✦ ⋆ ࣪ . TIGERS! 🗯️ . ‹𝟥
━━━ chapter 010 ( real life )

amara wasn't really sure what she was thinking when she let those three words leave her lips, but here she is, being led down a hallway by vinnie.

the mix of both alcohol and weed in her system has her vision a little more blurred than usual and vinnie keeps opening random doors until he can find an empty room. amara recognizes the song playing in the background as pyramids by frank ocean and grins to herself.

vinnie eventually finally finds an open bedroom, and pulls her into it using their connected hands after he's stepped inside. amara sighs of relief at the sound of the door closing behind them, taking a step back to lean against it.

vinnie uses the opportunity of her leant against the door to take a step closer to her. she looks up to him as he wraps one of his arms around her waist, feeling an embarrassing amount of butterflies erupt in her stomach. it feels like vinnies touch creates a million burning little fires on her skin and she wants to blame it on the weed, but she knows that's just always been the effect vinnies had on her.

her eyes jump from each of his eyes individually and chills form all over her body when he leans closer to her. he reaches one of his hands out and her eyebrows furrow until she looks down to see him locking the door through the knob next to her. she takes in a breath and looks back to vinnie to find his eyes already on her.

she knows why they're here, so she has enough courage to say what she wants to say. "are you gonna kiss me?" she asks impatiently, blowing out a breath and tilting her head at him when the corner of his lips quirk up. "or am i gonna have to do it myse-"

it's really no surprise when vinnie cuts her off with his lips on hers. his left hand tightens its grip on her waist while his other one slides under her shirt and up her lower back to pull her closer to him. immediately, amara realizes two things: his lips are a drug, and she's spent the past year sober.

instantly, her hands are everywhere—his cheeks, his chin, his jaw, his neck, his hair, his shoulders. they become familiar with every crevice of him for the second time. vinnies skin is hot, and it makes amara want to touch it all the more.

her hands come to a rest in his hair, deciding on tugging on his strands of hair as the most satisfying option. his kissing grows sloppier the more she pulls and he grunts against her lips, making her grin to herself.

his hands travel from her waist to her legs, catching her completely off guard as he begins to kneel down a little bit, when all of a sudden, she's lifted from the ground. his hands move to grip the back of her thighs and she takes the hint, wrapping her legs around his waist and resting her hands on the back of his neck. he smirks at the way she just follows along with his movements without a second thought before leaning back in to kiss her, now more intensely.

her back becomes more and more pressed against the door behind her as vinnies hands roaming her backside go lower and lower. her hands roam over his neck, desperate to touch some part of him as she kisses him.

he takes a step back so that she isn't pressed against the door and instead turns around, keeping his hands rested on her back to keep her close as he begins walking while kissing her. he journeys to the bed and takes a seat on the edge, resulting in amara being sat on his lap instead of her legs wrapped around him.

she pulls away from him to take a moment to readjust on his lap. she leans back as he keeps his hands firmly planted on her hips to prevent her from falling and she flips her hair so that it's out of her face. vinnie falls into a trance as she does so, staring at her as if she's some sort of goddess.

she grins down at him and vinnie snaps out of it, using the opportunity to see something he's curious about. his hands slide back to her back and he pulls her so close to him that their chests are touching. amaras eyes widen and she sighs, leaning down to rest her head in the crook of his neck. vinnie raises her shirt up a bit and leans his head forward to get an angled view of the tattooed tigers on her back. he grins. "tigers," he murmurs, his voice growing raspier when amara begins kissing the skin of his neck her head is resting against.

"amara, baby," he mumbles, exhaling a breath when amara begins sucking on the skin to leave a hickey. his hands quickly grip onto her skin, landing on the spots of her back where both of the tigers are tattooed.

she eventually pulls away from his neck, locking eyes with him and catching sight of the grin on his lips before his lips are on hers again. her hands travel to his hair, loving the way she can feel his breathing get quicker when she pulls on the strands. he pulls away from her to catch his breath and murmurs against her lips, "i've missed the way your lips taste."

her insides feel like goo. "vinnie." she grins.

"and the way you say my name," he then quickly adds on with a smirk. she amusedly rolls her eyes at him before removing a hand from his hair to instead rest on his cheek and use to bring his lips back to hers.

as their lips work against each other, vinnies hands trail from where the tattoos reside on her back to up along her middle torso. his hands are hot against her skin under her shirt and she feels as if he's feeling a deep craving within her—the same craving she's had for him since he first left.

her body is hot all over and just as his hands begin to reach the bottom of the back of her bra, the door suddenly comes flying open. vinnie instantly retracts his hands and the two both instantly break apart to turn their heads in the direction. it seems to be a random drunk person but still, vinnie feels protective and pulls her slightly closer to him as she's still on his lap so that they see less of how flustered she is in this vulnerable situation. "oh shit," the persons eyes widen comically and they quickly turn around. "my bad!" they shout before quickly closing the door.

once the two are by themselves again, amara instantly looks back to him, confusion written all over her face as she's still kind of in shock. "i thought you locked the door?" she asks questionably.

vinnie pauses for a moment before responding. "okay well, i did..." he says first. "i just didn't know if i turned it the right way, you know.."

amaras instantly shaking her head at him. "you're so stupid," she says although her voice is fond. since the two have been snapped out of their heated exchange, she now really has a good glimpse of him. "oh vinnie, you're a mess," she says with a giggle once she notices the lipstick smeared all over his lips and his chin. the corner of his lips turn upwards at her laugh and she cups his cheeks as she admires her mess. "you've got lipstick all over you."

he just lazily grins at her. "i don't really mind."

amara tries to ignore the swarm of butterflies in her stomach but she can't lie, she's missed seeing him like this. she's just missed him in general.

she grins at him, letting go of his cheeks and instead placing her hands firmly on his shoulders. it begins to feel a little awkward when she thinks about the fact that they were just passionately making out and now she's just sitting on his lap. "okay..." she speaks up hesitantly. "we should probably chill.."

"yeah..." vinnie agrees, trailing off for a moment and tapping his fingers mindlessly along her waist before suggesting, "wanna come back to my place?"

her eyes widen. "vinnie." she gives him a blank look. she just said they need to chill and he's really—

"to sleep, mars," he cuts her off with a chuckle. she then awkwardly presses her lips together and it just makes him laugh more. "c'mon now."

"whatever," she sighs, trying to hide her amusement with a roll of her eyes but knowing it's impossible with the sickening drunken smile on her face. "as long as you've got a change of clothes, i'm in."

he grins at her, knowing he does. "let's go to my car then."

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well this chapter was crazy 🤗🤗🤗 did we fw it or was it too crazy and i need to chill

i literally wrote 99% of this like 2 months ago and just never finished the last part so like here u go ❤️❤️❤️ i have sm prewritten chaps after this to publish soooo

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jaden