Last Night:An EarnPete Fanfic

30. The Countdown

Pete

I tried so hard to keep my face stoic as I watched Earn walked towards where I was. I was already okay but my annoyance resurfaced.

The atmosphere was already alive and very christmasy where we're at but I can't seem to anchor my mood on it.

After we arrived at the resort around sundown earlier, I was surprised when I learned that Earn booked us a separate room. I was annoyed and became more annoyed when I realized I was annoyed. Argh! My mind was in shambles.

Not that I would let Earn know, but somehow, I was really expecting Earn and I in one room and enjoy this holiday together, but from the start of it, I was second guessing its outcome.

My mood turned sour and I locked my self in my room leaving Earn to finish the booking  process at the front desk. I decided to sleep my annoyance off. I was awaken by a knocking Earn around eight, inviting me for dinner.

The dinner by the beach had my mood improved. The casual and random talk, as well as Earn's out of the blue flirting somehow got me festive.

It was not when we transferred to another venue on the other part of the beach that my mood soured again.

After the dinner, Earn and I walked the beachline and ended at an open beach bar where foreigners and locals were crowding to welcome Christmas with a party feel.

I watched him walked up to the bar to get drinks for us when I saw those girls from the convenience store earlier approached him. Earn smiled his usual smile, the one that can keep me from hating him despite all of his stupid antics. Apparently, those girls dug it too.

I furrowed my brows at seeing them talk but not long after, I saw the girls let out an awkward smile before Earn bid them goodbye and walked back to our table with our drinks in hand.

I felt him poke my nose before he sat beside me.

"You're scowling again."

I glared at him, but I found his gesture cute.

"I'm not! This is my default face."

I said before I took a sip of my margarita.

"A jealous/annoyed default face. Right."

I squinted my eyes at him.

"Annoyed yes. Jealous, seriously? What did those girls want from you again, anyway?"

Earn told me they asked for directions earlier. Duh!?! Don't those girls know about GPS and google map!?!

"They're inviting us to their table."

I rolled my eyes.

"Why didn't you come?"

The asshole smiled again. I had to divert my attention to the band playing in front.

"I told them, I want alone time with my boyfriend."

I had to bite my lower lip to hide a smile. First time that I actually felt comfortable hearing Earn say those words.

"Who's your boyfriend!?!"

Earn smiled. Scooted closer to me and leaned in.

"When will you ever give in?"

My attention was grabbed by a group of  ladies in bikinis, walked past our tables and checked Earn out.

The jerk politely smiled.

"Are you always this popular?"

He took a sip of his own cocktail before he shrugged and answered me.

"I'm actually the 'stay away from' kind of person."

I rolled my eyes. Pompous jerk!

"Apparently, those girls didn't get the memo. Tell me, how many boyfriends have you had?"

Earn smirked at me.

"Wait, is this the interview where we finalize things so I could finally get the job?"

I eyed him and took a sip of my drink.

"No, this is the interview to pass up time until it's officially Christmas because a certain someone begged to see the fireworks display which is still roughly an hour and half away."

He gave out yet another mischievous grin. Earn specifically asked me to watch fireworks together.

"So tell me, how many?"

Earn squinted his eyes at me.

"Are we really having this conversation now?"

I shrugged.

"I can't see why not."

Earn clapped his hand together before he put his right leg over the other and leaned in closer to me again. I scooted and faced him.

"I had 3 that I consider serious. Atleast, we were exclusive for more than six months but nothing more than a year though."

So apparently, Earn didn't just sleep around as I thought.

"And you?"

I rolled my eyes as I remembered.

"There was only Trek."

Earn scowled.

"That asshole!"

I chuckled

"Hey!"

"I know. I'm sorry, I mean, I was glad he really let you go. Anyway, so how many people have you slept with?"

I eyed him.

"Huh, blunt now aren't we?"

He smiled.

"Passing the time, remember?"

I smiled and nodded.

"Okay, maybe more than five but less than 10. I'm not sure, I don't keep tabs. Although I'd recognized them if I happen to see them again. And you?"

"Hmm, let's just say little more than yours."

"Are we talking about hundreds here?"

"What? No! Just tens. Definitely just tens. I don't keep tabs too."

I was not surprised by Earn's number. He's just too good looking and charismatic to just be ignored. Not to mention how good of a kisser he was and how good he was in bed. I smiled at the thought.

"Why are you smiling? You don't believe me do you?"

I shrugged.

He sighed.

"Eversince I know you, I started telling the truth. Specially about liking you. I really do. But why don't you believe me?"

I smiled at him and sipped the last of my drink.

"Who says I don't?"

A/N

I'm gonna have Pete be smacked in the face next chapter if he still continues to be flirty and hard to get! But Imma smack my self first. Haha