Don't Hate Me If I Say I Love You

[IceQueen]

Alex sighed softly to herself as he pulled her close to him. Smiling gently, she looked up and kissed under his chin. "I wouldn't trade you for anyone in the world." She smiled, closing her eyes.

 

[grey987]

"Hm. It makes me happy to hear that," Ethan whispered, smiling back at Alex and then closing his eyes as he snuggled close to her for a little bit. It had always been so comforting to him to be in her embrace and have her in his own, and he couldn't help but just want to sit there with her and not never move from his spot.

 

[IceQueen]

Alex inhaled and exhaled gently, closing her eyes. She leaned into Ethan as he held her close, savoring the feeling of his skin for a while before looking up at him. "I have to go to work." She mumbled gently, looking at him.

 

[grey987]

"I know, I know," Ethan murmured, taking pleasure in Alex's warmth and fragrance while he still could, letting out a deep exhale through his nose after a few more seconds passed and moving away from her. "See you tonight, love. Take care of yourself, alright?" he told her with a kindhearted smile, leaning in to briefly kiss her lips.

 

[IceQueen]

Alex smiled gently, looking up at him and she pressed her lips to his briefly, smiling gently. "See you tonight." She mumbled softly, getting up and taking her plate to the sink.

 

[grey987]

Ethan continued smiling as he watched Alex leave to go and wash her plate before heading off to work, leaving him alone to finish off what was left on his plate.


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The next three weeks passed without incident and went by as normal, and all the while Ethan had been counting off the days left until it would be his girlfriend's birthday. But when that day finally arrived, it wasn't a pleasant awakening for either of them; the blaring of that damned alarm clock filled their ears in the morning while they cuddled each other under the sheets in their own skin (following one of 'those' nights), prompting the redhead to once again nearly smash the device in order to stop it from annoying them any further.


"Ugh... I can never get used to the sound of that thing..." he mumbled groggily.

 

[IceQueen]

Alex sighed gently as the alarm went off, and she peeled open her eyes to look up at Ethan. Smiling gently, Alex yawned, closing her eyes again. "I want to sleep, but I have work." She grumbled softly, letting her slightly longer hair spill over the white sheets as she snuggled into him.

 

[grey987]

"No kidding..." Ethan sighed, making himself comfortable against his lover once more. He let the room remain peacefully silent for a few seconds, and then he pried his eyes open and whispered, "Hey... Alex?" With a smile, he finished with, "Happy birthday, babe."

 

[IceQueen]

Alex mumbled something along the lines of "yes?" As he said her name. Hearing a happy birthday, Alex looked up at him and gave him a kind smile, pecking his lips. "Thanks Babe.""

 

[grey987]

"No problem," Ethan replied softly, and then with an awkward sort of chuckle that was accompanied by a light crimson blush, he said, "Um... I've also got a gift for you. It's waiting in a package under the bed, but you can just take a look at it when you have to get up if you want."

 

[IceQueen]

Alex looked at Ethan, and raised an eyebrow, chuckling gently. "Now sounds like a good time." She mumbled, scooting over and leaning over the side of the bed and reaching under for a package.

 

[grey987]

Ethan chuckled a little when Alex told him that now sounded like a good time to see what her present was, which came in a little gift bag as she would see once she pulled it out from under the bed. And inside said gift bag was an article of clothing: a black lace dress that he was hoping she'd like. It was truthfully very difficult to pick something out (and ridiculously embarrassing, considering he'd been shopping for it on his lonesome) because he wasn't exactly sure of what she'd be fond of, but eventually he settled on this and prayed that it would be an appropriate choice for her.


His face remained a crimson shade even now as he waited to see what her reaction would be when she took her gift out and looked at it for herself.

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[IceQueen]

Alex smiled, raising an eyebrow as she pulled out a gift bag from under the bed. Smiling at Ethan, she sat up straighter and pulled the gift into her lap, slowly taking out the tissue and then pulling out the black lace dress hidden in the bottom. A large grin pulled at her lips as she looked over at Ethan, pressing the piece of clothing to her chest so she could lean in to give his lips a short kiss. "I love it." She mumbled gently, smiling at him.

 

[grey987]

Ethan also pulled himself upright into a sitting position alongside Alex as she pulled out the bag, then took her time with pulling the actual gift out from it and taking a look at it for herself. His anxiousness went away and he let out a very quiet and subtle sigh of relief when he spotted the huge grin that appeared on her lips, smiling back at her and leaning in to return the kiss he knew was coming. "I'm glad you do, sweet lips," he whispered, reaching over with his hand to caress her cheek affectionately. "It honestly wasn't easy to try and find some clothing that I thought you'd like."

 

[IceQueen]

Alex smiled gently, and she looked at him, placing her hand on his as it caressed her cheek. "Well I am glad you got me something like this because now I have another nice dress to wear." She said, pecking his lips again. "Hmm, I might wear it today since we do have a dinner later." She said, smiling at him gently.

 

[grey987]

Ethan's smile grew a little when Alex told him that she was glad that he got her another nice dress for her to wear, letting out a soft hum of contentment before pecking her lips a second time and then chuckling a bit when she said that she might wear it later that night for dinner. "Sounds like a good idea, birthday girl," he murmured, continuing to run his thumb over her cheek while holding her gaze.

 

[IceQueen]

Alex smiled gently, keeping her hand over his as she kissed his lips once again, smiling gently back at him. "Shower time?" She asked

 

[grey987]

"Mhm. Shower time," Ethan replied with a little nod after returning her kiss, smiling and letting his hand fall away from Alex's face before sliding out from underneath the covers of the bed, stretching out his arms a little once he was on his own two feet.

 

[IceQueen]

Alex smiled and put the dress back in the bag so she could save it for later. But as she got up, she decided that she would like to wear it to work. I mean, it was her birthday. Smiling, she grabbed a pair of tights and necklace to go with it before heading to the bathroom.

 

[grey987]

While Alex gathered up her own clothing for the day, Ethan went into his own room to pick out an outfit for himself, eventually deciding to wear a black pair of jeans and a blue-button up shirt and taking those clothes with him to the bathroom so he could put them on once he finished showering with his girlfriend.

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[IceQueen]

Alex smiled at Ethan as she walked into the bathroom, leaning over to turn the shower on before getting in and waiting for him.

 

[grey987]

"Can't wait to see how you look in the dress, now that I know how much you already like it," Ethan told Alex with a smile of his own as he stepped inside the shower with her, placing his hands on her hips and pecking the tip of her nose.

 

[IceQueen]

Alex smiled as he walked into her, and she giggled gently. "Hmm, I just get to make sure everyone knows how good my boyfriend is to me, and that no one can have him." She mumbled softly, kissing his nose.

 

[grey987]

"Sounds great to me, babe," Ethan whispered with a small but loving grin, reaching over for a moment to grab the soap and fill the sponge with some of it, returning his left hand to her hip while he began to cleanse her body off and cover it with the scent of roses like usual (it was really the only kind of soap they ever used at all).

 

[IceQueen]

Alex smiled gently and she leaned against his chest. "Hmm, thanks for washing me." She mumbled, closing her eyes and letting her fingers twirl in his hair.