Him

chapter 20

We got dressed and headed back to the meadow. We gathered everything and begin to head home.

We walked hand in hand. Walking through trees and over bushes,  but this time I enjoyed every minute of it 

We arrived at the car and headed home. I didnt want to leave though. I wanted to spend every second with him like it was my last 

I know it might sound to rushed but to me it doesnt. It feels right. I feel like now is the right time... It's hard to explain but the feeling inside is enough for me to comprehend at least.

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It was 9 in the evening and I knew that if i didn't head home soon my dad will get suspicious.

We finally pull into the driveway and Ethan turns off the car. We sit there in silence for a while but I don't mind. I enjoy our silences, it's comforting.

He looks over at me and smiles and grabs my hand. He kisses the back of it and I blush. "I'll walk you to your door." He says and jumps out of the car. He opens my door and I hop out as well.

But as we make our way down the driveway I hear footsteps behind us. I turn around and see a woman. Black hair and her face his puffed and her face is swollen with tears.

I see a beer bottle in her hand and I notice that it was my mom. She was drunk. Talking to herself. Then she notices me and Ethan and she drops the bottle.

It shatters on the concrete and she starts approaching us. I start to back up and I notice Ethan has a concerned look on his face. "Who is she?" Ethan asks me in a whisper. "My mom." I say sternly and filled with anger.

"An- ana." My mom says. I could barely understand her. She was drunk off her ass. " what are you doing here?" I ask in a hard voice. " I came here to see- to see you- my daughter. " she says.

"I'm not your daughter." I say and I see Ethan giving me a strange look.  "Yes I am. You kn-" " shut it." I interrupt. "Dont ta-talk to me li-like that!" She says in a harsh tone. But I could care less if I'm being disrespectful.

"Puedo hablar contigo sin embargo quiero." (*I can talk to you however I want.*) I respond. I didn't want Ethan to here what me and my mom were talking about. I didn't want him to be dragged into this if he knows what's up. And I didn't want my business to be exposed when I wasn't ready.

"¡di algo de mierda otra vez!" (*say some shit again!*) my mom screams and she walks up to me. I can smell the liquor on her breath and the anger in her eyes. "eres una mala madre!" (* you're a bad mom*) I spit out harshly as I look in her eyes. She raises her hand a slaps me across the face. I look at her and I want to hit her but I don't.

I see Ethan tense up and I look at him and shake my head. He backs up and I look back at my mom. "Oh who's that? Some whore of a man your with." She says and laughs then looks at Ethan. Did she just say that?!? That pushed my fucking buttons.

"Who are you? Some whore of a mom? A woman who fucked another man in our house! A woman who cheated on my dad! " I screamed in her face and she stood still. But what she did next was something I would never expect.

Ethans POV
I'm standing there behind Ana watching her yell at her mom. Arguing with her. I couldn't understand what they were arguing about because they were yelling in Spanish. And i could tell ana didn't want me to know. I stood there watching and thats when I see her mom slap her across her face. I tense up with anger, wanting to protect her, but she turns and looks at me and shakes her head. I contain myself. But I cant help seeing her hurt. Then i hear her mom. " Oh who's that. Some whore of a man your with." She says and looks towards me and laughs. My heart drops. And I know I'm flushed. And for some reason it gets to me.

But as soon as she says that Ana snaps. "Who are you? Some whore of a mom?A woman who fucked another man in our house! A woman who cheated on my dad!" And I feel heartbroken for Ana. She never told me about that and now I wonder why. In fact she never told me about her family at all. But i respect her for that. She will tell me when she is ready. So I will sit for an explanation.

But Then something unexpected happens and makes me want to beat the living shit out of her mom.

Ana's POV
Her fist flies at my face and hits me in the eye. I fall to the ground and look up at her. She is filled with fury. She then grabs my hair and drags me towards the house and throws me against the door and rings the door bell.

I see Ethan run to me but stood still when I scream out "no!" He looks at me and I see tears in his eyes. After a minute my dad walks out and sees what my mom has done and starts yelling at her.

I get up and run inside and I hear Ethan chase after me. I run into my room and into the bathroom and lock it. I hear Ethan banging on the door but I sit there looking at myself in the shattered mirror. What the fuck is wrong with me? With my life? With my family? Why can't God just bless me with something good for once.

I'm in there for idk how long and After a while I unlocked the door and Ethan barged in. He looked at the mirror and then at me. "I broke it a few days ago." I'm mumble and look down.

He grabs me and pulls me into a hug. I felt safe in his arms. He releases me and looks me in the face. He touches the cut on my face and my now bruised eyes I wince and he drops his hand.

He leads me to my bed and sits me down. "Why didn't you tell me?" He asks. I keep looking down and he lifts up my chin so I'm looking at him. "i didnt want to. I wanted to forget." I confess and He nods and pulls me into another hug.

He goes to the bathroom and gets a wet towel and approaches me. He dabs the damp towel on my cut and I flinch. But he continues to clean me up. I look into his eyes and the words just fly out.."Why?" I ask. He gives me a confused look. "Why what?" He asks. " why mm? Why are you helping me. You could have left. My life is way to fucked up and I don't want you falling into the middle of it!" I begin to scream.

He puts a finger over my lips and begins to talk. "Ana... The reason I'm here for you is because..." He hesitates before he speaks.

"Because I cant bear seeing you get hurt. I feel very... Over protective of you." He continues. I look at him and give him a smile. "Ana I dont think I have the strength to ever stay away from you." He whispers.

I stare into his hazel eyes and watch him as his cheeks turn red and he bites his lip. "So dont." I whisper back and look down at my hand.. there is silence for a moment and I look back up into his eyes. I tug my lip with my teeth and watch him as his mouth grows into a slight smile. He slowly raises his hand and caresses my cheek, and then slowly pulls me into a kiss.

Out kiss isn't long, but wasn't short either, and was filled with passion. We release and press our foreheads together and we look down at out interlocked hands.

We sit there in silence until my dad interrupts us. " oh sorry were you guys-" "no dad your fine E was just comforting me." I finish his sentence off. He comes in and sits next to us on the bed. I stare at him and wait for him to speak.

"Your m-" "no." I say interrupting him. "Okay. Edna, is gone. I called the police. She got to out of hand." I looked at him then at Ethan. I nodded. After a minute my dad spoke up.

"So uh- did you guys have a good time?" He asks trying to change the subject. I look up at Ethan and he smiles and then I look at my dad. And I give him a full set of teeth and I nod. My dad laughs and gets up.

"Ethan, you are welcome to stay Over if you would like. But I'm watching yall." Hey says and I cant help but laugh and roll my eyes. "Dont worry dad, nothing is going to happen." But little did he know the experience i had with Ethan. The pleasure. The love. The feeling of one another. It was my first time. And I will cherish it.

My dad headed out of the room leaving me and Ethan alone. We stay in silence until I started getting drowsy. I laid down and Ethan layed down next to me and i drifted off to sleep in his arms

Authors note: updating soon...