Their Bella

Chapter 21

Author's note at the bottom

Bella's POV

Today I had a test in my science class and was currently studying in the library at school. I was sitting amongst the stacks of dusty books where Damiano and I had always sat. I was almost down going through my notes when Haley came barreling in. 

" Bella! You'll never believe what just happened." she said as she tried to regain her breath. 

"What? What's wrong?" I asked startled. 

"Flynn just asked me out." she told me excitedly. Flynn was a boy that she had been crushing on for the past couple of weeks.  "I'm so excited."

"When's your date?"

"Tomorrow night. He's taking me to the movies." she gushed. "Anyway I have to go find Josh, but I'll talk to you later." 

After Haley made her way out of the library I went back to my notebook. But, it was in vain because Damiano soon walked in. 

"Hey Bella. It's almost time for next period. Will you let me walk with you?" he asked. I nodded and gathered my things. He took my hand and we made our way to my science classroom. 

"Do you want to come over to my house after school?" he questioned. 

"Um, I'll have to ask Leo but I'm sure I can." I replied. I said goodbye to Damiano before walking into my classroom. The science teacher looked surprised to see me because I had come early. 

After school I received a message from Leo that said I could go to Damiano's house as long as I didn't have a ton of homework, which luckily I didn't. When I got to his car I saw Kai leaning against it. 

"Hello." I greeted.

"Hey, do you know where Damiano is?" the redhead asked. 

"No. We are heading to his house though so he should be here soon." I told him. Just as I had said that Damiano strolled over to us. 

"Hey Bella, you ready?" he asked before he saw Kai. "Hey man. What's up?"

"Um nothing. I just wanted to see if you wanted to hang out but you're with your girl, so I will leave you guys go. Talk to you later." he rambled before leaving. 

Damiano turned to me and smiled before asking if I was ready to go. We got in his car and we  drove to his house. The Messanelli residence was not a monstrosity, but it was very large. The house was made of large cobblestone like bricks. There was a locked gate that Damiano had to type a passcode in before we could enter.

We walked through the large French style front door and into the foyer. After we made our way to the living room we heard a commotion coming from the upstairs.

"What's that?" I asked him, referring to the noise. 

"That would be my annoying little sister." he said looking irritated, which made me laugh. 

"I thought you liked your sibling?"

"I do it's just..." he trailed off. "She's annoying. Like, aren't your brothers annoying?"

"Not really. After spending so many years separated from each other I guess I just value their presence and company so much more." I honestly told him. He smiled at me.

"You have such a pure soul." he complimented as we sat down on the couch. "What do you want to do?"

"Um...I've really been craving some cookies. Maybe we could make some?" I suggested.

"Let's do it." he said tapping my thigh as he got up and off the couch. 

We walked into their large kitchen. It had gray cabinets and white marble countertops. The oven was a huge oven that could fit multiple pans. Damiano walked over to the pantry and grabbed a few ingredients before sitting them on the counter. He then went over to the stainless steel fridge and did the same. 

As we began baking Damiano gave me a suspicious smirk. Before I could even question it, he threw flour at me.  I gasped and grabbed some to throw back. Soon enough we were in a full fledged flour war. Except as soon as we heard a gasp we both stopped. I glanced over at the source of the sound and saw Mrs. Messanelli. She had a shocked expression on her face. 

"What is going on?" she asked.

"Mother. Bella and I we were- We were just-" Damiano stuttered.

"It's fine as long as you clean it up. You can use the shower here if you want to get cleaned up Bella." she told me before walking away. I nodded before throwing another pinch of flour at Damiano. We finished making and baking the cookies before he led me to his bathroom where I could take a shower to get the flour off of me. 

The bathroom was twice the size of my bathroom and was dark in color. It had a tub, shower stall, double sink, and toilet. He got me a towel and one of his sweatshirts and a pair of sweatpants. I quickly showered all the flour off of myself. In the end I smelled just like Damiano.

When I walked into his adjoining bedroom he was laying on his bed. When he saw me enter he looked me up and down.

"I think you should wear my clothes more often." he said before I laid down on the bed beside him. He looked deep within my eyes, "I already cleaned the kitchen up so you don't have to. I know I probably should have asked this days or weeks ago but...will you be my girlfriend?"

I smiled at him. "Of course I will." I responded. He gently kissed me before getting up and pulling me up with him. We went down stairs and watched a movie before I was called home.

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I'm sorry for the wait on chapter publications. I've been struggling to find motivation to write. I hope to wrap up this book in around 6-7 chapters. My updates will hopefully be more frequent in the upcoming future.