Before
Restless Nights
M I L A
Harry was generous enough for me to spend the night and for letting me use his bed while he slept on the couch. I stared at the ceiling, unable to let my eyes fall. I couldn’t sleep in strange places. I just couldn’t. I don’t know if it the fact of just being in an unfamiliar place or just not being able to sleep. I sighed to myself and turned on my phone, realizing I had turned it off as soon as I got into Harry’s car. That’s why it hadn’t buzzed all evening.
As life came back into my phone, I had seven missed calls and ten new text messages. All from Grayson. Grayson. He must be worried and our date! We didn’t get to have our date tonight. I opened our texts and read through the new ones he had sent me.
Grayson
6:47 PM, Thurs.
Hey, where are you?! Text me back when you get this.
I smiled at his concern for my well being and thoughtfulness, but my favorite text from him was the last one.
Grayson
9:43 PM, Thurs.
Please, Mila. Baby, text me back or at least call me. I’m worried about you and I’d feel bad if anything was to happen to you. I love you.
My heart melt when I read ‘I love you’, but I don’t know how to respond to something so big like that because I don’t want to say it too early and get my heart broken afterwards. In my honest opinion, it’s too early to say you love someone. Especially when we only had one date. I decide to ignore the ‘I love you’ for later and text him back.
Mila
12:21 AM, Fri.
Hey
In a matter of seconds, I saw the three dots and waited for his reply.
Grayson
12:22 AM, Fri.
Mila! Are you okay? Where are you?
Mila
12:24 AM, Fri.
I’m doing okay and I’m somewhere safe.
Grayson
12:25 AM, Fri.
Okay, but where? I didn’t see you leave and your car is still at school. Are you at Sophia’s?
Mila
12:26 AM, Fri.
Just promise me that you’re not going to get mad.
Grayson
12:27 AM, Fri.
Why would I be mad?
Mila
12:28 AM, Fri.
I’m at Harry’s house…
It took him more time to answer back even though I know he read it.
G R A Y S O N
Harry’s? That curly-haired son of a bitch. He just doesn’t get it and he thinks I don’t know what he’s doing, but I do. He wants to appear to be a hero so Mila can be in his debt. I wanted to shatter my phone into a thousand pieces.
Grayson
12:31 AM, Fri.
At least I know you’re somewhere safe.
I know Harry wouldn’t hurt her, but I don’t like her over there.
Mila
12:32 AM, Fri.
Yeah, I know you don’t like him.
Like is an understatement.
Grayson
12:33 AM, Fri.
How about I take you out for frozen yogurt today before the game? I understand if you say no.
Mila
12:34 AM, Fri.
I’d love to.
Grayson
12:35 AM, Fri.
Okay. Get some rest and I’ll see you tomorrow.
Mila
12:36 AM, Fri.
Okay, goodnight.
Grayson
12:37 AM, Fri.
Goodnight.
Locking my phone, I held it tight to my chest with a smile on my face.
H A R R Y
I let Mila sleep in my bed for tonight while I was on this rock hard couch watching some crap on the television. I begin to flicker through channels when I hear dainty footsteps coming down the staircase. “Gemma?” My voice had gotten raspy. A head peaks from the wall and I couldn’t make out who it was.
“Nope, it’s Mila.” I smile. She leaned on a wall in my baggy sweats I had given her, but she still looked effortlessly beautiful. “What are you still doing up?” I sit up right and wipe my eyes with my hands.
“I could ask you the same thing.” I saw a faint smile as she leaned her head to the side. “I can’t sleep. What’s your reason?” I crossed my arms over my chest and leaned back into the couch.
“I came to get some water.” She left the wall and proceeded into the kitchen. I got up to follow her quietly.
Okay, Harry. Now’s your time. Just ask her out. Her and Grayson are nothing serious. There’s nothing to be scared of. She’s just a girl. I watched her as she tried to reach for a cup after finding the right cupboard. She was still quite short, but they were high up. I smirked to myself because of how cute she looked. I gently hovered above her from behind and got one down for her.
She tensed up and turned around. Mila looked into my eyes and I looked back at hers. A blush arose in her cheeks as she looked down. I lifted her chin up to look in those dazzling eyes again. There was no reason to have her head down. She was. . .indescribable.
My eyes flickered to her lips and I kissed her swiftly and quickly. I caught her by surprise but then she started to move her mouth in sync with my in such rhythm. I guided my tongue to trace her bottom lip and she opened her mouth just enough for me to enter. She let my tongue explore every inch of her mouth. I loved it. It was better than I had imagined it.
Mila wrapped her arms around my neck and pulled the loose curls by the nape of my neck, making me moan in her mouth without thinking twice. I dropped the cup still in my hands as I pulled her closer, closing the gap between us. I gripped her thighs and lifted her upon the counter, the kiss never faltering.
I was in the heat of the moment and she was too. There was no telling where this was going, but I wouldn’t just use her like that. I’m not Grayson, but I got carried away and slip a hand under her tank top. When I made contact with her skin, she stopped me by slightly pushing my chest and I reluctantly broke the kiss.
Stepping back, we looked at each other in silence. Not knowing what to do…
Harry was generous enough for me to spend the night and for letting me use his bed while he slept on the couch. I stared at the ceiling, unable to let my eyes fall. I couldn’t sleep in strange places. I just couldn’t. I don’t know if it the fact of just being in an unfamiliar place or just not being able to sleep. I sighed to myself and turned on my phone, realizing I had turned it off as soon as I got into Harry’s car. That’s why it hadn’t buzzed all evening.
As life came back into my phone, I had seven missed calls and ten new text messages. All from Grayson. Grayson. He must be worried and our date! We didn’t get to have our date tonight. I opened our texts and read through the new ones he had sent me.
Grayson
6:47 PM, Thurs.
Hey, where are you?! Text me back when you get this.
I smiled at his concern for my well being and thoughtfulness, but my favorite text from him was the last one.
Grayson
9:43 PM, Thurs.
Please, Mila. Baby, text me back or at least call me. I’m worried about you and I’d feel bad if anything was to happen to you. I love you.
My heart melt when I read ‘I love you’, but I don’t know how to respond to something so big like that because I don’t want to say it too early and get my heart broken afterwards. In my honest opinion, it’s too early to say you love someone. Especially when we only had one date. I decide to ignore the ‘I love you’ for later and text him back.
Mila
12:21 AM, Fri.
Hey
In a matter of seconds, I saw the three dots and waited for his reply.
Grayson
12:22 AM, Fri.
Mila! Are you okay? Where are you?
Mila
12:24 AM, Fri.
I’m doing okay and I’m somewhere safe.
Grayson
12:25 AM, Fri.
Okay, but where? I didn’t see you leave and your car is still at school. Are you at Sophia’s?
Mila
12:26 AM, Fri.
Just promise me that you’re not going to get mad.
Grayson
12:27 AM, Fri.
Why would I be mad?
Mila
12:28 AM, Fri.
I’m at Harry’s house…
It took him more time to answer back even though I know he read it.
G R A Y S O N
Harry’s? That curly-haired son of a bitch. He just doesn’t get it and he thinks I don’t know what he’s doing, but I do. He wants to appear to be a hero so Mila can be in his debt. I wanted to shatter my phone into a thousand pieces.
Grayson
12:31 AM, Fri.
At least I know you’re somewhere safe.
I know Harry wouldn’t hurt her, but I don’t like her over there.
Mila
12:32 AM, Fri.
Yeah, I know you don’t like him.
Like is an understatement.
Grayson
12:33 AM, Fri.
How about I take you out for frozen yogurt today before the game? I understand if you say no.
Mila
12:34 AM, Fri.
I’d love to.
Grayson
12:35 AM, Fri.
Okay. Get some rest and I’ll see you tomorrow.
Mila
12:36 AM, Fri.
Okay, goodnight.
Grayson
12:37 AM, Fri.
Goodnight.
Locking my phone, I held it tight to my chest with a smile on my face.
H A R R Y
I let Mila sleep in my bed for tonight while I was on this rock hard couch watching some crap on the television. I begin to flicker through channels when I hear dainty footsteps coming down the staircase. “Gemma?” My voice had gotten raspy. A head peaks from the wall and I couldn’t make out who it was.
“Nope, it’s Mila.” I smile. She leaned on a wall in my baggy sweats I had given her, but she still looked effortlessly beautiful. “What are you still doing up?” I sit up right and wipe my eyes with my hands.
“I could ask you the same thing.” I saw a faint smile as she leaned her head to the side. “I can’t sleep. What’s your reason?” I crossed my arms over my chest and leaned back into the couch.
“I came to get some water.” She left the wall and proceeded into the kitchen. I got up to follow her quietly.
Okay, Harry. Now’s your time. Just ask her out. Her and Grayson are nothing serious. There’s nothing to be scared of. She’s just a girl. I watched her as she tried to reach for a cup after finding the right cupboard. She was still quite short, but they were high up. I smirked to myself because of how cute she looked. I gently hovered above her from behind and got one down for her.
She tensed up and turned around. Mila looked into my eyes and I looked back at hers. A blush arose in her cheeks as she looked down. I lifted her chin up to look in those dazzling eyes again. There was no reason to have her head down. She was. . .indescribable.
My eyes flickered to her lips and I kissed her swiftly and quickly. I caught her by surprise but then she started to move her mouth in sync with my in such rhythm. I guided my tongue to trace her bottom lip and she opened her mouth just enough for me to enter. She let my tongue explore every inch of her mouth. I loved it. It was better than I had imagined it.
Mila wrapped her arms around my neck and pulled the loose curls by the nape of my neck, making me moan in her mouth without thinking twice. I dropped the cup still in my hands as I pulled her closer, closing the gap between us. I gripped her thighs and lifted her upon the counter, the kiss never faltering.
I was in the heat of the moment and she was too. There was no telling where this was going, but I wouldn’t just use her like that. I’m not Grayson, but I got carried away and slip a hand under her tank top. When I made contact with her skin, she stopped me by slightly pushing my chest and I reluctantly broke the kiss.
Stepping back, we looked at each other in silence. Not knowing what to do…
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10/5/16