I'm Lost Without Your Warmth

Ari’s POV
The first song begins playing and my eyes widen. My breathing quickens. I can even hear my heart beats going off the charts. The instruments. The rhythm. The feel. The vocals. Everything so familiar yet different, they’ve grown into their talent.
I let the music engulf the room and I don’t care if the volume is too loud for my coworkers.
“Are you sick, are you tired, are you feeling faint?”
This band was and is perfect. I pull out my phone and immediately text Kate.
-Come in my office right now Kate!!! Delivered
The song ends before Kate finally comes in and she is already smiling. She sits down in the chair across my desk and puts her legs over the arm rest.
“They’re good, ey?” She says casually and grins.
“Good? Kate they’re amazing! You need to get them in here,” I exclaim and flail my arms around like I’m crazed.
“Oh, I don’t know…”Kate teases me and I groan in response, “I contacted them after I gave you the CD. They’re going to be here tomorrow. And, it’s the end of hours so Ari we need to get home.”
**2 Hours Later**
“My lungs will fill and then deflate, they fill with fire exhale desire…” I dance around my room while Twenty One Pilots plays from my speakers. I’m sure my neighbors hate me in just the week I’ve been here. My windows are open allowing my wine colored curtains float around from the breeze and my room is chilled. Christmas-esque lights dangle on the walls of the bedroom.
Soon the song ends and I can hear my front door open in the distance. The speakers continue the next song and I continue my uncoordinated movements and I feel familiar arms snake around my waist. I turn and his lips immediately meet with mine, gently and quickly.
“Hey babe,” Jake mutters and presses his forehead to mine. I rest my arms around his neck and return the greeting.
“You hungry Jakey?” I ask him and trail my hands down to his. Without waiting for a response I already begin dragging us to the tiny kitchen. He trails closely behind me and when I enter the brightly lit area I let go of him to get the box of Mac-And-Cheese. I take out a large pot and begin boiling water in in before adding in the noodles and setting the timer.
“How was your first day Ari?” Jake asks me and leans against the counter.
“Fabulous. Kate found an amazing band and I’m supposed to have a meeting with them tomorrow at the new hamburger place,” I explain to him and he nods. It’s not really worth it trying to explain to him who they are. He will just get jealous and somehow convince me to not meet with them at all. Probably say something like I don’t want you to be around so many guys. I don’t know what would end up happening.
Sometimes he’s just so frustrating. I snap back to reality when the alarm goes off and I take the noodles off the flame and add the cheese powder. I stir everything and soon enough it’s in two separate bowls and I give Jake his. He thanks me and heads to the living room couch. I grab mine and return to my bedroom which still has music playing.
I lounge back into my bed and turn the TV on and surf the channels before settling for 16 and Pregnant. Not my fault that is all that’s on at 2 am. I sigh and hear Jake open a beer bottle, probably one of the many tonight. I dig around my Mac-And-Cheese until I’ve eaten all of it. The episode of 16 and Pregnant ends with this girl’s boyfriend breaking up with her after the kid is born. I get out of my bed and sneak into the kitchen and place my bowl gingerly into the sink.
Jake had littered cans on the floor that were now empty and he was muttering about something in the living room. I quickly move back to the bedroom and cuddle into the covers of the bed. I turn down my speakers until they’re at a low enough drone to keep me from sleeping but loud enough that I can’t hear Jake. I let my eyes drift closed and fall asleep.

Notes

Hey! Sorry for a delayed update I am usually persistent in my writing but it's been an off day for me. If you've never listened to Twenty One Pilots you have to before you die.
Anyways, it's 2 AM here so I'm going to bed. I apologize for any misspellings and grammatical errors. *sweats nervously*
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~Kirsten