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65.

~LATE JULY, 2041~
~LEO'S 20TH BIRTHDAY~
~GRACE~

I took a deep breath taking my suitcase and taking out the dress Phoebe put in. I put it against my body looking at myself in the mirror.

I didn't want to put it on tonight because I'm not sure my parents are gonna be much satisfied with it.

I didn't want to look like a slut, just on the thought of that word I remembered when he called me that. He was mad, he didn't mean it, I tried to shake that thought form my head

I know girls my age and even younger are dressing worse, shorter dresses, more opened but I just didn't feel like that.

But tonight is his night and I should think about him not anyone else.

I put on slink pink dress and heels. I took my necklace that he gave me for my birthday and I put it on my neck.

I looked at myself in mirror once again and took a deep breath before I walked out of the bathroom.

I walked downstairs and I could hear that boys were already here meaning everyone are now here.

"hey" Alex said smiling at me and pulling me in hug

"hey" I said smiling at him

"what?" I asked confused as someone pulled me by side and that was Noah

"what was that for?" I laughed

"what are you trying to do?" he asked and I looked at him confused

"you're good right? Not arguing?" he asked

"we're totally good, why?" I asked

"gladly it's only us here, he won't be happy if there is some other guys" he said

"you should watch Phoebe" I said winking at him and walking away towards my parents

••••••

"please" Leo shout raising his glass of wine and everyone put their attention on him

"I just want to thank you all for being here, coming from another side of world to be with me today, I love you all" he said as I just smiled standing few metres from him, behind Noah and Phoebe

"that's it, you can get back to party" he said and everyone laughed getting back to their conversations as he walked towards me and I just wanted to hide

"would you step outside with me?" he asked giving me his hand

"yeah" I said nervously putting my hand on his and be walked outside holding my hand tightly

He sat me down on the couch cupping my face.

"what are you doing?" he asked looking at my eyes

"what?" I asked

"I didn't know you have that in your wardrobe" he said looking down at my body

"it was a mistake I brought it I know, but Phoebe packed it for me and I-" he interrupted me by kissing me

"it will be a mistake if you didn't buy it, you look incredible Grace" he said leaning his forehead against mine

"you should wear dresses more often, you have beautiful legs Grace and they just come to the fore more in this dress" he said and my heart started beating even faster

"I know you hate when I do this but I really wish we are alone now" he said and butterflies came back to the life

Least to say we didn't sleep since that night, more than a month ago, and I'm surprised he stand still this long. It's not actually long time but for him it is and I appreciate that he's doing this for me.

"I get it Grace, I understand you, I just had to say it, get it out of my head" he said pecking my lips

"let's go back inside" he said pulling me by hand

"KARAOKE TIME" Phoebe shouted and I just laughed

"WHO WANTS TO SING FIRST?" she shout

"GRACE SHOULD" I looked in direction from where the voice was coming to see Kyle

"no" I mumbled

"yes, you're right, come on Grace" Phoebe said giving me microphone

"I don't want to" I said

"it's Leo's birthday, come on, sing one for him" she said and my eyes met his as boys started cheering

He gave me a slight smile and I wrote the song name in laptop playing myself music.

When I'm in my thoughts sometimes
It's hard to believe
I'm the person you think I am
The person that you tell me you love
I'm on my ten thousandth life
Nine thousand nine hundred nine and it slipped my hands
But this the one I'm not giving up

Night after night you fall asleep on me
I'm praying that I don't go back to who I was

I feel like
I don't deserve you tonight
It's in the way that you hold me
I don't deserve you tonight
It's in the things that you show me
I need you, don't let me go
Need you, don't let me go, I feel like
I don't deserve you tonight

I can tend to hold things back
I need you more than I let you believe I do
'Cause you could think it might be too much, oh yeah
I don't want to be my past

Oh, when we kiss I'm alive and I feel brand new
There's nothing that I want more than us
Night after night you fall asleep on me
I'm praying that I don't go back to who I was

I feel like
I don't deserve you tonight
It's in the way that you hold me
I don't deserve you tonight
It's in the things that you show me
I need you, don't let me go
Need you, don't let me go
I feel like
I don't deserve you tonight

Somewhere in the sky
The way your body fits on mine
When you give in to me
I'm so high but I'm falling
And now my eyes are locked on you
As you dance around the room
And finally I'm right where I belong

I feel like
I don't deserve you tonight
It's in the way that you hold me
I don't deserve you tonight
It's in the things that you show me
I need you, don't let me go
Need you, don't let me go
I feel like
I don't deserve you tonight
No, I don't, no

Boy, I need you
I can't breathe without you

I sang it changing lyrics a bit and not taking my eyes from his as he did the same, not taking his eyes from me and I was feeling like the whole world stopped, that it was just him and me and noone else around us.