I'll take my time | Noah sebastian

Chapter 21

Everlee

"Goodmorning, guys."

I try to hide the smile that refuses to leave my face as they all walk in while bringing my fingers up to dance across my lips. They still tingle.

I get a few groans in reply, none of the guys are really morning people but Noah comes bouncing into the kitchen looking as refreshed as ever. He walks past the small window to greet me and the sunlight through the glass, casting his face in a perfect glow.

"'Morning, Ev."

He comes behind me and places one hand on my waist, placing a quick kiss against the back of my head before turning towards the fridge. I stay staring at the eggs in the pan, pushing them around to ignore the three men sitting at the bar that are obviously staring at the sight in front of them.

"What's got you two in such a good mood?"

I let the events of last night play in my mind again along with the acts of the morning. Waking up to Noah's head right between my legs again whispering and licking the sleep right out of me.

I hear a smack and a groan causing me to turn my head, "hitting already? We just woke up guys."

"Duh, dude. They fucked, it's all over Noah's smug face."

I choke on my saliva and widen my eyes. I throw my hands up and shake my head, preparing to defend myself as if I've committed a crime.

"Ew, Jolly." Nicks face turns into a grimace and he puts his head in his palms, "You guys couldn't wait until we were out of the house or something?"

"We did not fuck, thank you very much. Leave her alone."

Technically he's not lying, we didn't fuck. He just ate the soul out of my body.

Folio stays quiet during the interaction, watching my face from his spot at the bar. I feel a small twinge of guilt growing in my chest at him possibly hearing what Noah and I did last night. I can't say I feel too bad about it but I also wouldn't want to be hearing Noah and another girl. I understand the frustration.

"So, I vote we do absolutely nothing today and calm down from all the shit we've been drug through. Mostly Everlee."

I nod at Noahs words but honestly I feel okay. I might just be pushing it off for now but mentally I'm okay.

I scrape the scrambled eggs into a plate and grab two more to start on the sunny side up that Folio always likes, he timidly asked me if I knew how to make them a few years ago and I've just always made a special plate for him ever since.

He smiles softly down at the eggs when I slide it in front of him and I hope he takes that as my silent apology. I'm not entirely sure what I'm apologizing for but I know that Folio isn't someone I'd like to lose. None of them are. No matter what's happened.

After breakfast everyone thanks me and retreats back to their rooms to do their own thing, I wipe off the counter and turn to face Noah once I feel his hands slide around my waist.

"Hi."

His lips tug up at my bashfulness but he leans in to place a kiss to my forehead all the same.

"Hi, pretty girl."

Pet names aren't foreign to me, he's always thrown them around, but now that they hold a truer meaning, they make my stomach flip even more.

"Why don't we go back to bed and figure out what to do next? We've got an apartment full of shit back in LA. I could live the rest of my life without seeing any of it again, but I know we need to at least get some stuff. Though I bet we could get movers to get it all."