He Belongs To Me✔️

2-56|| The Aftermath

I hum as Caspian plants lazy kisses on my neck, his fingers tracing circles into my hip. 

"You two are adorably nauseating," Eros says, turning away from the tv screen which is playing To All The Boys I've Ever Loved.

"Just wait until you meet your aresthai," I say, smirking, "I'll be teasing you all day."

Eros sticks his tongue at me and turns away.

"That's just solidifies the fact that you are a child," I say, laughing when Eros whips around and glares at me.

"And you're a-"

"MAILTIME" Jack interrupts, as he walks into the living room holding a small stack of envelopes.

"7 for Melia, 1 for Roman, and 1 for Caspian" he calls out, handing each to the designated person.

"Ugh, bills" I groan as I look through each letter.

"Aren't you a billionaire?" Jack points out.

"And..." I raise an eyebrow. "That is the natural reaction to bills, no matter how much money you have."

Jack chuckles and shakes his head before walking out of the room.

"It's from Julliard," Caspian says, confusion lacing his words.

Shit, I forgot to tell him.

I try to stall him from reading the contents of the note but he's already ripped open the envelope and pulled out the letter.

Dear Caspian,

Congratulations! It gives me immense pleasure to inform you that the Julliard Dance faculty and Admissions Commitee have approved your application and granted you admission to the Julliard School where you will be a part of the Bachelor of Fine Arts program. We look forward to seeing you in the fall.

 Sincerely,

The Admissions Committee at the Julliard School

Caspian looks up in confusion once he finishes the letter. 

"But I never applied and I turned down the scholarship" he says, skimming through the letter again.

I turn around to look at him and the guilt must be clear on my face because he says, "Melia, what's going on?"

I bite my bottom lip and look away from his intense gaze.

"Angel?"

"I..did something."

"O..kay. What did you do?"

I chew on my lip harder but Caspian pulls my lip from between my teeth. 

"Tell me" he says, softly.

"I called Mr. Kingston and told him you had changed your mind about going to Julliard."

"M-Melia?"

"And he said, he was happy that you'd reconsidered and he said they'd send you an acceptance letter soon."

"Melia! Why-Why would you do that?" he chokes out, a shocked expression on his face.

"We'll give you two some privacy" Luna says as she and the other leave the room.

"Because, I felt guilty!"

"Why?"

"I don't want you to throw away your future for me. I don't want to live with the fact that you chose not to follow your dreams because of me. I don't want you to have regrets and ask 'What if I had accepted that scholarhip' or 'What if I attended Julliard' because I'd feel like it was my fault that you never pursued your career. I don't want that Caspian. I-I don't."