Chapter 8

Melanie's POV

Why would Drew tell Wesley that? It's none of Wesley's business! When I hear my front door slam shut, I slide down the wall and sink to the ground as I tangle my fingers in my hair and the tears start coming down immediately. I feel all of the strength that I've built up ever since Jace died start to crumble and I continue to let the tears fall.

I get up and get under my covers as I feel myself start to get cold and I close my eyes. I shouldn't have gotten mad at Wesley like that, he didn't know.

See, my brother used to smoke and get high all the time. He claimed he didn't really care what happened to him as long as he didn't get killed. One night he decided to go out with friends and get waisted and get high. He accidentally stumbled onto a railroad, and the train barely missed him. He escaped with a bunch of bruises and a broken arm. He could've gotten killed.

I almost lost my baby brother and that killed me on the inside.

My phone begins to ring and I groan before answering it, not bothering to look at the caller I.D.

"Hey baby, are you okay?" I hear Wesley on the other line and I don't answer for several seconds. "Hello?"

"Yeah, I'm here. I don't know Wes.. I just need some time. I'm not mad at you, I'm mad at Drew." I say, emphasizing Drew's name and I hear him sigh on the other end.

"I'm sorry that I told you. He told me not to tell you that I know and I was stupid to bring it up."

"Don't apologize, this isn't your fault."

"I know but I just feel guilty."

"Don't be, Wes. He shouldn't have even told you. I don't even know if I would've ever told you."

"Why, though? Melanie.. I'm here for you, okay? No matter what, I'm here for you. I love you." He whispers the last part.

"You w-what?" I ask, my heart pounding against my chest.

"Uh, nothing Melanie. Nothing. Gotta go." He says quickly and I panic.

"Wesley, don't hang up!" It's too late. I hear the line drop and I just stare at my phone. He loves me? Me? I honestly can't believe it.. I mean, I know we really like each other.. But love? I just don't know.

I redial his number over and over just to get his voicemail every time. Eventually it just went straight to voicemail. I guess he turned his phone off. Fucking great. I dial Keaton's number and wait for him to pick up.

"Hello?"

"Keaton!"

"Yes?" He asks, sounding confused.

"Do you know where Wesley is?"

"No.. I thought he was with you?" He says and my heart sinks.

"No, I got mad at him a little while ago and told him to leave.. He ended up calling me and we talked it over and then.. Keaton, he told me he loves me." I say into the phone, my grip on it tight.

"He did?" Keaton seems taken aback.

"Yes, he did. And then I guess it slipped out because he said he had to go and hung up immediately."

"Wow.. Mel, I don't know what to say."

"Keaton, what do I do?!"

"I don't know.. Call Drew and ask. Knowing Wesley he's probably taking a run or some shit. I'd let him cool off and then try and find him. Give it a few hours."

"Okay.... Okay, thanks Keaton. I'll call Drew." I hear him sigh on the other end and I hang up.

"Hello?"

"Drew! Do you know where Wesley is?"

"No, I thought he was with you?" I sigh. Not this again.

"No, he isn't. I got mad at him and told him to leave. He called me a little while later and we talked it through.. Then he told me he loves me."

"Wow.." Was all he could say and I groan.

"Drew.. Do you know where he is?!"

"I don't know. I'll go over to his apartment and see if he's there?"

"Yeah, I'll meet you there."

I hang up the phone and get dressed quickly. Once I'm finished, I grab my keys and head out to my car. When I get to Wesley's apartment, I see Drew getting out of his car and I get out as well and catch up to him.

"Hey." I say as we head up the stairs.

He smiles at me, putting an arm around me in a hug as we walk to Wesley's apartment door. I knock as much as I can and we wait but there's no answer. I get my key to his apartment out and unlock his door and we walk in.

"Wesley?!" I yell, and there's no answer. We look around and he's no where to be found.

"I don't know whe-"

"What the fuck are you two doing in my apartment?" Wesley cuts Drew off and I gasp as I look at him. He scared the shit out of me.

"Uh.. Wes, we need to talk." I say, and he sighs.

"Fine but Drew you need to leave." Wesley says and I take a deep breath.

"Okay.. Melanie, call me if you need me okay?" Drew asks and I nod as he walk out of Wesley's apartment.

"What do you want to talk about?" Wesley sits down and I slowly sit down next to him.

"Wes, what you said to me on the phone.. Did you mean it?"

"Uh.. Yeah. Yes, I did. I know you might not love me back yet, but I love you." He takes my hands and I don't look at him. "Melanie, please say something."

"Wes, I don't know what to say. I.. Just I'm sorry but I don't love you. Not yet. Just give me time. Please." I say and he looks off.

"Mel, I know you're not ready to love me yet, but I'll wait. I'll give you all the time you need because I love you, okay?"

"Okay." I say, nodding as the tears start to fall and Wesley takes me into his arms and I cuddle into his chest immediately.

He rubs my back gently and I look up at him and kiss him softly, moving my hands to his hair. He wraps his arms around my waist and we kiss slowly, as he moves me onto his lap and I straddle him.

"You're so beautiful." Wesley says against my lips and I giggle.

"You're so cute."

"Oh, not this again." He jokes and I laugh loudly as he begins to tickle me, pinning me down on the couch as he hovers over me.

"Wesley, stop!" I squeal and he continues to tickle me. I bat this hands away and he laugh as he stands up. I get up and he places his hands on my waist, kissing my forehead.

"I love you so so so so so much." He says, pulling me closer to him as I feel my cheeks start to heat up.

I rest my head on his chest as he holds me and we sway back and forth like we're dancing even though there's no music. It was peaceful, and I liked it. Wesley seemed to make everything better.

"I booked our flights today for when we leave tomorrow by the way."

"You did?"

"Yep, our plane leaves at 6 in the morning, so.. we should wake up at around 4."

"Ughhh, can I stay here for the night then? I already have my bags packed, we'll just have to go to my place and pick them up."

"Yeah, sure you can baby." He says and I blush even harder.

"Wes... Do you think your family will like me?"

"Yes, I'm sure they will. If I love you, they'll adore you. Don't worry about it, alright?" He says and I look up at him.

"Okay.." I smile and he tucks a strand of hair behind my ear and takes my hand, leading me back to his bedroom. He takes off his shirt and pants, leaving him in his boxers and I bite my lip at the sight. I pull down my pants and take off my shirt, walking over to where he threw his shirt and I put it on.

"You look cute in my clothes." He says and I blush yet again. This boy is killing me.

"Yeah, well might as well wear your shirt. Don't wanna be sleeping in just my undergarments, now do I?" I smirk and sit on his bed, crossing my legs.

"I wouldn't mind.." I hear him mumble and I laugh.

"Not too fast, Stromberg." I say and laugh a bit as I see him turn around. He walks over and pushes me down against the bed, pulling me further up the mattress. I look at him, breathing heavily and he looks at my lips and kisses me roughly. He kisses down my neck roughly and I moan loudly. He starts to nibble on my skin and I feel up and down his abs, earning a moan from him and I smirk. He flips us over so I'm straddling his lim and I smile at him as he starts to pull his shirt off of me. He hesitates and I close my eyes, nodding as he pulls it off all the way and I open my eyes. He bites his lip, scanning my body. I'm not a virgin, but it's weird to have another man other than Jace to see me in just my undergarments.

"You're so fucking beautiful." Wesley says as he trails his fingers up and down my sides softly and I giggle as it tickles a little. I lean down and kiss him softly and I push my tongue in his mouth and he smiles against my lips. I pull away and roll off of him.

"We should get some sleep, we gotta get up early." I say and he rolls over, propping himself up on his elbow as he looks down at me.

"Okay." He whispers and kisses my nose and I blush immediately.

We get under the covers and I snuggle into his chest as he wraps his arms around me and I fall asleep immediately, being so exhausted from this confusing day.

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The next morning I wake up before Wesley, and I grin as an idea pops up in my head. I lead my hand down his body and towards the hem of his boxers, and play with it. He stirs a bit but doesn't wake up so I press my hand down on him over his boxers and he gets hard immediately. I laugh as he wakes up and grabs my hands quickly.

"Good morning." I say, still laughing as he groans.

"Fuck, you're such a tease." He says and I get up.

"We've gotta get ready, our plane leaves in 2 hours." I say, and go to take a shower quickly. Once I'm done, I wrap a towel around myself and pass Wesley on the way out, putting on some clothes that I keep at Wesley's place on.

When Wesley comes out of the bathroom, he has a towel wrapped around his waist and he goes to get some clothes. When he comes out of the bathroom, he has a black t-shirt and khakis on. He grabs his snapback and puts it on and I smile at him.

"You look nice." He says and I blush.

"So do you, are you packed yet?" I ask and he nods.

"Yep."

"Okay, let's go." I smile at him, and kiss him quickly before heading towards the front door, while he grabs his suitcase and his keys.

After we get to my place and get my stuff for our trip, we finally get to the airport, 10 minutes before we're supposed to leave. We sit down in the waiting area and I sigh as I rest my head on Wesley's shoulder, still trying to wake up from being up so early.

"Flight 4B to LAX. Flight 4B to LAX." The lady at the desks repeats herself over the intercom and me and Wesley grab out stuff and go get in line to board the plane. Once we get on we go and find our seats and I sit down while Wesley puts our luggage in the compartments when we do.

"It'll take us about 7 hours to get to Los Angeles so you can take a nap if you want." Wesley says and I smile.

"I will, just let us get in the air first." I say and he nods and kisses my forehead.

"I love you." He whispers and I rest my head on his shoulder and hold his hand as the pilot says what he needs to say and then the plane takes off. I end up sleeping for half of the flight and talking to Wesley the other half.

When we land, we wait until it's our turn to get off the plane and we grab out luggage and head out to where Wesley's parents should be heading. Keaton and Drew took a separate flight and should be here in a few hours.

When Wesley sees his parents he walks me over to them and gives them very big hugs. I smile at the sight and then Wesley puts an arm around my waist.

"Mom, dad.. This is my girlfriend, Melanie." He says and they pull me into a big hug and I smile as they pull away.

"Call me Laraine. We've heard so much about you! You're the only thing Wesley ever talks about when he calls us." Wesley's mom says and I blush.

"Mom, stop." Wesley whines and we laugh.

"Okay, let's get going." Laraine says and Wesley grabs my hand as we grab our luggage and follow them out of LAX and to their car.

When we get to their house, it's huge and I look at in awe as we walk inside.

"You two can go unpack and do whatever and then Keaton and Drew should be here when it's time for dinner." Laraine says and I smile.

We head upstairs and Wesley walks me to his old room and I follow suit. I look around when we get in and it's not the average room you'd think a teenage boy would have when they lived here. It's very neat and there's no half naked girls on posters on the walls either.

"So, this is my old room.. It's not really anything special." Wesley says and I laugh as I walk over to him.

"It's fine. I like it." I say and lean up to kiss him slowly.

I pull away and walk around his old room and see loads of pictures in different places. I see one picture with him and two girls and I pick it up.

"Who are these people with you?"

"Uh, that's my sister Brianna and my ex girlfriend Misty." He says and he looks sad as he looks at the picture. He takes it from me and puts it down on the desk and walks away from me to go sit down.

"Wes.. What's wrong?" I ask, coming over to him and he just looks down.

"Nothing, Mel." He says and I roll my eyes.

"Wesley, tell me."

"It's nothing, Melanie! Leave it alone!" He yells at me and I gasp as he shoves past me and out of the room. I hear the front door slam shut loudly downstairs and I sigh, running my fingers through my hair. What the fuck is his problem?

"What's wrong with him?" Laraine comes in and I shake my head.

"I don't know. He got mad at me and left." I frown and she gives me a sympathetic smile.

"Well, what made him get mad at you?" She asks and comes to sit down with me on the bed.

"I was looking at pictures and there was one of him and his sister and his ex girlfriend.."

"Oh.. I see." She says and she gives me a sad look.

"What happened?"

"Um.. Melanie, I think you should let Wesley tell you that on his own time."

"It's that bad, huh?"

"Yeah.. Let's just say that she broke his heart... But that doesn't even explain what happened at all."

"Oh, wow.. I thought it was nothing so I was joking with him to tell me and he got pissed off and left."

"That's usually what he does when Misty gets brought up. I'm going to go get dinner ready. Wesley's dad went to go get Keaton and Drew from the airport." She says, patting my shoulder and giving me a smile.

"Okay, I'll be down when they get here." I smile back at her.

She nods and I sit there, waiting for Keaton and Drew to get here while I sit back and do nothing.

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Hey, so sorry this chapter is a little short! I didn't want to keep y'all hanging and I've barely have had time to write. And the next chapter might be a little long so that might make up for it.. I hope! (: I'll update soon.❤️