Chapter 27: Holy Crap

Isabella^^ Just imagine her with long hair.

The voice of rain splattering against the living room window snapped Isabella out of her thoughts which were eating her brain away. She was running a marathon of Ryan Gosling movies and waiting for Ellie to arrive for their sleepover. They had planned a sleepover last week and they invited Hailey too as she was a part of their small group now but she couldn't come as she was off to her Grandma's house who came back from Fiji after almost 4 years. Isabella was just in an oversized shirt which belonged to Stefan and her undies.

Stefan, her family friend was the person Isabella grew up with. He was her childhood bestie and they were very close, they even went to high school together heck they started school together since they were small kids. They were like partners in crime. She still remembered the day when Isabella was sitting on a swing, licking her icecream, she was wearing a yellow sundress and her hair were tied in two small pigtails. She remembered how Stefan ran towards her and asked jer if she wanted to be her friend, she agreed and they instantly hit off. He was her only friend but she began to distant herself from him after her mother's death because she didn't want him to know about how her father abused and blamed her because it would only increase complications. She missed him badly and wanted him to visit her but it was going to be awkward if he visited her because the last time they met, he confessed his feelings for her which turned everything 360 degrees, she never thought of him in a romantic way, she always loved him as a brother which she never had. So she never returned those feelings.

The knock on the main door broke her out of her thoughts. She stood up from the couch, stretching her arms that were aching due to staying still. She walked towards the door knowing that it was Ellie.

"Did you die on the way?" She said once she opened the door but it wasn't Ellie. Seth was standing there in his white t-shirt which was completely drenched and his hair was wet. It all felt like deja vu.

"No, I certainly didn't die on the way" He said with humor in his voice.

"Uh sorry, I thought it was Ellie. So what are you doing here?" Isabella asked embarrassingly.

"Uh, my car broke down and my phone is dead too so I thought if I could stay the night here" He lied about the phone being dead, his car broke down near her apartment and he saw it as a way to spend the night with her.

Holy carp! She thought

Never Isabella ever thought this was going to happen to her. She gulped, taking in the words of the man standing in front of her. If she allowed him in, that means that he was going to spend the night with her, in her house, alone. She imagined all the possibilities which could happen in a night and the thoughts were unholy. Her imagination ran far and wild as she glimpsed at his wet attire.

"Oh, it's okay. Come inside" She managed to mutter.

Her phone beeped and she walked towards it and grabbed it. Opening her phone, she saw Ellie's message.

Sorry, can't come. Carson is sick and I gotta look after him xx

It's fine, I understand. Make sure to cook him soup and USE PROTECTION! She sent the message and tossed her phone on the couch. Turning around, she found Seth looking at her legs. She pulled her shirt down a bit, feeling that it was suddenly very short. She cleared her throat to gain his attention.

After locking the front door, she rushed in her room to grab a towel. When she came back, she saw him taking off his shirt and her eyes widened. She walked towards him slowly and passed him the towel, her eyes on the floor. He dried his hair and she took a look on his 8 packs. They looked so lickable. Get out of gutter mind, she snapped to herself mentally.

"You're wearing a guy's shirt" Seth said, his jaw clenched and rage burning in his eyes. He was jealous because she was his and no one else's but he needed to confirm her feelings about him too.

"Uh yeah it's my.... friend's" She said, gulping at the word friend because clearly, their last encounter was not so friendly. Feelings were poured out from Stefan's mouth while Isabella couldn't do anything about it because she never ever thought of him romantically. She remembered the day when Stefan came to her apartment, she remembered when she was just 18 years old and bought a new apartment with the help of Kevin and Jessica. It hurt to remember the look on his face when she told him that she doesn't like him that way. But he understood and left her house but the hurt look on his face made her heart clench.

"Friend's?" He asked through his gritted teeth.

"Yeah. Um, would you like something to drink?" She asked, hoping to avoid the question he just asked. She was not so comfortable telling everyone about her past relation with Stefan because it brings back all those happy memories which she wanted to live again.

"Water will be fine" He said as he sat down on the couch. Isabella went in the kitchen to bring him water and he looked around the living room. Pictures were stuck onto the wall, giving her apartment a homey feeling. He got up and walked towards one of the pictures. A ten year old version of Isabella was standing, clearly posing for the picture. She was giving the camera a toothy grin with a medal in her hand. He smiled and took a picture of it in his phone.

Suddenly, her phone beeped, indicating a message. He walked towards her phone and his hand itched to grab it and read the meassage. You shouldn't, it could be something personal his conscience reminded him but he didn't listen to it. He picked her phone and opened the message, thankfully her phone was unlocked.

You know, my feelings for you haven't changed yet__ Stefan

His grip on her phone tightened as his jaw clenched and his eyes turned darker. Jealousy was burning inside him because he didn't want Isabella to be anyone's but his. The noise of something hitting against the floor startled him and he tossed her phone on the couch and rushed towards the kitchen.

Isabella was taking out the bottle of water from the fridge when the fruit bowl decided to slip out and fall on the floor. The fruits scattered in the kitchen and she went down on her knees and started picking them up. She was about to pick up the last apple when she felt Seth's hand on that apple aswell. She let him and he tossed the apple in the bowl. She glanced and him and found him already gazing at her intensly. The look in his eyes made Isabella weak at her knees. His hand reached out to brush a strand of her hair from her face and after removing it, his hand eventually settled on her face. He moved closer and her face heated up at the close proximity between them. After a minute or two of staring, he whispered huskily

"What are you doing to me?" His voice made her close her eyes. She took a deep breath, taking in the words he just said. Teh real question was what he was doing to her. She thought why did he say that? Did he feel towards her or is it some sort of joke? Because taking a look at his past relationships, he didn't seen like the one who would settle down in a true relationship. If he just wanted to use her for his one night stands, then she would have to maintain the distance between them. It wasn't how boss and employees act.

He cupped her face and leaned in closer but the ringtone of her phone caused them to jump a meter apart. Isabella walked in the living room and received the call.

"Hello" Isabella said in a breathless voice

"Bella hey, why are you sounding so breathless? Did something happen? Is your father there? Is he giving you a hard time? Tell me if I should bring my bat to beat the crap out of him, it's all his fault isn't it? That bastard, I'm on my way-" Ellie spoke from the other side

"Ellie breath. Breath in, breath out" Isabella said and Ellie did was she tell her.

"Okay now tell me, why were you sounding so breathless?"

"There's nothing wrong Ellie and no one's bothering me. I was just uh, umm yeah I umm exercising" Isabella managed to lie to her best friend.

"Exercising? At this time?" Ellie asked not even believing Isabella.

"Yeah umm, I need to stay fit, remember?" Isabella tried to make any other excuse but she had dropped the bomb and no other excuse will help.

"No, I don't remember. Now tell me why do you need to stay fit?" Ellie asked

"Uh yeah yeah, I remembered. Can you not see how fat I'm getting these days so I needed to exercise to burn off all the fat and that's the reason why I was sounding... breathless" She said, feeling bad for lying to her best friend. She looked towards Seth and found him staring at her amusingly.

"You're not fat, you have zero body fat what the heck are you going on and on about?" Ellie asked, clearly not taking the shit her friend just blurted

"Look, I'll talk to you later okay? I need to exercise, remember? Yeah bye" Isabella said and hung up the phone. She walked towards Seth after handing up the phone, she would eventually have to tell Ellie about what happened because she wouldn't let it go that easily.

"Uh so, do you want some clothes?" Isabella asked nervously, she would just hand him one of Stefan's sweats and shirt. He used to sleepover at her apartment and he left his clothes there telling her that she looked better in them. That was just beyond awkward.

"Yeah" He said. Isabella walked up the stairs, feeling him following her behind. They walked in her room and Seth found himself looking around the neat place.

"Your room is so neat" He commented looking around and admiring the place.

"Yeah, I love cleaning so whenever I get bored, I start cleaning" Isabella said

"So does your 'friend' stays here alot?" Seth asked, pointing out the word friend. Hsi jaw clenched and his eyes dark.

There was this question. She somehow had the feeling that he was going to ask that and she was prepared to answer it.

"Used to" She said and walked inside her small walk in closet, Seth following behind her. She opened the drawer which was located at the back of her closet where usually old things were kept. She pulled out a pair of black sweatpants and white t-shirt, she could still smell the faint scent of Stefan's cologne on his clothes, making her miss him more than she already was.

She turned around to hand over the clothes to Seth when she found him standing close to her. She could see his handsome features through the faint light coming from the room. He was gazing at her with an emotion in his eyes which she couldn't comprehend. He moved closer, making her heart go wild. It was thumping loudly and she was sure that he could hear it. The thumping of her heart was the evidence what he was doing to her. She felt like there was a whole freaking jungle in her stomach. His hand went over towards her left cheek and she melted under his touch. Both of their breathing could be heard in this utter silence. She waited for him to speak something but at the same time she wanted him not to say anything and just let her enjoy the warmth of his hands, warming up her whole body. She shivered when his nose touched her cheek as it went down through her neck and rested on her collarbone. She arched her neck to give him more access to her collarbone. He nipped at the skin on her collarbone and she moaned. She placed her hands in his hair, enjoying the feeling of his soft locks against her fingers. Oh how she always wanted to feel those hairs of his.

"I can't resist you anymore" the words left out from his mouth, his voice hoarse and with that, he closed the distance between them, capturing her lips in a breathtaking kiss.

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CLIFFHANGER!!!

So sorry for the late update, I was busy with school and all. I swear school is so exhausting.

This chapter is dedicated to my cousin/friend maahiiiin Thanks for the wonderful idea, I dedicated as I promised to XD Looking forward to more of your ideas!

Let me know in the comments If you guys liked the chapter xx

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