chad's waiting for you to ask something. he's like a kid when he gets like this; figeting in his seat, his ears perking up every time you take a breath as if you're going to speak, only to shamefully look down when you sneeze or clear your throat.
he's waiting for you to ask him something. and it's been like this for a solid week and a half at this point.
you're racking your mind, trying to figure out if a movie or shoes that he's been anticipating is coming out sooner rather than later, or if you've even missed your anniversary or his birthday. but there's nothing on your calendar, and no hints in your text messages, so the best you can do for now is ignore it and possibly find a time to bring it up.
turns out, the time comes naturally.
you're sitting across from chad getting lunch, your slice of pizza almost demolished save for the crust.
without even having to ask, chad reaches over the table to grab your crust, and you smile as you turn your attention back to your phone. you've been mindlessly scrolling through tiktok for a few minutes now in an attempt to entertain yourself until chad finished stuffing himself with protein and other nutrients you just hoped would naturally come to you.
you scroll past an ad and stop on a video of a girl applying lipstick. you don't have to hear the audio in the crowded room to know what song is playing in the back, and you softly smile when the camera turns to their significant other, covered in kisses with the same shade of lipstick, just like you'd anticipated would happen.
"what's got you smiling over there? another picture of young keanu reeves?"
you lower your phone to look at chad with your mouth dropped open in shock, the corners of your lips turning up, amused that he knew you so well.
"no! ... not right now, at least."
chad snorts, takes a sip from his drink, and asks you again. "then what is it?"
you turn the volume up on your phone, lean forward slightly, and turn the screen to face chad. you watch his reaction as the short video plays, his face going from slightly uninterested, to interested, to something that looks similar to how he looks when he sees you after a long day.
"i've been waiting for you to bring this up." you laugh, because out of all things in the world, this is what your jock boyfriend wanted you to mention.
his answer is immediate. "hell yeah!"
it's not until later that evening that you and chad have time to create the video. you're going for dinner with mindy, anika, sam and tara, and he's sitting on your bed while you finish getting ready, still fidgeting like he was before.
you watch him through the mirror, biting back a smile as you instead focus on preventing your mascara from going anywhere other than where you wanted it to. you cap off the tube, turn to face chad, and say: "ready?"
he nods curtly, reaching beside him to grab your purse, but you shake your head. "no, not to go. to make the video?"
then he grins, nods like a kid being asked if they want the newest action figure, and pats his lap to summon you over.
your phone is held in one hand, the lipstick in the other, and you hold down the red button to start the video.
playing it back, you watch as you purposefully mess up your lipstick, only to move slightly to the left to allow chad's face to appear over your right shoulder. he has kiss marks in the shade of your lipstick planted all over his face, a less prominent layer of the makeup slathered over his lips too, which are stretched in a pleased smile as he watches his reflection for a second before switching over to eye you. the video ends with him leaning in to kiss your cheek, jaw, and neck, and a split second appearance of your scrunched face before it cuts off.
taracarpp: so cute :(((
samuel.l.carpenter: you two are the cutest ever
anikaminaj: @ mindymm lets do this
ethanlaundry: when will it be my turn
mindymm: @ ethanlaundry hopefully never :D