Always and Forever (PAUSED)

Chapter 20

Cara's POV:

It's been about a week since the incident between Alexa and my dad, and to be honest, i'm a little glad it happened. I cant talk about my dad with anyone, especially my mom. When I try to talk to her about it, she just shuts me down, and doesn't even care to listen about what I have to say.

But with Alexa, its different. She listens, she cares. She holds me until all of my tears are gone. She tells me it's okay until I start to believe it. Shes everything i've ever wanted, and more.

Shes opened up to me a bit, and i've learned more about her. She told me why her mom left, and crazy theories she believes in. We know eachother inside and out.

almost.

The only thing stopping us from fully knowing eachother, is her dad. Every time I even bring up the concept of him, she shuts it down immediately. She doesn't talk about him, what he's like, nothing. As if she never knew him. And by the looks of it, it seems like her dad must be a bad guy. I know she will tell me about it someday, and i'll be here no matter what until she does.

Other than that, life has been great. Ive spent my whole days with my friends, with many endless nights. We went to the beach, went out to clubs, stayed the night at everybody's houses, and so much more.  This summer just feels different, and Im so glad I get to share it with all the people I love.

"So what should we do today?" Ethan asks, as he bites sharply into his chicken wing. We were all out at wing stop for lunch, as we decided on what we wanted to do for the day.

"We need to run lots of errands, afterall, we leave for college in about 2 months. We need to start buying things while stuff is on sale." Mia suggests, taking a sip of her Dr. Pepper.

Ive thought about college, but Im very excited. Since we all got accepted to the University of Miami, we don't have to think about separating from eachother, which Im extremely thankful for. Im so happy, eccentric almost, at the fact me and Alexa will be able to stay together. No long distance or anything. Alexa is majoring in film, Im majoring in music production, Mia is majoring in marketing, and Ethan is majoring in business. Although we all have different majors, we will still all be in the same dorm building. Me and Mia are dorm roommate's, while Alexa and Ethan are dorm roommates, but they are on floor 2, while me and Mia are on floor 4.

"Yeah, me too. I would like to start buying stuff now." I say, eating some of Alexa's fries. She gives me a side eye, as I giggle lightly, wiping my hands on the napkin.

"Can we also get snacks too? Im hungry as fuck" Ethan says, as we all glance his way.

"What do you mean? You're literally eating right now" Alexa points out, as we all glare at the man.

"And? Im still hungry bitch" He says, taking a sip of his milkshake. Alexa lightly shakes her head, before pulling me into her side by my waist.

"Yeah, then we can go to a club tonight? I have this friend who recommended this new one, we have to go" Mia recommends, as she slowly gets up from the booth.

"Let's get going then" I state, sliding out of the booth, with Alexa right behind me. We quickly pay the bill, and walk out to Ethans car.

Ethan gets into the drivers seat, with Mia in the passenger seat, leaving the back to me and Alexa. We slide into the back, as we all tighten our seatbelts. She puts her arm around my shoulder, as I lean my head against hers. She rubs my shoulder softly, as I close my eyes.

"Don't fall asleep lovebirds, we have plans today" Ethan says, causing me to groan in response, and for Alexa to let out a light chuckle.

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"This looks good, I say we get it" Mia says, throwing things into the cart. Alexa and Ethan ran off to get snacks, so it just leaves me and Mia.
I gently push the cart, as we both look sown the aisles for stuff we might need for our dorm.

"So, how are things with Alexa?" Mia asks

"Actually, really good. We've been talking a lot, things serious and not. This is honestly the best we've ever been, and I really hope it stays that way."

"Aww, i'm so happy for you guys, actually. But, I just need to remind you about something." Mia says, stopping fully in the aisle.

"What?" I ask confused.

"Well, you know how Alexa's reputation used to be. Not that it will affect you guys now, but you know how college is. Theres lots of people, many of which are single and looking for someone. Im just saying, be careful." Mia says softly, as she grabs my arm.

"Me and Alexa are together, and people will know that." I say, before yanking my arm away from her hand, causing her grip on my arm to let go completely.

"I know, I was just reminding you girl" She says, before engulfing me into a quick hug. I hug her back, before we both pull away. She gives me a small smile, which I do the same. As I was about to say something, I feel familiar warm arms wrap around my waist from behind.

"Hey angel" She says, placing a kiss on my neck, with me knowing exactly who is behind me. I turn around, hooking my arms around her neck and capturing our lips together. Our lips molded together in a sweet and sensual kiss. Her hands traveled down to my ass, lightly squeezing it, as we pulled away from the kiss.

"Ew, get a room." Ethan says, as he scrunches up his nose in disgust. I roll my eyes lightly, as Alexa lets out a light laugh, as we both pull away.

"Okay so we got a pound of skittles, m&ms, and sour patch kids. We also got like 4 bags of red Doritos. Ooh, and a bag of donuts." Alexa says, as she shows us the snacks in the cart.

"Okay, we got what we need. We can probably go now" Mia says, pushing our cart towards the checkout area.

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I applied the dark shade of lipstick to my lips, puckering them in the mirror. I applied a layer of shiny gloss, as I smiled into the mirror. I straightened my hair earlier, before I applied light makeup. I wore a short black dress, with a slit near my thigh, showing off a bit more skin than usual. Shiny gold earrings hung from my ears, matching the gold necklace laced around my neck.

I grabbed my black clutch purse, and strapped on my tight black heels, before making my way down the long white stairs of Mia's house.

I made my way to the kitchen, as both Alexa and Ethan walked in. Ethan wore a light blue button up shirt, which was tucked into a pair of gray dress pants. Alexa wore a black button up shirt, which was tucked into a pair of black dress pants. The pants were tightened with a black belt, and her feet were topped with a black and white pair of Jordan 1s. She had a shiny silver chain dangling from her neck, with a few silver rings on her fingers.

"Hey princess, ravishing as always." She whispered in my ear from behind, causing shivers to run down my spine.

"Thank you, you do too" I giggle, as we walk towards the others.

"Finally, we can leave now." Mia states, as we all walk outside snd step into the shiny black limo

A/N: I know it says the book is paused, but I couldn't help myself from posting. Make sure to press the star and comment while reading ❤️