corner of his eye. We sat in silence for a while, only thing being heard was the sound of people down stairs leaving and cleaning.
I lifted my head of his shoulder slowly tuning my head to fully look at Colby. I noticed his eyes were focused on my lips, without any hesitation I leaned in pushing my lips softly against his. Colby pulled me closer turning his body slightly so it was easier for him to do so. I pulled back after sometime, resting my forehead against is.
"You're probably going to get sick because of me." I giggled. I fucking giggled.
"I don't care." Colby simply answered, before standing up and pulling me up with him. He pulled me towards my bed laying both of down, letting me cuddle up to him. He kissed my forehead again making me look up at him.
"Be mine?.. again?" He asked smiling, I chuckled and nodded.
"Of course!" I said, pecking his lips multiple times. Colby smiled pulling me closer.
"Let's sleep Yeah? You need some rest." He said softly kissing my lips once again. I nodded in agreement, laying my head down in his chest and closing my eyes.
I finally had my Colby back.
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I didn't really know what to make of this... I hope you still enjoyed reading it, though!