✦ ⋆ ࣪ . WITHOUT SAYING GOODBYE? 🗯️ . ‹𝟥
━━━ chapter 011 ( real life )

amara wakes up with the most excruciating headache of her life. she groans as she slowly opens her eyes, then instantly shielding them after the bright light from a window hits her face. she moves her hand quickly again to take a second look though, when she realizes that that's not her window.

it's when she attempts to sit up, that she suddenly becomes aware of the tattooed arm wrapped securely around her waist, keeping her tightly pressed against the warm body next to hers. her eyes widen as all at once, she recognizes the sheets, the familiar scent of the detergent vinnie washes his clothes with hits her nose, and the events from last night all play back in her head.

she then clamps her eyes shut, allowing what she's done to sink in. she made out with vinnie the first time she ever saw him again. she literally initiated things. goddamn.

she slowly begins to sit up, trying her best to ignore the sleeping body against her until she has to pick up his hand and pry his arm off of her. her first attempt fails completely, seeing as it ends in vinnie tightening his grip around her waist and pulling her closer to him. she sighs deeply at the way he grumbles something she can't make out against her skin, deciding to attempt moving his arm again. this time she successfully moves it and quickly gets up from the bed.

vinnie instantly begins to stir on the bed, so once she spots her phone on the nightstand, she quickly grabs it and heads for the bathroom connected to his bedroom. she closes the door behind her and then locks it, taking in a deep breath when she sees her reflection.

the first thing she registers is that she's wearing one of vinnies t-shirts, and also one of his pairs of sweatpants. the strings on the waistband of the sweatpants are tied tightly and the pressure on her skin it creates serves as a reminder that she needs to find where her own clothes are.

there's leftover makeup on her face from the night before and it does not look pleasant. her mascara is smeared under her eyes and her hair is all tangled. she sighs and looks through vinnies cabinets for makeup remover, not even being able to feel angry when she doesn't find anything because that just means there's been a lack of women in his bathroom. she instead grabs a washcloth and wets it, using that to get most of the makeup off. she then runs her hands through her hair until it looks decent.

she decides her appearance looks good enough for now, but still feels dirty, so begins searching for a spare toothbrush. luckily, she finds an unopened one and uses that and his toothpaste to brush her teeth.

once she's done, she takes a moment to completely recollect herself, and turns around to unlock the door. she turns the knob to open it, her lips then instantly parting when vinnie is revealed on the other side.

"vinnie," she manages to speak with a clear of her throat, awkwardly opening the door more. "hi." she was honestly really hoping he would stay asleep.

"hi, amara." his raspy morning voice is a blessing to her ears. the corner of his lips are upturned and his eyes glance over her once before he speaks again. "morning," he says simply, surprising her when he steps past her to enter the bathroom. she blinks in surprise and steps out of the room to then turn around and see him grabbing his toothbrush.

she decides to use the time that he's preoccupied to search for the clothes she was wearing last night and her high heels, considering she's barefoot right now. she walks to the side of the bed she was sleeping on and sighs of relief when she finds her clothes. she grabs them quickly and glances around for her heels, frowning when she can't find them.

she looks around the room for the shoes, almost about to give up until she finally spots them by the door. she grins and rushes over there to quickly pick them up. she's definitely not putting them on right now, so she settles for walking out barefoot. her hand is on the knob, about to turn it when she hears, "where are you going, mars?" vinnies voice stops her dead in her tracks and she slowly removes her hand from the knob, turning around to see vinnie leant back on the bathroom doorway, peaking his head out at her about to leave. "you're not leaving, are you?"

how the actual fuck does he finish brushing his teeth so fast?

she sighs internally, and manages an awkward laugh. "haha, um," she pauses for a second, pulling her clothes closer to her chest as she fidgets on her feet. "possibly."

he raises his eyebrows at her. "without saying goodbye?" he questions, making her sigh out loud this time and set her clothes and heels down on a small table next to his door. he smirks at the way she just put a pause to her original plan for him, and his eyes follow her as she walks over to stand in front of him. "you gonna leave with my clothes then too, baby?"

"i am, actually," she huffs, tilting her head at him. "have you got a problem with that, vinnie?"

he chuckles. "fine by me, mars," he shrugs nonchalantly before raising up from where he was leant against the doorframe. he instead takes a step forward. "just one thing." he lowers his voice and amaras eyes glance over both of his eyes one at a time as he reaches forward to rest a hand on her waist. "i want to kiss you before you leave," he tells her in a whisper, her eyebrows raising as he uses his hand on her hip to pull her slightly closer to him. "i brushed my teeth and everything." he offers her a grin.

she rolls her eyes amusedly at him, but still raises her hand to rest it on his cheek. his grin instantly widens at her touch and she sighs. "okay," she gives in. "but be gentle," she tells him, making him pause and raise his eyebrows. "you've already got my lips all bruised," she explains, clearly referencing the night before.

a smirk takes over his lips before he brings his other hand down to rest on her other hip. he pulls her completely closer to him. "of course," he responds in a murmur before leaning down and finally connecting their lips. amaras hand slides down to his jaw as she becomes completely consumed with him.

vinnies hands both trail to her lower middle back, pulling her against him as he tilts his head to deepen the kiss. amaras hands roam to the back of his head and find their way to his hair. the movements his lips make against hers grow more intense as her fingers run through his strands of hair. she tugs on a part of his hair just a little too much and vinnie grunts, pulling away from her with a breathless chuckle leaving his lips. "you can't expect me to be gentle when you mess with my hair like that."

"'kay," she mumbles, dropping her hands from his hair and taking a step back as his hands linger on her waist. "you gonna walk me out now?"

he sighs, but still nods his head nonetheless. "of course," he murmurs, dropping a hand from her waist and keeping the other one on to slide to her back. he keeps his hand on her back as she walks to the table she sat her stuff on, him trailing behind her and grabbing her heels with his free hand. she grabs her clothes and then the two both begin walking through his house to reach his front door.

"i hope you know," amara says as the pair walk together. "we're gonna have to talk about this all."

"oh, i know," vinnie speaks as they both finally reach the door, amara then stopping and turning to face vinnie as he stops as well. his hand trails from her back to her waist as he looks down at her. "thanks for bringing me back with lyric posts."

she instantly rolls her eyes playfully at the topic. "well," she sighs, tilting her head at him. "thanks for coming back."

"i could never resist you," he shrugs, knowing it's the truth. she grins at him and it causes him to grin as well.

"mhm," she hums. "last night was fun," she says next, now making vinnie raise his eyebrows slightly. "so thanks."

"don't say that to try and make this seem like a casual thing," he tells her with an upturn to his lips, automatically sensing what she's up to since he knows her so well. she instantly sighs in response, so he smirks, pulling her closer to him with his grip still on her waist. he cups one of her cheeks with his other hand and quickly pecks her lips. amara blinks in surprise and vinnie then drops both of his hands, stepping away with a smug look on his face. "bye, mars."

he hands her high heels out to her and she squints her eyes at him skeptically, taking them from him hesitantly. "bye, vinnie," she responds.

he steps past her to open the door from her and she nods her head, taking a step out. he then offers her one last goodbye before closing the door and amara sighs, pulling out her phone to call an uber, and finally—text the fucking group chat.

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i want him soososoooooo bad

<3
jaden