Promise.

Chapter 6 | "You'll Always be Safe with Me"

~ Annabelle's P.O.V ~

After going through all 15 movies, about 10 boxes of tissues, a take out pizza and a gallon and a half of ice cream, Emily passed out on the couch around 3 a.m., while I laid my head on the armrest.

I slowly got up out of my position, being careful not to wake up my sleeping best friend, and started to walk to the kitchen. Not even a foot away from the couch, I turned back around and draped a blanket over Emily.

"Thanks Em." I whispered to her sleeping form. She really does know how to take my mins off of things for a while. Sometimes you just need your best friend.

I headed back on my trail into the kitchen and grabbed a bottle of iced tea, the only thing I'll love as much as I love Ethan.

Tears sprang into my eyes. Goddamnit, I need him here. I forced my eyes to push the tears back, and took a deep breath before releasing it slowly.

A few minutes later, I dropped the now empty bottle into the recycling bin just outside the doorway to the kitchen. I tip-toed back into the living room just to see Emily completely sprawled out on the couch.

I giggled when I heard soft snores come from her.

I walked quietly into my room and placed myself on the edge of my bed. I grabbed my phone from the bedside table and checked to see if any new came up about Ethan. The screen lit up, but was blank apart from my lock screen.

I smiled sadly.

The day Ethan's plane went missing, just as we were about to step out the door, I started taking pictures of him. My favorite, which is the lock screen, is him with his hair hidden in his snapback, a big grin on his face - laughing, with his hand trying to grab the phone out of my own. His eyes were their vibrant blue-green and his cheeks were red.

I put it on the table before the tears started pouring down, and laid back, pulling the covers up to my shoulders. I sighed softly and closed my eyes, and just like that, I was out cold.

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I shot up, panting.

Another nightmare about my terrible father. What he might do if he ever found me.

I wrapped my arms around my center and closed my eyes, the tears spilling down my cheeks and my lips trembling. A sob broke through my lips and I ripped the sheets off me and bolted out of my room, to right in front of the door across from me.

I gently pushed it open to find Ethan asleep on his back, shirtless, with his right arm under his head and his left across his stomach. I crossed the room to his bed and gently snuck into the covers. I placed my head on his chest and threw my arms around him. I must've woken him up because not even five seconds after doing so, I heard him take in a deep breath and felt his head shift.

"Belle, what is it? Are you ok?" He whispered gently, wrapping his arms around my waist.

I shook my head, more tears spilling out of my eyes. I buried my face farther into him. He kissed the top of my head and combed his fingers through my hair, the sobs making their way back.

"Hey..." He whispered to me, hauling the both of us up into a sitting position. He moved me onto his lap, a leg on either side of him and he cupped my cheeks with his hands.

I covered his hands with mine and closed my eyes, my body convulsing with sobs. He wiped my tears with his thumbs.

"Angel, look at me." He demanded softly.

I opened my eyes, the tears spilling down faster and my lips still trembled. My eyes peered into his.

"I'm not gonna let anything happen to you, you know that right? If someone tries to get to you, they're gonna have to get through me. No one is taking you from me Belle, they'd have to rip you from my arms." He whispered to me, and I believed him, so I nodded.

He pulled his hands from my face just to wrap him arms around my shoulders. He pulled me into him, my head falling into the crook of his neck as he gently laid both of us back down.

"You'll always be safe with me, Angel."

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****Author's Note****

So, the next chapter is the one I think a lot of people are waiting for :) It's going up tomorrow so I am leaving you all with this as of now