Trapped In Her Heart

"What? Calvin?" 

"Yes, even I wasn't sure about this whole keeping you with a stranger thing but Calvin offered help." 

"What kind of help?" Ava inquired,her heart was already pounding in joy and she almost couldn't contain her excitement.

"Calvin said that he would take you and Charlotte in because he has three spare rooms. So you don't have—"

Without waiting for him to finish his sentence, she excitedly agreed, "Okay." 

"Huh? So you don't have a problem?" He asked.

Awkwardly clearing her throat, she tried to control her excitement. "I mean since Calvin is there to help me out then it will be much easier and less awkward for me to stay with Charlotte." 

"Great." Giving her a hug, Sebastian sighed in relief, "You have no idea how grateful I am Ava, thank you so much." 

Patting his back, Ava smiled, "Anything for you big bro."

"You are coming for tomorrow's party right?" 

"Of course I will." 

…..

Next day

Ellie's apartment.

Wearing her earrings, Ellie inquired, "Are you sure we can take Boji?"

"Of course we can, we can't leave her alone right? And Owen is not that stingy, he can surely afford to feed our little boji." 

Placing her hand on her waist, Ellie smiled, "You both really look very cute together." 

Letting out a cute muffled bark, Boji snuggled closer to his dada. She was wearing a red belt with paw prints and it also had a small bell on it which made her look even more adorable than she already was.

Looking at Ellie, Sebastian smiled, "You look great." 

She was wearing a maroon solid knitted fit and flare short dress which had an off-shoulder styling and small sleeves. She had paired it with a light silver-golden colour stiletto and a pair of floral earrings. She had left her hair open and had a very little makeup up with a nude coloured lipstick.

Tucking a strand of hair behind her ear, she said, "Thank you." 

Offering her his arm, he asked, "So, shall we leave?" 

Hooking her arm around his, she chuckled, "Well, of course." 

Stopping midway, she stuck her tongue out. "I forgot my coat and yours too." 

Running towards her bedroom, she grabbed her off-white trench coat and his black one which was lying on her bed before rushing out. 

Hooking her arm on his once more, she said, "Now we are ready to go." 

Holding Boji and Ellie in his left and right arms respectively, Sebastian guided them out of the apartment.

…...

Owen's new place.

Inside the car.

Unbuckling the seat belt, Sebastian said, "Don't forget to take your coat because the party is outside, near the pool." 

"Wow, Owen and June's new place looks so cool." 

"Hmm but don't you think that an apartment is much better? I mean it's more convenient to clean and take care of." 

Ellie shrugged her shoulders and answered, "Well yes but a place with a lawn where you can take a walk and play around and maybe be a small garden at the back of the house doesn't sound that bad right?" 

He smiled and nodded his head, "No it doesn't sound bad, in fact, it sounds more lovely when you say it." 

"Hmm you carry Boji and I'll bring our coats." 

"Okay." 

….

"Ah finally you both are here, we were waiting for you." 

Giving June and Owen a hug, Ellie explained, "Sebastian takes so much time to get ready." 

"What? Seb?" Owen chuckled.

"Uh-huh, he is a late kate," Ellie whispered.

Hooking his arms around Sebastian's neck, Owen teased, "So what took you so long? Waxing or choosing the right shade of your eyeshadow." 

Throwing her head back, Ellie laughed, "Stop teasing him, it was me who took a little more time than I should've. Seb was waiting for me with Boji for a really long time." 

Pointing towards the furry creature Sebastian was holding, June asked, "Is she Boji?" When Ellie nodded her head, she gasped, "Oh God she is so cute and adorable." 

"You want one too honey?"Owen asked.

Taking Boji from Sebastian, June shook her head, "No, I think one dog is enough for me to handle." 

Everyone tried very hard not to laugh or chuckle but Owen who was completely clueless, frowned, "Strange, babe we don't have a dog."

"Dude stop it, "Calvin yelled before bursting into laughter followed by the others.

"What? Why are you people laughing?" Owen frowned who was still clueless and lost.

Squeezing his cheeks, June chuckled, "My adorable little baby." 

Giving Melissa and Ava a hug, Ellie asked, "When did you all arrive?" 

"A long time back and I have awesome news to share." 

Ellie gasped and widened her eyes in shock. "Are you pregnant?" 

"That was my first guess when she told that," Ava chuckled.

Melissa rolled her eyes and sighed, "No I am not pregnant, Noah is very careful about protection you know so there is only a tiny sliver of chance that I might fall pregnant before we get married." 

"Okay so what is the news?" Ellie asked.

"Our company is taking the management team for a camping trip over the weekend." 

"Yes and it's an annual thing." Ava added.

"Okay so?" 

Excitedly grabbing Ellie's hand, Melisa beamed, "The trip this year is scheduled this weekend."

"You mean the coming weekend?" When both of them nodded their heads, Ellie smiled, "That sounds interesting." 

"Not only interesting but it's super fun too and you'll have to come with us." Ava suggested.

"Hmm, is Sebastian coming too?" She asked.

Melissa and Ava gave each other a look and shook their heads. "You know him right? He isn't interested in these kinds of trips."

"But it's different now right?" Without waiting for their reply, Ava added, "I mean that was before and I am sure that if you tell him, he will definitely join us too."

When both of them gave her a meaningful look, Ellie sighed, "Fine, I'll talk to him."

"Great, let's grab a drink," Melissa suggested.

Ellie's eyes sparkled when she saw a huge bowl of gummy bears. "Wow so many gummy bears and they are so big too." Taking a handful of them, she started eating them. She had been craving for them since a really long time but never really got the time to grab a packet for herself. 

Ava widened her eyes and nudged Melissa's arm. "So we aren't telling her that it's rummy gummy[1]?"

…..

[1] Gummy bears soaked in raw rum and vodka for hours.