Tethered ? Awsten Knight

Part 26

"Wow, you're so hot." I leaned in the rest of the way and kissed his scruffy cheek. "I think I might do a nice pearly color...or maybe I'll be impulsive and decide when we get there. What color should I do?"

"Pearly sounds nice. I like it when your nails are sparkly."

"Really?" I took a sip of my coffee, enjoying the taste of the dark roast and caramel that hit my tongue. "I didn't know that."

"You get whatever you want though. I'll like them no matter what."

"You're really hot." I told him again, not missing a moment for myself to brush my fingertips through the back of his hair. "He's scruffy, he's going to get his nails done with me, he snuck into my apartment and decorated it for my birthday."

"We're going to have a great day. I'm going to make sure you have a great day, that is."

"I already am!"

"What did you and Francesca have for breakfast?" He asked me while looking up at me in the rearview mirror.

"Waffles." I giggled and leaned in at a stoplight. "I love that place I took your sister too, Shaky Alibi's - we met up there and I got some waffles loaded with berries and cream - and chocolate chips."

"Of course you did. You really do have a sweet tooth."

"I can't help it." I laughed. "Benny's will balance it out later."

"And sushi tonight."

"I'm so excited." I sat back in my seat, sipping at my coffee while I looked out the window.

At the pottery place he picked out his gnome and I went for a mug instead.

"No gnome?" He asked me.

"I need to pick something that I can handle easily and not get frustrated with. I'll still paint it like you."

"How are you going to do that?"

"You have like...faded sherbet hair. That's easy."

So we sat for like an hour painting, both concentrating on our little art projects.

I did glance up to see his gnome with a red hat and blue and green stripes.

"You've been really on a red kick lately." I murmured as I drew on a blue polka dot onto my mug with my paint brush.

"I've been kind of surround with it with the next album." He said with his eyebrows pulled together, tracing another green stripe.

"Oh no." I whispered and lowered my paint brush, his eyes lifting up to meet mine.

"What?"

"How much time do I have left with this hair?"

"Tatum..." He laughed at me and shook his head.

"What? I'm serious! I'm attached."

"A few months at least. You don't think I'll look good with red hair?"

"No! I do!" I reached over and brushed the back of my hand against his cheek. "It's just like...we finally met with your rainbow hair. I'm emotionally attached to the green too."

"Well, who knows what the red will bring for us. I'm going to grow it back out again too I think. I'm not sure how I feel about my hair being this short."

"Awsten, it looks so good. You look so handsome."

"If it's longer though you'll have more to grab onto-"

"Stop!" I blushed as he giggled. "I'll love your hair no matter what. I might cry though. I'll be in mourning."

"I don't know if it's okay to laugh at that..."