𝐆𝐢𝐫𝐥𝐬 𝐀𝐧𝐝 𝐁𝐨𝐲𝐬 ~ 𝐌𝐢𝐥𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐧 ~

Chapter 26 - Christmas Eve And Caught Part 2

Els POV:
My dad threw Mike at the wall, drug him down the stairs, and threw him out the door into the snow! I can't believe him!

"Dad!" I yelled at him again.

"I said you will never see him again!" He slammed his fist down on the table.

"I love him!" I shouted before actually comprehending what I had actually said.

"You don't love him!" He shouted back.

"I do love him dad, and he loves me."
I say sternly.

"You don't love each other, you guys are too young to know what love is." He responds.

"That never stopped you and mom at my age." I say and his angry facial expression softens.

"It was a different time then, it's different now." He looks down at his hands.

"Nothing is different dad, I know that I love him."

"You have only known him a month." He says sternly.

"He was my first friend here, he was my first kiss, my first boyfriend, and my one and only love!" I spat and he clenched his jaw.

"I said you will never see him again and I won't change my mind." He stands up and leaves. I quickly put on my shoes and coat, I grabbed my phone and left without him knowing.

I walked right over to Mike's house and knocked. A few seconds later and his mom answered.

"Hi, is Mike here?" I ask as politely as I can.

"Yes, he is, hold on." She turned and yelled his name. He came up from downstairs and walked over to us. His mom walked away so it was just Mike and I.

"Does your dad know your here?" He asks worried.

"No, he doesn't, we kind of had a fight and I was wondering if I can stay here for a little while?" He smiles and grabs my hand, he closes the door and leads me down to the basement.

"Of course, you can stay here." He says while we walk down the stairs.

"Thank you, Mike." He nods and picks me up bridal style. He smiles at me again and sets me down on his lap. He sat down on the couch with me on his lap.

I snuggle into his chest and inhale his scent. His scent soothes me.

"You smell good, Mike." I say quietly.

"What?" He chuckles.

"You smell good, like the forest and cologne." I grab his hand and just hold it like I'm a child.

"Well, thank you, you smell good too." He smiles down at me.

"What do I smell like?" I ask.

"Like strawberries and vanilla." He whispers in my ear, which sends chills down my spine.

"Did you lock the door to the basement?" I ask him.

"No, why?" He asks.

"I was wondering if we can just lay here for a while with no interruptions?" He smiles and nods, he sets me on the couch and walks to the door and locks it. He turns back around and walks back to me, he smiles and picks me up again. This time, he lies down next to me and I snuggle into his chest.

"Like this?" He whispers.

"Exactly, like this." I say and close my eyes. He lays his arm across my waist and brings me closer. This is what you call feeling safe. I know it's weird considering that we are still really young, but I want to stay like this forever.