Always A Step Behind: An EarnPete Fanfic

16. Always A Step Behind

Earn

I woke up with the sunlight piercing through the drapes. A hand and a leg snaked around me. My head was still protesting from all the drinking we had last night. But one look over my shoulder and seeing Pete sleeping peacefully made me forget my headache for a while.

I smiled at the thought. I can't believe we're almost a year through being boyfriends and there was never a dull moment in it.

I slowly peeled Pete's arm and the leg off me. I can't afford to woke him up this early. I pretty much knew that it wasn't just his head that would be aching when he woke up. What with all the kinks we did last night.

Half chuckling, I went over the bathroom and fixed myself. After I was done cleaning my self, I went over to the fridge and took some orange juice with an Advil for my hung over.

My phone said it was only 35 minutes after 9. I decided to hang out over the balcony while waiting for Pete to wake up so we could grab breakfast together. I could cook, but my fridge was out of stock. So waiting it was. It's Pete though, so I didn't mind.

I checked my facebook. My notif exploded with tagged pictures from last night's party. It was  jerk Phun's birthday and his equally jerk of a boyfriend threw him a surprise bash. It was fun tho.

I finished reacting and replying to each notification when a facebook memory grabbed my attention. It was from a year ago and was set to 'only me'.

I checked it out and there it was...

'Always a Step Behind'

It was a status I chose not to post public right after I learned about Phun and Noh. How time flew, it had been a year. Back then, I never thought I could get over the pain. Oh how wrong I was!

I looked over Pete who was still sleeping on my bed---which practically can be considered ours. He was sleeping on his side. I smiled. He was the one who had always told me to catch up with him. Which I was glad I did. Now, I got to have a boyfriend and a bestfriend. I could never be thankful enough.

I went up to him and hugged him from behind. He stirred. I kissed his nape and whispered, "I love you."

"I love you too." he replied with a voice still laced with sleep. " But get off me bastard! My body's killing me from head down. I can't feel my legs!" I chuckled at his statement. We may have overdone it last night. "I wasn't planning on anything, I just came up to say I love you, but now you gave me an idea!" That and I started kissing his neck!

Pete was squirming and protesting. "Hey! My mouth stinks! Stop!" He was now fully awake and half protesting. I laid him down his back before I straddled him.

"So let's bypass the mouth then." I looked at him lasciviously before I started kissing his happy trail down south. Good thing Pete didn't bother to dress up last night.

"Oiiii, Earn! You pervert! I can't!" He said in between moans and squirm. I held his hard on in my hand.

"Stop lying so early in the morning, babe!" I said as I took him in my mouth.

"Shit! Ahh!"

That was the last thing I heard from Pete before he grabbed a hold of my hair and guided my movement around his dick.

Two rounds of sexy time after, we we're at the Sun and Moon cafe, munching on our brunch. I watched Pete eat as if he went starving for a month.

"Wup?!?" He noticed me looking at him.

I smiled at him.

"We've been together for almost a year now."

Pete furrowed his brows and stopped eating. Confusion evident on his face.

"So?"

I chuckled at his reaction.

I smiled at him before I said,

"Thank you for waiting for me, for letting me catch up with you."

I saw a smile slowly forming on Pete's lips.

"I like it when you're hung over. You're way better in morning sex and you become so chummy and sweet. We should drink more often!"

We laughed. Then we stilled and said in chorus.

"I love you."

We smiled. I never thought my heart could hold so much love and happiness for and because of one person.

Looking back, maybe the reason why I was always a step behind in love was because for me to realize that there's someone trying to get me to see him on the other side.

All those time, I was walking through the wrong path. The people I wanted to be together with, always left me behind. I was trying so hard to get to them that I failed to see the person who patiently waited for me all along.

I took Pete's hand in mine.

Here.

Now.

As I looked at the eyes of the person I love, I realized, all those  lost loves were just mere directions.

Pete.

He was my destination.
It took sometime and a few heartaches but my heart was finally home.

From this day on, I knew that whatever happened I'll always have Pete and my heart would have a place to come home to.

We still had a long way to go but I was confident that with Pete, we'll get through everything. Pete had my heart. My heart was home.

And it was exactly where it was supposed to be.

Fin

A/N

And it's a wrap, my darlings!

This fic is originally planned to end at chapter 10 but there was just so much I wanted to write about these two.

This is my first attempt at writing fanfic so my apologies for some mishaps.

Finally, thank you for getting this far. My heart is full knowing that you gave this baby  a chance. I hope you enjoyed  Earn's and Pete's journey through my eyes. ❤

Till we meet again!

Hugs and Kisses,

S5m ❤

P.S. This might get some extra chapters. Who knows? Everything is possible. 😅