• “So…”

    “So?”

    “So so Yes no.”

    “Hi hoe the dairy oh!” she smiled as she pulled out a marker. His eyes looked from her, to the marker, then back to her.

    “What are you doing…?”

    “I’m being creative.”

    “More like being bored.”

    “Shut up you.”

    “Will I be your canvas again?”

    “Maaaaybe” she teased as she pulled out all kinds of colors. Blues, purples, lime greens, pinks, it wasn’t new though, she kept these with her always.

    “So what will you be drawing?”

    “Just give me your arm.”

    “Fine..” he glared for a second and smiled. She was cute, in her own special way.

    She pulled out a pink marker, then light purple, the strokes gently wrapping around his arms until they became lines, and in turn became a picture. A picture of what? Even she didn’t know. The lime green was next, shading the lines she had drawn with the pink. Whatever it was, it looked fun…well…she thought so anyways.

    He looked down at his arm and realized she would probably be coloring the whole thing.

    “One sec..” he made her pause and then rolled up his sleeve.

    “That might help.”

    “Thanks, but I’ll just go to the other arm if I need it.”

    “You sure?”

    “Yes what are artists for~” she teased and then put a blue dot on his nose, it wasn’t in sharpie so he didn’t have to worry about that one.

    He laughed and tickled her a little bit, “Just get on with it…I don’t want to be here ALL day.”

    “But why not?”

    “I have things to do…”

    “Don’t you like being with me?”

    “Well of course…”

    “Then why are you going?”

    “I have to work and-”

    “Don’t you like me Charlie..?” she asked softly. She made her eyes become stupidly huge and quivered her lip a little, she knew exactly how to get to him.

    He blushed and shook his head, “Of course I do but..”

    “But?”

    “I have to work!!”

    “Well work can wait…”

    “No it can’t-”

    “Don’t you want to look pretty…? Pleeeeeeeeeeeease.”

    “Buut..”

    “Pleeease???” she pleaded and pulled on his arm. The colored one was drying nicely.

    He sighed and frowned a little, “Okay…I guess I can stay..”

    “Hurray!” she jumped up and down excitedly as she pulled back out her pins.

    Her drawings became more and more intricate as she drew on his arms, the lime green, pink light purple, and now light blue meshing with his clothes.

    After she finished the first half she went to his other arm and started on there, making them completely symmetrical, somehow. As the colors meshed she blushed as he came closer and closer to her.

    “S-Stop moving.”

    “But I want to be by you…”

    “I’m not done yet..”

    “I’m impatient.”

    “You’re lying.”

    “I know,” he smiled and watched her color again.

    She was almost done, all it needed was one final line. The pink was uncapped as the line was cast. Perfect. She looked back at her work of art and blushed.

    “Wow…I guess it’s a work of heart.” She mumbled as she looked at the arms as the came together to make a beautiful heart.

    He smiled and kissed the top of her head.

    “I love you Jane…”

    “I love you too Charlie..” she smiled and winked.

    “You know what I want for my birthday riiight?” she teased and pressed closer to him.

    “Y-Yes?” he blushed and looked down at her.

    “Sharpies.”

    “Forget it.”