Elena POV

"You did WHAT?" I yelled at Naomi, who was cowering in a corner of my bedroom. "Aubrey Trenton? Why wouldn't you just say that you didn't know who they were from?"

"I'm sorry, Elena. I am, really. But, I panicked. I am a crappy liar. I just said the first name that popped into my head. I was not really thinking. I was thinking about Aubrey as I was walking by him, so I splat out her name. On the bright side," Naomi continued slyly, sitting next to me on the edge of my bed. "This gives you an opportunity to confess your feelings for him." She raised her eyebrows at me, waiting for my response.

"That's... The stupidest idea I've ever heard!" I yelled, frustrated. I loved Mateo, and I wanted to be with him. I might be if stupid Naomi hasn't sabotaged us. "Elena, listen." Naomi placed her hand on my shoulder. "I know you love Mateo. And the thing is, he asked if you had sent them. So I think hr loves you too."

My head shot up."He did?" Naomi nodded. "I'm coming to say this one more time. Talk. To. Him. Now." With that, my surprisingly strong best friend dragged me out of my bedroom and down the hall to his workshop. She knocked on his door and turned the corner. I glared at her, and then snapped my gaze back to the enchanted painting as Mateo slid it open.

"Hey, Elena. What's up?" Naomi nodded and gave me the go on signal with her arms. "So, can we talk? Like have a real conversation?" Looking concerned, he nodded and gestured to his workshop. "Come in."

"So, remember the conversation you and Naomi had this morning? About the letter?" Mateo nodded. "How did you know?"

Mateo POV

Whatever I expected Elena to sy next, what she did was NOT it. "I know because..." Here she took a deep breath, trying to force herself to say something. And she did. "I sent you the letter. Naomi lied for me. I am so, so ,SO sorry. I don't deserve you, and I know you love another girl, and -"

Elena never finished that sentence. Because right then, I did something completely insane. I cut her off with a kiss to the lips. She was shocked for a few seconds, but then responded happily, tangling her hands in my hair as I tangled mine in hers. She placed her hand in my lower back as I pressed mine to her hip and it was perfect. "I don't know what you were saying before, but you have it backwards. I don't deserve you. and then we were kissing again.

Elena POV

The grand council meeting was going to be odd the next morning. Mateo and I were going to confess tgw kiss, in an attempt to change the law. We knew Naomi would be for us, Esteban against. We didn't know where my grandparents would stand. I took a deep breath. " Mateo and I have to say something. Last night we..."

"Mija, we know," Abuela cut in. Naomi was watching you and she told us. By unanimous vote of the grand council, you and Mateo may be together. Shocked, I looked to Mateo. I didn't care Naomi had spied and ratted on us. I didn't care that Esteban had voted for us. I just wanted my beloved in my at!as again. I slammed my lips against his, eyes squeezed shut, kissing him passionately. Just as desperately, he kissed me back. The stars aligned as the world fell onto place for me, and him. This was what we needed. And now, it was legal, making the intimate moment even sweeter.