May to December

Chapter Twelve

Letty was still awake, as EZ had expected her to be when he joined her in the bedroom after telling Angel that he could crash on the couch for the night. His old lady was lounging propped up against the headboard of the bed, watching old reruns of I Love Lucy. She was dressed in a pair of baggy sweatpants that she had stolen out of his drawer and a baggy t-shirt (also his) with the Stanford logo on the front. Her hair was twisted into two knots on either side of her head in a sort of lazy Princess Leia hairstyle. She wasn't dressed for seduction, that was for damn sure. But somehow, at that moment, Letty was the hottest that he had ever seen her. Completely unguarded, wearing his clothes, she was authentic as she laid in their bed. That's where the attraction lie with him. She wasn't perfect, and she wasn't fake. She never tried to be anything that she wasn't.

"You work things out with Angel?" She grabbed the remote and muted the TV when she noticed him.

"Yeah, we're cool, mi amor." He pulled his shirt over his head and tossed it in the general direction of the laundry hamper that Letty had stationed next to the bathroom door. "He's crashing out on the couch." They had a guest bedroom, but it was completely empty. EZ unbuckled his belt so he could kick out of his jeans. "He's too fucked up to ride home." Now that he was only in his boxers, he brawled up the bed to kiss her before settling down beside her on the mattress. "You roll better joints than I do, nena."

Letty giggled. "Is that your way of telling me that you're fucked up too?"

"Maybe a little," EZ admitted.

"Is everything figured out?" Letty moved to cuddle up to his bare chest.

"Yeah, but we'll talk about it tomorrow." He wrapped his arms around her. "I just want to hold you right now." If he was being honest, he wanted to do a shit ton more than that. He hadn't been lying when he said his birthday rule was out. Unfortunately, the weed and beer had other plans for him that night. He was fucking trashed. He also wasn't making love to his old lady for the first time when his older brother was right down the hall. He gently jostled Letty to get her to look up at him. Once he had her attention, he reached up and cupped her jaw in his hand. "You are the best thing that has ever happened to me, and I love you more than life itself." His words were slurred, but he didn't notice.

Letty did, though. She giggled for a moment before she replied. "I love you too, nene." She leaned in and softly kissed his lips. "But you're drunk and stoned ass needs to go to sleep."

EZ thought that sounded like a damn good idea. Once Letty had laid her head back down on his chest, he closed his eyes and let sleep claim him.