coffee shop | emilio martinez

Chapter Nineteen

Rose's P.O.V.

I quickly ignore the text message, deleting it from my screen, not wanting to freak out the rest of the group.

I think about whether it was just a misunderstanding, like if I was on a prank show or something. I mean I really hope this was all just a prank.

"Princesa are you okay?" Emilio whispers in my ear, wrapping his arm around my waist and pulling me closer.

"Yeah I'm fine." I blow off, luckily he bought it and didn't ask again.

I mean I don't mean to be extra paranoid but creepy stuff has been happening lately and It's scary.

I ignore my thoughts, continuing to eat my pizza, as well as stealing some of Emilio's french fries. As I reach over, he gives me a playful glare, stopping whatever he was chewing in his mouth; trying to guard his fries.

I just laugh at his behavior, continuing to steal fries.

After eating, we continue our second game.

So far Emilio is ahead of everyone, me being in second, Briana in third, and Ivan last.

Emilio was unbeatable, no one would be able to catch up to his score. At least every other turn he would get a strike, awing us all.

I swear he's cheating.

As we continue playing the game, I feel a strong gaze on me, causing me to look around multiple times; but never finding anyone looking at me.

"Strike! I got a strike!" Ivan says as he bounces up and down excitedly. This is the first one he has gotten in both games, and he was after all in last place so.

Me and Emilio chuckle as we watch Ivan and Briana interact with each other, it was quite amusing to see.

"Hey princesa I like your sweater." Emilio tells me, slightly smirking, opening is mouth I know exactly what he's going to say. He turns to look at Ivan, as they look at my hoodie, than look back at me.

"Merch link in bio!" Emilio and Ivan scream at the same time, causing me to place my head in my hands, laughing as I see the reaction of the people around us.

I just shake my head laughing at their behavior, walking up to the alley, picking up my ball. And playing my turn.

The bright orange ball rolls down the alley, ending up in the gutter. I was too distracted, no matter how hard I tried to take the messages out of my mind, they still floated around; haunting me.

Finally, it was Ivan's turn, which was the last one in the game.

"Watch I'm going to do a trick shot!" Ivan says grinning, as he grabs his ball and makes his way to the alley.

I continue to watch him, observing carefully his 'trick shot'. I look as he runs to the alley, then tries to do a spin, but runs to close to the alley. If you aren't aware yet, they tell you to not go past a certain line, because there is oil/wax on the alley so the ball rolls smoother.

So you can probably guess what happened next.

I watch as Ivan slips on the oil, falling to the ground with a loud bang.

We all stand up, making our way to him to see if he was okay.

"I'm good, I'm good." He repeats multiple times, as he grabs Emilios outstretched hand, hopping back up to his feet.

I shake my head at the reckless spain boy, thinking to myself, good thing I have the smart twin.

Well actually, mine isn't the brightest either.

Jumping from the roof to the pool?

Yeah let's just keep it at that.

We finish our games, and head back out to the casino.

I dread walking back, not wanting to deal with the awful smell of smoke and alcohol.

I walk in front of the group, walking as fast as I can; making my way through the crowd.

As I'm walking, I feel a hand come to the small of my back, slightly making me jump.

"Sorry Flor, I didn't mean to scare you." Emilio says beside me, walking along side me, just as desperate to get away from the horrid smell.

"I had lots of fun, want to continue the night at your place?" Emilio continues suggestively, a wink sent my way.

I laugh, looking at the ground, slightly shoving him away from me.

"I'm kidding, let's just have a movie night tonight." He says romantically, a cheesy smile on his adorable face, taking my hand in his.

"I love it, let's do it." I tell him back, pecking him lightly on the lips.

I don't really know what we are. I mean, we kiss and do everything like we're a couple, but yet; he hasn't asked me to be his girlfriend.

Yes, we have only gone on one date, but I like him enough; and I think it's obvious enough he likes me as well.

But it's also nice he's giving me time.

I'm still afraid to trust someone, to let someone fully in.

To give someone my whole heart, them having the full capacity to either care for it, or break it to pieces. But for some reason, I trusted Emilio. I trusted him with my whole life. If anything were to happen, let god for bid that, but he would be the first person I would go to.

I look over at his tall figure, his jawline looked stronger than ever on his chiseled face. His lips were a plump pink, he had the tendency to lick them a lot, rather than using chapstick. It just works better for him.

I continue observing him, not being able to believe this spain boy has stole my heart.

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hey guys, It's a super short chapter i'm sorry :(

these days have been so stressful, busy, and tiring and the content isn't as good as i don't have as much time as i did before.

i'm so sorry! i really hope you guys are still enjoying these chapters, the climax is going to happen soon so yeah that's gonna be a rollercoaster

it's currently 2 am and i'm super tired, i wrote this quickly throughout the day, so i'm sorry it's bad.

i will try to update as much as i can once i'm less busy these days! thank you guys for still constantly supporting me, even when i'm this busy, IT MEANS THE WORLD TO ME

well now imma go to sleep bc i'm literally about to pass out AND I STILL HAVE TO CLEAN FOR PEOPLE TO COME OVER TOMORORW

okay that's enough about my life i hope y'all have an amazing day/night