Natalie grumbled as she heard her doorbell ring; it was nearly two am. She knew exactly who it was before she even opened the door.
"What do you want, Seth?" She asked, opening the door to reveal a extremely inebriated Seth leaning against her doorframe. Upon another look, she had discovered Seth was crying.
"I just..I just don't understand…you just…I love you, Natalie and I just don't know why you can't love me back. I've..just forget about it." Seth slurred as he fought to stand up straight, "Can I..can I sleep on your couch?"
"How did you get here Seth?" She asked.
"I drove." He said, standing up and nodding with big eyes, "I's scared, Natalie."
"Seth, you never ever drive drunk." Natalie scolded him as she helped him walk into her house.
"I's just needed to see you." He shook his head as he flopped down on the couch.
In no time, the drunken man was knocked out. She laughed and covered him up after she moved him to a lying position on her couch. She stroked a few strands of hair out of his face as she looked over him. She had always had a crush on him, always had feelings for him. She fought his, "I love you," off as a friendly gesture and made her way back to bed.
She was awoken only a few hours later by the sound of Seth violently puking his guts out in her bathroom. She held his hair back as he upped all of the food he had eaten in the last twenty-four hours.
"Never again will I ever drink in my life." He groaned, reaching up to flush the toilet.
"Here, brush your teeth." She whispered, giving him a spare toothbrush.
She left to get him some Advil and a glass of water; she sat on the corner of her bed and watched him clean his mouth off. He came and sat beside of her on the bed, laying his head against her.
"Do I look as rough as I feel?" He chuckled, taking the glass of water and pills from her.
"You look grey." She smiled softly.
"I..what all did I say last night?" He asked.
"That you drove drunk, you were scared, you loved me.." She laughed, "The usual."
"You know I do love you, right?" He whispered, looking down at her, "More than just friends. I love love you, Natalie. I know that I can't have you, you don't have the same feelings for me…I just couldn't hold it off anymore. I had to tell you."
"Seth.." She trailed off, looking up at him.
"Please, just don't get freaked out by it." He shook his head.
She laid her hand on his cheek, drawing him out of his thoughts as she pressed her lips softly to hers. He rubbed his thumb softly over her cheek. They made passionate love, sweet and sensual. Seth wasn't rough, he was everything she always thought he would be.
"I love you, Seth." Natalie whispered after he had collapsed beside of her.
"I love you even more." He whispered, wrapping his arms around her waist.
