Reach (Love Me Now Series #2) | Complete

👑 Chapter 33 👑

Mariah's POV

I woke up and hit the shower. When I came back out, Leigh was sitting on my bed. She wanted me to do her makeup. I wonder how we would sneak her out of the house without Key seeing.

Key has been holding me hostage at his house for weeks now. Every time I get ready to leave, he finds a way to make me stay. Ugh, the boy is insufferable.

We have been dating for almost a year now. A routine has formed and I quite like it. In the mornings we have breakfast together and then we go to work. I rarely drive my jeep because Key likes to drop me off and pick me up. Most nights, he is home by 7. On the nights when he is late, I either call the girls over or Chance makes an appearance. He has fallen in love with Key's game room.

I have just finished Leigh's eyebrows when Chance burst through the door.

"Good morning ladies."

This couldn't be good. Chance has never been a morning person.

"Where is my partner in crime?" Leigh asked in alarm.

"Come on Leigh baby, I'm right here. Btw, you look smoking today."

"Yeah I know, walk with me today. I need a bit of help making Josh jealous."

"You still mad at him? You know what, never mind. Anytime doll face."

As he was walking out the door, Key walked in. He took one look at Leigh's face and said, "Nope. Go clean it off."

Almost had it.

"Come on Key, just for today. Honestly, it's just a bit of eyeliner and her brows. Leigh has natural beauty and I'm just enhancing it."

"Exactly, she has natural beauty and she doesn't need that stuff."

"Not everyone who wears makeup needs it."

"They either need it or they're trying to hide their insecurities."

"Well thank you. Asshole. I'm going home tonight maybe I should wear makeup tomorrow to hide my damn insecurities, I said while pushing him out the door."

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"Mariah, my beauty queen, I'm sorry. You know that I was not talking about you."

I stood quietly by the door. Leigh got up and began walking to the bathroom, "I'll just go take it off."

I grabbed her arm and held her in place. I shook my head at her and mouthed the word, wait.

"Mariah please stop this. I hate fighting with you, even if it's something like this. I love you. Please stop torturing me..... She can wear the makeup ok. I didn't mean that you use makeup to hide anything. It's just that she's my little sister, you know. I don't really want her to grow up."

I opened the door and allowed Leigh to go out first. She kissed Key on the cheek and went to find Chance. Sometimes I wondered if they knew they weren't actually siblings.

I grabbed Key's hand and led him to the bed. We sat down and he pulled me towards him.

"Key, we both know that I never believed that crap about using makeup to hide my insecurities, but you have to think about Leigh. Being a teen is a hard part of a girl's life. They have to go through so much change. Makeup is a change that they can control, even when they can't control other things."

"How did you get to be so smart?" He asked in between kissing me.

"Am I really smart? I can't even think with you kissing me like this."