Stars | Emilio Martinez

~Chapter 9~

Walking home, it seemed like hours have passed...but I've only been walking for a few minutes. I'm not far away from home, actually, I'm in our front yard right now.

Passing by Jake's car, I tried not to look at my reflection on the car window but failed. I was standing there, looking at myself.

The girl I saw had lightly black circles around her eyes forming already from the crying session she had earlier.

I admit, I was aware that I'd look like shit, but I didn't expect my eyes to still be red...I mean, I haven't cried in a few minutes.

Ivan.

Fuck. There's no way he's not mad at me. I ruined our whole 'hang out'. I just hope he understands.

I walked into the Team 10 house and saw Jake in the backyard vlogging with Chance and Anthony. I ran to my room, hoping no one would see I'm home and start asking questions. Sniffing, I walked into my bathroom and locked the door. I was standing in front of the big mirror and stared at my reflection for quite a while before deciding to take a shower.

I took off all of my makeup and my clothes and I entered the shower.

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I have been showering for what seemed like ten minutes or so, drenching my body in hot water. I got out and wrapped a towel around my body and I left my hair down to dry naturally. I grabbed my phone and played music before walking to the sink and doing my usual skincare routine. I got out of the bathroom and grabbed a random hoodie and leggings from my closet then walked back to the bathroom to change. I brushed my teeth and tied my hair into a messy bun and heard a knock on the door. 

"Who is it?" I asked in a sing-song voice, walking to the door to unlock it.

Just when I was about to unlock the door, I heard a very familiar voice.

"Please let me talk to you," he said

My eyes started to tear up but I wiped the tears off with the back of my hand. My hand was still on the key, deciding whether I should unlock the door or not.

"Baby, please," Emilio said

I twisted the key and stared at the door. He grabbed the handle and opened the door, my gaze switching from the door to him. He quickly made sure there is no space between us and hugged me tightly. I couldn't push him away; I don't know why, but I just couldn't. After a while, I wrapped my arms around him and nuzzled my head into his neck. 

"Please, trust me. It was my sister. I kissed her cheek; it maybe looked different from where you were standing but it was nothing like you think it was, okay?" he pulled away and stared into my eyes, bringing our foreheads and noses together. 

I don't know why but hearing it like this made me believe him. I am going to meet his sister someday, aren't I? 

"Did you see Ivan? I feel bad; I left him in there without saying anything," I asked and he put the piece of my hair behind my ear.

"Don't worry, he's with her. She made him go shopping with her" he then looked deeply into my eyes and brushed his lips against mine. Not even a second later he connected them and his tongue was begging for entrance. Our tongues were moving in sync just before somebody walked in without knocking or giving us any signs of their presence. 

"O-oh. I'm sorry. Am I- I should probably get out, shouldn't I? Bye" Tessa stuttered and got out as quickly as she could. 

Emilio and I looked at each other and started laughing before he started leaving small kisses all over my face. I giggled as he went down to my neck.

"It t-tickles" I stuttered while laughing. 

He smiled and tightened his grip around me as he moved us from side to side.

"I love you" he mumbled while looking at me with that green and blue eyes of his.

I was taken back by this unexpected sentence but I knew what I want.

"I love you, too," I said and smiled before he left a peck on my lips.

"Hey, uhm...I wanted to ask you something for a while now..." he started

"Yes..?" I said, letting him continue

"Ivan and I are going to Barcelona next week and we'll stay there for about two weeks or maybe even more. Do you wanna go?" he asked and fixed his hair

"Oh, wow. I didn't see that coming..."

"It's okay I understand if you don't want to or something-"

"No, no, no. I would love to go to Barcelona with you. Will you take me sightseeing?" I asked excitedly.

"Of course. You should probably talk to Jake about going with us, to let him know" he said and we walked out of the bathroom.

"Yeah. Wait, where will we be staying?" I asked. 

"With my mom" he mumbled

"Really?" 

I am going to meet his mom. I bet she's really nice.

"Yeah, if you don't mind, of course" he replied and raised his eyebrows.

"I don't. I would love to meet her"

"She feels the same way," he said, taking my hand and started walking downstairs.

"She knows about me?" I asked, frowning.

"Yeah..."

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Emilio and I spent the rest of the night by joking around in the house and ordering pizza because I was saying how hungry I was.

A/N: i'm back