Beta's Third Chance MXM

Chapter 20

Kim "Ethan" Yong-saeng

Me: can I stay over friday night? ✪ ω ✪

Andrés: Sure! I should be done with the pack's request by 7.

I smiled down at my phone and went to send a quick okay, but I got another notification. Which made me smile even bigger than before.

Andrés: I mean, if you want to stay with me. I could finish sooner.

Andrés: No pressure at all.

I knew that if I didn't respond, Andrés would panic.

Me: i want to stay over. no worries uwu

Andrés: Did you just send me an uwu?

Me: i would neverrrr uwu

"Ethan, Alex is heading in our direction," said Max as I looked up from my seat.

Alex didn't say anything, so we both just stared at each other awkwardly. No one said anything till we heard a loud cough from Max.

"So, are you okay now?" Asked Alex as he stood there.

"Yup, never felt better," I said.

The truth was that one situation is done, and now another takes its place: Hope. I had been avoiding her for a couple of days, but there was no way I could ignore her and the mission any longer. Great!

"Cool," he responds.

Max leans over and whispers, 'jackets' in my ear. I knew there was something that I was forgetting. What would I do without Max?! Quickly, I searched my backpack, and the jackets weren't there.

"I think that I left them in my car. Give me a second," I said as I quickly walked to my car. Max and Alex soon follow me to the parking lot.

The free period had started, and most of the seniors were leaving. Did I say most? Only Max, Alex, and I were left when I reached my car.

"Here, sorry that I gave this to you late," I said as I apologized to Alex. He quickly grasped the pieces of clothing and left.

"You know that Alex likes you?" Asked Max as he looked up from his phone.

"There's no way he likes me," I said to reassure Max that Alex didn't like me that way at all.

The Alex that I knew wouldn't miss a chance to mess with me and make me angry. There was no way that this Alex was any different, right?

Max and I went back into the school building as I heard a honk from a car. We both turned our heads to see who it was. It was Andrés!

Both my wolf and I were overjoyed by the surprises. Max said a quick bye and went inside. On the other hand, I made my way over to Andrés.

"What are you doing here?" I asked as I made it to his car door.

"I just wanted to surprise you," he said with a smile. I looked both ways and when I didn't see anyone, I gave Andrés a peck on the cheek.

"Give me a second. I need to make sure my car is locked," I tell him as I walk in my car's direction.

"The next thing you are going to tell me is that you don't lock your front door," he said with a short laugh.

I decided not to answer because he was right.

"Ethan!" exclaimed Andrés, and I just laughed. Afterward, I ensured my car was locked and my windows were up. I climbed into the passenger seat.

"Want to get something to eat?" Asked Andrés as he turned to exit the parking lot and head to town.

"Yes, please! I have been craving some blizzard," I said with excitement.

By the time we made it back to Andrés' house, it was dark outside. The lights were turned off, so I assumed that Alpha August was not back yet. Andrés carried my book bag, and I was carrying some of the groceries.

"How do you feel about Colombian food?" Andrés asked as he walked into the kitchen with me.

"I can eat anything," I told him as I put the groceries on the counter. That part was true; I could eat most things.

"Perfect! I will server typical food that I love to eat," he said with a grin as he started to cut bananas.

In the past, I had never seen Andrés cook at all. Most of the time, it was take-out food, or he was too busy getting drunk. It was refreshing to see that this Andrés was different. I could smell the food filling the room, and my stomach, on cue, started grumbling.

"Do you need help?" I asked him because I wanted to make a good impression.

"No, babe. I want to do all the cooking. I would like for you to keep me company," said Andrés. My wolf was very happy to be called babe. It proceeded to spend a good ten seconds screaming its lungs out in my head.

"Did you just call me babe?" I asked curiously with a smile.

"Yes," he said, quickly turning his face so I could only see his back. I notice that his ears have turned red. Andrés is so cute sometimes. My wolf agreed and said something that I tried not to think about.

What was I kidding? My wolf has some awesome ideas!

"Ethan, what are you doing?" Asked Andrés as I put my hand under his shirt and grabbed one arepa with my free hand. I'm such a great multitasker!

"Nothing," I responded as I took a bite of the food.

"Are you trying to distract me as you steal an arepa?"

"Is it working?" I said with innocent eyes.

Andrés leans in for a kiss, and I happily let him.

He pulled away and thought for a second. Then, Andrés said," Let me try again," as he closed his eyes while he waited for me to kiss him first this time.

I took this as a chance to steal another arepa while he was not looking. Then, I gave him a swift kiss and proceeded to run out of the kitchen with two arepas.

"Ethan, come back here!" shouts Andrés in a fit of laughter.

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arepas are Colombian ground maize dough that is cooked. It is sometimes eaten with cheese or by itself.

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I will edit this book to ensure the grammar is okay and the chapter flows better. Thank you for reading this far! I don't know if I mentioned this before, but Ethan is nineteen and will turn twenty soon. He just had a late birthday which is the reason why he is still in high school and doing online college (dual enrollment). ^_^