Pyaar, Prema ..... Friendship?

🖤Chapter 20🖤

Ahana slowly wakes up to muffled voices as she blinks her eyes, trying to ease off the tiredness and the heavy feeling from her eyes. She sighs and rolls over on her back, staring at the ceiling, trying to remember what happened and then curses when she remembers it. Her memories are a little muddled but she could clearly remember her run to the balcony and her weak attempt at taking her own life "Just for once, all I'm asking is for one day without going into a full blown panic attack" she mutters to the ceiling while rubbing her hands across her face.She hears the bedroom door open and a pair of feet thumps its way to the bed before her left side dips and a hand is gently carding her hair "You okay?" Sebastian asks and Ahana hums. She wiggles her way to his spot before resting her head on his lap and opens her eyes to see Sebastian's worried eyes looking down at her. The couple does not say anything but are content in the silence that surrounds them, comforting each other with simple touches. "Talked to Tones" Sebastian breaks the silence and Ahana hums confused "I talked to him about the news, he said he'll take care of it" he explains and Ahana nods, moving up and resting against his chest, staring at the New York scenery. "I feel useless" she suddenly confesses and Sebastian tightens his arms around her waist "Hey-" "No babe, I...I really feel useless, like this is my problem but...but because I'm apparently a coward now I've dragged you, Tones, Steve and-" "And you're our family" Sebastian cuts her off as he gently moves her to the crook of his arms and looks at her, pecking her forehead gently. "You've been there for all of us when we needed help, now it's our turn" he says and Ahana nods as she buries her face into his neck.

"You up for food?" Sebastian asks playing with her hair at the base of her skull and Ahana nods, not having the mood to talk more and is grateful when Sebastian understands as he gives her a long, wet kiss and gets off the bed to the kitchen. She sits up and sees that she's still in her jeans and sweater as she stands and walks over to his closet, opening it and rummaging for a perfect shirt. She hums happily as she gets her hands on one of his most favourite baseball jersey, the one that he bought when they went on their first date, and replaces her sweater for his jersey and then takes off her jeans, leaving her in Sebastian's jersey that falls on her mid thighs and her inner lace shorts. She then walks over to the bed, grabbing her phone from the vanity table, and makes herself comfortable at the head of the bed, pilling up the pillows and arranging the blankets until she's built a comfy fort around her, and then unlocks her phone. Thinking her decision through, she opens her contacts list and scrolls until she reaches 'Dad❤' and presses the FaceTime option, leaning back as she waits for him to pickup. It's after two rings that he does pick up and the view that greets her is him in his salt and pepper hair, Stark-style beard on and unkept with a soft smile and she thinks 'God, I miss him so much' "Hey, Dad" she greets and gets his warm laughter in response "Hey darling, how are you?" he asks with a raised eyebrow "I guess you know what's happening so I can't lie to you, huh?" "Nope. And you can't even lie for the good of yours darling, now spit it out" he asks gently and Ahana sighs before she recounts everything that's happened, right up to the television incident. "Goddamn gossip sites-" "Don't worry dad, Tones handled it" "Thank god for that, if I was in his place I would have sued the entire company" "I think that's exactly what Tony did, which is kinda scary that both of you think the same way" she says with a shudder and her dad laughs "I played his character for the past ten years darling! It's bound to happen that I have the same thinking and mannerism as him" "That's why he changed his last name from Stark to Carbonell, since everyone mistakes you as him and him as you" "Even you?" "Nah, I can differentiate from the way you guys dress up, you're more a suburban dad that has a farm while he is a businessman" she says and then snickers when she sees his offended face.

"Suburban dad with a farm, my arse. I'll let you know I can and will dress up like a businessman-" "Dad, you pair your tux with heeled purple sneakers!" she dissolves into another set of laughter while her dad grumbles and mutters at how ungrateful she is as a daughter. "Fine, fine, as long as I look cool, then eff it" "Dad, you always look cool, regardless if you're wearing a three-piece suit or your PJs" she says and her dad laughs "Dad, if you're free...can I come visit you? Maybe around evening?" she asks hesitantly and her dad looks at her surprised "Darling, of course you can....what's with the permission asking?" he asks softly and Ahana sighs, taking her gaze away from the phone screen to the blankets around her "Tesoro?" her dad prompts her again "It's just....it's just with the whole issue I...I thought you wouldn't want me in your house, wth the rumours-" "Darling stop with those nonsense, darling, tesoro, sweetheart, no matter what happens you're still my daughter and I trust my daughter more than some cheap gossip site. I trust that you and I'll forever trust you, so what if some paps saw you at my house? It's your house too and you can come and go anytime you want, kayh?" he advices and Ahana nods, tears forming in her eyes but she blinks them off "Now, I want you at home by tea time, you get that young lady?" Not a young lady anymore" she grumbles light-heartedly and her dad giggles "You could be 50 and you're still my young lady, and come fast, your mom will be pestering me if you're not on time" "Yeah, yeah. Hey dad, I gotta go, I'll text you when I leave Sebby's place and send my love to mom! Love ya dad!" she says before she cuts her call, her dad's laughter a pleasant sound in her ears.