People Like Us

31: What He Wants

POV: Olivia

I have a terrifying dream. I'm running. The crowd is running away, I'm running in. It's at PAX East, alarms sounding in people screaming.

At first there was a gunshot, then panic. Fear didn't function in my brain and I ran towards the danger. Police block off the area, but I see all three of them.

Sean.

Mark.

Ethan.

A guy dressed in all black, mask covering all but his eyes and mouth, points a gun directly in Mark's face. There are swat team members that stand idly frozen, huge rifles in their hands, all aimed at the guy. The room stand frozen in time, tension ready to snap at any given moment.

"SOMEONES GONNA DIE,"he screams, shaking the gun in his hands as Mark flinches, his face strained in full cringe away.

The guy continues his evil growls and screams,"SOMEONE HAS TO DIE, HOW ABOUT YOU PICK?"

He nods to the officers circled around him and he moves, re-aiming the gun at Ethan,"HOW ABOUT HIM? HUH? NOT AS MANY FANS TO MISS HIM? HE SHOULDNT BE TOO BAD TO LOSE?"

My legs lurch me forward and the officers see me, grabbing my arms and trying to drag me from the scene, I fight like a cat,"NO, THATS MY BABY, I WONT LET HIM GO. LET ME GO!"

I rip free and sprint full speed towards the guy. Then I do the unthinkable. I press the gun to my forehead and mumble angrily,"You wanna shoot them, you have to shoot me first."

"No..."Ethan whimpers breathlessly.

I close my eyes shut when the gun leaves my forehead and I hear a gunshot.

I wake up violently, sitting up in cold sweat, heart pounding and panting. Ethan groans, rolling over and looking at me,"What's wrong Liv?"

"Bad dream is all..."I shake my head, the memory already fading.

He pulls me down and rolls over me,"Mmm let me help you feel better."

I giggle and he leaves a soft sweet kiss on my lips. When he pulls away, I wrap my arms around his neck and smile up at him.

He nuzzles our noses together and sighs,"God, I fucking love you, so much."

I can't stop smiling,"Awww Ethan... stop being cute."

"I hope no one heard last night..."I frown.

"Nah, Mark said they'd be going out so we'd have the house to ourselves,"he smiles,"So no, no one heard us. But they all know."

I pull from bed and forget the pain before collapsing again,"God damnit..."

"Aww Liv,"he chuckles, rounding the bed before picking me up in his arms. I lean my head on his shoulder and close my eyes.

Next thing I heard is a gasp and a voice, and I can hear the smirk in it,"Well then... here they are..."

I open my eyes to see Tyler smirking and Amy pursing her lips together to stay quiet. I smile, embarrassed as Ethan sits me at the table as sits next to me.

"And why was he carrying you?"Mark asks.

I quietly answer,"Because I can't walk."

"Ohhhh, yeah... forgot about that..."he nods to Amy, who is beside herself.

There's waffles and eggs for breakfast and no one says much until Amy drags me to her room, Ethan chasing me.

All three of us isolated, she starts,"Pretend he's not here. How was it?"

"Amy, oh my god, it was amazing... I mean it was perfect, how he built it all up. He was different, and always will be now. He was the romantic, the way he got into it, using his whole body for me. It was like the biggest confession ever. So powerful and so much emotion. I was in heaven, Amy,"I realize I'm rambling and blush, stopping.

Her face is full of excitement and joy, ready to burst. She lets out giggles, hugging me tight,"Oh Liv, I knew it! I told you you were his queen!"

I smile and she pulls away, looking at Ethan,"Why don't you let me talk to Ethan for a bit, just to be fair."

"Of course,"I nod, smiling with him as I walk out.

POV: Ethan

Once I hear her go downstairs, I scratch the back of my neck,"Last night, I realized something..."

"Spit it out,"she looks nervous.

"Amy,"I sigh,"She's the one, I mean, she has to be. She's the only one I need in my life, and she makes me happy with my life. She's perfect, and I want to make her my queen, for real."

"ETHAN!"she gasps,"You mean you want to ask the big question?"

"I-I don't know... all I know is I love her and I want her to be mine forever,"I stumble over my words as they come out."

She nods,"It's early, and I wouldn't really know. You're both so young, I just don't think that would be such a great idea. I'm not the person to ask. I would talk to Mark. But oh my god! Ethan, you want to marry her?"

I nod confidently with a smile. She giggles, jumping up and down and hugs me. I laugh back and she pulls away, nodding,"I'll mention it to Mark and ask him to talk to you, but honestly, if you really want to know, I would wait if I were you."

I nod understandably. She's right. We're both too young for this.

POV: Olivia

My phone goes off from a bunch of mentions in tweets. I open Twitter and see one of Daniel's tweets,"You know what I want? I want her virginity."

I tweet at him and smirk before tweeting,"I don't have it 😏."

Several seconds go by before I'm flooded with replies,"OH SHIT, ROASTED."

"WHAT ARE YOU SAYING?"

"LIV, WHATS THAT SUPPOSED TO MEAN?"

"ETHAN, WHAT DID YOU DO?"

Ethan replies to one of them and tags me,"It's not hard to figure out... ;)"

With that, they explode.

"GOD DAMN YOU DIRTY CHILDREN!"

"ETHAN GOT SOME LAST NIGHT!"

"WHY DO WE NEED TO KNOW THIS?"

I giggle as the hilarious replies and Ethan sits next to me on the couch. Mark looks at his phone and scowls,"Do you even realize what you've done?"

"Hey,"I shrug,"All I wanted was to roast Daniel."

Another tweet,"HE TOOK YOUR GIRL DANIEL! WHAT YOU GONNA DO ABOUT IT?"

We all laugh and I lean on Ethan,"It's the perfect response."

"Damn right it is,"he chuckles.