She laid her head against his chest, breathing in his fresh scent. The hot summer air snuck in through the cracks of the windows and the door as he ran his fingers through her blonde hair. She sighed, giggling a little. "What?" he asked, a playful smile lighting up his freckled face. "Nothing," she said smiling up at him, "I'm just...happy." He looked into her eyes before leaning down to kiss her softly, "Ah but the beach is calling my name and I believe you have to get some writing done," he said bringing back to reality from her early morning bliss. She sighed deeply making him laugh, he extracted himself from her and she watched as he made his way to the bathroom to shower. Damn did that boy look good in just his boxers, she thought to herself.
She got up and started making coffee turning on music so she couldn't hear the water running in shower anymore. Lost in her thoughts and the music she took her coffee over to the window looking out at how beautiful the sun looked this summer morning. She got so caught up in the beauty of her city that she didn't hear Charlie sneak up behind her. "So damn beautiful," he whispered against her neck, hugging her from behind. "I know, we live in the most amazing city," she said back. He laughed and it tickled her ear making her stomach flip a little like she was back in middle school, "No silly I meant you." She blushed and shook her head but he stopped her before she could disagree with a kiss that made her pulse race. After seven years together it was amazing he could still do that to her. He pulled away smiling, "K babe get to writing, I'm not coming back until you have a full column for me to read." He grabbed his keys and left leaving her smiling after him still trying to catch her breath from that kiss.
After showering and throwing her untamable curls into a messy bun Scarlett sat down at her laptop with her coffee. The blinking cursor seemed to mock her this morning like it had for weeks now. Playing with keys she tried to think of anything worth writing about in her life. She was, as Charlie called her, the modern Carrie Bradshaw. Basically, she was paid to write about her life and fashion in explicit detail. Lately though, nothing seemed to be working. Possibly because everything in her life was perfect lately. Her and Charlie were finally moved in together after years apart filled with phone calls and fights. She had gotten a job she loved, she was in Charleston the city of her heart, and her shoe closet was boasting with some beautiful finds. For once nothing was wrong. But she couldn't seem to put this perfection into writing.
Picking up her Iphone she dialed her best friends number, Morgan picked up on the first ring. "Hey, hold on- Hayden eat your breakfast, no you cannot let Gigi eat it!" Scarlett giggled at Morgan scolding her two year old son. "Hey sorry Hayden was up at five this morning and Tyler went to work around the same time so I'm already kinda done with this day, what's up?" "Nothing really, Charlie and I are finally moved in together which is great, but lately I haven't been able to write a fucking thing." "Hmm..." Scarlett could hear Morgan move the phone to her other ear as she cleaned up after her son, "Maybe you're just too comfortable. Go out. Do something crazy. You're still just 22 lord go to a bar tonight, party, but BE GOOD." Scarlett laughed, "Yeah okay," she said hanging up as Morgan started scolding Hayden again for giving the dog his food.
Maybe she did need a night out without Charlie. She called up her friend Alexis and told her to get out her slutty dress, they were going out tonight.
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