A Soft Touch Far Away - (Stefanielle fanfic)

STOMACHACHE

Danielle's POV :

I waited for Charlotte to fall asleep before quietly sneaking out.

I made sure to put a note on our shared door for the little teen to know it was okay to come find me if she needed anything.

'Charlotte, feel free to come in. If I'm not here I'm probably in Stefania's room so please come find me. I'm here for you – Dani'

I made my way to my gorgeous Italian and knocked softly.

She immediately opened the door, a huge grin already on her face.

"Hi bellina."

"Now you want me ?" She teased.

"I was making sure Charlotte was alright." I explained, knowing she was only playing.

"I'm joking. Come here." She said and grabbed me by my waist.

As soon as I was in, she closed the door and held me against it.

"Stefania..." I whispered, feeling like I needed her.

"Yes bella ?"

"I- are we really doing this ?"

Her hands stopped their excursion on my body and she looked at me straight into my eyes.

"Do you want to ?"

"I mean- yes. Yes of course I want to."

"But I don't want to rush things." I breathed out.

"I understand bambina. I don't want to rush things too. I want us to be perfectly fine with this before we do anything." She explained.

"Come sit." Stefania added when I just stood there.

I sat on the little couch of her bedroom and she relaxed on the armchair on the other side of the coffee table.

"First, we need to define what is 'this'."

"Our relationship ?" I smiled slightly.

"Yes, but what kind of relationship ?" Stefania asked back.

I felt myself blush.

"I mean... Not friends anymore ?"

"We can still be friends." She said.

"Couples are best friends." She instantly added, seeing me frown.

"We can still be friends, but we can be more as well."

I blushed again and tried to hide my shy expression.

"Listen to me bella. I love our actual relationship, but I want more. And stop me if I'm wrong, but I think you do too. We could just try at first, try to be together, see how it goes and then we go from there. How does that sound ?"

"Perfect." I answered without any ounce of hesitation.

"So come here and baciami."

I understood what she meant and stood up before leaning over and kissing her deeply.

When our kiss was getting more heated, she slowly put her hand on my chest and pushed me away gently.

"Let's not rush things." She repeated, although I could see the desire in her eyes.

"Do you want to sleep here tonight ?" She proposed, gesturing to her bed.

"I want to, but I have to be here for Charlotte. I want to make sure she settles okay and I don't want to repeat the scheme of yesterday." I explained, the guilt still present from not being here for her when she needed me.