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10:57 pm

(Emma's pov)

"Yes, Keep going."

The words eco around the room after they leave my lips.

Ethan smiles at me, pressing gentle kisses on my cheeks.

It feels amazing and I shiver when he starts to kiss my neck.

I want to tell him that I love him, because I do. It's been killing me lately not letting him in on my thoughts.

I usually tell him everything.

But it's so quiet now, so gentle, and I didn't want to say it. Not yet.

I was too scared.

I was scared of a lot of things, opening up to people, being venerable, and having people see all of my insecurities.

I press a gentle kiss to Ethan's chest, somehow his shirt had gotten lost and was laying on the ground somewhere in the room.

He reaches for the hem of both my sweatshirt and crop top and waits patiently for my eyes to meet his.

"Can I take this off?" He asks me.

It's so sweet how he asks, I know he cares about me.

If I was with my last boyfriend I would have lied and said it was fine, but I know my boundaries now.

"Actually." I say softly. My eyes are dazed, my eyes look at his swollen lips. "I'm not ready for that."

It's amazing how not even a part of me was scared he was going to get angry with me.

I knew him.

"That's okay, Em. There's no rush." He smiles sweetly at me, releasing the sweatshirt from his grip and softly pressing a kiss to my mouth.

"Thanks for understanding. I'm sorry." 

"Don't be babe, I promise you I just want you to be comfortable."

I snuggle into his chest, breathing in his scent and letting out a sigh of relief.

I got so lucky with him.

"Don't forget James will be over soon." He reminds me.

I let out a sigh and nod my head.

"Are we going to tell them?"

"Do you want too?" He responds.

"Kinda." I laugh, looking up at his eyes.

He is smiling.

"Okay." He says.

His smile tells it all.

"Let's do it."