Post by mac on Apr 8, 2017 4:47:25 GMT
When the door opened, Arthur expected to see Chardonnay annoyed and angry at him, telling him he should have gotten there sooner. Instead, he was greeted by Chardonnay looking completely frantic and wide-eyed. He paused, tilted his head to the side. He hadn’t had a chance to glance at his phone since he arrived – he was worried about being late so he just ran up to the stairs. He looked at her face again, and registered her question. Was she... concerned for him?
He wasn’t happy he had made her worry, but the fact that she was worried made him feel a swell of happiness in him. The fact that she had been concerned enough to look this way was enough to make his expression soften and his mind relive the moment of fear he felt when he felt the initial impact.
”It was just a fender-bender, I’m fine.” He said, reaching out to touch Chardonnay’s shoulder. The touch was meant to comfort her, but it only really served to give him comfort. He regretted not going into more detail in his text – he should have said he was fine at some point. He just didn’t think she would have cared. And before he could stop himself he pulled her into a hug, wrapping his arms around her gently and placing his chin on her shoulder. The touch was comforting to him, and helped his body stop shaking. Even if he was fine, that didn’t change the fear that still plagued him any time another car grew too close to his. ”I was stopped at a red light and some asshole was looking at his phone and hit my bumper. He wasn’t even apologetic,” Arthur rolled his eyes, giving Chardonnay a soft squeeze before he loosened his hold in case she wanted to break out of it. Honestly, he didn’t, but he knew Chardonnay was only really one to cuddle in bed, not outside of it. He pulled away so he could look at her face – which was pretty much at the same height as his since she wasn’t wearing heels. ”Sorry I didn’t go into more detail in the message, I just wanted to get here as soon as I could and didn’t see if you responded while I was driving. Your parents are here, right?”