She's my mystery

...Third date...

Layla's P.O.V.

It was finally Saturday and time for the fair.. Jackie, Mille and I were getting ready at my house and we had planned to match each other with what we were wearing to the fair..

We choose to wear swing dresses. Mine was a soft pink tulle swing dress, midi length off the shoulder, I kept my hair down with loose curls..

Jackie's dress is a cotton marine blue swing dress with spagettie straps and she put her head up in a bun to keep her hair out of her face, and Mille's dress is a silk forest green swing dress with a halterneck and she's wearing her hair half up half down..

"Are we ready to go..?" I asked as I put in my last earring..

"I am.." Jackie said from the bathroom.

"Me too.." Mille said and grabbed her bag from the chair at my vanity..

"Great.. Lets go and meet up with the guys.." I said and we went down and hopped in Mille's car and drove to the fair..

When we arrived, the atmosphere was amazing; music, children laughing, people walking around with all kinds of delicious looking food and all the rides looked like so much fun..

We walked around for some time looking at the foodstands and rides that we wanted to try, our looks got a lot of compliments from people passing by us, and a few girls wanted to know where we got them from..

We reached a stand that had caketos where you would win a price if you could hit a teacher in the head with a piece of cake and in the crowd of people there were the boys..

Max and Ethan stood to the side as Hugo and Felix were taking a shot at the teachers.. As my eyes zoned in on Ethan, it was like he could sense me, because he instantly found my eyes amongst the people around me.. He alerted the guys that we were there and they started walking over to us. I wanted to meet him half way but his eyes and his cute smirk made my body freeze until he stood in front of me, Mille and Jackie..

"Hi.." all the guys said on top of each other...

"Hi.." Jackie, Mille and I said in unison..

"You all look amazing.." Max said, complementing all of us..

"Thanks Max.." Mille said and gave him a wink..

Ethan and I didn't break eye contact as they all talked, but Mille got me to look at her by putting her hand on my shoulder..

"How about we all grab something to eat before getting on the rides.." Mille asked and looked around to the others and they all nodded in agreement, so we all went to find something to eat..

The girls and I got some fruitcups, and the boys got hotdogs..

"So what do you girls want to try first..?" Hugo asked with his mouth full of hotdog..

"Lets start with the classic teacups..?" Jackie said, excited and we all thought it was a good idea..

The guys got in one cup together so they could go as fast as they could and the girls and I could enjoy the ride a bit more..

I didnt really like being spun around so much, but I wouldn't want to miss out on the fun and Jackie and Mille knew, so they wouldn't overdo it, so I could enjoy it too..

All the people on the ride were screaming, laughing and a few tried not to puke all over themselves..

When the ride was over, Jackie and Mille were quickly out of the cup and being dizzy, I stumbled over my feet but a pair of strong arms caught me and carried me away from the spinning cups before sitting me back down..

"You're a bit clumsy, arent you.." Ethan asked as he put me back down..

"Maybe a little, and thank you 'again' for catching me.." I thanked him and blushed by being so close to him..

He brushed a stray piece of my hair away from my face and tucked it behind my ear.. It felt like my face was burning up from where his finger had traced over my skin..

"N-next ride..?" I stammered, making him chuckle at seeing me so flustered..

"Sounds good.." he said, and we followed the others to the next ride..

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Ethan's P.O.V.

All the guys seemed to enjoy the fair, even with the girls hanging out with us. We never used to stay long whenever the fair was here.. I had been worried that Max, Hugo and Felix would be bored with them here, but they all got along well..

We walked around for a couple of hours, trying most of the rides except a few.. The sun was beginning to set and I had a plan to take Layla up in the fairest wheel to watch the sunset and get her alone for a little bit without the others right next to us..

"How about we go to the fairest wheel next.." I said and made sure I had eyecontact with Layla when I asked..

"Dude, that's boring and you know I dont like heights.." Felix responded..

Max bumped into Felix and said "You don't have to go up Felix, but the rest of us would like to go.."

Felix just huffed annoyed but walked with us to just wait for us next to the wheel..

"Um Mille.. can I sit with you..?" I heard Max's voice faintly asking Mille when we all got in line except for Felix..

"O-okay sure.." Mille said a little flustered, but everyone could tell she tried to hide the big smile on her lips..

Jackie and Hugo parried up because they both knew Layla and I wanted to be sitting together.. Mille, Max, Jackie and Hugo got seated first, Layla and I were lucky that we got the last seat so we didn't have to wait for the next turn..

As the wheel got us up, the sky looked even more beautiful, but looking to the side of me was even more beautiful, her skin glowed with the light of the sunset and her eyes were mesmerised by it, and she had a content smile on her lips when a small breeze brushed her hair away from her face..

"It's beautiful from up here, I'm glad you suggested us all, to get on now rather than later.." Layla said as her eyes moved from the sunset to me..

"I thought you might, but I had thought about waiting so we could watch the stars and all the light from the rides that turns on later.." I said..

"We could always go again later?.." she questioned shyly..

"Fine by me.." I chuckled, "How are you holding up? Is there any news from the police yet..?" I asked..

"I'm okay.. And no they, haven't found anything, or if they have, they are not telling us anything.." she said with a shrug.. "How are things at home? Are your sisters still staying with their friends..?"

"I'm still all by myself.. Max has offered that I can stay at his house and his parents say I can come anytime I want, but I'm not sure because what if my sisters return and I'm not there, they would just think I'm just like our dad.." I confessed..

"Of course they wouldn't think that, Ethan.. Just your worries alone show that you are nothing like your dad, and you dont deserve to be living alone when you have friends you can stay with.." Layla said and put her hand on my knee as she looked me in the eye..

"Maybe your right.. but.." I said, but she interrupted.

"Talk to your sisters and let them know that if they are coming home then you will be there, but you are also allowed to be happy too and if staying with Max does that, then you should do it for yourself without thinking you are a bad person... Because you are the last person I would think of as bad.." she said..

"Layla.." I whispered.. I wanted to lean in and kiss her so badly but I wouldn't want to push her, "Thank you.."

"Your welcome.." she whispered back with a smile..

The ride ended and we joined the others that were waiting for us on the ground..

Max and Mille stood a little away from the others and were laughing together, and I wondered if Max might like Mille more than I thought, but they came over as soon as Layla and I got down..

"Can we go and try something more fun now..?" Felix whined and we all laughed as we walked to the next ride..

As the fair began to close we all decided to head home, but before going our separate ways, Max suggested that we all should meet again tomorrow to try more of the foodstands, since we mostly had been going on the rides today and we all agreed.. We all said goodbye and then headed home..

After talking with Layla on the fairest wheel, I decided to take Max up on his offer to stay at his house..

"Hey Max.. Can I still stay at your house..?" I asked him after we had dropped Hugo and Felix off..

"Of course dude..Why the sudden change..?" Max said..

"Thanks man.. I hate going back to the empty house, but have been telling myself not to leave or I wouldn't be better than my dad if my sisters would come back home and I wasn't there.. But Layla told me that I shouldn't think that way and to just talk with my sisters about it, so I'm meeting with them tomorrow at the fair.." I told him..

"I'm glad she got through to you, because you will never be your dad.." Max said and gave me a reassuring smile..

"Hmpf, Layla told me that too.." I chuckled..

"She's a smart girl.. Well, let's go grab your stuff and then go home.." Max said and turned down the street leading to my house..

"Sounds good.." I said..

After almost emptying my room and bathroom, we then drove to Max's house and then got me settled in the bedroom opposite Max's and then we said goodnight and got some much needed sleep after all the walking we had done today..

I quickly felt asleep, faster than I ever had at home.. I'm happy that Layla opened my eyes to see it was okay to put myself first too. Everything has been better after getting to know her..

In my dreams, I was back at the fairest wheel with Layla at the point I really wanted to kiss her, so I did this time her lips were so sweet, plump and intoxicating, like a drug I couldn't get enough of.. I licked her bottom lip, asking for entrance and she granted me it.. Or tongues danced in sync, enjoying each other, with no rush to show dominance..

"Ethan.." she breathed through our kiss, and hearing my name like that drove me mad and I wanted to do so much more at that moment..

Just as I was about to deepen the kiss more, I woke up...

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