IT HAD ALMOST BEEN WORTH THE WAIT. almost. weeks ( an eternity ) of being forced to wait had simply made this moment all the better. and now, they could spend the rest of their lives in each other’s arms. noah is going to do absolutely anything to make claudia happy. from this moment until forever. but for now ——–
right now, noah is tempted to do all sorts of somethings that would compromise his job with claudia. ( getting fired would just lead to more time with her ! ) but alas, remaining in the dirty alley is not in the stars tonight. so noah links his fingers with claudia’s, flashes a grin, and all but drags her down the street. “c’mon, baby.” halfway home and noah stops short, tugs claudia into his arms, and practically smashes his lips against her own. “sorry,” he breathes against her lips. “couldn’t wait.”
and then they’re off again – running toward his apartment building hand-in-hand, and noah lets out a delighted laugh. yards away and then they’re inside and walking down the hall and noah is unlocking his door and scooping claudia up into his arms.
there’s something exhilerating about finally giving in. after months of putting up with teddy’s complete lack of personality, months of sitting in that diner booth opposite perhaps the most boring human being on the planet, finally running up the stairs with her hand in noah’s . . . her heart nearly leaps out of her chest from anticipation alone.
with a shriek of laughter, claudia slips her arms around noah’s neck. in the morning, she’ll spend time roaming his apartment --- looking at all the pieces that make up him, inspecting every piece of decor & picture hanging on his wall. right now, she has far better things to do.
❛ now, ❜ she murmurs, curling her fingers in the hair at the nape of his neck. even now, she’s breathless, darkened hues flickering over his features as she leans in to let her forehead rest against his. ❛ sophie isn’t waiting, your career isn’t in jeopardy, there isn’t a brick wall digging into my back . . . ❜ claudia trails off, letting her gaze dip to caress his kiss - swollen bottom lip. ❛ -------- where were we? ❜