Drunk I'm drunk I'm drunk drunk. No, I'm dreaming. No drunk.
And trespassing, but whatever.
I can't very well ring the doorbell since it's like midnight, but looking at the escape ladder makes me want to hurl.
"Evie!" I whisper-shout. Nothing.
Clinging for my life I scale the rungs at a snails pace. Let me tell you, I would force feed Evie an apology if it meant I could see Audrey Rose again.
Laying flat on the roof I catch my breath and moan. The window never seemed so far away before. Camille-style, I step in and tumble to the ground, groaning.
"Knock knock." I whisper. "Little Nap Queen? Donde estoymosomething"
"Liam! What?"
"Evie!"
"Shhh!"
"Evie, I—I can't see the baby anymore."
I sniffle a bit and let my walls down. I'll blame it on the intoxication.
"Audrey Rose? Take your shoes off if your staying, animal."
"Ash, I lost control, no baby." I mumble. "I'm miserable because I broke up with my girlfriend. She was the most breathtaking girl, I loved her you know. Then she almost died on my watch. I was scared so I ran can you believe that? Oh wait! You're my ex, oops."
"You're drunk."
"Not me."
"Bathroom, now. This doesn't mean I forgive you, asshole."
"Mmhmm."
I sit on the counter and lean my head back on the wall. It hurts. My lip is split from the way the guy hit me tonight, a whole week after the last one that ended in my banishment from the Klein residence.
"What happened?"
"Fight."
"Of course."
I hiss when she presses a swab to my stinging lip. "Ow."
She runs a finger over my bottom lip to rub in the antibiotic stuff. Nothing sobers me better than sexual tension.
Evie forces an aspirin down my throat and sighs. "Do I want to know what brought you to my window at midnight."
"Does there need to be any other reason but you?"
"If you want me to believe it." She raises a brow.
"My jacket."
"Oh." Her face falls slightly, my heart clenches.
I can't stop myself as quiet tears wet my cheeks. I miss her, and Audrey Rose, and my mom.
"Can I just, lay with you for a little bit. I just want things to go back to how they were." I say softly.
She nods, and lets me do just that. She pulls the duvet back and watches me pull my shirt off after eyeing her for permission.
"This doesn't mean I forgive you." I repeat her earlier words.
"I can call a truce for a few hours."
I crawl in beside her and she maneuvers me into her arms. It's like a breath of fresh air to be in her arms again. The ultimate safe space to be me. She's a liar, but per our truce, for now she's just Evie.
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Rose King
Teen FictionSequel to Nap Queen!!! Liam and Evie finally put all their cards on the table and begin to discover what it would truly mean to be together. Trouble follows them throughout the remainder of the year, but will they be strong enough to face it? If the...