𝐋𝐨𝐧𝐠 𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐲 𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐫𝐭 |𝟏𝟖+|

45

TW: Mature reading ahead

Etta Valentines POV

If it wasn't for the fact that I was worried about Miguel, I would still be marvelling at how amazing Pollie and Romeo's penthouse is.

I'd been here two hours with the girl and all that time, we'd just been chatting as if we'd known each other forever.

I'd shared with her how Miguel asked me to be his girlfriend and it brought tears to her eyes when I told her about the lanterns.

She was such a genuine girls girl that she made me feel at ease, even if I was thinking about Miguel.

"How about me, you and Meg go out for lunch some time this week?" She suggested after sipping on a glass of wine.

"I'd like that."

She went to reply when the front door opened and Miguel and Romeo appeared.

Pollie leant over the back of the couch. "Migs, you're back. Maybe now you can ease my new besties mind."

I widened my eyes at her but she just laughed.

"Ease your mind?" Miguel asked with concern in his brows.

"Yeah, polite as Ettie is. She's been waiting for you to get here." Pollie grinned at me, casually kissing my cheek before climbing over the couch to lead Romeo out the room.

Then it was just me and Miguel. "Are you okay, E?" He came and sat on the couch, pulling my legs onto his lap.

"I was just worried about you. I've never seen you so panicked before." I reached for his hand, holding it against mine as we measured them against each other.

"I'm sorry babe. The last twenty four hours have just been a lot to process."

"I get that. And it's okay. Things can only get better."

His jaw went rigid at that but I didn't push him.

Instead, he tugged my legs even more until I was sitting between his lap. "You are the best thing to ever happen to me. I want you to know that."

I smiled and softly cupped his cheek. "What's brought this on Migs?"

He shrugged, and for the first time I felt like he wasn't telling me something. "You deserve to know the impact you've had on my life."

Stroking his jaw, I held the back of his head with my other hand before leaning down and slowly kissing him.

He fell into it immediately, hands crawling up my sweater to rest his palms on the bare skin of my waist.

I felt him growing beneath me, and whilst the need for him to be inside me was overwhelming. I was aware of the fact that we were on his best friend's couch.

We pulled away at the right moment.

"You guys wanna watch a movie?" Pollie asked as the pair of them returned with a bag of chips.

I looked to Miguel who kissed the underside of my jaw. "We're gonna head upstairs now if that's alright?"

"Of course it is. You know what room." Romeo replied, staring at Guel in a way I couldn't decipher. "See you guys in the morning."