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𝐄𝐓𝐇𝐀𝐍 𝐌𝐀𝐃𝐄 𝐇𝐈𝐒 way downstairs as he was struggling to fall asleep he felt like a dick for what he had said earlier,

But when he realised that the back door was opened he lost his train of thought and decided to see who had gone out.

"Lilly?" Ethan asked as he saw the girl who was sat on the floor,

Suddenly all of his wishes and wants for what he had to say to her were out of the window as he saw that she wasn't okay.

"You must be freezing," he added as he grabbed the nearest blanket as he went out and sat with her,

As he wrapped the blanket around her he noticed her tear stained cheeks causing the phrase "What's wrong?" To come out of his mouth.

"I'm sorry for being a shitty girlfriend," Lillian mumbled as she rested her head on his shoulder enjoying the embrace,

This was sad drunk Lillian, very different from horny drunk Lillian who was around just a few hours ago.

"You were a great girlfriend," the boy was quick to correct her as he sighed,

"You're saying that to make me feel better," the girl shot back as she looked up to him,

"No I'm saying that because it was true," the brunette explained as he used his thumb to wipe her cheek,

"You were there morning noon and night whenever I needed you." He added as he left his hand cupping her cheek for a second before he dropped his hand remembering that she was not his girlfriend anymore.

"What made you stop needing me?" The blonde asked unaware of how the boys heart broke at the question,

"I didn't want to be overbearing anymore," Ethan confessed as he looked up to the stars,

It him she was higher than ever in life and he was having to deal with all the insecurities of being one of the new kids on the block with university level hockey.

"You were never like that E," Lillian shook her head as she moved her hand out of the blanket and placed it on his chin forcing him to face her,

"Who knows, maybe now that we're friends again I'll start coming to you." The boy teased as he couldn't help but crack a smile,

"I'd like that," the girl nodded as she moved her hand back into the warmth of the blanket,

"Then you need to come to me too," the brunette pointed out as he wanted to go back to being her person,

"Deal," the blonde smiled as she agreed,

"Now can we please get you inside before you freeze," Ethan got up as he held out his hand for the girl to grab,

"Here we go," he added as he pulled them back inside,

"Does Mark know that you're down here?" The boy asked as he cocked his head shutting the door.

"Nope," Lillian popped her lips at the end as she shook her head,

"I snuck off when he fell asleep," she explained as she placed the blanket back on the couch,

"Let's get you back in there," the brunette motioned for her to follow him upstairs,

"You'd think that there was a bear in there," he added as he hear snores come from Marks room,

"Don't make me laugh!" The blonde warned as she reached over to hit him,

"Come on Lilly," Ethan mumbled as he walked to his room,

"Where?" Lillian asked as she cocked her head,

"Sleep in my room tonight?" The boy proposed as he knew that he was being overly bold,

"Are you sure?" The girl wanted to go but she didn't want to overstep,

Somehow even though he was once inside of her, it still felt like there were boundaries that were now up.

"I can promise, I won't snore like that." The brunette pointed out as he shut Marks door,

"You up for a cuddle?" The blonde asked as she smiled,

"Always," Ethan nodded as he shut his door behind her.

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𝐈𝐧𝐝𝐢 💜 𝐬𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐚 𝐦𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐚𝐠𝐞 !

𝐈𝐧𝐝𝐢 💜
You alive still?

𝐋𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐚𝐧 🌊
Yes

𝐋𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐚𝐧 🌊
Is Kelsey still there?

𝐈𝐧𝐝𝐢 💜
Still sleeping

𝐋𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐚𝐧 🌊
Have you seen the weather?

𝐈𝐧𝐝𝐢 💜
I take it you and Ethan are good then...

Ethan watched as Lillian tapped away on her phone,

"What?" Lillian asked as she cocked her head feeling his eyes on her,

"You're cute when your focused on your phone," Ethan blurted out as he propped his head on his arm,

"Sorry," he added as he realised that it might have sound wrong,

"Don't be," the girl smiled as she shook her head placing her phone back on the table next to her,

"What's going on in your mind?" The brunette asked as he saw that she was thinking about something,

"You want to go for a drive?" The blonde tucked her hair behind her ear as she looked back at him,

"Where to?" The hockey player knew that the girl loved driving so it wasn't surprising when she asked,

"Anywhere," the soccer player sighed as she placed her head back on the pillow,

"I think I have a place," Ethan nodded as he thought about it,

"Take me to it then," Lillian smiled as she was excited to see where they were going to go.

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Lillian let out a giggle as she ran through a pile of leaves,

"Where did you find this place?" Lillian asked as she turned back to look at the boy,

"I came here after we fought once," Ethan confessed as he messed with his hair that was underneath his cap,

"Really?" The girl began to feel bad as they went through a really rough patch where they did fight almost every night,

"Yeah," the boy nodded as he watched the girl walk back to him,

"I just kept on driving and eventually got here," he rambled as he watched her send him a small smile,

"It's beautiful here," the girl let out a gasp as she still couldn't believe the views,

"Can I ask you something?" Ethan asked as he cocked his head,

"You just did," Lillian joked but quickly went quiet as she saw the unimpressed look that she was met with,

"You can ask me anything," she added as she sent him a nod,

"Are we good?" The brunette asked as he felt stupid for even needing to bring it up,

"Yeah," the blonde nodded as she thought it was a random question,

"Even after last night?" The hockey player knew that they barely could have classified that as a bicker,

But still.

"Look you're gonna fuck some people," the soccer player began as she stopped walking.

"I'm gonna fuck some people," she added causing him to grow more confused,

"Where is this going?" Ethan asked as he cocked his head,

"Point is we can be friends without expecting anything from the other person." Lillian shrugged as she knew that it was the right thing to say,

"Yeah," the boy nodded as it was somehow not the response that he wanted,

"I guess that you're right," he added as he let out a sigh,

"I'm always right," the girl grinned as she tucked her hair behind her ears,

"Now why were you asking that?" She added as she cocked her head,

"Because I was worried you were mad at me," Ethan confessed as some words were shared last night,

"When was I mad?" Lillian asked as she pieced the last night together,

"When we walked back to the house," the brunette explained as the girl nodded,

"That's not my fault," the blonde shook her head,

"We both know that when I'm drunk I can be a bitch if I'm horny," she added as she ran her fingers through her hair,

"So you were horny last night?" The boy smirked as he could tell that it had gone over her head,

"Please I had the picture of you between my thighs for at least four hours last night," the girl confessed as she continued walking leaving a flustered Canadian behind her as he too began to think about that image.

𝐥𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐬𝐟𝐫𝐚𝐬𝐞𝐫𝐫 𝐡𝐚𝐬 𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐝 !

𝐥𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐬𝐟𝐫𝐚𝐬𝐞𝐫𝐫 exploring is the best hangover cure

𝐞𝐝𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐬.𝟕𝟑 thought you would have said the karaoke in the car 😔
𝐝𝐲𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐮𝐤𝐞𝟐𝟓 was it Taylor Swift?
𝐥𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐬𝐟𝐫𝐚𝐬𝐞𝐫𝐫 no 💔
𝐞𝐝𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐬.𝟕𝟑 my car is a Taylor free zone

𝐥𝐡𝐮𝐠𝐡𝐞𝐬_𝟎𝟔 so this is where you snuck off to
𝐥𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐬𝐟𝐫𝐚𝐬𝐞𝐫𝐫 well I didn't know it was gonna be here
𝐥𝐡𝐮𝐠𝐡𝐞𝐬_𝟎𝟔 you missed the Starbucks run for this
𝐥𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐬𝐟𝐫𝐚𝐬𝐞𝐫𝐫 SHUT UP
𝐞𝐝𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐬.𝟕𝟑 now I have to get her coffee 😒

𝐫𝐮𝐭𝐠𝐞𝐫𝐦𝐜𝐠𝐫𝐨𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐲 how are you not cold??
𝐥𝐮𝐜𝐚.𝐟𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐢 I'm cold looking at her
𝐥𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐬𝐟𝐫𝐚𝐬𝐞𝐫𝐫 it's the Canadian blood 🤪
𝐞𝐝𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐬.𝟕𝟑 you're literally British
𝐦𝐚𝐫𝐤𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐩𝐚 why are you two commenting to each other as if you aren't together rn?
𝐦𝐚𝐜𝐤𝐢𝐞.𝐬𝐚𝐦𝐨 THEYRE TOGETHER
𝐥𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐬𝐟𝐫𝐚𝐬𝐞𝐫𝐫 he's my driver
𝐞𝐝𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐬.𝟕𝟑 I better have been a lot more than that last night
𝐥𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐬𝐟𝐫𝐚𝐬𝐞𝐫𝐫 shut up
𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐠𝐨𝐭𝐨𝐛𝐞𝐫𝐭𝐬𝟐𝟒 ETHAN WHAT DID YOU DO TO MY BEST FRIEND
𝐞𝐝𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐬.𝟕𝟑 WHAT MAKES YOU THINK I DID IT
𝐥𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐬𝐟𝐫𝐚𝐬𝐞𝐫𝐫 you always do something
𝐞𝐝𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐬.𝟕𝟑 I guess I am a busy man
𝐫𝐮𝐭𝐠𝐞𝐫𝐦𝐜𝐠𝐫𝐨𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐲 can we get this off of my comment please 🤢

𝐛𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐧.𝐛𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐬𝐨𝐧 I think I've missed a few chapters
𝐣𝐚𝐜𝐨𝐛_𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐬𝐜𝐨𝐭𝐭𝟐𝟎 you've missed more than just a few chapters with them
𝐥𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐬𝐟𝐫𝐚𝐬𝐞𝐫𝐫 come back to Michigan and I'll catch you up
𝐛𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐧.𝐛𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐬𝐨𝐧 thought you'd rather come to Vegas but suit yourself
𝐥𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐬𝐟𝐫𝐚𝐬𝐞𝐫𝐫 nope too late, I'm coming there now
𝐥𝐡𝐮𝐠𝐡𝐞𝐬_𝟎𝟔 am I hearing spring break in Vegas??

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AN: HELLO PEOPLE I AM NOT DEAD!

I was just really on the fence about this chapter so yous are going to have to bear with me for that. And I am not at fault for any emotional damage caused by the next two chapters okay? 😭

It's currently morning here so I'll publish 17 & 18 later on tonight (when I usually release chapters.