Chapter 78 TOO CLOSE TO LEAVE
~ Elara ~
Wayne answers the call with an annoyed look on his face, something I'd only noticed when he talked to Calvin.
The interior of the car was so small though that it wasn't hard to hear Charlotte's loud voice through the call.
" What is I-" Wayne doesn't even finish when
Charlotte interrupts him.
" Wayne !" Charlotte yells out through the phone.
There was extremely loud music being played in the background and the voices of multiple people around her.
" Wha-"
"I just wanted to say I hope you bald before 30."
She slurs out. Wayne goes silent after that and he's about to hang up until another voice can be heard through the phone.
I couldn't hear what the person was saying but it sounded like a guy this time.
" Bitch don't touch me! I have feet to kick balls for a reas-" The phone hangs up from the other end suddenly and the car was silent for a moment until Calvin grumbles in annoyance.
" Would you start the fucking car already."
He scowls, looking over at Wayne .
The ride back home felt quicker than usual, and when Wayne pulled into the lot he stayed seated in the car.
"Are you coming inside?" I asked Wayne from outside of the car, watching him confused.
It was already late and there had been no other cars out on the road.
" I'll be back later, I just need to do something quick." He replies, suddenly digging through his car before holding out a wrapped gift box to me.
"Don't think I forgot about your birthday gift." He smiles. I look at the present with wide eyes before taking it in my hand.
"Thank you, Wayne ." I say, smiling towards him as I hold the gift close to myself.
" Of course, have a good night Elara."
" Good night!" I wave towards him as he pulls out of the driveway. When his car is gone I sigh as I walk towards the front door with the gift in my hand.
My peace is instantly gone when I notice Calvin’s tall figure standing by the door, a pissed look on his face as he watched me.
I thought he already went inside the house...
Calvin’s dark eyes move down to the present in my hand before his jaw clenches in annoyance.
" Going to sleep already?" He asks me lowly when I'm about to walk by him.
I pause in my steps before turning towards Calvin with a sigh. " Maybe, what did you want to do?" I reply confused. It was too late to really go anywhere at this point.
Calvin looks down at the black bracelet he'd given me still on my wrist before moving his eyes back up to my face.
I let out a breath when his hand moves onto my waist and I'm pulled close to his chest.
" There's a lot I want to do with you right now, angel" He says deeply, trailing his eyes down to my lips. I was sure he could hear my racing heart at this point.
This time though, I could hear his own racing heart against mine. Maybe it was the different look in his eyes, or how his voice had gotten softer just speaking to me.
Something was different
" Like what?" I reply, looking up at him curiously.
It felt like my brain was yelling at me to push away from him. I already had a prom date, what was I doing?
Calvin doesn't say anything, instead he looks down at my hand, hesitating before wrapping his fingers into my smaller hand.
I feel my face flush red as I look down at our hands before looking back up at him in confusion.
"Calvin , why are you..." I start, not even able to finish my sentence when his eyes lock with my own.
I think I was losing my mind
I follow behind Calvin as he walks into the house, my eyes on our hands the entire time. I try to hide the small smile from creeping onto my lips as I do my best to keep up with his long legs.
The beat of my heart only gets worse when we're suddenly in front of Calvin’s room.
He opens the door before walking in.
I walk in behind him, stopping when I notice what's in front of me. My lips part in shock at the pink birthday cake sitting on the table and a terribly wrapped present beside it.
I quickly move my gaze towards Calvin, a smile on my face as I look at his cold face.
" What?" Calvin says, looking down at me.
I laugh before moving my arms around his neck as I hug him.
His arm moves behind me, pulling me in closer.
"You got me a birthday cake?" I smile, pulling away as I look at the table.
"No." He says, moving to stand behind me.
I could feel his eyes on me as I looked at the cake.
The cake had light pink frosting and strawberries lining the sides. On top the words Happy Birthday Lara were written neatly with white frosting.
I never got a cake for my birthday before
"I completely forgot to open Wayne's present too." I suddenly remember, picking up the wrapped gift I'd set on the table.
Calvin suddenly takes the present from my hand, replacing it with the one he'd gotten me.
"This one is better." He says, carelessly throwing Wayne’s gift back on the table.
" But I haven't even seen what it is yet." I mumble as I open the gift Calvin got me. I widen my eyes when I see it was a pair of shoes, and not a normal kind either. They were worth thousands of dollars and I was just holding them in my hands.
"T...these are too much." I say, looking up at Calvin who had a mischievous look on his face.
I tilt my head to the side when I suddenly notice how familiar they looked. My eyes move down to Calvin’s shoes before looking at the shoes in my hands.
"It was an accident." He shrugs before walking towards his bathroom nonchalantly.
I can't help the smile on my face as I excitedly move to sit on the edge of his bed to try the shoes on. Surprisingly they fit perfectly.
Other than me looking like Calvin now I loved the shoes. I finally had a new pair since my old ones were nearly about to rip open.
My eyes land on the gift Wayne had gotten me when I remember I still hadn't opened it. I grab the present, unwrapping the paper gently.
A music box
I twist the knob, and when I let go the song I first heard on the AirPods we shared starts playing. A small smile reaches my face as I run my hands over the beautiful box.
It happened so randomly, but the realization suddenly hits my head.
I look towards the bathroom Calvin was in after putting the shoes and music box back in their containers.
I knew Wayne probably liked me, but Calvin, why would he do all this?
I had no answer other than he likes me, there's no way I was just a friend to him.
How could they both like me though?
If my guess was even right in the first place.
I felt my cheeks flush red at the thought of Calvin liking me. My head pops up when he suddenly walks out of the bathroom, looking straight at my red face.
Thankfully he'd turned off the room lights so it wasn't as noticeable.
Calvin’s dark hair was wet and he wore a white shirt with sweatpants, the same silver chain he always wore hanging around his neck.
He was probably about to go to sleep
"Did you like the shoes?" He says. I nod my head, trying to distract my eyes from staring at him.
I swallow the lump in my throat when Calvin suddenly moves closer to my seated position on the edge of the bed. I'm about to stand up until he moves both of his hands on either side of the bed, trapping me in.
"T..this is inappropriate." I mutter, looking up at Calvin’s dark eyes. He suddenly moves even closer, causing my back to hit the mattress as he hovers over me.
I could barely control my breathing, his chain hanging right above me as he looked down at me.
I shut my eyes when he moves closer to my face, his lips nearly touching my own.
I could feel the smirk on his lips, peaking my eyes open before looking at his amused face.
Calvin suddenly moves off of me, laying down beside my nervous body. I try not to think too much of the fact we were laying in the same bed together.
" Just this once." He mumbles, shutting his eyes. I try to control my heart rate as I look up at the ceiling. How could I even say no?
I turn my head back to face him, not sure why I wasn't just leaving his room by now.
My eyes look over his now peaceful face as I lay there confused. A part of me wanted to stay there and sleep next to him, but I knew it was wrong.
I couldn't just tell Ace I'm going to prom with him then sleep next to his brother.
I wait until Calvin falls asleep before slowly moving off of the bed to leave.
Before I'm completely off, his arm wraps around my waist, pushing me back so I fall right beside him.
" Don't even think about it, angel." His voice was husky as he tightens his grip on me, pulling me even closer.
I fist the blanket in my hand nervously, shutting my eyes in embarrassment at the thoughts that were racing in my head.
I could feel his warm body behind me, liking the feeling of his arm wrapped around me.
I can't do this
"T.this is wrong." I say, trying to wiggle out of his grip on me.
" Fuck, Lara." He says, tightening his grip on my waist to stop my body from moving any more.
Only then do I notice I had been practically pushing my ass against him every time I tried moving out of his grip.
"Sorry." I mumble, feeling my body tense up when his large hand trails from my waist to move under my top, resting on my stomach.
I give in when I realize I really didn't want to leave his arms, or his touch.
Before I know it I was sound asleep.