Chapter 75: Chapter 75

Nate's POV

I flinch open my eyes as someone beat me hardly on my back.

" Hey ! C'mon..wake up ! ",

It's Gavin's voice. I try to turn to see his face. But I can't. I'm pressed up tightly against someone's chest with their strong arms wrapped around my waist.

It's none else than Ethan. I had told him not to hug me when we finally lied back to sleep yesterday at 3 or 4 Am. And he had agreed after arguing for sometime. But now he has trapped me in between his arms and legs like an octopus. I try to squirm and pull myself away from him. He groans and hugs me more tightly.

" C'mon Ethan ! It's past 8: 30 ! ", Grace yells. I see a hand coming down with high speed. And the next moment I hear a loud crack which is followed by an Yelp. Ethan flinch hard and pulls himself away from me.

I feel my cheeks heat up as I sit up from the bed followed by Ethan. I can't make myself to look at Gavin or Grace who is standing beside the bed, staring down at us. This is so embarrassing.

" It's 8:30 ??", Ethan asks.

" Yeah..", Grace sighs pointing at the clock on the opposite wall. " How long have we been calling you. Aren't you guys going to school ?"

Ethan tilts his head and looks at me. " Shall we take a leave ? ", he asks.

" Wh..Why ? NO ! ", I say.

" When did you guys sleep yesterday ?", Gavin asks.

" After 4 Am I guess.", Ethan yawns. " I'm sleepy. Let's take a leave.", he says and falls back on the bed.

" Okay..y..you take a leave. I'm going to school.", I say and quickly crawl out of the bed. But he grabs my wrist.

" C'mon..you are just going to sit there and sleep.", he says. Maybe that's true. I feel really sleepy. We have been talking even after we lied back to sleep and I probably slept only at 5 Am or something.

" No..I don't feel sleepy.", I say and squirm my hands out of his grip. Then I hastily walk towards the bathroom.

I step inside and shut the door behind. I lean against the cold tile wall and palm my heated cheeks. Everything feels like a dream. I can't believe what's happening right now. Am I really like Ethan's boyfriend now ?

The idea fills me with some kind of horror. It makes my whole body shiver and my heart thud like crazy.

I can't believe I kissed Ethan and I put forward such a deal. Will I be able to ever get out of this ?

A part of me actually don't want to break out of it. But I know Ethan and I won't last for long. Maybe it will have the life of a few weeks or months or maybe it will last till we graduate from this school. I clearly know that at the end, I'll just hurt myself and him.

But I want him for now. I can't bear to see him dating other girls or having one night stands. I want him badly. He has affected me so badly and deeply that I almost lost my mind and cut myself yesterday.

And when he kissed me, I went into a totally different world. I lost myself in him. Every inch of my body tingled and I felt weak and numb. I couldn't make myself to pull away from him. I wanted it. I totally want him.

So I decided to take up this adventure. Although it scares the shit out of me, it also fills me with some kind of thrill. I want something to cherish from my high school life, to remember for the rest of my life.

But I will be careful not to get too much attached to Ethan. I don't want it to reach to the point where we become inseparable. No, that can't happen.

I take my brush and paste from the holder near the washbasin and squeeze some paste on to the brush. When I move it to my mouth, someone knocks on the door.

" Michael ! Open the door ! ", Ethan shouts in a terrified voice.

" What happened?", I yelp opening the door. Instantly he barges in and closes the door behind. I realize he has just pranked me as he stares at me and flashes his smile.

" Wh..what !?", I ask. I can feel his gaze lingering on my lips.

" Morning kiss. ", he says and starts coming closer to me.

" No ! ", I say backing away. " S..stop ! ", but he continues to step closer. I immediately raises the brush to my mouth and quickly brushes it over my upper and lower row of teeth, spreading the paste everywhere.

" Ahh..Shit ! Michael...", he groans and then laughs. " But I'm going only after getting a kiss.", he says whilst laughing.

" No..G..get out ! ", I say. It comes out muffled as I have my brush inside my mouth.

" C'mon..brush quickly. ", He says. " Or I'll help you.", he says and grabs my hands. Before I can react, he pushes me in front of the washbasin mirror and pulls out the brush from inside my mouth.

" Say Ahhhh ! ", he says standing behind me whilst smiling at me through the mirror.

" What the hell are you doing ?", I ask in surprise. What does he think of me ? A baby ?

" C'mon open your mouth. Not much time left.", he says and grabs my chin. Then he forces open my mouth and literally starts running the brush at high speed through my lower row of teeth that my gums hurt.

" Ahh..stop ! Wh..what are you doing ! ", I scream and yank away the brush from his hands.

" Oh ! Sorry. Did I hurt you ?", he asks.

" No..but g..get out. ", I say. He pouts at me making me feel bad. But I look away and proceeds with brushing my teeth.

He walks to the door and I feel a bit disappointed. I spit out the froth from my mouth, feeling sad. I should have agreed to give him a kiss.

He grabs the door knob. But then he suddenly turns around and barges to me. He engulfs me in a back hug and presses his lips on my right cheeks. " I love you.", he whispers in my ears and then tilts his head, kissing my left cheek causing tingles to erupt in my stomach. No words leave my mouth as my entire body freeze at his action.

" See you at school.", he whispers whilst smiling at me through the mirror. I realize my mouth is left wide open and I quickly close it. He chuckles a bit and then turns around walking to the doors whilst brushing his hair backward. " Get ready quickly. Bye.", he says standing at the door whilst grinning. Then he opens the door and walks out, shutting it behind.

I'm left in a daze. My heart is still thudding like crazy and my stomach is tingling. I look at the mirror and my cheeks has turned a beet red. I turn on the tap and washes my face in an attempt to cool it. But the redness doesn't fade. What do I do with Ethan ?

" Nate..get ready fast ! It's 8 : 40 ! ", Grace yells.

" Yeah..", I shout back and proceeds with brushing my teeth. Once I finish, I again wash my face and walks out of the bathroom to see Grace tying her hair into a ponytail in front of the mirror.

Ethan and Gavin has left. Gavin also slept here yesterday, of course on Grace's bed. They actually had some problem going on between them since a few days. Gavin actually flirted with Gabriel and her friends at the amusement park. Grace got jealous. And she got angry at him. Gavin asked her what her problem is. After that she didn't sit with him in rides or talk to him

They weren't calling or texting for two days but I think the problem is solved now. We all sat in the balcony and talked for a long time yesterday night. They both were so surprised and were literally jumping and running around the room when Ethan said we are dating. They were so happy that I finally confessed. But when Ethan explained the conditions of our date to them, they were a bit disappointed. But they both assured us their full support. After that they again left us alone to talk and went to sleep.

Ethan talked a lot yesterday. He told me how he feels about me and how much I'm special to him. He said he loves me. It's making me scared.

I didn’t think things would change like this so fast. Everything just feels like a dream.