✦ ⋆ ࣪ . WANNA MAKE OUT? 🗯️ . ‹𝟥
━━━ chapter 009 ( real life )

"so vinnie, be honest," amaras eyes trail over vinnies face as he sits across from her, a joint lit in between his lips and a newfound redness to his eyes. "did you actually listen to the songs i posted?"

the corner of vinnies lips turn upwards before he pulls the joint from his lips, blowing the smoke out and handing it out to the girl. "'course, mars," he answers lazily, leaning back on the arm of the couch behind him. "had to see what you were trying to communicate with me."

the pair traveled to the basement of this place, where everything is much less crowded and only a couple several people are stood around. they're sat on a loveseat facing each other as vinnie shares what he promised he would: weed.

amara narrows her eyes at him slightly as she brings the joint to her lips. she inhales the smoke before handing it back to him, then slouching back in her seat as she asks, "did troy text you?"

"he did," he confirms, his eyebrows raising slightly. he thinks on her words for a moment before a smirk takes over his face. "did you tell him to?"

amara presses her lips together, realizing how she kind of dug herself into a hole with that one. she looks away from his face and notice how he's still holding the lit joint even though he's not hitting it. she reaches forward and plucks it from his fingers, bringing it to her lips instead of answering his question.

vinnie takes her lack of an answer as an answer itself and chuckles. "you could've just texted me, yknow," he tells her with a shrug. "i would've answered."

amara brings the joint away from her lips after his words, keeping it in her hands as she blows the smoke out. she purses her lips for a moment. "yeah, no," she shuts the mere idea down immediately. "i could never be caught dead texting first."

"oh?" he raises his eyebrows at her, a half smirk taking over his face. "you'd rather post on instagram then?"

"exactly." she grins at him before bringing the joint she never handed back to him to her lips once again. it's pretty much done for, but still, she takes a long hit. vinnie watches her silently as she does so, admiring how pretty she looks in this shitty basement lighting. she eventually brings the joint back down from her lips and surprises him when she scoots forward closer to him on the couch. she keeps the smoke in her mouth until she's leant close enough to his face to blow it all out. the corner of his lips turn upwards in amusement and he reaches down to pluck the barely still lit joint from her fingertips. amara keeps their close distance, looking up at him as he now brings the joint to his lips for the final hit. "are you still as shit as communicating you were a year ago?" she asks.

vinnie finishes getting as much as he can from the joint before pulling it from his lips. he looks down at it before setting it aside in an ashtray, then looking back to amara. "probably," he answers honestly before tilting his head slightly and asking her a question of his own. "your attachment issues still as bad?"

"probably," she answers the same as him before blowing a breath from her lips. "chances are we probably wouldn't work out this time either, right?"

"maybe," vinnie shrugs, pausing for a moment before leaning slightly closer to her. "but it wouldn't be any fun if the odds weren't against us anyway."

the corners of amaras lips quirk upwards. "right," she agrees. she glances over the features of his face, giving herself time to admire how angelic he looks when she's this close to him. it's been a while since she's got to experience him this close, but still, she knows she can't get completely lost in him just yet. she leans away from him slightly and changes the topic completely, "why'd you end things?"

vinnies eyes widen slightly from the subject and he rubs the back of his neck for a second before sighing, "you had a busy schedule and shit to do every day after you released your album," he states. amara nods her head at him, a blank expression on her face like she doesn't see what that has to do with anything. he notices her expression and goes on, "i was holding you back, mars."

"i should've known you were gonna say some corny shit," she groans, instantly making vinnies eyes narrow. she crosses her arms over her chest. "we could've made it work," she says it as a fact because that's what she truly believes it to be. "but you didn't want to put in the effort."

"that's not true," he's quick to disagree, a frown now on his lips. "i just wanted to give you a chance to shine."

"i was perfectly content with shining with you, idiot," she remarks, a frown on her lips as well. vinnies face twists up slightly, a feeling of guilt creeping upon him. she notices his change of expression and sighs, choosing to ask something else. "you never made me your girlfriend," she brings up. "why?"

vinnie pauses for a prolonged moment after the question, thinking on it for a while before allowing a breath out of his lips. "i don't know," he answers, knowing that's obviously not what she wants to hear and deciding to try again. "i just wasn't ready."

"hm," she hums in response, deciding if she wants to believe his words. when they were together, they weren't official, but they did everything a couple would do. that seems ready to her. but then again, vinnie is different, and she knows him. she knows he has commitment issues and he's always been honest about that with her. she glances over the features of his face and searches his eyes for an ounce of insincerity. when she finds nothing, she relaxes. "are you ready now?"

"yes," he answers surprisingly fast.

her eyebrows instantly raise at his quickness and how sure he seems in his answer. "...and you're not just saying what i wanna hear?" she challenges.

vinnie shakes his head, knowing he realized just how much he needs the girl in his life during their time spent away from one another. "nah," he assures her, a lazy grin taking over his face as he finds himself focusing on the color of her eyes. "i'm sure."

"cool." amara grins at the boy, taking his answer for what it is and leaning forward like she was before. she wastes no time beating around the bush when she asks, "wanna make out?"

a smirk instantly takes over vinnies lips.

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litch have chapters prewritten for after this chap i just couldn't write this for some reason ??? anyways we 🆙🆙

next chapter is steam-eeee 🤗🤗

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jaden