Chapter 139 - Insecure

After talking to the girls, Ellie decided to take their advice of acting aloof and making Sebastian realize that it was time to take their relationship to the next level. She had made up her mind to follow all the instructions that Charlotte, Ava and Melissa had given her but Sebastian's cute face was making her forget everything and forcing her chicken out. 

Grabbing her hand, he asked, "What happened El? Are you angry? Did I do something wrong? Is it because I went out with the guys?" He knew that she would never leave him alone if something wasn't wrong. 

"Nothing happened, I just want to stay alone for a few days—"

Cutting her off, he said, "But we are going camping day after tomorrow."

"Right so I wanna stay alone until then." Without waiting for his reply, she turned around and was about to leave when Sebastian hugged her from behind.

Tightening his grip around her waist, he placed his chin on her shoulder and sighed, "Please don't go, I don't like eating alone and I also feel lonely when you're not there."

When she did not say anything, he added, "El, please stay."

The last string of trying to act aloof disappeared and her heart melted down with all the Sebastian love and cuteness. How could she ever act aloof and ignore such an adorable man?

Turning towards him, she sighed and apologized, "I am sorry for acting so stupidly, I don't know what I am trying to do."

"What happened? Did I do something wrong?" he asked.

She shook her head and answered, "No, it was just this stupid thing that the girls adviced me to do. I-I should seriously stop listening to their weird ideas."

Sitting on the edge of the bed, he adjusted her in his lap. "El is something bothering you?" Tucking a strand of hair behind her ear, he asked, "If you don't tell me, how will we solve this thing?"

Hooking her arms around his neck, she sighed, "Hmm we were having lunch today and we suddenly started talking about you know, us. They asked me why we still haven't—" Stopping midway, she added, "Well anyway, so I told them that we are taking our time and we also don't want to rush things but they kept insisting that you are probably taking things for granted and you have no interest in—"

Cutting her off, he inquired, "Do you think that way too?" When she shook her head, he added, "Am I making you feel insecure and do you feel that our relationship and the bond that we share will never lead to something special?"

She shook her head and said, "No you are not."

"Then what are you so worried about? You are happy and so am I, that is what matters right?" Pausing for a while, he continued, "People will say different kinds of things El but what you and I think is all that happens. We know where we are and how we feel about each other and that is more than enough, why do we have to listen to what others have to say?"

Ellie sighed and nodded her head in agreement. "You are right, I don't know what I was even trying to do."

"What did they exactly ask you to do?" he inquired.

Running her fingers through his neck tie, she answered, "They asked me to act aloof and ignore you for sometime."

Sebastian frowned and snapped, "What kind of an idiotic idea is this? Are they trying to give me a heart attack? Is this the reason why you wanted to leave?"

She sighed and nodded her head, "Hmm, I was trying to act aloof."

Tightening his grip around her, he scrunched his brows, "Please don't do that again, you seriously scared the shit out of me and for the people who gave you that stupid advice, I'll deal with them tomorrow." How could he let them go without teaching them a lesson or at least warning them for manipulating his innocent Ellie?

She was about to say something when someone called out Sebastian.

"Sebastian Stewart, get you lazy ass down here right now," Noah yelled.

Ellie frowned and asked, "Isn't that Noah?"

"Yeah, let's go down and see what happened."

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Living room

As soon as Ellie and Sebastian came down, Noah snapped, "You—how could you do this to me?"

Sebastian frowned and asked, "What? What did I do?"

"What did you tell Melissa?" 

Sebastian thought for a while before he realized what Noah was exactly talking about. "Oh, did I not tell you?"

"Tell me what?" Noah yelled.

"Hmm Mel is very angry and has asked you to look for a new girlfriend as well while you are shopping," Sebastian replied.

Gritting his teeth, Noah balled his hand into a fist. "And you are telling me this now? Why the f.u.c.k didn't you tell me this earlier?"

"It slipped my mind."

Sebastian's casual reply made Noah more angry and frustrated than he already was. "My relationship almost slipped and tripped because of this. Do you have any idea how angry Mel is because I did not call her despite knowing that she is mad at you? She is completely ignoring my presence." After arriving home, Melissa kept ignoring him before accusing him for something that he had no idea about. 

"I see." Pausing for a while, Sebastian inquired, "Since it's clearly your fault, why are you screaming at me in my apartment and ruining our lovely dinner plan? You are scaring Boji and making everyone feel awkward. Who asked you not to call your angry girlfriend for the entire day?"

Closing his eyes, Noah took a deep breath to calm himself down. "Did you tell me that Mel was mad at me?"

Shrugging his shoulder, Sebastian answered, "No,"

"Then how on earth am I supposed to know that she is mad at me?" Noah yelled.

'Your girlfriend, you should know."

Groaning in frustration, Noah turned towards Ellie and asked, "What the hell are you doing with this dumb guy?"

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