"Hey, hey," she raised my chin with her finger and looked in my eyes.
Guilty, she looked guilty. Only for a second, but it was soon replaced with sadness. She sure knew how to control her emotions.
"Look, I want you more than anything, you're the most beautiful girl there is out there. It's just.." she tried to come up with a response.
"Just what?" I wanted to snap at her, but instead, it came out as a weak question. I couldn't help it, both genuinely hurt and confused.
"I.." she tried to come up with a response, looking anywhere but at me.
I took that as my cue to get up, ready to leave. She quickly ran from the bed and blocked my way to the door.
"Don't be like this, babe, it's too fast, okay? You matter to me, a lot and I want it to mean something more, for it to be more special," she said, desperation in her eyes.
I almost thought she was lying but the desperation in her eyes didn't give me any other chance than comply. She came closer, looking in my eyes as she intertwined our fingers.
"Ru, do you trust me?" she asked, looking me back in the eyes. It didn't feel like a trust game, rather a threat to end it if I didn't. But again, that was the last thing I focused on.
I thought about it for a moment, even though it was obvious I did. I had given her every single part of me I could give.
"You know I do," I honestly replied. How could I not, when she had become my everything?
"Then don't you ever, ever think you're anything less than everything to me," she said, her eyes burning with passion.
I tried to remember how to breathe, while her beautiful eyes squeezed my heart so bad it hurt. The way she looked at me, the way she made me feel, it was right between insanity and peace, death and living, pain and pure pleasure.
"I.. You... I have to.. we were.." I tried to put a sentence together, but my brain had turned into mush.
Eden smiled knowingly as if she could relate to the way I felt.
She leaned in, giving me a kiss that started with just a peck, but I wanted more, I needed more, so I pulled her in. I kissed her lips, softly. More. I slipped my tongue in, tasting her, nibbling on her lips. A soft moan escaped her lips.
I smiled into the kiss, happy with the response her body gave me. My phone rang, but I chose to ignore it, putting my hands around her waist and pulling her closer.
The phone rang again, this time Eden pulled away, a smile on her lips.
"It's probably your parents, you should pick it up, don't want to get you in trouble," she said.I groaned, rolling my eyes.
"Yeah?" I asked, answering the call. Ruby disappeared in the bathroom.
"So I've heard you spent the whole night out with your girlfriend, and you're still at her place. Is that right, princess?" my dad asked, amusement dripping from his voice.
"You got it, daddy," I smiled, "I talked with Lucy, Edens mom, and she offered a dinner tonight."
"That sounds great, princess. Are you staying there till then?" he asked, and I could imagine his smirk.
"Yes, I think so," I watched ruby come out of the bathroom, her short hair wet, shorts and v-neck on. She laid down on the bed, distracting me on a whole other level.
I coughed, clearing my throat, "I mean, we were up the whole night, and don't even think what you're thinking right now. We were at the beach. Sleeping is necessary before I can be in the same room as you and my girlfriend."
"Is my little girl scared?" He teased, laughing at me.
"More like embarrassed," I laughed, joking.
"Just text me when we need to come over, princess," he said, "love you, see you later."
"Love you too," I said, ending the call.
I walked to the bed, seeing clothes put down for me. Smiling, I took them and went to the bathroom for a quick shower. The sand from the beach was still very present. Once I finished, I put on the shorts and t-shirt Eden had prepared for me and went to bed.
She was still asleep making me crawl next to her, putting my arms around her. Her beauty was blinding, even up close. I traced her nose, cheekbones, jawline and finally lips with my finger, admiring her.
She sighed peacefully in response, a corner of her mouth twitching up, probably having a good dream. I slid my arm back to her waist, finding it amazing, how well our bodies fit together.
Soon after, the sleep took over me.
FIFTEEN
try to forget about it
so it wouldn't hurt
100 stories written, only 1 told
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I woke up alone, Edens scent lingering on the sheets.
"Babe?" I asked, hoping she was somewhere in the room.
When I got no answer, I looked around. Based on the sun that was still proudly shining, I assumed it had to be around 3 pm or so. Eden was probably downstairs doing something.
"Ru?" Eden whispered, opening the doors, probably trying to not wake me up in case I was still sleeping.
It was as if she could sense when I needed her there.
The corners of my mouth lifted at the sight of her. How can one be so beautiful, that every time you see them, your heart beats faster, and you seem to be out of breath?
"Did you sleep well?" she asked, climbing on top of the bed, sitting the opposite end of it.
"While you were next to me, yes," I smiled.
She probably thought I was just joking, but it was the truth. I had become so used to her, I would most likely struggle to fall asleep without her by my side. It was quite scary that it was how things were now, complete opposite to how it used to be. When she was next to me, it felt safe, like I was home. She had become my home.
"Want a coffee or something?" Eden asked.
I smirked: "I do want something, but I'm not sure if you can give that to me."
Her eyebrow rose, she thought I was challenging her cooking skills, while it wasn't even about that: "well I can always try?"
"I'll give you a hint.." I said, watching her, "it's delicious, takes my breath away and makes me crave for it even more, when I get a small amount of it."
"M&M's? You love them," she guessed, completely unaware of what I was talking about.
I laughed: "it starts with E..."
She rolled her eyes, laughing, as she got up from the bed.
"Time to get up, Gold," she shouted, leaving the room.
I decided against going down in the comfy clothes Eden had prepared for me and rummaged through her closet.
It was far more than obvious that most of the time, our styles were the complete opposites. I liked to show my curves, dressing more girly than her, whilst Eden totally could beat me in the curve department, she still had the boyish style, mostly everything darker shades. It ended up taking quite a while for me to find something.
Of course, I loved to me comfy more than anything, but I had the mood to look good today, besides someone had to show my girl what she was missing.
I was pleasingly surprised to find a burgundy red romper with long sleeves and a deep v neck. I smiled, knowing that it had to be Lucy who just put this in her closet, forcing her to wear it somewhere.
Once I put it on I realized it fit me perfectly, making my curves stand out more than ever, not to mention, the burgundy color made my golden hair and green eyes stand out as much as they possibly could.
I went downstairs, barefoot, walking in the kitchen as I saw her eyes quickly shift from the food to me as she heard the footsteps. Her eyes looked me up and down, desire flowing from her stare as I decided to make a mental note to wear these kinds of things more. Little temptation never hurt nobody.
"Like what you see, Harper?" I teased, smiling.
She licked her lips, smirking: "you know what you do to me, even without these kinds of clothes on."
"I don't, actually. Why don't you show me?" I challenged.
She was clearly considering it for a few seconds, weighing the options, but decided against it, as she switched her gaze back to the food.
"There has to be foo
d for a dinner to be held," she smiled, cutting up the veggies.
My smile faded. She was still doing the same thing she had been doing since Blake visited last night - resisting me. In fact, she avoided getting too close to me. I wasn't dumb, no matter how blinded I was by my feelings for her, I could still tell when someone was hiding something from me.
"What was the argument about last night.. with your brother?" I asked, cautiously as I slowly approached her. She didn't react, even barely, making me acknowledge her acting skills yet again.
"What makes you think there was one?"
Because of the frown, you had on your face when I walked in. Because of how distant you've been acting. Because of the way he whispered in your ear, hiding it the best one ever could. Because of the way you both looked at me and how you were when he talked to me.
"I just have a feeling," I shrugged, two could play the game.
"It was nothing important, just the usual sibling stuff."
"Alright," I walked closer, massaging her shoulders, she tensed but then quickly relaxed under my touch, "you know I'm here for you, you don't have to handle anything any longer on your own. You can talk to me."
"I know, babe," she turned her head, giving me a kiss, "thank you."
Why can't she just tell me? She knows she can trust me. I couldn't seem to figure it out, as if there was a huge piece of the puzzle missing.
We both heard the main door slamming against the wall.
"I'm so gonna whip your ass, love. You better hide," a loud girls voice said, walking straight into the kitchen.
She stared at the both of us, specifically my hands on Eden's shoulders.
"You must be Ruby," she leaned against the doorway, winking at me.
I took my time looking her up and down. She looked like a mixture of me and Eden. Her colored white hair cut into a bob, that reached her shoulders, her eyes mixture of blue and green. She was a little shorter than me, but her body was still beautiful, wearing high waisted denim shorts with a black, torn up nirvana t-shirt and black leather heels. Her look and presence gave off an immense amount of confidence.
I smiled, already knowing she had to be a part of the Quietus.
"I knew you were thirsty for Ed, but, jeez, was that fast," a guy, seemingly slightly older than us walked in, laughing.
He grinned, looking at me and Eden. Only for a split second did I see the panic in his eyes.
"It's a party!" he said, still laughing as he walked over to the shelves, grabbing a shot glass and a bottle of Jack.
I was pretty amused by the whole situation. It just so happened that the most dangerous gang lacked far more intelligence than I anticipated. This was slightly disappointing. It was rather obvious they had no clue I knew anything.
Walking over to the shelf, I grabbed a shot glass myself and placed it in front of the guy. He looked at me, brows raised, but still poured me the liquid.
"Ru? What are you doing?" Eden asked, her tone telling me to stop doing whatever I was doing.
I winked at her in response, clinking my glass with the mystery man as I took the shot.
The liquid instantly sent tingles down my throat, making me wince. "I'm Ruby, and you are?" I held out my hand for him expecting a handshake.
"Name's Luke, hun," his eyes ate me alive, as he planted a small kiss on my hand.
You could tell this guy broke hearts in his spare time. His green eyes and dirty blonde hair, together with the athletic body, was enough to make any girl drop their panties if he as much as looked their way.
"You might want to let go of that hand, Lu," Eden warned, a fake smile on her lips.
"Whatever you say, Ed," Luke grinned at her, kissing her cheek and walked over to the table, sitting on it.
The girl that had walked in first, was standing there silently, watching the whole situation, observing silently. I still didn't know her name, but she seemed to already have her mind made up about me, not even bothering. She had a thing for Eden, that much was very clear.
Our eyes locked for a second, her soon averting her gaze to Eden.
"Hey, Ed, can we talk?" she asked, pointing her head in the living room direction, "..alone?"
I raised an eyebrow, looking at Edens reaction. She looked at me uneasily but quickly averted her gaze to the girl. Did she really think I would not find this suspicious?
"Sure, Angel, my room," she said.
Angel? Did my girlfriend just give another girl a cute nickname in front of my eyes?
"Angelica, that's her full name, just so you don't get any ideas," Luke filled in the gaps, pouring himself another shot.
"Good to know," I said, pouring myself one too, as I shook my head.
I took the shot, knowing well that this wouldn't be the last one even though I had the dinner planned for tonight. Yet I had my priorities straight, Eden remaining at the top of my list.
SIXTEEN
am I like them or are they like me?
same monsters, different stories
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A bottle of Jack and multiple songs later, I had found out exactly nothing, apart from the fact that he was as good in drinking as I was, in addition, the worst singer in the world.
His eyes widened as he jumped up hearing the first notes of "stay with me" by Sam Smith.
Grabbing my arm, he sang: "guess it's true I'm not good at a one night stand."
"Cmon," he pleaded me to join in, "but I still need love 'cause I'm just a man."
He dropped to his knees, putting his hand on his heart: "these nights never seem to go to plan."
He held out a hand: "I don't want you to leave, will you hold my hand?"
"Oh won't you staaaaay with me," he sang in the most off-voice I had ever heard, getting up slowly.
"Cause you're all I need," I joined in, laughing as I swayed to the music.
Okay, so maybe the Jack was getting to me a little.
"This ain't love, it's clear to see," he sang, making me laugh even more when he slowly twerked in front of me.
"But darling, stay with me," I spanked his ass.
Someone turned off the music, making the both of us groan in disapproval: "Come on!"
"The hell is going on?" Eden asked, standing a few feet from us, her brows furrowed, that glare of hers throwing daggers at us.
"We're just dancing, can't you see, Ed?" Luke grinned, placing a hand around my shoulder.
I grinned proudly, knowing that he already let me in. 2 down, 2 to go.
"Wanna join, Angel?" I offered, smiling at the girl who had just appeared behind Eden.
How long were they gone? Surely it took a while for us to finish the bottle. What were they doing alone?
She smiled back, the smile far from genuine: "I'll pass."
This one would be a tougher one to crack, I could tell.
Eden turned her head to Angel: "can you take that big idiot home?"
"Do I have a choice?" Angel smiled, making me confused, "Come on, Miley, time to go."
"Hey, that's racism. Just because I'm white doesn't mean I can't be Beyonce or Nicki," he whined, "I can be any queen I want to be."
"See you soon, belle," he kissed my hand, following Angel out of the door who nodded at me.
I smiled, turning to Eden, who still proceeded to give me a death glare. Rolling my eyes, I chuckled: "so what? I can't have fun now?"
She sighed, going to the fridge, grabbing a water bottle which she handed to me: "you need to sober up, the dinner is in 3 hours."
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