Chapter 48: Everywhere
Hanna's POV
My heart is going to beat out of my chest. I can't believe that Aria is kissing me. I've been waiting for that moment for so long. And to be honest I thought it would never happen again. I had completely given up hope even though I still wanted to prove to her that she still could trust me. Her lips feel amazing moving against mines. I grab her face with both of my hands. I don't put any pressure, I just want to make sure she's really there and she's not going anywhere. She puts one of her hand on my waist, bringing me closer to her body. She slides her other hand to the back of my head and she brings our head closer. I tentatively lick her bottom lip, uncertain if she will open her mouth to let our tongues meet. She doesn't respond at first, so I keep on kissing her, forgetting all about adding our tongues to the mixt. I'm just completely happy with what we are already doing.
After a short while, I'm starting to get dizzy, as much from the lack of air as from the emotions I'm feeling. I'm about to pull away when I feel her licking my bottom lip. It's a feather like touch and for a brief second I'm almost certain I imagined it. I know I didn't though because it's like fireworks erupted in the background and I can still feel heat where her tongue touched my lip. I slowly part my lips and take my tongue out again. This time when I reach her lips, she opens her mouth and greets my tongue with hers. I moan into the kiss. I still can't believe this is happening. Our tongues play with each other briefly before I pull away. I don't move away from her though.
"I can't…" I try to say but I'm too out of breath.
"What?!" Aria asks with a hurtful voice while taking a step back.
"No! No! Wait! That came out wrong." I hurriedly reply. "I'm just dizzy."
"Dizzy…?" Aria asks confused and uncertain.
"Come here." I tell her as I grab her hand and make her sit on my bed with me. "Kissing you is amazing. It's actually so amazing that I'm a mess right now. I just need a second." I admit looking down ashamed.
"Awn. That's cute." Aria exclaims as she giggles.
"It is?!" I question feeling so vulnerable right now.
"You're really cute right now. I like knowing your cheeks are pink because of me." Aria confesses as she bites her lip.
"God… You're going to be the end of me."
All I can think about is the fact that I want to be the one biting her lip. I shake my head, trying to take my mind out of the gutter.
"Ar… I think we should talk." I say in a shaky voice.
"Yeah…"
"I'm really sorry. I never meant to hurt you."
"I know…"
"I'm happy you're here though. I thought I could never make it up to you…" I look down unable to maintain the eye contact.
"I want to give you a chance, Hanna… I don't think I've forgiven you just yet though…"
"It's okay. You don't have too…" I say as I feel my heart break inside of my chest.
"No, but I do, Hanna. I want us to work." She corrects herself.
"Really?" I say as I look expectantly at her.
"Yes, really. But I'll need time to get back to fully trusting you." She admits.
"I get it. I know I fucked up. I'll prove to you that I never stopped lo… thinking about you. You were always on my mind and in my heart, Ar." I promise as I take her hand and bring it to my lips.
"I never stopped thinking about you. Even if I was so mad." She confesses as she leans in to kiss me on the cheek.
I can't resist and I turn my face toward her before her lips reach me so she ends up kissing me on the lips instead. The kiss doesn't last since she bursts out laughing.
"You're just perfect"
Aria keeps laughing and I join her. I'm just so happy that my goofiness makes her laugh. It always has, but since I'm walking on eggshells it's good to know that it still works.
"Do you wanna go see what Emily and Spencer are up to?" Aria asks me when the laughter dies down.
"Hum… No, not really…" I say as I laugh out loud.
"Did I miss something?" She asks me confused.
"Yeah, but you're lucky. This morning I walked in on them having sex on Spencer's couch!" I exclaim.
"What!?" Aria asks as her eyes widen. "You mean you saw everything?"
I find her so cute with her cheeks so red. It's funny how sex makes her so uncomfortable while I talk about it so freely.
"Well, they still had their clothes on, thank god. But Spencer was about to drag her hand in Emily's pants and she was sucking on Emi…" The end of my sentence is muffled as Aria presses her hand against my mouth.
"Okay. Never mind. I don't want to know what you saw." She hurriedly says.
"Sex really makes you uncomfortable…?" I ask.
"Well… Yeah… I mean. I don't know." Aria mumbles.
"Hey, it's okay. I'll try to be careful. It's just so not a big deal for me." I admit.
"I don't want you to change that either. I just… I don't know. It's not natural to hear all of that. Even though we've been friend so long and I hear you all the time."
"You're going to hear a lot more if you play your cards right. Mmmm." I lean in and moan softly in her ear.
"Oh god…" Aria squeaks as she turns beet red.
I start laughing. This relationship is gonna be so fun. Aria is so cute. I get up and extend my hand to her to help her. She takes it and we go downstairs.
"We are coming, lovebirds! Get your hands out of your pants." I scream at the top of my lungs as we walk down the stairs.
I laugh at my own statement, but I stop immediately as I run into my mom while walking into the living room. Spencer glares at me from where she is sitting on the couch with Emily. The tan brunette is hiding her face in her hands. My mom is looking both amused and embarrassed.
"You sure know how to change the mood in a room, sweetie." My mom teases me.
"To be honest, I didn't know you were home." I say as I look down.
"Yeah, I figured as much." My mom laughs.
I look back at her and I see her looking at my hand interlaced with Aria's with a confused look. She doesn't say anything though. I almost let go of Aria's hand, but I feel like it would be even more suspicious at that point. Aria and I haven't talk of anything though so I don't know what to say or do. I see my mom shift her gaze to Aria's face and then to mine. She stares into my eyes and it's hard not to look away. Her eyes look down and linger there for a second and I realise that my lips must still be red from my intense make out session. I guess I'll have to explain everything to my mom later.
"I'm gonna go lie down a little. Have fun, girls." My mom squeezes my shoulder lightly as she walks past me to leave the room.
"Did you guys…" Emily starts to say as we turn toward them but I shake my head vigorously knowing that my mom as like super hearing.
Aria and I sit down on the couch next to them while I wait to hear my mother close her bedroom door. Once I do, I turn to Emily, waiting for her to repeat her question.
"Did you guys talk?" She asks us curiously.
"Yeah, a little." I answer as I look to Aria to see her reaction to my response.
"We didn't talk about what we are, but we talked about our feelings." She clarifies probably not wanting them to ask her if we were together or something.
"That's good." Emily says sweetly.
"Do you want to talk about -A?" Spencer asks, always the practical one.
"Actually… Can we not today? I think I need a break…" Aria says shyly.
"Yeah but we need…" Spencer starts to say.
"Give it a rest." I say as Emily speaks at the same time; "Tomorrow, babe"
Spencer lifts her hands in front of her, showing us that she surrenders.
"I'm happy you could talk." Emily tells us.
"Yeah, me too." I reply with a big smile.
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This title is a Michelle Branch song.
