Chapter 113
Chapter 113
I don’t say anything, simply turning around and hold my hair out of the way. He gets the hint and pulls the locket out of the bos, placing it around my neck instead. I turn back around, adjusting it to sit against my collarbone comfortably before I hug him tightly.
“Thank you so much.” I mimble against his chest. “This is the most thoughtful thing anyone has ever done for me.”
He squeezes me tightly before taking a step back,
Music then starts playing, making me look over at the back porch, where a speaker sits. My eyes travel to the kitchen window, where Dad, Nana, Uncle Danny, and Ben are all gathered, watching Adonis and I closely.
I shake my head slightly, looking back at the boy with the violet eyes.
“This feels like some shit straight out of ‘She’s All That‘.”
The familiar tune of Baby I’m Yours, by Arctic Monkeys reaches my ears and I let out a happy laugh. I love this song. I remember mum and dad dancing to it more than any other song. I can clearly picture the two of them in the kitchen at nine o’clock on a Saturday morning, swaying slowly with mum’s head resting on dad’s chest, her ear pressed against the spot his heart would be. One of dad’s arms wrapped around her lower back, and the other hand cupping the back of her head, holding
her close.
Adonis chuckles slightly before holding his hand out in front of me, his palm facing up. “Would you like to dance, Loca?”
I don’t hesitate to put my hand in his. “Of course, Hot Stuff.”
He grins, pulling me against. His hands rest on my waist and my arms wind around his neck, hands fiddling with the hair at The nape of his neck as we start swaying. The bottom of the gorgeous, yellow gown brushes along the ground, but I couldn’t
care less at this moment.
Baby, I’m yours (Baby, I’m yours)
And I’ll be yours until the stars fall from the sky
Yours until the rivers all run dry
In other words, until I die-
From the corner of my eye, I see Dad and Uncle Danny fist bump, while Nana just smiles softly and Ben gives me a thumbs before they turn to leave. Danny lifts his son onto his shoulder while Dad and Nana share a grin. Dad wraps an arm around Nana when she runs a hand through his hair lovingly.
I turn my full attention back to Adonis, only to find him already looking down at me with a lovestruck smile.
I can’t help but give him the same smile. “Thank you.”
He perks up slightly, clearing his throat. “Oh! I–well, of course! You deserve nothing but the best!”
– Baby, I’m yours (Baby, I’m yours)
And I’ll be yours until the sun no longer shines
Yours until the poets run out of rhyme
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In other words, until the end of time ·
I’m momentarily shocked but the grin quickly makes its way back to my face as I lean up and press a kiss to his cheek. “You’re amazing, you know that?”
He seems to choke on air as he starts explaining. “Well, I knew you absolutely despised the idea of going to prom. But I still wanted to do something nice for you. So I talked to Flynn and your dad, and your dad mentioned how you and Tavi would always watch him and your mum dance to this song. And then Flynn told me that you would always talk about how you wished you’d be able to do the same with the love of your life not saying that I’m the love of your life! But I just thought you would like it but I also don’t want you to feel like I’m trying to steal your parents thing! But-”
My chest tightens at his adorable rambling and I grin up at him.
He notices my stare, which can only be described as heart eyes, and he stops talking. He suddenly gets shy, looking away. I hadn’t even noticed that we had stopped swaying.
I remove one hand from behind his neck, bringing it down before I grasp his jaw, turning him back to look at me.
The poor boy looks like he’s about to pass out, but he quickly composes himself as our faces get closer, hiding how flustered he
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I’m gonna stay right here by your side
And do my best to keep you satisfied
Nothing in the world could drive me away
Every day, you’ll hear me say-
“Winnie?” He whispers, sounding out of breath.
“Yeah?” I match his tone and volume.
“Can 1-”
This time, I cut him off.
I don’t wait for him to finish his sentence before I press my lips against his.
I have waited way too fucking long for this moment.
Adonis is shocked for a moment, but he quickly recovers. His eyes flutter shut as his arms wrap around my lower back, pulling my body flush against his own. I can’t stop myself from smiling into the kiss, my hand now cupping his cheek, the other now resting against his chest, where his heart is.
