ELLA’S P.O.V
Mom and Dad weren’t at home again; they’ve been very busy lately. So yeah, when Toby has done exploring the town with his friend and now he was asking me to make a soup, and Riley owed Thomas a Starbucks for today’s help, so it’s only me, Connor, and Braiden. You had no idea, they’ve been locked me for 5 hours now. My access was only around the house, from their rooms to the living room, but that’s it. Today I supposed to clean up the pool, but Connor didn’t let me.
Got nothing else to do, I went back to my room and locked myself. I was falling asleep when I heard Braiden’s voice.
“Ella, are you there? Mind to help me to clean the pool? Connor left me…”
Without further talk, I opened the door and there he gave me that grin.
“What was happening at the pool?” I turned my hair into a messy bun and lazily walked with Braiden to the back of the house.
“We’re just chilling, sorry for waking you up.”
“Nah, I wasn’t sleeping yet.”
“Okay…” He said prolonging the ‘O’.
“Chill Brai, it’s okay, I don’t mind. I supposed to clean it up today but Connor locked me.”
“Yeah, and now Connor’s leaving me…”
“Where is he going?”
“Starbucks it is, you know his addiction.”
We both rolled our eyes and walked further to the pool.
“Sorry if it was messy…” Braiden tried to explain to me but my eyes hit his face already…
“Connor…” I widened my eyes and turned around to Braiden. “Oh you…”
“Sorry, it was all Connor and this time I swear to God it’s Connor’s idea. I’m innocent.” He gave me puppy eyes and I was turning back again to Connor. This guy has never failed to amaze me.
Oh forgot to explain to you. Um…so okay, there’s light hundreds of candles were in the pool, I meant literally in the pool, with some cute additional decoration which was very romantic. Oops, focus Ella, focus. And there’s Connor standing across the pool, with a rose in his mouth, and the line behind him, saying: PROM WITH CONNIE, EL?
I was laughing a bit at his line; it’s really cute. I thought it wasn’t polite to call him Connie, or Rosco, or Tobius. It’s a family circle that I didn’t want to bother. But when he came up with that name and gave me that Tank look, I couldn’t help but laugh.
“What’s so funny?” Connor came closer to me. And if you asked me where Braiden was, he went inside the house and left us alone. The next second we heard Toby’s screaming. I know right.
“That Connie thing, so if you were Connie then I will be…”
“Ellie,” He smirked.
“Hah my goodness that’s the worst!”
“You’re my Ellie and I’d like to call you that way.” He joined my laugh.
“It’s Ella, Connie. Ella.”
“Whatever,” He stopped me by holding my wrist. “So, to the prom with me, will you?”
“I…uh,”
“Oh, then there’s Riley.” He rubbed my back because I was finally couldn’t help but crying a bit. It’s overwhelming in a good way, but somehow I couldn’t breathe. These boys were really nice to me.
“Okay I understand. Riley asked you this afternoon, right?”
“You…”
“No I don’t, I just knew, that’s why I was leaving earlier today. I let him doing what he thinks it’s right. But I hope it’s okay for me to give myself a shot.”
“Yeah, you have absolute rights to do so.”
“And you also have absolute rights to think about it. Do whatever you think it’s the best. But at the very first place, I have to tell you this. Riley is my brother, he always will, just like Toby. None of this business could break that connection. So don’t worry about it. We’re good, really good. It’s just the unexpected condition that we have here, and it’s nobody’s fault. You got it?”
I gave him a simple nod. Connor was so wise and calm when it came to things like this.
“Okay, and don’t answer it now. It’s just the result of me and Braiden’s craziness. Hah…”
He turned around to clean this place. But I got a hole in my heart which told me to do something to cheer him up. So I ran after Connor and stole the rose from his hand.
“Hey!”
“Wasn’t this for me?”
“No, it’s for Brai’s.” We both laughed. “Yeah, it’s for you. You like it?”
“Very much, I love rose, how could you know?”
“I’m genius.” He pointed to his head and I punched him playfully.
“Thank you Connor…”
“You’re welcome Ellie…” He kissed top of my head so long as I squeezed inside his hug.
Since Braiden was falling asleep at Toby’s room, so it’s me and Connor who cleaned up the mess. Just to remind you, it was 10 pm. Thanks boys, you helped me so much.
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FanfictionElla was the McDonough's housemaid but the family warmed her presence, all of them, except for Riley and Connor. There's something about this girl that they hated the most. Toby was being the only friend of Ella, until the unexpected condition hit...
