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Chapter Twenty : Try a little family

Rain was still pouring down when Laken and I separated in front of the Café's door, i started walking under the store canvas and put my coat on my head when i had to cross the boulevard. I arrived soaking wet, Esteban was already there, it seemed as he had just came from school, he appoached me with a blanket that was on the sofa.

" Where the hell were you ? you look as if you just stepped off the shower " he said trying to sound mad

"I'm sorry teban, i just met with Laken" i answered teasing him with the nickname i chose him.

but his hands which were drying my hair, intantly stopped as i mentionned Laken's name. Frowning, he asked " why ?" 

" I promise you, he is a friend, he helped me with the steven's ancident and i had to meet him, in order to thank him properly, that is why i invited and it happened that we got along pretty well", he looked convinced, and in order to finish the subject once and for all, i added " I promise you, he is a friend and that's all, you don't have to be jealous " 

He then smiled and said : " Okay, go take a shower or you'll get cold, i'll order something "

and I did as he said, well i tried to do it, but once i got into the warm bathroom, all i wanted was to immerge in a bathtub, and like that the few minutes i was supposed to spend in the shower, became a half hour, and if it was only  up to me , i would have stayed there much longer, but Esteban came knocking on my door, so we could eat what he ordered, that is why i reluctantly finished and got downstairs, after wearing some old large sweater and a black jogging pant, it wasn't bad at all, actually before i started to live with Esteban, i wasn't wearing any beautiful clothes to sleep, but now it's another story, i always try to look acceptable, so i had to gve up my old shirts with strawberries, little dogs and others. M lovely boyfriend was already sitting in the living room, watching some show in spanish, with the food on the table.

"Aw, were you waiting for me ? That's cute !! "

He laughed and said " No, actually i had already finished my noodles "

Oh, that's embarrasing

but then he continued " i'm just kidding silly, i couldn't start without you, i'm a gentleman after all " he declared looking proud

" Hahahaha, yeah an argentinian gentleman, that's pretty unique " i joked

"Are you saying i am not a gentleman ? " he said trying to sound serious, while eating his spring rolls.

" Of course not " i continued 

"Well then i shall prove you wrong milady " he anounced standing up and giving me his hand .

when i took it, he put his hand on my back, and we started spining and dancing with no real style or coordination . Just daning and laughing, i'm sure if somebody had gone through that door in that exact moment they would have made fun of us for a long, very long time.

After a while we stopped, and he just gazed at me, just looked at me, my heart was beating fast, because of the dancing and his penetrating look, all i wanted was for him to put his lips on mine, feel his warmth, and it happened but he wasn't the one to do it, i did. It wasn't the first time i would kiss someone, and i always made fun of those cheezy movies which were saying that your lover's kiss was always the best or was getting even better with time. But at that special time, i was experiencing it, this kiss was truly amazing, everytime we kissed, i felt the butterflies in my belly getting bigger, by this time i was feeling dragons not just butterflies, I felt loved and wanted, and it was what i always wished to have , it was what i qualified as home, because he was just that. Home.

The kiss had eventually to end, we were out of breath, but he looked more stunned than me.

"Wow, that was ..." he started

"Crazy ?" 

"Breathtaking " he responded, " Amelia, there's something i have to tell you " 

at that very moment, al kind of speculations came to my mind...

Feeling him hesitating and getting impatient, i urged him to continue " go ahead !"

" I love you " he said , I had wished for him to say that, i wasn't sure but now that t he had said it i couldn't help but kiss him again " I love you too "

Truth be said, this day couldn't have been better, everything that happened was awsome, we finished our diner by the sofa, in each others arms, that was a perfect day, i didn't have to worry about anything, my constant worry about being found was gone

      School, has been another deal though, i missed Cassie so much, but at the same time i was mad at her, for giving up on me so easily, what happened to our childhood friendship or to "chicks before dicks " as she used to say, And i also had to deal with Steven always sending me death glares, i had Esteban of course, and i met Laken every now and then but it was still a bit hard. However, my relations to the boys was only getting stronger day by day, they even started to get along pretty well.

  One day Cassie saw us sitting in the Café that now became a usual spot for us, even the waiters had became used to us, and in her eyes, i saw something like regret , like she missed me and was about to come and talk to me, when she suddenly turned around and continued heading to her car . i was even able to meet Caleb , he came to pick me up from school and we went to a restaurant near his work. It had taken me by surprise and it had also reassured me when it came to us drifting apart, the only family i ever had, meant a lot to me and i was that day sure i would never lose my family nor friends...

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Until next time, with love...