Us By Force ✔

Chapter 20

Holly

He chuckled and I had to look back at his face. " Honestly, me too. Mia made me realize my feelings for you too. " He cleared and a small blush was evident on his red face. He was embarrassed, to my surprise. I was quiet for a good amount of time. I thought about my life and how it got turned around when he arrived. It hadn't been long since he was here but he made me feel... He made me happy, again. And I never thought that this feeling would return to my soul after my soul died. She was gone.

But, Mason was a dim light that made his way to my dark heart. He made it warmer with affection and care. I couldn't get too close to him because I didn't deserve him, not at all. I was a witch and he was the hunter. He was hunting after me to change me, that's what I thought at least. For all I know, he could be a player and just manipulating my feeling. But again, he told me about his ex-girlfriend and she was not good. Mason was good. Mason is good. Should I trust him?

" Holly... " Mason called to grab my attention back to him and it worked. I looked at him to see his calm and relaxed eyes. He was smiling at me. How could that face belong to a player?  He looked genuinely honest when he told me that he realized his feelings for me. " Are you happy with me?  Are you happy about the kiss?  " He asked bluntly and I blushed. He caught me off guard.

I nodded my head. " Y-yes " I stuttered in my reply. " I was just thinking about how you made me feel a lot of mixed emotions since day one. You made me anxious, angry, buzzed, surprised, shy and most importantly; happy. You made me feel alive after my mom died. Even dad couldn't do that, he was drowned in his own sorrow for losing his soul mate. I don't blame him. We all have feelings, feelings that are used to make us be humans, not stored in our hearts to make us become soulless. So in other words, you restored my soul, Mason. " I exclaimed what I was dying to say then my hands made their way to his neck. I wrapped them around it then hugged him.

It took him few seconds to react but then he pulled his hands and wrapped them around my waist and back. He buried his face in the crook of my neck then exhaled slowly. I melted into that small action and then I relaxed in his touch. We didn't move nor talk. We just embraced the silence in peace. The silence that reminded me of our first encounter. He was a mute wall. He was hard to get through. But, I managed to succeed in breaking that wall. Maybe.

" I like this " He commented without moving. I looked down at his face to see it still buried in my neck.

I felt a tug on my lips and I couldn't help but smile at the word Like. It was weirdly good to be heard from him. " What is it? " I asked. He suddenly pulled his face back and looked at my wandering eyes. His hands were still in their place.

" This position, this silence, this turn of events. All of it. " He replied with a grin that made my smile grew wider.

I hummed. " Me too, it's too relaxing, " I said then he placed his forehead on mine.

After a while, Mason shifted in his place then let go of me. As cliché as it might sound, I missed his warmth instantly. " Can I use your bathroom? You know, since I can't get out of here and neither can you " He asked with a sigh then stood up.

" Sure, sorry I can't offer you a new attire " I apologized and he chuckled.

" It's okay, I don't need it. " He replied then walked to my bathroom, he closed the door behind him and I fell on my bed, then spread my arms and legs in a comfortable position. What a day! What a week! What a life!

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When the bathroom door was opened, I looked at the clock and it read 1:25 am. It was this late and I was lucky for not having any classes tomorrow. It was a day off for me. " Thank you for letting me use it " I heard Mason say, so I lifted my head from my pillow to say that it was nothing but I was greeted by a shirtless Mason. His toned body was so hot and he was fit. His muscles were flexing with every step he took to my bed.

I felt breathless, but I covered my astonishment with a firm nod. " Yeah, sure " I replied, hoping that it came out as my normal voice but we weren't in a movie so it came out as thin as a paper. It was too high pitched than it was supposed to be. Great! 

" So, where should I sleep?  I'm sure that, that small couch won't fit me nor you " He asked then stated what I wanted to say. He was right. And he can't sleep on the cold floor. Unfortunately, I had no extra mattresses in my room.

" Next to me, I think " I replied, hesitant about the idea. He looked at the bed then shook his head.

" I can sleep on the floor, just give me an extra blanket " He cleared and I rose from my bed.

" No, it's too cold and you'll get sick, besides... I have no extra mattress or blankets in this room. Sorry " I replied, feeling bad. " You can sleep next to me, on the bed " I offered again then placed my palm on his bare shoulder. I shivered at the contact and so did he. My hands were cold. Oops!

He let out a short sigh then looked me in the eyes. " Are you sure? " He asked with arched eyebrows.

" Yes, Mason. Let's just sleep " I said in a confident tone then turned around and hopped on my bed. I pulled the covers and made a space for him. " Come on " I patted the empty space and he nodded while walking closer to me.

" Thank you, Holly, " He said after he pulled the covers over us. " Goodnight " He turned the light bulb off then he back-faced me and was fast asleep. I couldn't question his ability to sleep in such circumstances because I soon after, felt my eyelids become heavy. I closed them to be met with utter darkness.

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In romantic movies or books, when two people sleep in the same bed, the boy always wraps his arms around the sleeping girl and when she wakes up, she sees that he caged her. But, in my situation, it was the complete opposite. I was the one who had her arms around the boy and the boy was staring right at me.

I blinked twice, then felt my breath hitch. As I wanted to pull my arms from him, he grabbed them and made sure they stayed put. " Don't " He ordered and I couldn't help but stay in the same way. " I like that " He added and I flushed. My cheeks were burning from the embarrassment.

" I usually don't move in my sleep " I stated and he laughed.

" Oh, I beg to differ. " He countered and my eyes widened. " Yeah, you move a lot in your sleep. I'm positive, I felt you rustling "

I wanted to facepalm myself so bad but decided against it. " I'm sorry, " I said in a quiet tone.

" Don't be, it was cute " He cleared with his melodic laugh.

As I wanted to reply, the door flew open to reveal a happy Mia and a smirking Josh. " I knew that my plan would work. So, when's the wedding? " She asked teasingly and Josh burst out of laughing.

Mia was evil. Period.

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