I see Roman gulp noticeably at my brothers treat, than we walk downstairs to the dining room.
As we walk in the room, the tension immediately grows.
The tension is so tick I'm sure you can cut it with a knife.
I walk further in the room with Roman and Xavier at my sides.
I walk to my chair and sit down.
Since my chair is next to my mother and we had that argument last night, I decide to just look down at my lap while -since I don't have any jewelry on- I pick at my skin around my finger nails.
My mom tries to put her hand on my shoulder but I flinch away from her when she unexpectedly does it, "n-not yet please" I beg her.
She looks a little hurt when I look in the corner of my eye at her but she nods understanding.
The hurt I made her feel a moment ago, makes me feel guilty.
I swallow back the growing lump and stay still while the others start to put some food on their plates.
I keep looking down at my lap, not feeling in the mood to eat something right now.
"Val?" My dad asks
"Yeah?"
"Why aren't you eating?" He asks gently.
"I'm not hungry" I tell him.
"Do you feel sick?"
"No" I say honestly.
"Mhm, are you hurt?"
"No" well not physically at least.
"Have you taken any medication?"
"No"
"Than eat" he says.
"But-"
"Val, no buts when it comes to eating." My dad says strictly.
I sigh but take some salad on my plate.
"Val" my dad says strictly.
"Fine" I mutter while grabbing some more.
I feel someone tangle their legs with mine in a comforting way and when I look up to see who, I notice it's Roman.
He gives me a small, comforting smile making me relax more.
I start eating while feeling more at ease when Xavier starts talking again.
"Val?"
"Yeah?"
"I want to ask you something" he whispers so the others don't hear us.
"Okay?"
"So like you know Amy right-" he starts but I cut him off, "Xavier you can go out with Amy, just spare me certain details" I tell him.
A big grin spreads across his face, "really?"
I nod my head a smile tugging at my own lips, "yes, now ask her to prom before it's too late"
He nods his head still grinning wildly, "thank you Val" he smiles.
I keep smiling than I go back to eating.
Soon dinner's over and we start to clean everything up.
The awkward tension stays and when I start to get too uncomfortable, I quickly walk up to Roman.
I open my arms as I walk up to him.
He smiles and wraps his arm around me, me doing the same with him.
He pushes his head in the crook of my neck, "relax baby, this stress and tension is going to make you break down" he says gently before kissing some light ones on my neck.
I hum in pleasure while I throw my head back so he has more access as my eyes close.
"Baby" he rasps against my neck.
I sort of hum well it's more like the sound a small moan that escapes my mouth.
He doesn't say anything, he just hugs me tighter while starting to suck on my sweet spot.
Another moan leaves my lips but I try to suppress it by biting my bottom lip.
"Don't hide your sweet moans from me, love" he tells me.
I let the moan flow out, than he stops sucking my neck and just hugs me when we hear footsteps come in the room.
"I hate the fact that I need to stop kissing you" he groans next to my ear.
"Trust me when I say, I hate it more" I tell him while now sneakily kissing him.
I start to make a small hickey on his neck but make sure that for others it looks like I'm just hugging him.
I slightly scrape my teeth over his skin than continue to suck it gently while swirling my tong over it.
He groans a little before pushing my hips closer to him, "fuck" he mutters.
I feel his hard on press into me when Allesandro calls out to me.
I stop kissing his neck and just hold him, "what?" I reply trying not to sound mean.
Roman rubs my back, "calm down, my love" he says in a loving way.
"But-"
"I know, I'm pissed at him too" he says understandingly.
"Can we talk?" He calls out.
"Sure, when and where" I ask him.
"Now in the garden"
I resist the urge to groan annoyed and agree with him.
Roman and I loosen the arms we have around each other knowing I have to leave.
Roman grips my chin but not too tightly so it doesn't hurt, "don't pick at your skin like that, here" he says giving me two of his rings, "I know you like playing with them when they're on my hands so they can I don't know comfort you in some sort of way since it does that when you're playing with them when they're on me." He rambles a little.
I smile and nod my head, "thank you, Ro. Don't let me forget to give them back to you" I say smiling
"You can keep them for comfort when I'm not around" he says.
"Roman, no. I can't take these, you got them from your-"
He cuts me of from talking, "my parents, I know. But I don't know, it brings me comfort knowing you're getting comfort out of it" he tells me.
"Roman I can't-"
"I insist" he says the smile never leaving his face.
I tear up a little by the emotional gift while I slowly nod my head, "you can ask for them back any time" I say
He nods his head but what he says doesn't comply with his head gesture, "I won't but thank you" he thanks me before helping me put the rings on and hugs me once more.
I love hugging, especially him.
I'm very clingy as we all know but Roman is too, it makes us even a better couple in general.
Allesandro calls out for me once more so we break the hug before I walk to the garden.