anorexia//an anthony reeves fanfic

Chapter Fourteen

Ashley's POV 

Mads and I took a moment to compose ourselves before we walked inside, so they couldn't tell we had been crying. 

When we walked inside, we heard voices coming from the main living room, so we walked in there and saw everyone sitting in their pajamas, looking freshly showered, playing scrabble together. 

"Hey, I thought you guys said you wouldn't be too long?" Jaden commented, but still nobody looked up at us; they were too invested in their game. 

"Well, we decided to run a bit longer than expected," Mads responded, and finally Jaden and Anthony looked up. They must have heard the strain in her voice. I heard it too. 

"Have you guys been crying?" Anthony questioned, concern very much evident in his voice. Mads and I just looked at each other and laughed. 

"We may have had an emotional time, but we are all good now." I reassured him, but I could see the sadness in his eyes. I turned to Mads and said, "I'm gonna head up and shower. Thanks for joining me on the run." 

"Of course! Anytime." 

I was walking up the stairs and heard someone following me. I turned around and saw Anthony, which immediately brought a genuine smile to my face. 

"Hey baby," I said quietly as I wrapped my arms around his neck tightly. He brought his arms around my waist, and we stood like that, enjoying the tight embrace of one another, for a couple minutes. "I really needed this." 

"Me too," he whispered as he kissed my forehead. I closed my eyes, enjoying his warmth. "I just wanted to check up on you, make sure you're okay, since you were crying and all." 

"Girls just need to cry it out on occasion. Mads has had some stuff going on and we talked about it for awhile. I was sad earlier, you're right. But I am much better now that I am with you." 

"Ashley?" 

"Yeah Ant?" 

"I'm falling in love with you." He whispered into my ear, sending chills down my spine and butterflies in my heart. 

I looked deep into Anthony's eyes while saying, "I fell in love with you the first day we met." 

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Anthony's POV 

I slammed the  bathroom door shut, locking it too, as I kissed Ashley with more urgency than I ever have. 

"Jump," I whispered. She quickly obeyed, wrapping her legs around my waist before I set her on the counter. Resting my hands on her hips, I kissed along her jawline, collar bones, and down her chest. 

She quietly moaned in my ear as I left marks along her body. I tried to pull her shirt up, but she pushed my hands away. 

I looked at her questioningly. "If you don't feel comfortable, we don't have to do anything. I can stop if you'd like." 

"No, it's not that. Trust me I am really enjoying this. I just... I don't want you to see my body right now." She mumbled as she looked down. I immediately felt pain as she said this. 

"Hey, look at me, you're the most beautiful person I have ever seen. I mean that with all my heart." She nodded hesitantly before slowly pulling her shirt over her head, tossing it aside. 

My hands roamed her body as her hands tangled through my hair. 

"I would  love to continue this, trust me, but I really have to shower." She told me, frowning. 

"I mean, I need to shower too. Why don't we save some water?" She bit her lip, probably thinking about it, but her lip biting drives me insane. "Baby, don't bite your lip like that pleaseee." 

She looked down and noticed why.

"Okay, we can shower together. But no sex, I'm um... not ready for that yet. Okay?" 

"Okay." I smiled, more than pleased. 

I truly am in love with this girl.