For Your Love. {Damiano David}

Chapter Twenty Two - Lipstick On The Glass.

Oh, but nothing seems inviting
Except the image of your open arms calling back
To me

I take you back
Yeah, I know it seems surprising when there's lipstick still on the glass
And the full moon rising but it's me who makes myself mad
I take you

Oh, my body does deceive me
Just as did yours
Though we're fighting different wars
In our ways

Oh, but there's no pleasure in resisting
So go ahead and kiss me.

November 13th 2020.

10:45am

Damiano had left to collect dad, mum and nonna from the hospital in his car around half an hour ago and of course I was running around the house, cleaning everything possible so it all looked sparkly and clean. Alessia was watching the television in the sitting room eating a bowl of cut apples and bananas, it was a lucky day seeing as she wasn't her hyper self... I could actually get things done. 

I hiss in pain as I move too quickly, my legs were aching from last night. After we had cleaned up the mess we had made on the counter, we went to his room and did it another two times. I forgot how much work sex was. I smile to myself as I remember the way he touched me, the feeling of his hands all over... I run a hand over the marks he had left. 
Yeah... I was happy but I didn't know what was going to happen between us, we weren't back together because both of us haven't said anything and I can't shake the fears I have for if we actually do get back together... I don't want to lose something so good all over again. I don't want him to hurt me the way he did last time. My confidence had dropped a lot in myself, I mean I hated my appearance more, believe it or not I was actually insecure of my body although I had happily revealed myself to him the last few nights. 
I couldn't believe that anyone would want to actually be with me and it upset me a lot.

I hear a knock on the front door and frown in confusion. It couldn't have been Damiano with my family seeing as they could just walk in... who was it? I dust myself down and walk over to the door, pulling it open to see Ethan standing there shyly. 

"Hey..." I trail.

"Hey... can you talk?" He asks me curiously. He looked really upset, it made me feel bad about how I walked out the other night at the night club. 

"Yeah, yeah sure... come in" I smile softly as I step aside to let him walk into the house. He does so and I offer to take his coat which he thanks me for. I hang it up as we both walk to the kitchen.

"Eve... I'm so sorry I didn't tell you about Damiano having a girlfriend. I didn't want to hurt you all over again because I knew you had began to get closer to him again and I..." 

"Ethan, it's not your fault" I smile at the nervous man in front of me. "I shouldn't have walked out the way I did, it wasn't your job to tell me anyway... it should have been Damiano" I remind him.

"I still feel like I... I let you down, and I'm very very sorry" He sighs, playing with his thumbs. I take off my apron and walk over to him, bringing him into a very long, sweet hug.

"I'm sorry too" I mumble into his shoulder. I loved Ethan to pieces... he was one of my best friends. We connected on a deeper level and I appreciated our friendship so much, he was so cute. "Do you want to stay for a while? Nonna's coming back today and I'm sure she'd love you to join us" 

He pulls away from the hug and nods his head smiling. 

"I would love that"

"Ethan!!" Alessia grins, walking into the room. Her face lighting up as soon as she sees him there. She rushes over and jumps into his arms as he picks her up and spins her carefully.

"Hello Sia, how are you?" He asks sweetly. 

"I'm good, nonna's coming out today" 

As soon as Alessia says that, the front door opens and we can hear muffled voices. She jumps out of Ethan's arms and runs towards the hall as I laugh softly. I take Ethan's arm as we follow her out to see Damiano was helping Nonna inside, she looked so much better than she did a few days ago. I watch as Alessia cuddles her carefully, my mum behind her was beaming. I could tell she missed all of us. Nonna and Damiano look over first to see Ethan and smile.