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jukjuk78 Nate felt her come up right next to him. He flipped around and hugged her close. He kissed the back of her neck once or twice before resting his chin on her shoulder. He pulled her close. "Does this count as cuddling? Because I want brownie points for this." he said jokingly. He hugged her in silence. It wasn't an awkward silence, it was an listen-to-each-other-breath kind of silence. He loved holding her. He liked how warm she was and how whenever she did anything, it made him blush. He liked it when his cheeks were on fire because of her. It made him feel not as guarded and uptight.
Cadence smiled brightly as she felt Nate's arms wrap around her waist. Biting her lip as he kissed her neck, she giggled.
"Oh, this definitely counts as cuddling and will earn you some MAJOR brownie points," Cadence replied laughingly. As he pulled her close to his body, Cadence just allowed the easy silence to unfold around them. Having never shut the balcony door from when she looked for Nate earlier, she could still hear the waves lapping against the beach and feel a light breeze blowing in off the salty ocean water. From somewhere nearby came the muffled sound of Christmas music playing, something that struck Cadence as very odd. She had completely forgotten it was almost Christmas, and she hadn't bought Nate's present yet. She knew, of course, what she was going to buy him, but finding Muggle objects in Hogsmeade wasn't exactly... possible. Perhaps if Nate felt the need to hang out with his friends, Cadence would wander to the nearest mall and pick up his gift. Yes, that's what she would do.
After awhile, Cadence rolled over onto her other side so she could look at Nate. She simply stared into his eyes for a few minutes, remembering the first time she had noticed them and how he had given her butterflies almost right away. Then she affectionately rubbed her nose against his before laying her head down on the pillow and reaching up her right hand, which still bore Nate's grandmother's ring, and rested it upon his cheek, rubbing her thumb right along his cheekbone.