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-Zayas pov
Waking up was not the best feeling. I was wondering why I felt so groggy but I found out it was because I took a melatonin or maybe it was Mateo pounding on my door. My bonnets on the floor, there's a drool puddle on my pillow, and my cropped shirt is showing all of one shoulder and the other practically choking me.
"Hurry up Zay We had plans today!" Mateo shouts through the door pounding hard. Damn who's got his panties in a twist this morning. I guess it's me. I unplug my phone and check my notifications and the time. It's 10:10 and I have 5 missed calls from Valdez. No wonder he's pissed, I have my phone on Dnd.
"I'm getting up god damn Mateo!" Shouting as I stand up and fix my shirt. What the hell was his deal today.
I leave my hair as it is and change into flared jeans and a cropped sweater. It's not fall yet so I don't wanna be too warm. Fall is such a gorgeous time of the year orange leaves, drinks, sweaters, sky's, candles, pumpkins. And don't forget pumpkin everything. My favorite thing if anything would have to be fall.
Should I put my jewelry on? I guess so. Oh shit I should take care of my earrings from last night. I'll just put them on real quick and some socks.
I shove my black vans on and hop downstairs, phone in hand, wallet in the other. I'm thinking of getting a purse but I'm not sure where and what. Maybe something simple but small? I don't know maybe I will ask my ma.
"Finally, you took forever, I've been cleaning your mess." Mateo rolls his eyes and grabs my wallet and puts it in his back pockets. A ritual if you will. Mateo always held my things without me having to ask.
"Ok princess." I snickered when he gave me a glare and opened the door for me. Once we were in the car I plugged my phone in automatically and put 21 savage on.
"What are our plans again?" I tilt my head in a questioning manner at him.
"You seriously forgot?" He looked at me like I had grown a second head. What the hell is he going on about?
"Yes now spill." I smile.
"We're hanging out with Vicente? How could you forget Zay." Rolling his eyes at me and turning the car sharply to the right.
"Someone's sassy today." I mutter and he scoffs at my words. I had forgotten that today was Vicente's birthday. Yikes not my best moment.
"Did we get him something or no?" I ask. It's rude to not get someone something when celebrating with them.
"No that's why I told you to hurry up, we need to stop at Walmart and pick something up." He drives a little faster at his words.
"Alright mr macho slow down it'll be fine." I giggle.
"You stay in the car I'll go grab him a Lego set he's been dying for." He says while parking the car.
"Lock the car when I get out Zay." He mutters before throwing my wallet in my lap.
"Okay have fun." I tell him before unplugging my phone from Aux and texting back my ma.
I lock the car door and type away to my ma.
Ma <3
Well it's Vicente's birthday and
I forgot . How's your trip?
I'm sure he won't know
My trip is great!! Malia was
Flirting with a man in his
Fifties! She's a wild one 🤣
That sounds like her lol
Love you ma
Love you too hun!
My mom and Mateos have been best friends since forever. They're the reason that me and Mateo grew up together and are best friends now. They have the strongest friendship I've ever seen in women.
Mateo is hustling back to the car when I look up. Damn he wasn't even gone ten minutes. He looks like my granny on Black Friday.
Slamming the car down close as he sits down he says "I had to push a single mom and old ass grandpa out the way for this. No one is getting this guitar Lego set."
I break out laughing clutching my stomach. I start to heave as he looks at me with this look in his eye.
"What?" He asks innocently. After I'm done giggling I mumble about Vicente's birthday and he kicks into gear and drives past everyone, cutting them off. When Mateo cares about someone he puts his all. Maybe someday I would be loved like that.
He practically drags me out of the car once we pull in mumbling about me taking to long. I barely got to fix my hair before he reached over me and unbuckled my seat belt and dragged me out.
"Mateo calm down we're here it's ok." I grab him by the shoulders and look him in the eye. He physically calms down and nods his head in response.
"Good boy." I wink at him. He blushes and murmurs shut up before pulling me along into the house.
Vicente looks thrilled as he hurry's over and dabs Mateo up then looks me up and down. He reaches for my hand before twirling me around against my will. I stumble a little but he grabs me by my waist and pulls me into his chest. I roll my eyes and push him away.
"Happy birthday Vicente now where's your cat?" I ask him smiling as he rolls his eyes and points at his bedroom door. Mateo watches the whole interaction with curious eyes and starts a conversation with Vicente.
Anytime I'm at Vicente's I go straight to wherever Luna the cat is. She's a black silky haired cat with green eyes. She's always been my favorite animal ever. I'm not allowed to have a cat since my mom is allergic but I enjoy others pets while I can.
Vicente's birthday get together is loud all around me. There is girls everywhere and all his guy friends. I don't see Marcello anywhere though which is weird considering Vicente is his brother. He might be stuck in college. It's not a party I guess, it's just a little get together with some close-ish friends I think. I don't even know who half these people are but Vicente sure does.
I can make out my cheer friends and wave at them. I make sure to smile and wave a lot at Nemina and Navi the twins on the team. Nemina and Vicente kinda have a thing I think. I'm not sure anymore.
I open Vicente's door and there I see Luna on his Grey bed. The whole room is grey themed. Grey walls, pillows, blankets, desks, stands, and even some clothes. I love how it looks on here. I don't like the photos of girls in here though.
I ignore the boobs staring at me and sit on his bed criss crossed. Luna automatically crawls into my lap and starts to purr when I scratch behind her ears and under her head. Luna has always favorited me and Vicente was upset his cat likes me more.
Luna is around five years old if I remember correctly. I think he got her when he was thirteen and now we are all around eighteen. I'm glad she's not old. The music is pretty loud but not headache loud. I can still hear it through Vicente's walls. My eyes roam around his grey room and land on his desk.
His desk holds pictures of Luna, Mateo and him, and then a picture of us three all together. It was years ago when the picture was taken because I still had my braces. I refused to have any other color than red and cranberry. It was a problem.
I was hoping he would take the photo down. I still had braces, untamed hair, clumpy mascara, horrible style. What could I say though, I was only fourteen ish at the time and finding myself. I'm much more efficient with mascara now thank god. I can also take care of my hair properly now.
I was about to get up to snoop when Vicente walked in with a water in hand.
"Hey Zay Zay you know you're missing the party right?" He shuts the door with his hip and comes to sit down across me and Luna near his pillows while I'm at the end of the bed.
"That's the whole point V." I grab the water and murmur a thank you. Petting the cat with one hand I take a drink with the other. Vicente watch's the whole time looking everywhere his eyes can see.
"You know you're being a creep right Vicente?" I ask with a bored glance. He looks me up and down and does a double take of my cropped sweater. On my stomach I have three freckles a few inches above my belly button.
"Only for you Zaya." He smirks and leans back on his hands and man spreads his sock covered feet nearly touching me. Vicente is in no means a short man but he's not exactly taller than Mateo. I think Mateo is round 6'1 and Vicente is 5'9 I believe.
"How tall are you?" I ask him while sitting up straight and looking him up and down. He was wearing grey sweats and a red T shirt. He had a thin gold chain hanging out his shirt around his neck. I'm not going to lie when I say this, this man looked scrumptious.
"5'10 why you ask Zay." He says with his deep voice. He seems to know what's going on in my head so he laughs and sits up straighter.
"Just a bit curious." I shrug and pull my phone out. I don't want him knowing that I might be able to wear heels around him.
"What you doing, I'm the birthday boy, get off your phone." He says while rolling his eyes playfully.
I look up and glance at his hair, eyes, arms, hands. Man does he look mighty fine.
"Just cause it's your birthday doesn't mean I'm going to listen V." I Laugh and glance away.
The door opens and I look over to see Mateo smiling at us.
A/N
thought I should give you guys two chapters after not uploading in a month.
Word count: 1743
- Ella :)