Sterling’s POV:
I groaned and reached for my phone, feeling for it blindly. Grabbing it, I clicked it off.
“Now I don’t want to go to class,” I murmured against Eden’s lips. “Hm… Think we could skip our first class of the day? Just once?”
Sterling’s POV:
I groaned and reached for my phone, feeling for it blindly. Grabbing it, I clicked it off.
“Now I don’t want to go to class,” I murmured against Eden’s lips. “Hm… Think we could skip our first class of the day? Just once?”
Eden’s POV:
I smirked, capturing his lips in another kiss.
“Thought you’d never ask…” I murmured into the kiss.
Sterling’s POV:
I grinned, chuckling into the kiss before kissing her back. My hands wrapped around her waist, pulling her closer, if that was even possible. Someone would share their notes with me if I asked, so it’s not like it was a big deal to miss the class…
Gray’s POV:
I blinked at her innocently.
“Don’t do what?” I inquired. Perhaps teasing her was something I started enjoying doing. Even though it annoyed it, and made her dislike me more, I still ended up enjoying it. It made her look adorable. “And yes, now that I’ve been asked and blessed by you.”
I gritted my teeth, doing my absolute hardest not to completely lose my cool. "That. Don't do that. For once in your life, stop flirting when the other clearly dislikes it and talk like a normal human being."
Eden’s POV:
“I’m all up for staying in bed today,” I shivered under his touch, my body burning. It was surprising how Sterling managed to keep his ‘hands to himself’, even when we started living together. It made me love him even more, the fact that he respected me too much to go beyond heated kisses. “Or cuddling and watching a movie. I was thinking we could start watching Supernatural. I haven’t watched it, but I’ve heard it’s amazing.”
I gritted my teeth, doing my absolute hardest not to completely lose my cool. "That. Don't do that. For once in your life, stop flirting when the other clearly dislikes it and talk like a normal human being."
Gray’s POV:
I let the grin drop into a frown, resting my face on my hand as I pulled on a thoughtful expression.
“But I like it,” I answered seriously. “You react adorably. Anyway, I’ll stop for today. See ya at lunch, sweetheart~”
"You just—" I cut myself off abruptly, turned and walked away. No, we would not see each other at lunch, because after the nauseating knot that had formed in my stomach, I was definitely going straight to my dorm after I finished my morning classes. But I like it… Could he not hear how awful he sounded? I didn't like it, but he did, so that made it okay? And either way, we both knew it was fake. God… I hope you're happy, Gray. Mood successfully ruined, I headed to class.
Eden’s POV:
“I’m all up for staying in bed today,” I shivered under his touch, my body burning. It was surprising how Sterling managed to keep his ‘hands to himself’, even when we started living together. It made me love him even more, the fact that he respected me too much to go beyond heated kisses. “Or cuddling and watching a movie. I was thinking we could start watching Supernatural. I haven’t watched it, but I’ve heard it’s amazing.”
Sterling’s POV:
I hummed nudged her nose with mine. “We could do that… But we should really only watch one episode. There are still other classes we have to attend, and we should go to them. We can do this more during the weekend,” I reminded her gently, though I didn’t want to have to go to class.
Gray’s POV:
I watched her walk away, a smile on my features. I chuckled, shaking my head. God, she was so amusing. I shouldn’t be having too much fun, but it felt amazing messing with her.
I got up from my seat, stuffed my hands in my pockets and walked off to class, the smile still present on my features.
Eden’s POV:
I sighed, nodding. That would be a much better option. I could manage to catch up to missing work easily, but I couldn’t pull Sterling behind just because I could do it without much effort. I mean, Sterling was smart. He was incredibly smart, but missing even one class could pull him behind, so I couldn’t make him miss the whole day.
“How about we just get ready and go?” I murmured instead. “I can’t pull you behind just because I want to stay at home.”
Sterling’s POV:
“Missing one class isn’t going to hurt me, sweetheart… I would like to stay here with you until my next class,” I murmured, taking her face in my hands and pecking her on the lips. Still gently holding her, I kissed her nose, her cheeks, and her forehead before landing on her lips again. “Unless, of course, you’d rather go to class?
Eden’s POV:
God, Sterling… when he did this, I felt like I was melting. I always melted under his touch. He could drive me crazy. He always drove me crazy with his touches, his kisses…
“Definitely not,” I murmured, pressing my lips against Sterling’s softly.
(*drove, not drived, Callie.)
Sterling’s POV:
“Mm… Good… I don’t want you to go, either…” I murmured against her lips.
Technically, that wasn’t exactly true. I did want her to go to her classes, but at this moment… At this moment, all I wanted was for her to stay here and let me kiss her.
I deepened the kiss with a hum. “Gosh, I love you…”
(Damn it, autocorrect! I wrote drove and it changed it to drives and I don’t even know why I added the ‘d’ -.-)
Eden’s POV:
I tangled my fingers in his hair, deepening the kiss, groaning into his mouth.
I didn’t answer—I merely pushed against him harder, conveying my feelings through the kiss.
(Lol.)
Sterling’s POV:
Frick…
With her hands tangled in my hair, I let out a soft groan, matching the one she did. This woman would drive me crazy, I was sure of it. There was no possible way that I could survive without her, now. She basically consumed my every thought, these days. It made it hard to concentrate on my homework.
I bit down on her lip, both teasing her and asking for permission. I knew I couldn’t let myself get carried away, but this would be fine. Right? I wouldn’t let myself go too far if it just went to this…
Gray’s POV:
I watched her walk away, a smile on my features. I chuckled, shaking my head. God, she was so amusing. I shouldn’t be having too much fun, but it felt amazing messing with her.
I got up from my seat, stuffed my hands in my pockets and walked off to class, the smile still present on my features.
By the time I arrived to class, the nausea had only gotten worse. I'd seen him talk to other girls, flirt when it was clear they disliked it, and that was excluding me. I just wanted him to leave me alone for once, stop the fake flirting, stop the 'but I liked it', stop doing everything he could to make me uncomfortable. Was that really too much to ask?
Eden’s POV:
It had been a while since Sterling and I spent our time like this. Moving had consumed too much of our time, and once college started, we’d been bombarded with work after work. So in this moment, being wrapped around him and kissing him like this… it felt like nothing else in the world even mattered. It was just me and him.
Another sound leaked from my mouth when he bit down on my lip, teasing me, asking for permission and I complied as I tightened my hold on him. I knew he wouldn’t go too far—I trusted him. He wouldn’t do it unless I told him directly, so I didn’t fear anything.
Gray’s POV:
I walked into my class, spotting the girl I saved that day. My mouth formed an ‘o’. What was she doing here? I didn’t remember sharing that class with her. She looked up and waved at me.
“Gray!” She waved, smiling brightly, walking up to me. “I never got to thank you for that day. Are you okay now?”
I nodded, giving her a smile.
“I’m all right, of course,” I answered. “You look okay now, much better than before. I’m glad. Don’t let anyone bring you down, all right?”
“I won’t, I promise,” she said. “Thank you again, Gray. That was the first time someone stood up for me like that… I’ll never forget it.”
I shook my head.
“Hey, I did what I should have,” I shrugged. “Anyway, you should head back to your class.”
She nodded, thanked me and walked away. I looked around the room, catching Violeta before shrugging and opting to sit at the back. I won’t go against my promises. No bothering her for today.
Sterling’s POV:
I smirked a bit, pleased at how I could make her do this. Don’t ask me why it pleased me as much as it did because I honestly couldn’t answer you. Not that I really cared why it did, anyway. I was perfectly content in just being happy about it.
This… This was perfect… If we could spend the entire day like this, I would be incredibly pleased. In fact, I would be more than just pleased… I would be in complete ecstasy. A day of making out with my girlfriend? That sounded like heaven to me…
Eden’s POV:
I pulled away, panting heavily, resting my head on his shoulder as I tried to catch my breath.
“I love you,” my words shook along with my body. “Sterling, I love you so much…”
Spending little moments with Sterling like this made me extremely happy, even if they were small. Every second spent with him were important to me. I wish we’d live like this forever—I wanted to treasure him and the moments we spend together for the rest of my life.
Sterling’s POV:
I smiled as I rested my forehead against hers. “I love you, too, sweetheart…” I breathed, running a gentle finger down the side of her face. “More than you could ever know.”
Eden’s POV:
I closed my eyes, breathing deeply, leaning into his touch unconsciously.
And that’s how we spent our hour, tangled up in bed, talking. Sometimes we’d make out, but other times we just talked and joked around. It felt great, being like this. I felt peaceful. I wanted him to know just how much he meant to me—I wanted him to know losing him would break me, but I didn’t know how. I didn’t know how I could tell him the impacts he’s had in my life, just how he changed me for the better, but also made me terribly addicted to him that even the thought of spending the day without him made me feel like I was dying. I never wanted to lose him, not when he had my entire self in the palm of his hand, not when him being in my life made it more colorful.
“I miss Lee and Luke…” I murmured, breaking the peaceful silence that had engulfed us. “I wonder how they’re doing…”
Sterling’s POV:
I shifted a little, pulling Eden higher up on my chest. Of course she missed them. Lucas was her brother, and Ashley was her best friend. It didn’t surprise me in the least.
“You could call them. I’m sure they’d want to talk to you, too,” I suggested, playing with her hair.
Eden’s POV:
I hummed, closing my eyes and breathing Sterling in deeply.
“I want to,” I said. “But I just can’t find the right time. We text each other, but our replies are always off.”
Sterling’s POV:
“You could call them now. I’m sure they wouldn’t be busy, since it’s so early in the morning,” I murmured, still twisting her hair around my finger. Why was this so mesmerizing?
Eden’s POV:
Why did this feel so great? I could fall asleep like this. I was on the verge of falling asleep. If he continued messing with my hair like that, I would lose it.
“They could be at school,” I reminded him. “I’ll call them over the weekend. I want to spend this hour like this with you.”
Sterling's POV:
I sighed and buried my hand in her hair. "All right… But I'll hold you to that. If you forget, I will remind you," I told her, firmly but gently.
(‘Buried my hand in her’ I’m sorry what)
Eden’s POV:
“I won’t forget, Sterling,” I rolled over so I was facing him but still lying on his chest. “I mean, I would, but like, that’s not the point.”
(Sorry, "her hair." I fixed it.)
I hummed and leaned forward to peck her on the lips quickly. "All right… That's good. I'm sure they'll be happy to have you call."
Eden’s POV:
“Of course they would be,” I raised an eyebrow, a silly smile on my features. “No question about it.”
Sterling's POV:
I chuckled at her smile and winked. "Unless, of course, they're busy when you call… In which case, they might not even answer…"
I was joking, of course. Honestly, I'd be surprised if that happened. Though… Also not? I mean, I guess I didn't really know where they were at in their relationship… I kind of assumed they'd be around the same point as Eden and I were.
Eden’s POV:
I fell silent, Sterling’s statement taking root in my mind. I mean, even if they were busy, they would still text me, right? Why would they just—oh. Oh. That’s what he meant.
My face exploded as I understood what he meant.
“What? Sterling, no! Come on, you can’t make statements like that regarding my brother and best friend!”