Lieutenant Styles h.s AU

6. Backlash

Location: Brooklyn, New York

Time: 8:13 pm

Kayleighn rested lazily on the edge of Ethan's bed engulfed in a light sleep, a half a roll away from falling right onto the ground after hitting her head on the bedside dresser. Ethan had let her rest for an hour after accusing her that she was stressed, only making her retaliate with a large amount of force. Kayeighn rolled back further into the bed laying on her stomach inhaling through her nose and letting out a snore type of sigh fall out of her mouth. Ethan stood at the foot of the bed hovering over it watching Kayleighn as she slept. He lowered down sitting on the frame facing the wall with his back to Kayleighn. Josh knocked on the already opened door peeping his head through.

"You hungry?"

"Yeah."

"You wanna order pizza, or get Chinese? Tacos? Shawarma?" Josh continued to list off ideas for dinner but Ethan had stopped listening, he just watched as Kayleighn slept in his bed. "Ethan," he called out.

"Yeah, yeah let's just get a pizza and some wings." Ethan stood back up waiting for Josh to leave, he walked around the bed coming to Kayleighn's side and kneeling down. Hesitantly he placed his hand on her shoulder shaking her lightly. "Hey, Kayleighn." She groaned ignoring his advance, turning her back to him. "Kay, wake up. "

"No," she strung out releasing an exaggerated mewl.

"Were gonna order a pizza if you want some." Kayleighn turned back to him with her eye's squinted, she had a sleepy grin plastered on her face.

"What time is it?" She questions groggily not even sitting up.

"Almost 8:30," Kayleighn puffed rolling her eye's, she sniffled pushing the heavy layers of blanket off of her. She bent down grabbing her sweater looking for her phone groaning as she read the notifications.

"I gotta work tomorrow," she scrolled looking through the notifications on her lock screen. Kayleighn straightened up looking at Ethan who just leaned against the wall.

"You wanna eat, Josh was about to order a pizza," Ethan pointed his thumb at the wall signaling to the kitchen. Kayleighn hummed shrugging her shoulders.

"I think I'm gonna eat back at home," Kayleighn, still tired from her day came over to Ethan leaning her back against the wall as well, she exhaled chuckling simultaneously making it seem as if she was drunk. Ethan continuously watched her waiting for an explanation for her laughing fit.

"What?" Kayleighn shook her head looking up at the patterned ceiling.

"How has this day suddenly turn into some sort of mega 'Fuck over Kayleighn Day' annual blow out sale. I'm almost impressed, than anything with how shitty today turned out. Like...isn't there some kind of limit on how crappy one's day can be?" She snickered looking down at her feet. Ethan looked at Kayleighn with a side smile on his face.

"Yeah," he said blatantly.

"I gotta go home," she rolled her head over to face Ethan who was already looking down on her.

"You don't wanna stay for the pizza party?" Ethan joked.

"I can't, my shift's at 5:30," Ethan furrowed her eyebrows laughing.

"In the morning?" Kayleighn parted her lips thinking of saying something witty and sarcastic, instead she shut her mouth just nodding at him. "You wanna ride home?"

"Yes, please," Kayleighn said flashing Ethan a wide phony grin. Ethan stood up off the wall heading toward his closet and grabbing a jacket. Kayleighn grabbed her sweater which hung on the end of Ethan's unmade bed. Josh sat at the island holding the landline to his ear watching as Ethan threw his jacket over his shoulder. He spoke into the phone hushing the man on the other line for a moment before putting the phone against his chest.