red lips i know

despite the sleek black cocktail dress that the young brunette adorned, clinging to her curves, the young brunette looked completely incongruous as she wandered the club, alone. sydney wormed her way towards the hectic bar, despite not being much of an inebriate herself, with her room mate with his tongue half way down a girls throat at the opposite end of the counter, she came to a conclusion she was going to vomit whether it be the company or the liquor. 

“No-” Kaiden begins, “Absolutely not,” He pouts; making a face at the very idea before shaking his head. “Enjoying it… Putting up with it.. It’s the same concept, really..” He retorts back with a sly smile. “Don’t be so smug,” Kaiden scoffs back; pulling his face away from her shoulder to playfully glare. “And all of the animated films are the same, you dork.” He challenges. “They all have some sort of sappy ending and you enjoy them.”

Kaiden merely gives a shake of his head before stretching; making sure to catch her gaze before speaking once more. “I still think you would.” He remarks in a sing song voice; not at all bothering to hide the amusement that was lighting up his features now. “Hm?” He hums, biting his lip gently as he glances toward the bathroom door. “You wouldn’t..” He challenges; not buying her privacy speech in the slightest. Although if she wanted to, she could easily be in the cubicle before he’d have time to cross the room. “If you did, we’d probably have three children at our feet and another on the way.” He remarks just as casually, though slowly making his way from his spot to where Sydney sat. “Yeah, I think I can definitely deal with finding things out for myself.” Kaiden states with a rather confident smirk; now half way across the room.

Now Kai’s arms are crossed against his chest, watching her with a careful gaze as she turns the scenario back onto him. “My fault?” He muses with a laugh. “You have far too high expectations for me when I’m drunk, you goof.” He chastises with a mockingly stern facial expression. “I was clearly the one in emotional turmoil. I was just being a courteous boyfriend.” Kai scoffs, as if that were reasoning enough. Although the fact he didn’t know just what he’d so drunkenly informed her was still irking him. “Oh?” Cue a tilt of his head- not able to hide the surprise as Sydney actually agreed with the sarcastic plan he’d came up with. “-You know, now that you mention it, I’d much rather sit here and bug you with my troubles.” He explains, shrugging his shoulders as if it were the wisest option. Kaiden’s pouting expression only deepens as Sydney threatens to call his manager- head definitely snapping up at the mention of both Dylan and her family that most likely wouldn’t be so keen on being front row to meet him. “-You don’t play fair,” He finally groans, now reaching the edge of the bed; only a few feet from her now. “Working is obviously out and I don’t want to hear Dylan’s riveting tails on your nights nor do I want to be kicked around by your family.” At this point, he’s doing the best doe eyed expression he can muster as if to plead his innocence. “I can manage myself without those things.”

"hm?" sydney hums curiously. "it sounded like that's what you were suggesting to me..." she argued, unable to stop herself from laughing at the mere thought of it. "wow." she raises her eyebrow, mock offence in her expression. "well if it's so hard sharing a bed with me kaiden, there's a perfectly decent couch in the living room, i know the dog usually sleeps there but she's more than grateful to cuddle with me usually." she suggests, as though actually considering the idea. "me? smug?" sydney looks to him with mock surprise, "never." she exaggerates. pushing him away as he challenges her. "that's not true at all." she argues, taking the bait. "and they don't all have sappy endings, i mean, in how to train your dragon hiccup loses his leg." she defends. "and if you read the original fairy tales that disney based their princesses off, grimms were definitely not sappy."

"i know for a fact i wouldn't." sydney argued back, mocking his tone of voice. rolling her eyes as she moved to the edge of the bed, placing her feet on the ground as she considered locking herself in the bathroom, just for the sake of annoying him. "oh really?" sydney questioned as he challenged her, "you know, it's almost as though you never learn your lesson with me." she can't help but laugh, wondering why after all this time he still doubted the lengths she'd go to to annoy him. watching him carefully as he moves sydney groans. "we are not having anymore kids for a long time." she warns him, not wanting him to get any ideas into his head, simply raising an eyebrow as he confirms he was happy to find out for himself.

“You’d be surprised at how many you could win over with that kind of charm.” Kaiden teases; although he’s soon matching her eye roll. “Mh, is that what they call it these days?” He muses, pretending as if to be hurt by the assumptions. “Because that’s always a comforting thought right before you curl up next to me at night.” He scoffs. “At least you’re honest about it…” He begins; though as Sydney continues, Kaiden tries his best to keep from laughing at her. Although it soon fails and he’s burrowing his face against her shoulder. “-Fair enough.” He chuckles; the images she’d likely go through with flashing about in his head.  “I’m sorry goldilocks and the three bears didn’t prepare you for the real camping experience.” He smirks.

“Wouldn’t you?” Brown eyes are soon widened with amusement as she tries to dispute him; the male propping his head up against his hand as he pulls back from her. “You’re such a liar,” Kaiden muses with a lazy grin. “I’ll give you a few moments to come to realizations that you definitely would miss me.” He states with a rather smug grin; almost challenging her. A few moments later and Kaiden’s overly confident tone of voice had dwindled down to a much needier way; jaw clenching ever so slightly as he listened. “No, no-” He tries to brush it off; dismissing the idea that she was getting to him. “I’m all for personal hygiene,” He mocks; shooting her a playful glare. “Though if you want to dismiss the rumors…” Kai trails off, a sly grin etching against his features. “-I can definitely wait.”

Kaiden almost instantly relaxes against her touch, a small yet sincere smile gracing his features before he spoke. “You think you’re funny, huh?” He scoffs playfully at her statement. Another scrunch of his features ensued as she teased him over what he’d potentially said; the male resorting to doing the best pouting expression he could muster. “You should feel bad, you know..” He muses. “I was definitely under the influence and you showed people… I can’t believe it.” He teases. “I mean, I could need therapy after this.” Cue an innocent shrug of his shoulders that would have definitely been more convincing if his face hadn’t been crimson. “Oh- Have fun putting that on your resume..” He chuckles. Although as her tone sounded more breathless until he’d pulled away from her throat; resorting to a groan, a satisfied little grin could be found easily on his face. “Hm, I’ll have to be here all alone,” He continues; almost resembling a child that had been plotting something instead of a grown man. “-Who knows what all I could get into whilst your away.” Kaiden states with a shrug.

"are you suggesting that i go talk dirty to other men to get my own way, kaiden?" sydney gasped playfully, as though horrified by the thought of it. "ah, but the fact you do still sleep in the same bed as me suggests i'm right in thinking you do enjoy it." she muses teasingly, shrugging casually as he burrows his face against her shoulder. "i like disney movies, not fairytales you idiot. i have some form of class." sydney corrects him, mock offense laced in her tone. "i'm honestly offended with how little you know about me."

as he pulls away from her sydney rolls her eyes at his accusations, sarcastically waiting a few moments to respond. "no, i'm sorry..." she frowns playfully. "i still don't think i'd miss you." she confirms her previous statement. "however, if you have time to spare before your shower... i might just beat you to it." she smirks back, sitting up as though considering it. "with the door locked of course, privacy is very important to me." she adds innocently. "i've never been one to believe rumours, i mean if i believed every rumour the press made up about you..." she trailed off, biting her lip. "sometimes you've just gotta find out the truth for yourself."

“That’s why I still stand firm in my beliefs for you to drop what you’re doing and become a lawyer.” He pouts, as if genuinely offended that he always fell for Sydney’s tactics. “But you make me think you will. And that’s as bad..” He scoffs at her innocence. Kai tilts his head as she made light of the topic he’d suggested; rolling his dark eyes as she spoke. “….Who needs heating?” He questions; though almost cringing at the lacking of things he’ll have to do with out. “-I have you.” He muses back with a smug grin, refusing to state that she was partially right. A snort of laughter interrupted him as she referenced missing her bed. “How about we compromise and just go camping at some point?” He muses; now incredibly interested to see how she’d act in the scenario.

The silence between them offered Kaiden a chance to calm his nerves before opening his eyes; only resulting in him grinning down at her. “Is this your way of saying you want me to stay in bed- that you may actually miss me while I’m gone?” He muses in an obviously fake and overdone shocked tone of voice. “Alert the media.” However, his confident smirk is soon wiped away as she actually suggests he go; a scrunch of his nose ensuing as she rolled away. A quiet yet needy groan could really be the only thing heard from him as he continued to listen-  Kaiden biting his lip harshly as he sank back into the bed. He was half tempted to roll over and see for himself and the other half of him actually needed the shower; though much colder than he’d anticipated moments prior. “-That’s lovely to know.” He tries to state as calmly as she had- though it was obvious the remark had worked him up just as she’d wanted.  

“I’m glad,” He responds, smiling back before reaching out for her hand and giving it a gentle squeeze. Brown gaze turned more playful at the next statement and it definitely didn’t help the red color staining his face. It was rare that Kaiden was embarrassed, although the fact he didn’t know possibly what all he’d said made him cringe. “You didn’t…” He warns, though he can’t help but laugh at the situation. “Oh my god,” He mutters, shaking his head in disbelief; though now definitely planning to get her back for it. “Just you wait,” He finally muses, tracing against her lips with the finger she’d bitten. “Really now?” Kai questions, teeth grazing against her jaw and moving down toward her throat. “-That’s a shame.. I always knew you had a little something for those journalists.” He resorts back to when they’d first met, though it’s obvious he’s not serious. “Mh, you’re definitely having a midlife crisis.” He chuckles quietly. “Because,” Kaiden reasons, pulling back slightly to allow his puppy eyes to show. “I miss you when you’re gone.. And where in college do you get to lounge around with me all day? It’s a gift, really.” He teases.

"i don't think puppy dog eyes and sexual innuendos would work in a court of justice." sydney argued, rolling her eyes playfully. "don't you like the whole risk thing?" she smirks, "not knowing if i'm gonna kiss you or potentially murder you in your sleep?" she teases, unable to believe for one second that he still thought she would go through with any of her threats after all this time. "the same man who sleeps with about three blankets during summer because apparantely he's cold, needs blankets." she answers his likely rhetorical question. "no, you won't have me, because the first sight of so much as a fly and i would pack up the car and leave you stranded." sydney grimaces, definitely not being an outdoorsy person. "i would do a lot of things to make you happy kaiden, but i will never go camping in my life. it's a death trap, i've seen so many movies about campers being murdered or kidnapped or attacked by bears..." she exaggerated, the reason alone being why she didn't stray far from animated movies.

"i wouldn't miss you." she answered a little too quickly, refusing to give him reason for his smug smile. "i'm just using you for body heat because i'm cold." she nodded, somewhat pleased with her quick thinking excuse. unsure if she'd gotten away with it she laughs as he groans."it is." she managed casually, trying to pretend she hadn't clearly noticed she'd gotten to him. "i'd prove it but..." she shrugged, turning back and laying on her back, watching the ceiling rather than him. "you're going in the shower, right?"

Kaiden arches a brow when she continues, obviously not expecting that to be her offer. His cocky smile is soon dropped; a pout being the only thing left on his features. “But-” His voice is cut off as she continued to tease him.“That’s not fair.” He groans; images already flooding his thoughts. “I want to join,” He grumbles childishly, allowing his brown eyes to widen as he pleads his case. “Most are.” He amends, grinning. “I’m special, clearly.” He teases, not at all bothered with the fact he was definitely taller than most. Kai laughs quietly as the brunette came to an agreement with him- the male rolling his eyes playfully as she went on. “It’s great to know the only thing you have me for is to carry you around and reach things.” He scoffs, nudging her arm. “I’ll remember that when you want me to carry you again.” He jokes- though he knew good and well he’d give in no matter what.   

Even though his next statement was intended to be taken lightly; Kaiden could tell that something wasn’t quite right with the forced smile. “Hey,” He says softly, hand reaching up to tilt her face so that he could look at her properly. “No matter what happens, we’ll fight this.” He encourages; taking a deep breath to remain calm. “You’re going to stick around and complain about how annoying I am for a long time.” Although as he promises it; the fear is still settled into the back of his mind. A small smile is soon presented across his face, shrugging his shoulders in response. “Should I thank you for that compliment then?” He muses back with a laugh.

“That’s probably for the best.” He says, shaking his head as the memories of when he would be drunk on the daily to cope with things. He didn’t want to ever involve Sydney in that type of his lifestyle or their child. A slight touch of crimson highlights his cheekbones rather noticeably; despite the fact he was now pressing his face into the crook of her neck to hide it. “Shut up,” He teases, nose scrunching at his drunken stupidity. “I don’t even remember it- I mean I remember the night, but the details are a little fuzzy.” He explains; which is probably for the best in regards to his obvious embarrassment. “Just glad you stuck around after all of that.” He muses. “How about a drunken date in ten months then?” Kai finally suggests, not at all hiding his amusement. “It’s not like I’ll be socially drinking and it’ll give you time to recuperate.”   “I’m obviously already giving in to most of what you want.” He reminds her with a snort of laughter. As Sydney scoots further back into the comforter; Kaiden shifts so that he can curl up next to her; tugging against the blanket. “Fine,” He huffs with a roll of his eyes. “If I admit that you’re right does that mean I can have a portion of the blanket rather than you stealing it?” He teases, gesturing to the bit she was laying on. 

in place of her supposed innocent act sydney can't help but smile smugly at his reaction to her offer. "alas," she continued. "you're staying in bed all day aren't you?" she reiterated, trying to look as though she was truly disappointed. "hm, special, that's certainly one word for it." she teases, "they're not the only reasons i have you around. i mean there's obviously the fame, money and ability to make teenage girls jealous of me. you have your uses." she jokes, shrugging as though his purposes in their relationship were obvious. "besides, it's your fault when you have to carry me. i only want to be carried when i'm tired, and if you never made me get out of bed, we wouldn't have that problem." she attempts to retort, turning the situation round to blame him.

"hm?" she hums, trying to keep eye contact with him as he lifts her face, though it's obvious she's uncomfortable with the situation. "i'm fine." she assures him, nodding as he speaks in attempt to agree with him, despite the fact that it's obvious that neither of them are fully faithful. she's grateful when he changes the subject, desperate not to dwell on the situation at hand as that had been how she always coped with things, ignoring them. "i'm not sure you could take anything i say to you or about you as a compliment." she teases.

As long as Sydney kept her actions up, the male was nothing more than a puppet in her hands. However, the stubbornness that ran through him was bound to interrupt. “Fine-” He begins, although his argument is cut off with a quiet groan of disproval as she tugged herself away. “You get up while it’s cold and dark and I’ll still be settled right here.” Kai retorts with a smug grin; almost matching hers. Kaiden held up his hands defensively; shaking his head with a laugh. “I didn’t say it was bad you were a munchkin.” He tries to hide amusement that’s lighting up his eyes as she defends her heritage- the brunette not having the heart to taunt her on that. “Tall or short, I still think I’ll keep you around.” He amends, pressing a kiss to her nose. “-Besides, it’s nice that you can’t reach my hair when you’re standing.” He adds in with a grin. A scrunch of his brows ensues next; automatically making him try and backtrack. “Is it too late to mention how lovely you look this morning?” He hums playfully; though deep down, he did mean it.

The feeling that was washing over him as time ticked on; Kai wasn’t sure he’d ever have that sort of connection with anyone. However; every moment with Sydney was proof that any thought he’d had about love or marriage was some preconceived idea based on past disasters. “Of course,” He nods, smiling sincerely. Though he soon shoots her a playful glare. “You better be planning on toughing it out for a while.” He chuckles. “After all, I’ll need someone to chase around when I get one of those mobile scooters.” Kaiden merely shrugs his shoulders, tilting his head slightly away as if he were offended- though it’s obvious his grin is still present. “Am not,” He manages to protest; though as he caught her smile, he couldn’t hold the façade any longer. “Maybe because I still need to keep a shred of decency.” He teases.

A quiet laugh rumbles against his chest; the idea of Dylan doing anything of the sort comical. “I think I can vouch on that one.” He muses; already clearly excited about the idea of parenthood. “Don’t forget mine.” Cue a crinkle of his nose before shaking his head. “I’ve not drank in a while. Mine’s that of a three year old.” Kaiden soon rolls his own eyes before his gaze lands back onto the brunette. “Ha ha.” He mutters humorlessly; though not bothering to deny. It was clear he’d do anything she asked if she used the technique. “I’ll become immune to your ways eventually.” He boasts. A sigh leaves his lips shortly after Sydney leans back onto the blankets, Kaiden following in suit not long after. “You never know,” He argues with a laugh. “I’m clueless when it comes to this stuff. I was just curious.” He adds in, trying to contain his amusement. 

"oh?" sydney questioned, looking to him curiously. "so you won't be joining me for a nice, long shower to start the day before i leave?" she wondered, obviously teasing him. "that's fine, i just thought you'd like something to remember me by, whilst you're alone all day." she continued, blinking innocently as she watched and waited for his smug smile to falter. "and besides, if anything, you're the abnormal one. i mean most american guy are what 5"10? 5"11? you're ridiculously tall. i should be the one making fun of you." she huffed, unamused as he continued on with the names, however her expression soon softening as he offered amends.  "i suppose i can't complain about you either, you can carry me when i'm too lazy to walk, and i don't have to climb the work tops to reach top shelf when you're home." she compromised, rolling her eyes however when he took his act too far with his compliment. "oh yeah, sleep deprived, hormonal bed head is a look really in this season."

and as always kaiden's confirmations about their future together only gave sydney more hope and more reason to want to fight the disease if it was back. for the first time in a long time sydney felt like she was with someone that she could trust and someone that she could truly love without worrying about having her heart broken. at the mention of toughing it out, although he was joking sydney smiled sadly, the actual lurking thought of maybe not living the long life she wanted with him forever on her mind, though she tried to swallow her fears. "don't think you're getting rid of me that easily." she attempted to tease, simply rolling her eyes at the idea of what he would get up to if trusted with a mobility scooter. no doubt, it would end in him getting hurt, or arrested. "i must admit, i'm grateful you're a bad liar. it means at least despite how annoying, vain, smug and teasing you are i know i can trust you." she teased back.

A quiet groan rumbles against his throat as Sydney’s lips press against the sensitive flesh of his neck; tilting his head slightly to allow better access. “I’m trying that,” He chuckles, eyes closing for a moment. “And I promise to take them.” Kaiden says with a sincere smile. He despised the dependence of being on medication; although if the girl beside him could bring herself to check her own illness out for his sake, it was least he could do. “I’ll sleep till noon tomorrow, just you wait and see.” He challenges with a grin. The serious tone of his voice he’d used earlier had dropped as she joked back; though he still offers a shrug of his shoulders. “Incredibly small.” Kaiden alters, biting back a grin and offering an innocent bat of his eyes. “Have you saw twelve year olds?” He questions, dimples forming against his cheeks as he laughs, no longer holding back amusement. “-Some of them are wild.” Kai states in his defense- however he’s soon to curl back against her frame as she speaks. “Precautional reasons,” He muses to himself; although the male plays along with her serious act. “I heard if that was the case, you have to play with my hair. It’s a mandatory thing.” He reasons, holding the best poker face he can.

Her next statement ceases all playfulness and soon, Kai’s brown gaze is wide with both amazement and love. “You’re certainly something, you know?” He adds with a small smile, meeting her eyes. “It makes me realize that it doesn’t matter what kind of wedding it is- or whatever is involved, I’m happy spending it by your side.” Kaiden states with pride before leaning to kiss her softly. “-Four years will fly by in no time.” He laughs. Soon enough, however; Kaiden’s burrowing his face against the crook of her neck. “No,” He mutters, peeking up at her. “I was just being supportive and kind in the fact you could be both mature and like them.” He reasons, trying to hide his smile.

He hums quietly as Sydney’s fingers trace across his skin; leaning back into the bed for a moment. “We promised him to be the bartender for our child.” Kai reasons with a grin. “He should get a kick from that. Besides, if you use the eye thing on him like you do on me, he’ll forgive you.” The male points out with a playful glare. After his hands are soon occupied against her smaller ones, Kaiden gives his best smile. “I don’t know what you’re talking about..” He chuckles; opting for innocence. “Maybe I just wanted to see if I could feel the baby kick.” He quickly added in- although at this early of a stage, he wasn’t even sure if you could feel anything of the sort. 

as he tilts his head sydney continues to press kisses to his throat, occasionally nipping at his skin gently, humming approvingly at his promising words. though as he attempts to challenge her she lifts her head, raising an eyebrow at him. "that's fine, you can sleep all day for all i care, i'll be at college." she retorts confidently, though the idea of getting up at seven in the morning really didn't excite her quite as much. "and i think your opinion of how small i am is really to do with the fact you're so large. i mean my father is english, and the average height for a british woman is 5"6 and my mother was latino and their average height is 5"1 so really genetically, i'm the perfect height." she argued defensively. "i can't help my genes, and if this wasn't america i'd probably be tall." she pouts, not falling for his innocent attempts all. "besides, you wouldn't let any wild children attack me anyway." she reasons, blinking slowly as she looks to him doe eyed. "uh huh, nice try." she laughs softly, patting him on the shoulder. "and if you hadn't tried your luck with the small dig i may have just obeyed that rule."

though she soons drops her playful demeanour, biting her bottom lip as her heart practically lurches at the look he gives her. she sstays quiet as he speaks, only really being brought back to reality as he presses his lips to hers."as long as i get to spend the rest of my life with you." she confirmed smilingg, though she soon rolls her eyes with a small laugh. "who knows how long the rest of my life will be however, at the rate you have me ageing now." though as he attempts to plea innocent in his previous statement sydney can't help but catch his smile, unable to stop herself from smiling back. "you're the worst liar, you know? i don't know why you even try."