Chapter-54

CELESTE

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'ᴄᴀᴜsᴇ ʜᴀʟғ ᴏғ ʏᴏᴜʀ ʜᴇᴀʀᴛ ᴍᴀᴋᴇs ᴀ wʜᴏʟᴇ ᴏᴜᴛ ᴏғ ᴛʜɪs ʜᴇᴀʀᴛ ᴏғ ᴍɪɴᴇ

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Twenty. He has twenty white shirts. I have no idea why he would need so many of the same colour, if it was upto me, I would just assume that he only has one and keeps repeating but knowing his bank balance, I can't even assume that.

I don't know why I am counting how many shirts Chase owns but the level of boredom I am at is forcing me to do so. My next task is counting how many lights there are in the huge ass house.

Alec and Chase were out for their 'Men's night.' I got an invite too which wasn't actually an invite so here I am, counting random things.

I was scrolling through Instagram, I think I should do my makeup.

I entered the bathroom with the motive to wash my face but I got distracted by counting the tiles. There wasn't much to count, everything is made of glass in here but I counted 45 tiles.

I did wash my face but the mood to do makeup was long gone. Applying the moisturizer, I went to bed. I don't know how much time those idiots will take.

As if on cue, my phone rang.

"Hellllooooo darlinnnnn." "No, I'll say..Hellllloooo." I heard two voices greet me from the other side.

"Where are you?" I asked.

"I miss you darlinnn." Chase slurred. "That's not what we call to say." Alec scolded him. I wait for him to start again. "Pick up us." He said.

"I telled her." I heard Alec saying to Chase. I did not ask for this when I said I am bored.

"Stay put and don't touch any drink till I come there okay? And can you tell me where are you?" I asked.

"Yes yes. We at the bar." He replied. Really helpful. "Stop talking to her, she mine." Then there was some noise, knowing them, they were probably playing tug of war with the phone.

"Chase..can you tell me the bar's name?" I asked.

"I looooove your voice." He says instead of answering my question. The bartender yelled the place's name in the background which led to both of them arguing with him for listening to their call. Stupid men.

Halfway through, I realised I could've just called Chase's driver and he could've brought them home. My brain is getting slow, I'm telling you.

we found love in a hopeless place....

The car behind mine kept trying not to overpass me, I turned the headlights off and increased the speed. Stupid, I know, but when I reached the bar, the car wasn't following me anymore.

I looked around for the duo, they were clicking the shot glass before downing it. I told them to stop drinking.

"Again!" Alec said to the bartender. I shook my head in no, standing behind him.

I pulled his ear. "What did I ask you not to do?"

"celeste!" He exclaimed, whispering. I felt two arms wrapping around me. "Hi." Chase smiled lazily. How is he so gorgeous?

"Close their tab." I said to the bartender, holding out my card. He nodded, accepting the card. I just hope I don't go bankrupt.

Chase snatched the card, replacing it with his. "You smell like chocolates." He tells me, nuzzling his face in my neck. "She's mine." He tells the bartender.

"She is?." He asks, handing him his card back.

"Mmhmm, my beautiful girl." He replied, hugging me tighter.

"Let's go." I tell them, moving away from Chase but his hands find their way back to me. "Alec..get up please." I offer him my hand which is pulled back by my stupid boyfriend.

"Me. You. No him." He said, nodding to himself.

"Me. You. Him. Home." I corrected him, giving Alec my hand again. This time he accepts my offer and gets up.

"I love you." Chase murmured softly against my neck.

"I love you boo." I kissed his cheek while Alec gagged.

"I think I am broken." Alec says.

"You want cello tape?" Chase asked.

"I think I'll need superglue." He replies.

"I'll buy for you." Chase assures him. Alec got a little too happy and hugged him. I wish I was recording this right now, it would've been funny to show them tomorrow if only both my hands weren't holding them.

"Keep walking." I feel like a kindergarten teacher, except they are no toddlers.

Opening the backseat door, I waited for them to settle down inside.

"I wanna sit with you." Chase said, who was staring at the car from the last two minutes.

"Okay." I shut the door close, opening the passenger seat one. He calculated his moves for a minute then took a seat. I got in too.

I buckled his seatbelt in because I knew he wouldn't. He sneaked in a little kiss when I leaned in which led him to have this little secret smile playing on his lips.

"Stop looking at me." I say. He made himself comfortable, turning his body towards me and was looking at me from last..I lost the count.

"You're beautiful." He tells me.

"So are you."

"Me too." Alec voiced from the back.

"Yes Alec, you're beautiful too." I tell him.

"You're ugly." Chase tells him, turning to look at him.

"No shh..you aren't, Alec..not that much." I tell him. "Do you wanna play a game?" I asked. When I got no answer I noticed they were nodding.

"Okay, the one who is silent for the longest time wins." I tell them. With a determined nod, they keep their fingers on their mouths.

Chase took one of my hands in his and kissed the back of it and looked at me for a reaction. I blew him a kiss. He caught it with the hand he was using to put a finger on his lips and kept it in his pocket.

He kept on pressing light kisses on my hand but fell asleep till we reached home. I looked at Alec who was awake with his finger still on his mouth unlike Chase, who had my hand over his heart and was snoring lightly.

"Let's go upstairs, yeah?" I asked. He nodded and got out of the car. I took my hand back from Chase's hold, he opened his eyes as soon as our hands lost contact.

"No." He snatched my hand back.

"He lost!" Alec shouted from outside.

"You're a good boy Alec, Chase isn't." I tell him, getting out of the car.

"I am good boy." Chase said, following me out from my side of the car. This idiot.

I held him before he could face plant himself on the floor. "Are you always this stupid?" I asked him.

"I'm good boy." He said.

"Okay, you're a good boy. Now walk straight for me." I tell him.

"No." He took my hand in his again. I took Alec's hand with my free hand which brought him out of his trance and he started walking with me.

"Hold hands." I joined both of their hands. Alec held Chase's arm. They can give competition to Rome and Caden. "Good."

While waiting for the elevator, I didn't notice them going. I turned around to ask them to follow me but they were no where to be found.

I ran to the staircase, there they were. Standing in front of the woman from 1st floor.

"Hi." Alec grinned while Chase was frowning at her, he started saying, "Do you have a pro-" I covered his mouth before he could insult her.

"Good night." I tell her, pulling them away with me to the elevator. "Stand here." I point my finger at them till the elevator came. "Get in." I pushed them.

"She was pretty." Alec said.

"I'll tell that to Grace." I told him.

"How do you know about her?" He asked.

"You told me." He didn't, Chase did. Grace is the girl he is seeing for the last couple of months.

"I don't think she likes me." He said, more to himself than me.

"She's stupid. Don't worry, there's nothing wrong with you." I pat his head.

"Really?" He asked.

"Obviously, you had a doubt? Dimwit." The last comment was Chase's.

Getting off the elevator, I punched in the code and Chase left Alec as soon as he stepped inside, making me stumble upon..nothing.

"Chase..help him to the guest room." I said, he groaned. "It's there." He told Alec.

"Chase.."

"Fine." He walked Alec to the guest room while I filled a glass of water for them.

By the time I reached the guest room, both of them were resting their bodies on the wall and sleeping. Guiding Alec to the bed, I removed his shoes and kept the glass on the nightstand before turning the lights off.

Chase got scared when I touched him but then relaxed. "Don't scare me, darling." He said, keeping his chin on my head.

"You're cute." He said.

"You are." Turning to him, I took the glass near his mouth. He took a small sip before turning his head.

"Me sleepy." He told me, his eyes drooping.

"Okay, let's get you to the bed." I held his hand, walking towards the stairs. He quietly follows me to our room. "You will brush your teeth and then we'll go to sleep, okay?" I asked him, and he nodded and walked inside the bathroom. He put the toothbrush in his mouth without any toothpaste. I pulled it out of his mouth and he started going out.

"Wait here stupid." I handed him his brush again, with toothpaste this time.

After brushing his teeth, I removed his shoes and belt before he dropped himself on the bed. He was tugging on the buttons of his shirt. Since I have ruined alot of his shirts, I helped him remove them gently before he calls me shirt destroyer again.

After the shirt, his pants went off. He pulled me closer after getting comfortable.

"I wanna marry you." He tells me.

"You do?" He hums. "I bought a ring for you." I tell him, he probably won't remember. Still recovering from the dent in my bank account.

"Me too." He replies, leaving me to pick up his trousers. He fished out the ring from his pocket. I thought we were kidding..why is he carrying a ring in his pocket.

"Chase, go to sleep. You're drunk." I started.

He kissed me. "Shut up."

If we're really doing this right now...I pulled the ring I hid under the mattress. "Why are you always stealing my..." He stopped, thinking of a word.

"Thunder."

"Yeah. Eediot." He poked my forehead before lying down beside me again. I slipped off the cheap ring from his finger that he took from me before.

He looked into my eyes for a minute, it was intense before sliding off the bed and kneeling in front of me.

"You might forget everything in the morning Chase." I'll start crying if something like that happens tomorrow.

"I'll do it again anytime." He said.

"No get up..what if you wake up and regret this tomorrow? Come here..let's sleep alright?" I looked at him with a pleading look.

He got up from his previous position and pulled me up too. "Dance with me." He pulled me closer by my waist. I rested my head on his shoulder, wrapping my hands around him. I am feeling emotional for no reason at all. We have plenty of time for everything.

"Chase.."

"Hmm?" I felt the rumble in his chest.

"I love you." I tell him.

"I love you my love." He replied.

"Do you want babies?" I asked him. What if he doesn't..I don't want to leave him. I love him. But what if?

"Do you?" He asked instead of answering.

"Yeah..I will try to be a good mom..so they can't feel like I did when I was younger. I want two..so he or she won't feel lonely." I tell him.

"I love babies." He tells me. I was about to say something about Pico but he continued. "Human babies."

"You're mean to him for no reason..I know you love him." I look up at him.

"I do..don't tell him." He says..looking at his sleeping form. "Celeste..marry me darlin'." He said.

"Chase-"

"No..I won't forget anything or regret anything..there's nothing to regret Love, you kissed my cheek for the first time when I was drunk, you took me home the next time and you got us burgers and fries on the way, you looked beautiful both the times. You didn't stay that day even when I asked you to. You-"

This time I cut him off with a kiss. "Will you?" He whispered. "Do you want me to get on my knee again?" He asked, not waiting for an answer, he knelt down again. I joined him.

"Give me your hand love." He said, taking the ring he half slipped into his finger and slipped it into my finger..I repeated the gesture.

"I lost this ring so many times." He tells me, kissing my fingers.

"Is this having any connection with Caden? Why he asked me what my dream proposal was?" I ask him.

He scratched the back of his head. "Yeah?" He gave me a cheeky smile. "I didn't want to give you anything less than your expectations." He told me.

"What If I wanted to be proposed in the field full of roses?" I asked, knowing full well that he was allergic.

"Do artificial ones count?" He asked. I laughed at his thought. "Everything with you is special, I'd rather be happy in private..away from the evil eye." I kissed him again.

I looked at my hand that was on his cheek, the ring was gorgeous.

(Now..everyone has different choices, you can imagine the ring the way you like, both of their rings.)

"Now let's go to sleep, yeah?" I asked, getting up. "We both have work tomorrow."

"We can skip." He said.

"You can, I can't. I have alot of things to do."

"Then take a half day." He suggested.

"Maybe." I nodded, lying on the bed.

Holy shit, I'm engaged.

That was the first thought that came into my mind when I closed my eyes. Two minutes later, his head found its way to my stomach. He slept hugging my stomach. Sometimes I wonder if he hears the weird sound my stomach makes sometimes.

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Even the alarm couldn't stir Chase awake. Getting ready for the day, I checked up on Alec and prepared breakfast for them. Kissing Chase one last time before I left, I slipped on my shoes and left.

I once again found myself looking at the ring while driving, I can't stop looking at it. Shit, I didn't tell Luke!

"Hey siri." I called out, bitch never acknowledges me. I dialed his number myself.

"Yellowww." He answered.

"Heeeelllooo."

"Are you driving?" He asked.

"Yes but I have to tell you something, it's really important. You won't believe." I said excitedly.

"Celeste..we'll talk later, don't talk while driving." He said.

"Don't worry about me, I'm paying attention." I tell him. "I am.." I trailed off, trying to control the car. It all happened so suddenly, the air bags were too late. Next second, everything was spinning.

"Celeste? Cel..you okay there? Tell me it wasn't your car. Celeste? Answer me Celly." I heard Luke's panicked voice in the background.

"Car..hit." I tried to speak. Why can't I speak? Something is trickling down my forehead.

"Celeste?" His voice was going far away.

It was causing a headache trying to hear his voice. I cancelled his voice out. Everything hurts, everything is dark.

Sleep helps everything. I'll take a short nap.

Night fuckers.

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