How Did It Begin? | cf au | (*Slowly Editing*)

Chapter 16

Autumn's POV

A few weeks have passed since the One Month date, and I haven't touched any drink since. I was so cautious about every drink I had because I was so scared that there was secretly alcohol in it. I brought a water bottle everywhere I went and refused every drink that was offered to me, even though it was clearly not alcohol.

Connor would ask me from time to time if I was okay. He's noticed that I've been more stiff lately. One time he even came over to the apartment to talk to me about how I've been acting.

*few days before*

I was sitting on the couch on my laptop. Connor randomly stopped texting me a few minutes ago, and I have no idea if I had offended him or if he suddenly got bored of me. Actually I don't even know if I should be offended. I didn't want to be the type of girl that gets butthurt at everything that the boy does.

About an hour had passed and I was about to text Connor asking him if he's okay, but then I heard the door knock.

"Autumn can you open the door for me? I'm doing my nails!" Emmi yelled from her room.

"Okay!"

I sat up from the couch and shuffled to the door. "Who is it?" I called.

"Es Con-da-bon", a cute voice answered from behind the door. I smiled. I opened the door to a cute Connor Franta with a cheeky smile. "Hey you", I said, smiling. He opened his arms out for a hug and I walked into them. I breathed in his sweet scent (yes I know that sounds weird but hey, if a guy's attractive and they smell good.....that's a win win).

"Can I come in?" he asked, his voice vibrating through his chest and against my cheek. I nodded. He took my hand and I led him to the living room. I yelled down the hall, "EMMI, we have a visitor be nice!" She didn't need to know who it was since she has a pretty good idea who it was already.

"You never responded back to my text", I said, frowning. He sighed and looked at me in the eye. He patted his lap, signalling me to come sit on it. I'm still pretty uncomfortable with sitting on laps, but re-stating to what I said in the beginning of my summer break I want to become a different and more open person.

I also wanted to learn to love again as the weeks went by. It's been so long since I've had a relationship, and I haven't been this happy since....

Yeah.

I sat in Connor's lap, and he stroked tiny circles on my thigh. It sent tingles up my leg and to my stomach. I had bought new red shorts the other day and I decided to wear them today. That was a bad idea because Connor's skin circling on mine...it made my heartbeat beat faster.

"Autumn.." he started, his green eyes sharper and hypnotizing me. He took my hand and intertwined his fingers with mine. He continued.

"You seem a bit tense lately. Are you okay?" he asked. I took in a deep breath. "Yeah I'm fine", I replied. I wasn't lying, I was really okay. I've just been more cautious...

"Have you been more cautious since my surprise..?" he asked quietly.

He knows me so well.

"A bit" I admitted, trying not to flush. For some reason I waited for him to laugh at me, saying that I was silly for being so uptight about drinking. That never happened.

His eyes shifted to a familiar stare. It was the same stare he had when he asked me if I remembered anything from the night after the date. Now that I realize it, it looked like the look of guilt.

Why does he look guilty?

"Baby I didn't tell you something that you did when you were...knocked up", he spoke hesitantly. His nose scrunched up with some sort of disgust when he said "knocked up". I almost giggled because he could have simply said "drunk." But him saying that he didn't tell me something pressed my giggling to the back of my head and I was straight-faced.