ethma | e.d+e.c (completed)

eighteen

Emma's POV:

I hear buzzing, causing me to open my eyes. I lift my head up slightly, still half asleep and see someone's calling me.

I rub my eye and reach for my phone. I see Ellie's number. It's one in the afternoon.

"Yeah?" I slur out, yawning afterwards.

"Emma! Did I wake you up?"

"No," I sit criss cross on the bed.

"I definitely did, whatever," I hear shoes clicking on the floor and wheels rolling. "Me and Hannah are at the airport!"

"Yay!" I smile, not having enough energy to cheer up.

"We're gonna be setting off in a few and in about three hours we're gonna be in LA!"

"Alright, girlies, have a safe flight and call me when you're almost here. I'll come get you."

"Sounds like a plan. Love you."

"Me too," I hang up.

"Who was that?"

"Holy fuck-" I turn my head to look at Ethan, eyes still closed and his face smushed in the pillow.

"Can you stop scaring me?"

"Never, baby girl."

I groan and turn my whole body towards him, "it was Ellie. They're at the airport."

"Can't wait to finally meet them," he lazily smiles and lays on his back, his eyes open and he looks at me. He folds his hands over his chest.

"Same, I miss them so much," I shiver a little.

"Are you cold?"

"Kinda," I rub my hand on my arm, I'll just take the covers," I reach down to grab it and Ethan's hand stops me.

"Come here," he motions to me to lay down. I slowly do it and he pulls me in a hug, pulling the cover over us.

I sigh peacefully and snuggle into his neck. I feel myself drifting off to sleep again, when my eyes open.

"Wait, E," I pull my head away to look at him.

"Hm?"

"Ellie said they were gonna be here in about three hours and I told them I'm gonna meet them at the airport."

"So?"

"I have to get ready."

"I'll come with you."

"Okay-"

"Just five more minutes, though," he burries his head in my hair. I smile at him and just lay down.

-

"Do you see them anywhere?" he asks me as we roam through the airport, looking at every single platform.

"I don't think so," I quint my eyes and gasp, "No, wait, that's them!" I point to platform 5.

"Let's go," he starts walking with me behind.

As soon as they spot me they squeal and run to hug me.

"Emma!" they both drag out while smiling.

"Finally!" I scream and gi to hug them again.

Ethan just stands there with a grin, watching us. I realise that and grab his hand, leading him in front of the girls.

"E, that's Ellie and that's Hannah," I point to them, "and girls, that's Ethan," I swing our hands back and forth.

They greet him and give him a hug. "You guys need help with your luggage?" He asks them, pointing to their wiggling arms, trying to hold their cases up.

"No," they stutter out, but he doesn't listen to them. He takes their cases and lifts then off the ground. His muscles flex, making his arms look twice as big.

As soon as I glance at the view I can't take my eyes away, until a voice interrupts me.

"He's a lot hotter in real life," Ellie whispers in my ear.

"He is!" Hannah whisper screams on my right.

We burst out laughing, "damn right he is," I look over to him, again.

Ellie gives me a confused look. "We'll talk when we're home, don't worry," I tell them.

"Talk about what?" Hannah asks me.

"Hey, girls, are you coming?" Ethan looks at us behind his back.

"Yep," I answer while Hannah and Ellie pretend to melt over Ethan and look at him in awe. I push them playfully and hurry them to walk faster.

-

After settling down, the girls plop on my bed, in their pyjamas, waiting for me.

"Emma! C'mon!" They yell as I walk out of the bathroom.

"I'm coming, I'm coming, shut the fuck up!" I yell back as I go to the kitchen to grab the coffees and enter my room.

I give them their coffees and sit next to them, taking a sip out of mine.

"So-"

"Tell us every. Single. Detail," Ellie tells me, dead serious, and I giggle it out.

"Alright," I huff, "me and Ethan have a thing going on-"

"WHAT?!" "WOAH, WHAT THE FUCK?!"

"Calm down!"

"You hadn't told us a single thing about this, how do you expect us to react-"

"Shut up and listen. It's not like we're together, or atleast it's not comfirmed, yet."

"Then what do you mean 'you have a thing'?"

"He got touchy pretty quick and we ended up kissing at a party and that's how it started."

They scream and I plug my ears with my hands, scrunching up my face.

"Sorry for calling him hot, though," Ellie speaks up.

"Don't be sorry for saying the truth."