Yours Truly (On Going)

XII

Since you've been around, I smile a lot more than I used to." He said as I picked him up from the floor.

"You are really drunk, Paolo. Come on, help yourself up. You spilled your drink and you slipped?" I laughed. I completely did not hear what he said just as I helped him.

He patted himself and looked deeply in my eye, that was the third time he did, and whenever he does, he's about to do something unpredictable.

"You know I love you right?"

I blankly stared at Paolo as he stood up and hugged me leaving me unable to move due to the shock I had when I heared what he said.

Is he just drunk?

"Bri, here let me help." Lily said as she held Paolo's other arm. The guest room was upstairs so we headed there immediately, the second floor was off limits but since I'm a family, we were allowed to be there.

"Did he drink too much?" Lily asked. I wasn't with him the whole time so most probably, he was with his friends.

"I really have no idea, Lil. He only approached me with a red cup in his hand and he just said some things out of being drunk."

He was fine awhile ago, he was able to help us up the stairs but now he's sleeping soundly. Lily went out first to search for Jackson since she was with Maurice and I was left here in the room.

I had it in my mind that I'll fix the blanket, tuck Paolo in and leave. I was about to head to the door when I felt Paolo's hands grabbed mine and pulled me towards the bed.  I was laying down with his arms around me and his face near mine.

He reek of alcohol but his face made him look so innocent that he doesn't look like he drink at all.  I stared at his lips, they were so pucked up and were so red, and his cheeks were rosy due to the alcohol effect.

"I love you." He whispered.

I felt my heart beat so rapid I couldn't seem to breathe normally. I felt the butterflies again but I was worried that these were only just because he had too much drink and the next day— he'll just forget.

He hugged me so tight I couldn't escape, well, I didn't want to.  I only stared at him the whole time and I have not noticed that I was slowly drifting myself to sleep.

* * * * *

I woke up at the sound of a loud truck from the outside. I was on the right side of the bed when I noticed someone was beside me. I immediately got up and was shocked at the thought that I thought I slept with someone until I remembered.

Paolo was still deeply asleep and I didn't want to wake him up so I went downstairs to find Jessa.

"Good morning, Jess." I greeted.

"Hey there." She said as she winked at me. I know, Jessa is teasing me.

"Jessa! I didn't sleep with him." I examined every word I said and realized it was ironic that I didn't sleep with him but I was beside him when we were asleep in one bed, you know what I meant.

"Well, technically, I was sleeping beside him." I said, trying to convince her. I know Jessa is always in for a tease but sometimes I gotta defend myself a little for some purposes.