Lucia's POV
We are all packing our belongings. It's time to go back home and to reality.
"Ugh, I don't want to go back home and deal with all of the bullshit" I jump on Ethan's bed.
"Language" he glares at me.
I roll my eyes in response.
"Are you almost done packing" I turn over and look at him.
"Yes, it's almost time to leave" he zips up his luggage.
"Let's go load up the car" I stand up and kiss him.
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"Wake up Lucia" Ethan shakes me.
"We're back in New Jersey. We just landed" he smiles at me.
I groan and throw the blanket covering me aggressively on the ground.
"I just want to sleep in my bed" I get up and grab my stuff.
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A cab drops us off home, and I immediately run to my room. I'm so tired today for some reason.
Knock knock knock
Summer enters my room.
"Lucia, its 4 in the afternoon. Why are you sleeping" she bothers me.
"I don't know why I'm tired for. Wake me up when dinner is ready later on" I motion my hand for her to leave.
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"Come on Lucia, dinner is ready" Rick throws a stuff animal at me.
"Really!? That's how you wake me up" I grab the stuff animal and throw it back at him.
I hate being aggressively woken up.
"Calm down woman" he tells me.
"Never tell a female to calm down" I warn him.
He puts his hands up in defense and leaves. I get up from my comfortable bed, and I check my phone.
Ethan Dolan: I just wanted to make sure you got home in one piece. Text me back to let me know ❤
I need to change his name.
I text him back and make my way down to the dining room table. I sit in my usual spot next to Summer.
"So kids, how was your trip" my father asks as he passes the chicken around.
"Amazing! Lucia has a boyfriend now and so do I. Life is good" Summer chirps.
I spit out my water.
Why would she tell them about us dating for!?
"Boyfriends!?" My father says shocked.
"Who would date you" my mother looks directly at me.
"Ethan Dolan" Rick answers for me.
"He's a really good guy mom" he adds.
"I know he is. He's one handsome fella too. I'm just shocked he wanted ... that" she looks at me up and down with disgust.
"And why's that? Is it because I'm so damn "huge" compared to him" I spit back.
"Well yeah, I mean, he could do better than you. He's just pitying you" she says back.
By now the whole table is silent. No one dares to speak a word. The tension is so thick you could cut it with a knife.
I never thought about it like that. Is he just pitying me?
"Fuck you" I stand up and throw my napkin on the table.
I rush to my room and lock the door behind me. I lay in my bed in tears.
That bitch always knows how to set me off.
"Hey babe" Ethan enters my room through the window.
I quickly go under the blanket.
I don't want him to see me crying.
"Luciaaaa" I feel the bed dip beside me.
"Rick called me" he tries pulling the blanket off of me.
"No Ethan! Leave the blanket on me" I pull it harder.
"Come on, I know it's hard to breathe under there" he continues to lightly tug on the blanket.
He's right. I am having a hard time breathing underneath here.
"I don't want you to see me like this" I plea.
He yanks the blanket off of me and throws it at the end of the bed. I quickly cover my hands over my face.
"Come on Lucia. It's okay. Talk to me" he gently places his hand on top of mine and tries to remove my hands from my face.
He succeeds and wipes away my tears.
"Do you pity me? Is that why you're with me" I ask him.
"What" he says caught off guard.
"You heard me" I look him in the eyes.
"Wow, really Lucia? You would think that low of me to think that I pity you" he says offended.
"Ethan, I'm sorry. Ugh, it's just. My mom got into my head that's all. I'm sorry" I hug him.
"Lucia, I love you remember" he pulls back.
There goes those three words again.
"I love you too, Ethan" I pull him down in my bed.
We lay there together in each other's arms.
"You're enough Lucia. You'll always be good enough. Don't listen to your mother okay" he looks down at me.
"I'm sorry" I whisper.
"Don't be. Don't let her get to you" he kisses me and pulls me closer to him.
Author's Note:
Never give up.
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