Vanessa

You can hear the ticking noise of the clock on the wall above the dinner table. You look at it. And in a moment it looks like it is melting. That's when you realize the truth. You think about her all the time. Everything seems to melt in your mind because of her. Everything seems so beautiful. Everything looks like art to you. You know it can only be because of her.

Because of Vanessa.

"I'm sorry, Ollie." you say sadly while you hold the rejected girl in your arms.
"Don't be." she summons a brave face: "We're a family no matter what, okay?"
"Of course. I promised, and I intend to keep that one."
"I know you will."

She gets up and grabs her jacket.
"Vanessa will be back any minute now. I kind of want to get some fresh air, so I'm going window shopping. I'll be going for a couple of hours. That will give you two enough time to... celebrate." she rapidly moves her eyebrows again. You laugh.
"There is a bit of money on my work station you can use if you find something you want." you point in the general direction of the bills. She grabs them.
"Thanks. Oh, and remember..." she looks at you with mock sternness: "Just because you are now banging my sister, doesn't mean you can just ignore me completely. I want to go to the zoo some time."
"Alright, as long as you stop using my vibrator." you tease back.
"NEVER!" she yells as she leaves.
Weird girl. Lovely, but weird. You know Ollie well enough to know that she isn't taking this as well, as she seems. You know she is sadder inside than what she lets on. You also know that you need to make it up to her somehow, but right now she probably just needs to be a bit alone.

Vanessa enters the flat not many minutes after. You get up, and walk up to her. She looks at you, and she knows you have an answer for her.
You don't want to keep her in suspense.

"Welcome home, my love." you greet her.
As soon as your words reach her brain she pulls you into a tight embrace, and she kisses you deeply.
You kiss back, and before you know it, your mouths are having a small battle, as everything in the flat warms, thaws, and soften into a gooey mess. A little bit of tongue occasionally peaks into your mouth, and your tongue excitedly does a little dance with it every time they meet. The intense kiss probably only lasted twenty seconds, but as the clock melts, so does time.
Eventually your lips part and you look at Vanessa, your lover. It feels weird to think about her this way, but you can definitely get used to it.

"What about Ollie?" Vanessa asks with concern in her voice.
"She seems pretty sad about it, but she is not admitting it, at least not to me. She wanted to get some air and go shopping, so I gave her some money. Hopefully she finds something nice that can help take her mind off of this. She said she will be gone for a couple of hours."
"She's such a good girl." Vee says with a warm tone.
"She really is." you agree.
"I'll talk to her about it when she gets back. I know she will feel better after a bit of time."
"Yeah, she probably will. Same team, same family, right?"
"Right."

"It's kind of surreal that all of this happened." Vee states.
"Yeah, it kind of is."
"I didn't expect to score such a girl like you."
"Oh, stop it, you!" you say in a playfully over-exaggerated bashful manner: "Besides, you are the real catch here."
"You think so? E-even though I a-am..." she stutters.
"Are what? The most perfect piece of art I've ever seen?"
She blushes as she nuzzles her head on your chest.
"You really know how to win a girl's heart." she sighs.
"I thought I had already won it?" you tease.
"Yeah, well, okay. You can have my gallbladder then."
"Oh, come on. I'm at least worth a liver!"
"Kidney. That's my final offer."
"Ok, but I'm going to hold you to that if I need a transplant."
"You can have all the organs you want, my dear."
'My dear'? You like the sound of that. You really like it.

As you smile and gaze lovingly into each others eyes the temperature in your body starts to rise.
"So... Olivia is away for a couple of hours, huh?" Vee asks with some hardcore blushing going on.
"Yeah, she was being very clear on that." You reply emphasizing "very clear".
"Oh, do you, perhaps, have any way we could fill that time?" Vee asks, just letting the question hang in the air like the sheet of a lazy ghost.