#tk14

♡sharing an embarrassing moment might change a few things in your life

You hated winter. Especially winter London. It was gloomy, grey and cold. Depressing weather you thought. Lonely weather you thought

You're walking down your neighborhood street. Coming home from getting coffee with your friend you rarely see. Long distance friendship with someone who is constantly travelling and a sickeningly happy healthy relationship, doing what you alway wanted to do, is hard. It's like watching what could have been but your still happy for your friend. You, yourself travel a bit back and forth from home to London where you work if you could even count that.

Its getting dark, the winter night. Each time you exhale it looks like a puff of smoke. Your hands deep in your pockets searching for the warmth that your thick knee length jacket promised but your hands unable to find it. Your finger tips icicles attachmented to your body.

Lately it's been cold to the point where the sidewalk are a bit slippery. At least that what was reported on the neighbourhood group chat. You keep to your journey home. Home where the kettle is, where the blankets are.

Theres a man walking in front of you. He's tall and bulky from the looks of it. He had a black beanie on and green large jacket written GARRICK in big bold letters on the back. He walks with a duffle bag in hand. You don't recall seeing him in the neighbourhood, you would have remembered someone that big.

You don't pay anymore mind to him, your focus solely on getting home. With your heater, your movie, your blanket, even some tea-

Thud.

The man who was peaceful walking in front of you slipped and fell.

For a moment you stand there stunned, just a wow that's embarrassing, but you snap out of it speed walk over to him.

"Hey are you ok?" You call out to him

As you reach him your balance faltered, you foot loosing grip on the ground. Flat. Your ass hurts a bit from the fall. You turn to the man you came over to help out but ending up with the same fate as him.

The both of you just stare at each other for blink just processing the series of events that just occurred. The you start laughing, he starts laughing. The both of you laugh probably looking like crazy people but neither of you really care at the moment.

You help each other up, you, almost loosing your balance again in the slippery surface, but he steadies you with his large gloved hands. You look up to finally get a look at the stranger you shared an embarrassing moment with.

Hes so handsome it make you sick. Not a sight you see every day type of handsome. The type of handsome where you just have to call him down right beautiful.

You give him a sheepish smile and he mirrors it.

"Kyle" he said

You introduce yourself and notice that you're still holding on to him and he's still holding you up right.

"I guess we both need to more wary to the sidewalk" your joke weak, but he still laughs

"Yea" he chuckled. His laugh deep and smooth like his voice. It could only be compared to honey, one that you put in your tea every night. Damn you really need that comforting cup right now. But he continues "Thanks for trying to help. I guess it's the thought that counts."

You chuckle "yea, I guess"

A beat of silence between you two. You think that you have to go now and leave this awkward and a little embarrassing (even though he fell first) situation behind you and snuggle up in your blankets. He on the other hand can't keep his eyes off you and your features. He feels a pang of warmth in his chest even in the winter twilight. He feels protective over you suddenly. It's clearly dangerous out here, slipping on ice and all and we can't have a pretty bird like you falling all over the place.

"I guess I'll see you around-"

"Would you like some tea?-"

The both of you say at the same time, still holding on to one another. You think to yourself, the resolution you made this year was to be more spontaneous. What's more spontaneous than having tea with a handsome stranger.

"Umm. Sure. I would love some tea, thanks" you say your voice steady and confident. You sounded different you notice. You sounded sure of yourself which make you even more confident in your answer.

He smiles presenting his straight teeth. Seriously he's probably a model with his face.

"Come on my place isn't too far... and I think its safer you hold on to me. You know for both of our sakes"

Cosmic court