Lost In His Eyes - Jakob Delgado

Chapter 19 - 'Friend'

ETHANS POV:

After I had put my phone away I reached out to grab Cara'a waist, acting as if I was completely fine although I could feel the guilt start to eat me alive as I did so.

"You sure everything's ok?", she let out as she lightly jumping at my touch.

"Positive", I replied, forcing myself to smile. I then reminded myself how he treated Cara and I started to feel better about what I had done besides I had helped her right?

"What ever you say Etho."

A smirk then crept on my face as I pulled Cara closer to me, our noses touching once again. "So what do you want to do today?"

"Hmm whatever you want to do", She replied in the cutest voice I had ever heard in my life.

"Well I might have something in mind, that is if your up for it"

A smile took over her face as she left a soft kiss on my cheek, "I'm up for anything." And with that I grabbed her hand pulling her up. "Well we better get going then shouldn't we."

As she got up from my bed which was in need of making, I grabbed out Cara some of her old clothes to wear. When passing them to her I felt adrenaline rush through my whole body. She thanked me before making her way into the bathroom to get changed whilst I got dressed myself. I picked out a plain white t-shirt and my brown shorts before making my way into the bathroom to do my hair, little did I know Cara was still getting changed.

"Uh.. um sorry", I mumbled turning my head away.

"Maybe knock next time", she lightly chuckled closing the door on me.

"Im so sorry, I didn't mean to", I choked out.

"Its fine Ethan, you have seen me in bathers anyways and we used to have baths together when we were little, so don't stress. At least I had my bra on", she chuckled once again.

My heart was beating faster and faster as I tried to catch my breath. She was perfect. 
I then looked up to the mirror in front of me, my face a dark shade of pink. The next thing I know the bathroom door is wide open, and out comes cara, fully dressed may I add.

"Nothing happened", she said smiling as I could tell she knew I was embaressed.

"I have no idea what you are talking about", I added laughing slightly.

She then put on her shoes before walking to the door. "You ready Etho?"

"Not quite, Got to do my hair first."

She then smiled and made her way back over to my bed, reaching out for her phone which was now on my bed side table. I panicked. "Then again, maybe I will just leave it how it is", I quickly got out so she didn't pick up her phone.

"Whatever you say", She replied, spinning back on her heels over to my bedroom door once again.
I followed her down stairs to the front door, stopping to put on my shoes on the way.
"So where are we going?", she let out as I opened the door for her.
"You'll see"
"Ethannn", she whined, resting her head on my shoulder, lightly hitting my chest as she did so.
"Patience Cara. Patience."
She sighed and continued to walk close to me as we made our way to the end of the street. Whilst we were walking I could feel her hand clench mine, and next thing know our fingers were intertwined.
"Im so glad I have a friend like you Ethan"
Friend. Of course, nothing more, nothing less just friend. My smile that was seconds ago taking over my face was now no where to be seen.
"You too.", I let out faking a smile as I spoke.
I could feel her hand clutching tighter as she placed another soft kiss on my cheek.
We soon arrived at a little ice cream shop, hidden at the back of the movie complex. This was the ice cream shop that Cara and I had gone to every fortnight since we were 4 although the past year and a half that tradition seemed to have been forgotten. As we got closer and closer to the shop, I could see a smile begin to creep on Cara's face.
"You didn't", she let out throwing her head back in disbelief. "We used to love it here!"
"Used to?"
She then nudged me, "Come on lets go inside"
As soon as we entered I noticed nothing had changed, not even the arrangement of chairs. I could feel Cara tugging on my arm as I looked around taking in the surrounding once again.
"Come on ethooo"
"Coming"
As we got to the counter where as the ice creams were on display, Cara leaned her elbow on the old marble top and rested her chin in her palm. Her eyes began scanning all of the flavours like she had always done, my eyes not fixed on the ice cream instead I couldn't help but stare at Cara. Her smile and the way she presses her fingers to her lips when shes thinking, I couldn't help but smile.
"Strawberry Cheesecake or choc chip?" she said, snapping me out of my thoughts.
"Hmm well last time we were here you got cheesecake so.."
"You remember what I ordered?"
"Of course I do, I was the one who had to clean up the mess you made once you dropped it all over me. Lets just say my converse still smell like strawberries."
She laughed whilst covering her face, "Choc Chip it is then"
I just smiled back at her as she continued scanning the flavours whilst she ordered.
"And for you ethooo?"
"Vanilla please"
"Your so boring ethan!! you get the same thing every time"
"Whats wrong with that?"
She sighed as I passed the money over to the man at the counter.
She then pulled out ten dollar note, waving it in my face, "here"
"No, my treat" I replied pushing her hand back.
"Ethan", she let out as she tried aiming for my pockets, but there was no way I was going to let her pay. "Your so annoying"
"I know", I said passing her, her ice cream.
"Now time for our walk."
This was also something we had always done together. After buying our ice creams we would aimlessly walk the streets, having no intensions of where we wanted to end up.
"Right or left?", I said as was entered the car park.
"Hm straight", she smirked back as she licked her ice cream.

As we made our way up the street, I could see a smile painted upon Cara's face. Nothing about her smile had changed since we first met, always so big and bold. 

Next thing I knew Cara is grabbing my hand which was holding my ice cream, pulling it to her face and licking it. "Mm tastes the same"

I couldn't help but laugh as I grabbed her hand back and licked the top of her ice cream also. "same with yours." "good but can't top good old vanilla"

"You really like the vanilla don't you?"

"Yep" 

"Hm then I guess you wouldn't mind me doing this", next think I know my ice-cream is all over my face, dripping from every inch of my cheek as it dropped to the floor. 

"Cara !!", I let out wiping my face with the back of my hand. "Your so going to pay for that"

Cara then bolted up the street, her hair waving in the wind as she did so. I took off soon after, hoping I could catch up. We must of ran past 20 houses or so before I caught up to her. 

"Got you", I said panting as I grabbed Cara's waist and spun her up off the ground. 

She began to laugh as I tickled her stomach. "Thought you could get away did ya?" 

"Ethooo", She said through her laughs. "Stop"

"Not until you apologise", I said laughing myself. 

"Neverrr", her laughs now getting bigger as my hand made its way under her top, tickling her stomach.  

"Cara" 

"Fine I'm sorry", I then put her down pulling her in closer to me. 

"Apology excepted.", I said before grabbing her ice-cream in her hand and pushing it up to her face. "Well now it is"

"Oh no you did not just do that", she said laughing whilst wiping her eyes from ice-cream. 

I then began bolting up the street again, only this time Cara chasing me. 

A/N: HELLOOO, So sorry this is so late !! I have just been really busy with school and stuff but hopefully my chapters will become more regular. Also THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH FOR 4K READ !! I honestly love you guys so much xx 

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