i think i love you. ethma

ch. eight

i begin placing a few bowls of popcorn around on my coffee table when i'm interrupted by the doorbell. i open the door to be greeted by ethan.

"hello gorgeous" he says, and i smile. god he just melts my heart. he closes his eyes and leans in as i do the same. even though i saw him just a few hours ago i missed him. it's like my body aches when he's not around, but when we reunite again i get this warm feeling in my heart. god that sounds so cliche, but it's the fucking truth.

he kisses me for a short amount of time, keeping it juvenile and innocent. pulling away from each other with smiles on our faces.

"i missed this face" i say cupping my hands under his chin.
ethan blushes while his hands wrap around my waist and his chin nuzzles into my neck.
i kiss his head and mess with his hair before pulling away, "help me with the rest ?" i ask him.
"yea yea of course"

ethan and i had finished setting up and we were just sitting on the couch waiting for everyone to arrive.

then i hear a knock on the door.

"hey guys ! come in, come in" i say to everyone.

they all pile into my living room, amanda and olivia practically throw themselves on the couch.

everyone else eases into the room, slowly making themselves comfortable.

when everyone settles in ethan asks, "okay, now what do you guys want to watch ?"

"high school musical!" olivia shouts
"carrie!" finn yells
"napoleon dynamite!" i suggest

"i might be a bit biased here, buttt i'm gonna say 'napoleon dynamite' is that winner here" ethan says while smiling at me.

"yes!" i say, throwing up my middle finger to everyone else, out of love of course, causing everyone to laugh.

everyone besides ethan and i fall asleep halfway through the movie. i nudge ethan and point at gray and olivia and, finn and amanda. i mouth the words 'adorable' and he laughs and rolls his eyes at me.

i must have fallen asleep because i feel someone carrying me to what i'm guessing is my room. oh ethan, right.

he sets me down on my bed and plants a soft kiss on my forehead. he gets up to leave so i call out for him.
"e ?"
"yes love?"
"lay with me"

ethans pov
towards the end of the movie emma falls asleep on my lap. i decide to bring her to her room so she can sleep comfortably and peacefully. she stirs a little bit as i lay her down. i kiss her head and start walking out.

she then speaks so softly, that i almost didn't hear it.
"e ?"
"yes babe"
"lay with me"

i climb onto her bed next to her and pull her close to me. she turns around so that we're facing each other. she looks at me and says while half asleep,
"i love you"

i could've started crying right then and there. when did i become such a god damn sap? i guess emma brings out the best in me.

"i love you more than you will ever know emma" and with that answer she smiles and falls back asleep.

i don't fall asleep for a while though, i stayed up thinking, mostly about emma. actually entirely about emma. they way her eyes are the most beautiful shade of ocean blue. the way she  sings her heart out in the car. the way she cares about everyone around her. the way she makes me feel. i have never been happier, and i will live the rest of my life trying to make emma frances chamberlain feel that same happiness and love.

eventually i fall asleep, still thinking about the wonder that is emma chamberlain. the girl i was so lucky to get to call my girlfriend.