The Forever of Ella and Micha

him.”
    She sighs heavy-heartedly. “Ella, when are you going to realize that you two belong together? Everyone who lays eyes on you can see it and is envious of it because that kind of love isn’t supposed to exist.”
    I wipe some water from my face. “What kind of love are you talking about?”
    “The kind of love that owns you.” She gets up, gives a quick look in the mirror, and combs her fingers through her damp hair. “The kind where you know the other person inside and out. Where you can go through hell and back and still make it out okay.” She leaves me alone with her heavy words echoing in my head.
    I shut off the water and climb out of the shower. After I’m dressed, I exit the bathroom with my hands crossed over my chest, because I forgot to grab a clean bra.
    Micha is leaning against the headboard with his shirt and shoes off, and the remote pointed at the television. His eyes connect with mine and a smile curls at his lips.
    “Why are you crossing your arms like that, pretty girl,” he says with a mischievous sparkle in his eyes.
    I lie flat on my stomach on the bed next to his. “Where’re Lila and Ethan?”
    “They went to raid the vending machine.” His eyes roam across my body and my skin tingles as my breath catches. “So it’s just you and me.”
    I press my lip together to hide the sound of my erratic breathing. “So it is.”
    He slides his legs off the bed and he studies me momentarily. “I should probably take a shower.” He has a look on his face like he’s enjoying himself. Without saying another word, he gets some clothes out of his bag on the floor and struts off to the bathroom, doing that sexy walk he does when he knows someone is watching him.
    I end up passing out and when I wake up, the room is dark and soundless. The blankets are pulled over me and someone’s warm breath is dusting my cheeks. I was under the impression that I’d be sharing a bed with Lila, but I hope the warm body sleeping very close to me isn’t hers.
    “Are you awake?” Micha whispers and his breath tickles my cheek.
    I let my eyes adjust to the dark and make out the outline of his face. “Kind of.”
    I hear him sucking on his lip ring. “I can’t sleep. I have too much pent-up energy.”
    “Over what?” I utter quietly.
    “Over you,” he says in a low voice. “And the fact that you’re sleeping only inches away without a bra on and all I want to do is touch you. It’s driving me crazy.”
    “How can you want to touch me after what I did?”
    “How can I ever not want to touch you?”
    His words confuse me in the strangest way, but I crave his touch, so slowly, I hitch my leg over his hip. His breathing hitches and then the palm of his hand slides up my bare leg, leaving a trail of heat along my skin. He doesn’t say a word as his hand sneaks up the side of my shorts, scoots my panties to the side, and seconds later his fingers are inside me.
    My teeth clamp down on my lip as he starts to feel me thoroughly. It’s like we’re doing something forbidden in the dark room with Ethan and Lila only a few feet away. His mouth fumbles against my lips as his warm tongue urges them apart. He keeps moving his fingers inside me as he nips at my lip and feels my breasts with his free hand, rubbing his thumb along my nipple, driving my body crazy.
    “Micha…” I groan.
    “Shh…” he murmurs against my lips.
    He continues to suffocate me with his kisses until he pushes me over the edge. Clutching onto him, my head tips back and I try to breathe through it quietly.
    When I recompose myself, he kisses my forehead and slips his finger out of me. “Now I can sleep,” he whispers, and within minutes, his breathing becomes calm.
    I’m left wide-awake and I have a feeling he did it on purpose.

Chapter 8
Micha
    I wake up feeling good. The sun is shining through the window and my mind is calm and relaxed. I know it was a dirty move to get back at her, but it wasn’t like it was a punishment for her either. I just left her wide awake, hot and bothered, a feeling I’m becoming very familiar with.
    I sit up, rub my eyes, and realize Ella and Lila are missing from the room.
    “Well, good morning, princess,” Ethan says from the table. He’s eating a doughnut and has an energy drink in his hand. “Did you have a good night’s rest?”
    “Where is everyone?” I climb out of bed and slip on a black T-shirt.
    He stuffs the rest of the doughnut into his mouth and dusts the crumbs off