AN: i've been to two concerts of The 1975 this past week (who are my favorite band). they are amazing and i have been listening to their music a lot lately. and realized one of their songs are perfect for this chapter (and the relationship). play their song 'fallingforyou' during this chapter. it's so perfect for dom and alexis

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I follow Letty into the house after my tears dried. Letty keeps an arm around my shoulders as we enter the house filled with music and alcohol. Scanning the people in the room, I still don't see Dom. I hope he's okay.

Going into the kitchen, I grab a beer from the refrigerator. The taste I'm not too fond of, but it'll do. Leaning against the counter, Letty walks in a short time later. She comes up to me dancing, swaying her hips, and I can't help but start laughing. I finally don't feel guilty for being around my best friend, and I can be my carefree self again. Letty wraps an arm around my shoulders as we dance together.

From the other room I hear Vince say louder, "Yo Dom, why did you bring the buster here?"

Letty and I exchange a look before walking in the living room. I see Brian just before Dom turns around to face Vince. "Because the buster kept me out of handcuffs. He just didn't run back to the fort. The buster brought me back." Dom turns away from Vince to walk to Brian with his arms out, a beer in each hand. "You can have any brew you want as long as it's a Corona." Brian takes a bottle from Dom's right hand. "That's Vince's so enjoy it."

The two men look in Vince's direction, and Brian makes a big deal in wiping the rim of the bottle with his shirt before drinking out of it. Brian asks Dom something before he goes upstairs. As Dom goes to take a seat, I see Leon and Vince go up to him and start giving him crap about inviting Brian into the house. Letty tells Leon to shut his mouth as I get in between Dom and Vince.

Before I touch Dom, I look to my left at Letty. She gives me a nod, and takes a drink of her beer before going to talk to some guy. I rest my hand on Dom's shoulder before starting to glide my fingers across the warm skin.

"Lets go talk upstairs," I state, continuing to touch his skin.

His eyes meet my own. "What about the guests?"

"We need to talk."

Dom nods and gets up. He wraps his arm around my neck and we pass Brian going up the stairs. "Yo," Dom says, stopping us. Brian looks back at us on the stairs. "You know you owe me a ten second car right?"

Brian doesn't say anything, just a slight smirk on his face to match Dom's. Shaking my head, I pull him upstairs to his room. Dom goes to sit at the foot of his bed as I close the door behind me.

"I'm glad you're safe," I say, locking his door for extra measure—not wanting any drunks to come in and ruin our talk. I set my Corona on his dresser before turning around to face him.

Dom is leaning back on his hands. "What did you want to talk about?"

My stomach dances in excitement. Never before have I had this freedom to do want I want with Dom in fear of hurting Letty. Now that she gave me her blessing, I can't wait to explore what this is between us.

I walk up to where he's sitting on his bed. Hesitating for a moment before deciding to sit on his lap. Dom straights up and raises an eyebrow. This is the most affection I've shown physically since this whole thing started with us. I place my arms on his shoulders and curl them around his neck. Dom doesn't say anything, but his eyes watch my face to see what I have to say.

"I talked to Letty," I finally start saying. "It went better than I could've ever imagined it to be." With saying this, I finally feel Dom's hand rest on my hips. "She knew for a long time my feelings for you." I absently start moving my fingers around his neck and up to his jawline. "She also told me the reason you two broke up."

At this, Dom's arms wrap around my waist and pulls me closer in his lap. "I cared too much for you," he says lowly, his eyes keeping my gaze. "Too much for being in a relationship."

I nod at that. "I didn't know. I wished for it, but knew better."

One of his hands comes up to palm my cheek. I lean my head into his hand, enjoying his touch. "You never left my mind," he admits, his thumb rubbing against my skin. "With Letty, I would always think of you. Especially after your dad was taken away from you." He shakes his head and his eyes grow solemn. "Seeing you so broken, but yet trying to remain strong made me admire you even more. I wanted to be there for you to make you feel better."

My lips turn up a little as I continue to graze his jawline. "You were."

"Not the way I wanted to be."

Oh wow, I think I fell for this boy even more.

"You're here for me now," I respond, smiling at Dom. "The way you want to be."

His hand moves from cupping my face to my neck, bringing my face closer to his. "Are you saying what I think you're saying?"

I nod and tilt his face up a little so it's easier to angle my lips down to meet his own. The simple contact has my body on high alert. This kiss between us—our first kiss—now ignites a fire that has been wanting to be torched for a while.

Dom inhales through his nose from the first contact, but doesn't miss a beat in moving hip lips with mine. His hand on the back of my neck moves down my back, sending goose bumps across my skin. He wraps his arms around my waist and brings me closer again—this time no space between our bodies. I bite his bottom lip and give it a little tug, hearing Dom deeply chuckle in response, before I deepen the kiss.

My phone goes off in my back pocket. Pulling away from the kiss, I reach to retrieve my phone as we're both calming our breathing. Filling it open, I see it's Letty. "Hey, what's up?"

"I'm going to head home. Are you okay here or need me to give you a ride back?"

"We're still talking," I say, opting to tell part of the truth. "Dom or Mia can always give me a ride later. Get home safely."

I hear Letty laugh on the other line. "Yeah, yeah. See you tomorrow."

Flipping my phone shut, I stuff it back in my pocket.

"Stay the night," Dom says. When I raise an eyebrow in question, he chuckles. "I finally have you, I want to spend the night with you—nothing dirty will happen."

"Nothing?"

He shakes his head. "I want to do this right with you. I want to take you out and spoil you. That won't happen til later—maybe by the second date. I never give it up on the first."

Slapping his arm playfully, we laugh together before I capture his lips in another kiss.

"Plus I want to make you breakfast in the morning," Dom adds when we separate for a little air.

"That sounds amazing."

He kisses my forehead before sliding out from under me. He gives me a shirt and boxers to wear. Dom goes to make sure everyone is gone downstairs while I change into his clothes. When he returns, he greets me with a smile as he sees me on the right side of the bed under his covers. Dom loses his tank top and jeans before shutting off the light and coming beside me.

Lying on my side to face him, I can see his mouth go into the shape of a mouth before his hand grabs one of my legs to lift up onto his. My left hand glides across his cheek to the back of his head so I can pull him closer. Molding our lips together, my body wants to experience euphoria with this man, but I know I want to wait. We just agreed to be together. I don't want to rush too fast into this.

"I'm so happy," I declare a little while later after we have calmed down from kissing and now we're just cuddling. My head is resting on his bare chest as his arm is wrapped around my upper body. His fingers caressing my arm. I look up and meet his gaze. "I haven't been this happy in a long time."

He kisses the top of my head as his other hand tangles his fingers with my own and rests our conjoined hands on his stomach. "You deserve a lifetime of happiness, and I plan to give it to you."