Promise.

Chapter 5 | Memory

~ Annabelle's P.O.V ~

Emily came back a few minutes later with freshly popped popcorn, two two-liter Pepsi, and about 15 movies in her arms. She paced the bowl of popcorn and the soda on the coffee table and walked over to the TV mantle. She put the movies down and opened up the first one and popped it into the DVD player.

A few moments go by before The Fault in Our Stars pops up on the screen. I smiled at her sadly.

"I'm gonna go get the boxes of tissues from the linen closet." I sighed with a smile and getting off the couch.

She giggled an ok before cuddling herself onto the couch with a fluffy blanket and the DVD remote in her hand, waiting for me to get back.

I walked into the hallway and opened the door to the linen closet. I grabbed about four boxes before turning to the door. On it, laid a homemade calendar Ethan and I made for shits and giggles. I looked at this months picture. We were in his room, me being me, I was exhausted....

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"Angel, what's wrong?" Ethan whispered softly into my ear as I laid cuddled into the covers.

He climbed under the covers and snuck his arm under my body and proceeded to wrap both of them around my waist, pulling my back into his front and shoving his head into the crook of my neck.

I sighed softly and gently moved my shoulder so he could move his head. I turned in his hold after he moved, and I shoved my head into his chest and wrapped my arms around his chest.

"Angel what is it?" He whispered, so softly, I almost didn't catch it. He moved one of his hands to the back of my head and started running his fingers through my hair.

"I missed you today..." I softly said, slightly embarrassed.

"Is that was has you this worked up? Angel, it's ok, I'm not going anywhere. I'm always gonna come back to you." He said to me.

I sighed and pulled him closer, even went the extra mile and wrapped my legs around his waist.

He chuckled and pulled me even closer, if that was possible. There was absolutely no room between us. He placed the side of his chin against the top of my head, after placing a kiss onto it.

We just laid there for a few minutes, just savoring having the other one so close.

I leaned back just an inch, and grabbed my phone out of the pocket of Ethan's hoodie i was wearing. I grabbed his hand that was waiting to wrap back around me and intertwined our fingers. I snapped a quick picture and threw my phone on the edge of the bed and threw my arms back around Ethan, being out from his arms for too long.

He held on just as tight, his grip hard, but I didn't mind. I love being close to him.

"Promise me something...?" I whispered to him.

"Anything."

"Forever?"

He leaned down and pressed his forehead against mine, his nose nudging against mine.

"Forever, Angel. Always." He whispered to me.

We both fell asleep after that, in each other's arms, slowly, then all at once.

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Tears came into my eyes as I recalled the memory. I shook my head softly and shut the door. I walked back into the living room and hopped onto the couch, under the blanket with Emily after putting the boxes of tissues onto the coffee table.

I peered at the TV and started watching TFIOS. About a quarter of the way through the movie, my eyes wandered to the side of the screen and found the picture of Ethan and I.

You promised to come back to me Ekat, so come back.