Love to Hate You • E.D.

Seventeen

"Hey!" Ethan calls. He smiles and jogs over to me. I take my hands from my pockets as he approaches me, and he stands about a foot away from me.

"How's my baby doll doing today?"

"Baby doll. That's a new development." I smirk, taking my hood down. Ethan grabs my hips, pulling me against him. The bleachers are a few feet behind us, and he backs me up against them, my butt pressed into the metal. I look into his eyes while he captures my mouth with his, his breath warm enough to heat my entire body it seems.

"You're gonna be my baby doll at prom and I couldn't be more excited." He says in my ear, kissing it. When my lips kiss his, I can feel him jump a bit in surprise.

When we get done making out on the bleachers, we're sitting in his truck, my car parked next to it. We hold hands while he's telling me how excited he is for prom. Suddenly, I put my hand over my nose because of the smell of sweat that's filling the vehicle.

"You need to change." I laugh, looking him up and down.

"What?"

"You're so sweaty."

"You love it."

"Do not!" He doesn't say anything, just looks at me with a smirk and raised eyebrow.

"I'm leaving." I turn, putting my hand on the door handle to get out.

"Stay, babe." I glance over my shoulder with a satisfied smirk. Damn, he's cute. Too cute to leave. He jumps out of the truck, grabbing his duffle bag that I'm guessing has other clothes in it. That's when I see something I've never seen before.

Ethan Dolan takes his shirt off as if I'm not watching. I watch his muscles contract and I swear I'm producing more saliva than I ever have. This is the first I've felt like this, and I have no idea what to do. He changes and sprays cologne all over him, getting back in the truck. He quickly kisses me.

"Better?"

"Much." I give a satisfied smile.

"Quick question." He says.

"Hm?"

"You wanna sleep over?"

I nearly faint when he asks me this. Sleepover at a guy's house? My parents would never allow it, and I can't even remember the last time I had a sleepover. I hesitate.

"Uh...I can't- my parents wouldn't let-"

"No, I get it babe, you're fine."

But the thing is that I want to sleep over. I think. Do I? I want to know what it's like to be in bed with someone that you like. Truly like.

"Well, can I have a hug before I go?" I offer. He nods and we both get out. He pulls me in his arms and I breathe in his cologne, loving it right away. He kisses behind my ear.

"I'll see you on Monday, baby girl."

"See you Monday, E." We pull apart and I get in my car, driving away. That night, I find myself getting help from Ethan to sneak into his bedroom. I couldn't shake the feeling. I wanted to be with him, I wanted to sleep next to him, I wanted him. I tried to suppress what I felt but I just couldn't. So I texted him and he immediately agreed to help me. Why wouldn't he?

To my surprise, he doesn't try anything with me, no kissing, or touching, only if I allow it. I snuggle into the crook of his arm, laying my head on his chest to go to sleep.

I wake up the next morning and I can feel Ethan's arms wrapped securely around me. I run my hand slowly down his forearm, loving the way he feels. I snuck out. I seriously snuck out to meet Ethan Dolan. Not only meet, but to sleep with.

I wonder if he had slept with anyone else like this? I'd like to think I was the first but that was a farfetched thought. I checked my phone for the time and saw it was still early enough to make it safely back home without getting caught. I could feel Ethan's steady breathing against my back. He had a soft snore that I actually didn't mind. Everyday I found something else about him that made him ten times cuter.

I decided to slip out and take a quick shower, possibly clear my head in the process. I quietly make my way out of Ethan's room and down the hall to the bathroom.

I was very cautious of how much noise I made, fearful someone would catch me and ask what the fuck I was doing in their house. Once I finished I dried myself off and wrapped the towel around myself tightly. I heard a knock at the door.

Panic filled me instantly.

"Who is it?" I asked softly.

"It's me baby I was wondering where you went." Ethan said from the other side of the door.

"Oh, yeah, sorry." I braced myself against the sink.

"I'll forgive you as long as you let me in." What?!

"Why?!" I asked harshly.

"Because I'm asking nicely."

Why couldn't I say no?

"Sure then I guess..."