Chapter 19

Melanie's POV

"I don't know how to tell her, that's the problem!" Thomas whines.

Currently we are in a grocery store and I happened to bump into him while shopping.

"You just gotta look her in the eyes and tell her you love her."

"Don't you think that seems kind of... Random?"

"How is it random?"

"There's nothing romantic about that! You put it like I've just told her I failed a test!" He complains.

"I'm sure Maggie would love it if you did something romantic for her." I say and he sighs over-dramatically.

"We've been other this, Mel! I don't know what to do." He puts a hand to his forehead and I laugh a bit.

"Just take her out on a romantic date and then kiss her a few times and then just tell her you love her." I say and he looks like he's thinking.

"Yeah.. I guess that could work. Thanks Mel."

"You're welcome, Thomas."

"So... How are things with you and Wesley?"

"Fine actually.. We haven't fought in awhile but now he knows I found out about his job." I say and pick up some chips to put in the cart.

"Oh really? How did that go over?"

"We were at Keaton's to meet his new girlfriend and have lunch and Drew was there. They started arguing and then somehow Drew knew about the job too. He yelled it out in front of everybody and Wes got pissed. He beat the shit out of Drew. But Drew gave him a good punch in the jaw."

"Oh damn.. That sounds crazy. I know how hard Wes can punch and I bet Drew wasn't feeling too good after."

"Oh, he wasn't.. Trust me. He's all bandaged up."

"Well, it was nice catching up with you. We have lunch scheduled with my mom and your dad tomorrow so I'll see you later." He says, kissing my cheek before walking away.

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After I drop off the groceries at my apartment, I head over to Wesley's training gym and go watch him work out.

"Wes! Your girl is here!" Some guy calls and Wesley drops what he's doing to look for me. I wave at him and he jogs over, putting his hands on my hips and leans down to kiss me but I stop him.

"No sir, you're all sweaty."

He pouts at me and I laugh a bit.

"Pretty pleaseee?" He drags out the e, and gives me puppy dog eyes.

"Alright, I guess so." I give in and he presses his lips to mine softly, pushing me up against the wall.

"Get a room!" We hear a guy yell and I look over Wesley's shoulder to see all of the guys looking at us and laughing. I blush a bit and look up at Wesley to see him blushing as well.

"Hey, you all are just jealous that you don't have a girl to call yours and kiss whenever you want to!" Wesley shouts back and I giggle.

"Fuck off!" One of them say jokingly, and I bust out laughing.

Wesley sends me a playful glare and I smile at him.

"Alright guys, I'm heading out early! I have dinner plans with this lovely lady." I give him a confused look.

"We do?" I ask.

"Yep. I would've told you earlier but I thought about it and I think that it should be a surprise."

"Okay..."

He takes my hand and leads me out my car, and he drives over to his place.

"I'm gonna get changed. Just wait here." He says, running off into his room and I sit down on the couch, fumbling with my thumbs.

He comes out a few minutes later and he wears his normal khakis, a white t-shirt and his snapbacks, along with some sneakers.

"My lady." He says, holding out his hand for me to take and I burst out laughing.

"Cheesy much?"

"Only for you." He says, smirking at me and I wrap my arm around his as we walk towards his car.

"So are you gonna tell me where we're going?"

"Nope."

"Wesley, it's not like you to plan surprises.."

"Well, I decided to today. We'll be there in a second, it's nothing special." He says and I laugh a bit. "Here we are."

I look up and we're at the restaurant Chili's and I laugh loudly.

"What?" Wesley asks, trying not to laugh as well.

"Let's go." I say and we get out of the car together.

Wesley wraps his arm around my waist and we walk inside, being sat down at a table almost immediately. Wesley holds my hand across the table and I smile at him before looking down to my menu.

"So... It's almost been a year since Jace died." Wesley mentions and I look up at him.

"Yeah.."

"How do you feel about that?"

"I don't know. Of course we're gonna have a memorial for him but I'm still waiting for his parents to contact me about that. I haven't heard from them in several months which is strange."

"Don't worry, baby. I'm sure they'll call you soon and if they don't then we can have a memorial for him by ourselves. Of course with Keaton and them if you'd like." He says, rubbing the back of my hand with his thumb.

"I'd appreciate that." I say and give him a small smile.

"Well then if that's what you want then that's what we'll do." He smiles back and I giggle a bit.

After dinner is over we head back to his apartment and I change into one of his shirts as soon as we get inside.

"Do you wanna watch a movie?" Wesley asks, taking my hand and leading me to the couch.

"Sure, why not." I say and he kisses my forehead as we sit down. As we're watching the movie, I notice Wesley seems very tense and he's hardly touching me.

"Are you okay?" I ask, taking his hand in mine.

"Yep." He says and I can tell it's a lie.

"Wesley..."

"Uh... Mel, I know we've been dating for about 6 months now and I was just wondering.... Would you like to move in with me?"

"I would love to, but.."

"But what?" He says too quickly.

"My dad doesn't know we're still dating and how are we supposed to sneak around if I'm living with you? He'll find out." I say, frowning and Wesley doesn't look at me, running his fingers through his hair and he looks frustrated.

"Fuck, Mel.."

"I need to get a job that way I can say that I'm paying for an apartment when I'm actually not so he doesn't have to worry about me."

"You know what, that's a good idea... Do you think it could work?"

"I don't know, Wes. What if he tries to come and visit me? It won't be good if he comes to visit me and it turns about to be an empty apartment or someone else living there."

"Yeah... Mel, we need to tell him we're dating. I wanna live with you." He says, looking back to me and pulling me closer to him.

"I know, babe. I wish we could but he scares me sometimes. And I don't wanna get kicked out of NYU." I say and he pouts at me.

"Can we go fuck?" He blurts out, staring at my lips and I gasp, my eyebrows twisting in confusion.

"No." I say, glaring at him.

"Why not? We didn't have dessert and I was thinking maybe you could help out with that." He smirks at me, trying to sound seductive and I roll my eyes, disgusted.

"You're disgusting. Did you have anything to drink?"

"Yeah.. A couple of beers.. Nothing too much."

"That explains it." I stand up.

"Hey, where are you going?" He asks with an attitude, snatching one of my wrists with his hand.

"I'm leaving."

"No, you're not."

"Yes, I am. Why are you being such an asshole?"

"Can we just please have a quickie right here? We haven't had sex in a few weeks." He says, his eyes desperate.

"Why?"

"I have my needs."

"You're disgusting." I repeat, rolling my eyes and I shove him off of me, walking towards the door and leaving as fast as I can.

As I get outside, I realize I have no car. Fuck... I can't go back in there though. I sigh and start walking, hoping no one tries to jump me or something. I pull my jacket closer around me and just as I think things can't get any worse, the heel on my shoe breaks. I groan, pulling the shoe off and limping my way down the sidewalk.

I try calling Keaton but no answer... I try calling Thomas but no answer either. The only person I can think of left to call is Drew and I really don't want to do that. I think about it and decide to call him anyway. He is my last resort. I dial his answer and of course, he answers.

"Hello?" He says, sounding like he just woke up.

"Drew? Did you just wake up?" I ask, as I continue to walk.

"Sorta.. It's okay, though. What did you need?"

"C-can you come pick me up? Wesley and I got in a fight and I don't have a car.."

"Yeah, sure. Where are you?"

I give him my location and I wait for him to come pick me up, which only took 5 minutes.

The car ride is silence and he takes me back to my apartment, walking me to my door.

"Look, Mel. I'm sorry for everything that's happened. I really am." He says, and I look up at him.

"I'm sorry too, Drew. I didn't mean for any of this to happen and I didn't mean for Wesley to beat the shit out of you."

"Well me and Wesley still had some unresolved shit going on between the two of us. It's mainly not your fault." He says and I give him a small smile. It's silent for a second and I unlock my door, opening it before turning back to him.

"Well, I gu-" Drew presses his lips to mine quickly, wrapping his arms around my waist and pushes me back into my apartment, shutting he door and pushing me up against it.

I don't respond for a second but I sigh into the kiss, tangling my fingers in his hair and kissing back. His hands roam my torso and I bite his lip. Damn, he's such a good kisser.

He pulls back, resting his forehead against mine as we breathe heavily.

"I..." He mutters and I press my lips back to his quickly, and he taps the back of my legs, telling me to jump and I do, wrapping my legs around his waist. He walks us to my room, not breaking the kiss and he sets me on the bed, hovering over me as he leads his lips down to my neck. All I think about is Wesley when he's doing this. No one else. But I can't seem to make myself stop. Drew pulls off his shirt, doing the same with mine and I pull his pants off, and he lays me down on my bed.

"Drew..." I gasp, pulling him closer to me......

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