Always

49| Let Me In

"Drive safe, it's really late."

"I'll text you when I get home," Mya says before she exits.

"Guess it's just you and me," Lilith sighs.

"Using my line on me already?"

She shrugs feigning ignorance. "Wanna do face masks and paint each other's nails?" she asks.

"That's so cliché," I laugh. "Probably another night. I'm pretty tired from tonight's festivities," I groan as I stretch.

"We sat down at a movie theatre and cried over a romance movie for two hours. How are you tired?"

"We also went glow in the dark roller skating" I sigh walking upstairs.

"For like an hour."

"Well I'm tired. We can have this conversation another night."

"You're not even going to sleep," her words cause me to still with my hand on the door knob.

"Yes. I am."

"No, you won't. You're gonna sit in your room and your brain is gonna think some godawful things about yourself to come up with some explanation as to why Greyson canceled tonight and you're gonna believe it. You're going to believe every single word when none of it's true."

"What are you talking about Lils?" I laugh.

"Don't do that to me."

"Do what?"

"You know I know. You know I know, but you and everyone else in this family tries to hide it from me and carry on like nothing's wrong. I'm young not blind and certainly not stupid."

"We never thought you were stupid Lilith."

"Then why do you all act like I'm not here? We were best friends. Inseparable, even with Mya around because you were never the type to push me away. But you did and we don't even talk anymore. It's like I'm living with a bunch of strangers now."

"Lilith I'm sorry you felt that way. I don't know why"—

—"I know that you're hurting Allison. I could see it. Alli I could feel it, you're my sister. And I know that I could never begin to understand what you went through or what you're going through but I never will if you don't let me be there for you."

"Lilith..." I stood on the steps of my house looking down at my little sister completely speechless. Not because she's finally exploded from these pent up emotions...but because she's right.

She's absolutely right.

"It hurt a bit when you let him in. But I didn't despise him for it, not even for a second because you looked so happy and I thought 'Good. Someone else is here to help my sister since I can't'. But it was also another person who was capable of hurting you and leaving. We're family Allison.

We share the same home, so why won't you let me in?"

I hadn't realize the tears flowing down my checks until she wiped them. My little sister wiped my tears with her hands and smiled at me.

"Great now we're both crying," she laughed quickly wiping her tears. I was still in shock and my brain had a million thoughts and a million things to say all at once.

"I..."

"I know you wanted to protect me and hide me from it. But it's time to let me protect you. Let me help you now. Please?" she pleaded.

I simply hugged my her, and she hugged me back. And I'm not sure if it's the warmth of the sisterly embrace I haven't had in a long time, or the pent up disappointment I had earlier, but I cry. I cry harder than I ever had. We sink on the steps, still in our embrace and with the silence of the night surrounding us...

I let everything out.

***

I think it was around two in the morning when Lils finally fell asleep. After a much needed crying session I told her everything, every last detail even down to the truth about my hospitalization. We talked and I cried some more but it felt good. It felt unbelievably mollifying to cry on her shoulders.

I surely fell asleep long before her. Cuddled under a blanket, I hadn't thought once about Greyson before I closed my eyes and fell into slumber. But the sound of thunder woke me up and my thoughts inevitably shifted to his face.

I walk downstairs to double check that the doors were locked and the windows were closed especially since it was just Lils and I in the house. I opted on drinking a warm glass of peppermint milk and watching my little pony on the sofa. However just as I entered the kitchen I hear the faint sound of knocking sounding from the front door.

Fear erupts in my heart as I thought it was a burglar simply because it was nearly 3 am and the only invited guest at this hour had a key. I tip on my toes and look through the peephole without making a sound and sigh in relief as I saw Greyson completely drenched standing on my porch. I wasn't relieved to see him in particular but I'm glad it wasn't anyone else. Though he has some nerve coming here after canceling our date with no explanation.

"What the hell do you want Greyson?" I shout unlocking the door. It's raining quite heavily so I don't even bother hiding the irritation laced in my voice.

I swing the door open about to continue my rant when I'm brought to a halt by his lips crashing down on mine. In one swift motion his arms are around my waist pulling my body flush against his, closing all distance between us.

I should but I don't even hesitate to kiss him back, all thoughts from a second ago withering away as I melt into his embrace. The kiss is electric, his lips bringing me to life; igniting me in the best way possible.

I snake my arms up to the nape of his neck grabbing his hair, kissing him hard with so much emotion. In response, he kisses me even harder moaning into my mouth before gliding his tongue hungrily against mine.

It takes a moment to register that I'm standing in my doorway at three in the morning kissing Greyson freaking Reynolds, the guy that tormented from before I can remember. He pulls back breathlessly, and I open my eyes as he finally replies to the question I forgot I asked.

"You."

A/N:
Hello my loves.

Just thought I'd let you know that I created a TikTok account (specifically for smut) since I haven't really given you guys any...YET.

It's the same as my username on here, Ashhwritesss01

Enjoy. 😘