i woke up the next morning wrapped in ethan's arms. i really could have slept for longer, but i had forgotten to turn my phone on silent, and it was bothering me. i didn't think that the noises coming from my phone would bother ethan, you really had to shake him around if you wanted him to wake up.
my phone was on ethan's nightstand, right next to his. i had to really stretch my arm to get the phone. in my defense, the the nightstand was pretty far away from the bed, and i had short arms.
for some unknown reason, holden was spamming me with texts.
holden
masen... can we talk?
holden
mase... i'm so sorry about
what happened.
holden
is your nose okay? do you
need company?
holden
i miss you so much.
i couldn't stop shaking. i hated reliving that moment in my head, it was fucking terrifying.
i threw my phone across the room without even thinking. fuck.
i cringed as my phone crashed into the wall. yeah, i was pissed, but i shouldn't have taken it out on my poor phone. thank god for screen protectors, i guess.
ethan mumbled softly, and placed kisses on my shoulder. "good morning, masey. did you hear that crash too, or was i just dreaming?"
i turned to face him, and rested my head on his chest. "that was me."
ethan lifted up my chin with his finger, and tilted his head. "huh? what did you do? is everything okay?"
i shook my head, and pointed across the room. "i threw my phone, i'm sorry. holden just wouldn't stop texting me and–"
his eyes widened, and then narrowed. "what the fuck is holden saying? i thought that he was supposed to be leaving you alone."
i ran a hand through my hair, and sighed. "h-he was, but... he told me that he wanted to talk, and he missed me..."
ethan was fuming. "i'm so fucking irritated. he had no right to contact you, does he not understand how afraid you are?"
he softened a little bit when he saw how afraid i was. "baby, you're shaking... did i scare you?"
i tucked a strand of hair behind my ear, and gave ethan a light kiss on his jaw. "you didn't scare me, holden did. you can read the texts if you want, my password is.... um... grant..."
yes, my phone's password happened to be ethan's middle name. i was beyond embarrassed.
ethan got out of bed, and picked up my phone. "you are too cute, i swear."
his demeanor changed as soon as he unlocked my phone. i had only seen ethan this upset once, so it was a foreign feeling to me.
"he broke your fucking nose, why is he asking you about it? god, he has no right to miss you, either." he got back in bed, and looked me in the eyes. "nobody will ever hurt you, as long as you're with me. i won't let it happen, i just won't."
i decided that this was the best time to respond to what he told me at dinner yesterday.
"e, can i tell you something?"
he studied me carefully, and lazily ran his hand through my hair. "go ahead, princess."
i draped one of my legs over his hip, and got comfortable. "i was super overwhelmed yesterday, so i didn't have the chance to respond when you said you loved me."
he gave me the sweetest little smile. "i do love you, masen elena. i meant it."
i pressed my forehead to his, and gave him a quick kiss. "i love you too, ethan grant. i have no idea what i would do without you."
he threw the covers over us, and i climbed on top of him.
"you're such a huge part of my life, and you've really left your mark on me. it's our world, masey. everyone else is just living in it."
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a/n: so much stuff is about to go down... i'm quaking....
