wing your life like I wing my eyeliner

“i blame this all on you, ainsley abraham.” willy stated dramatically, bringing his hand up to rub at his eyes before returning it to the side of her head. after leaning back from their kiss, he then began peppering her face with quick kisses before he pulled away entirely and let out a soft breath. “i was hoping to save up enough money to surprise you, but i’ll take what i can get,” he chuckled, eyes scanning their surroundings briefly before he was hit with a thought. “wait, how long have you been here?”

“blame what on me?” she innocently questions while rising her eyebrow at him as she grins widely. as he peppered kisses all over her face, she couldn’t help, but scrunch up her face before letting out a tiny squeal as giggles followed along. “well, i surprised you, so too bad.” she teases before shrugging her shoulders thinking about his question. “I’ve been here for about three hours now?”

his head was lightly pressed into her neck, not wanting to pull away from the familiar touch but longing to see her with his own two eyes. so, after another few moments, he leaned his head back and met her eyes — ignoring the lonely tear that rolled down his cheek. “took ‘ya long enough,” will teased through a quiet laugh, hands finding both sides of her face; carefully tucking back strands of her hair. “work was fine, but that’s the last thing on my mind right now ainsley. i’m still trying to wrap my mind around you being here… was even about to start counting down the days until school started,” he smirked, but then slowly leaned forward to capture her lips in a soft kiss.

feeling his warmth up against her was a feeling she knew that she longed and missed when they were apart. as he pulls away, she glances into his eyes with a warm smile across her face as her hand went up to wipe the tear away. “you’re so cute.” she teases while giggling slightly. hearing what he said caused her to rise an eyebrow. “wow, you counting down days till school starts? that’s so not like you.” she teased chuckling a bit as her lips met his into a soft kiss. 

his eyes grew wide at the sound of ainsley’s voice, though they instantly fell on his laptop a few feet away from him — most of their chats had been spent through video calls on there. however, once his mind had fully processed it, he turned around and was struck with a rush of emotions at the sight of her.·“what— how—” willy ran his fingers through his bangs, glancing between each of his siblings who slowly backed from the room, probably to give the pair some space.·“shit ainsley,” a laugh of disbelief overcame him and he quickly moved to capture her in his embrace,·“what are you doing here? god— i’ve missed you,” he spoke softly, trying to hide the fact that the surprise brought tears of joy and longing to his eyes.·

seeing how his eyes feel towards his laptop caused a chuckle to escape her lips before his eyes scanned over her face with a bright smile growing across her lips. “hey!” she exclaims happily as she wraps her arms around him, pulling him close as she squeezed him, something that she missed. “i’m here to visit you, like i promised! i missed you too, how was work?” she mumbles against his chest feeling overjoyed with feelings. 

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       it was always strange returning home — the reminder of what happened to his parents, to all of their parents, was a lot to process. in london it was easy to push it to the back of his mind, but being home it was the complete opposite. however, seeing all of them after so long was comforting. despite how nice it was to catch up and spend time with his siblings, he still found himself missing ainsley. he even sometimes missed seeing matthew’s face around, but that wasn’t something anybody had to know. as he moved through his kitchen after returning from work that evening, he met the weird smiles that each of his siblings wore. with a brow raised, he sat himself down and snatched the bag of cookies from across the island — “the hell’s got into all of you, huh?” 

ainsley had spent most of the summer with her sisters and their boyfriends and that only made her miss willy more than she already did. so when bristol left with theo to go back to his home, she decided that it was time she go visit willy. when she arrived at his home, his siblings had told her that he was at work and that they were happy that she was there. spending the few hours with his siblings only made her get to know them better and when it was time for willy to come home, she went into hiding waiting to surprise him. hearing that familiar voice of his made her instantly smile. his siblings just smiled which caused her to chuckle before coming out of her hiding spot. “maybe because they’re happy to see me, hm?” 

his smile grew at her offer to come visit too, a wave of happiness washing over the boy. he knew he’d be miserable without her; that’s just how things were now. not only was she his girlfriend but also his best friend, and both of those titles were extremely important to him - it just so happened that she was both. “whenever you want and however long you want, you’re always welcome,” he said genuinely, his fingers playing with hers. “more time i get to spend with you? yep, i need help. a lot of help. several days probably…” he joked through a light laugh.

“yes, i do know. don’t you think so?” willy returned the question on her, truly believing it himself. perhaps it was foolish but he never doubted how he felt for her. “pretty sure my family likes you more than they like me anyway, so i’m sure they’ll be asking about you,” he chuckled and then brought her hand to his lips, pressing a light kiss to the back of it. “of course i’ll stay, i’ll stay as long as you want me to. i haven’t booked a ticket yet since i’ve been taking extra long to pack… i’m horrible at staying focused.”

“mm.. I have a good feeling.” ainsley admits to him, her eyes soften as she eyes him with a shy smile appearing across her lips. “that means I must come visit during the summer at least once.” she replies giving him a look before smiling even more as he brought her hand up towards his lips and pressed a kiss upon it. “you know if you asked, i could’ve help you pack... i mean the offers still there if you need help.”

“oh don’t you worry, i already know i’m going to marry you someday,” he spoke through a slow nod, sitting up slowly and shifting to face her better now that she was closer. “you’ve already made that trip before, i couldn’t ask you to do it again,” his voice softened, eyes shifting to her hand as he pulled it into his lap and delicately began traces the lines of her palm. “besides, i’ve never had the chance to meet your family and see that side of you.”

“oh, you know huh?” ainsley questions, rising an eyebrow as she eyes him, seeing the serious look on his face, which made her heart flutter. “but i want to.. your family is really kind.” she admits, as she held his hand and made eye contact with him. “does that mean that you’ll be able to stay in london for a couple days to meet my family and all?”

“thinking of marriage already? gosh, ainsley — we’re still so young,” his voice carried a dramatic ring to it, the palm of his hand brushing his chest for effect. “facetime isn’t the same,” he groaned and let his head fall back, trying to keep the conversation lighthearted despite how much it really was going to suck. “i’ll visit you whenever you want me to, i’ll have a job… i hope,” brows furrow as he thought about all the jobs he had already applied to, hoping he’d make even remotely enough money. “who’s going to keep me on my best behaviour during the summer?” he chuckled. 

“don’t act like you don’t want to marry me.” she teases, while wiggling her eyebrows at him, sticking her tongue out in a child like behavior. “i know it isn’t.” she frowns as she leans over towards him slightly. “or I could try and go visit you?” she suggested with a light smile. “I’m sure my sister would let me after all, she’ll be off with her boyfriend.. and my other two sisters have each other.” 

he eyed the dip for a few moments, brows wiggling as he pretended to think over her question. he nodded his head after that short time and looked back to her with a thumbs up and a big, goofy grin, “i’d steal anything for you, heck yeah i’ll take this dip.” will joked and gently bumped the girl with his arm. “other than going home, nothing much at all,” with a sigh he reached for her hand and held it in his own, the grin fading with the next thing he was going to say, “it’s going to suck being so far from you.”

Ainsley couldn’t help, but laugh at him wiggling his eyebrows at her question before he nodded his head and gave her a thumbs up. “Please, if you do that, it means that I have to marry you.” she teases, chuckling as he bumped her with his arm. hearing what he said caused her smile to die down a bit as she sighs. “Yeah.. it’s really going to suck not being around you for like three months... but hey, we can facetime?”

“Im quite aware, you’ve always been the hardest to make meals for sometimes.” Bristol said with an all knowing smile. “Maybe, I was thinking he could spend a little time staying with us..then maybe go to where he lives for a bit, y’know shake things up a little.”

“Hey.. it’s not my fault I was born like mom and is picky about every single thing.” Ainsley replies while giving her a shrug, knowing she could be difficult. “Ooh.. you want him to stay with us? Well, it sounds like you’re really in a committed relationship, sister... but that sounds lovely.”

“Im not sure, but it tastes a little like a garlic knot and something else..its yummy thought.” Bristol hummed while speaking with her mouth still a little fully while she shared the plate of food with her younger sister. 

“It really is good.” Ainsley nods, “And you know how picky I am with my food.” she stated before leaning back against the tree with her plate and taking another bite of the food. “So, are you going to your boyfriend’s hometown this summer?”

“that right there is the dip they had out… some sort of red pepper something,” will shrugged and offered a smile, trying a bit of it himself. “i might just defend the food from everybody else, it’s all so good,” he sighed. “what do you plan on doing for the summer? i don’t think we’ve really talked about that much yet.”

“well, whatever it is.. it’s really good and i normally don’t say that about a lot of foods.” ainsley stated while chuckling slightly. “are you going to steal me the rest of this dip?” she jokingly questions while rising an eyebrow. “hm.. honestly, i’m not really sure.. I don’t think I have any plans, yet.. how about you?”

“I don’t know, it could be a cute crush. Ten years seems like the maximum age gap, really. I think it would be weirder if you were into me while I’m friends with Wilson who’s into you.” Matthew accidentally spilt while sunken in his own thoughts. His eyes widened slightly once he realized he had no idea what the current relationship between the two kids was. But if anything, he would play it off as a joke. Or try to, at least. Because this girl sure didn’t seem easy to be fooled. He managed to laugh along with her. “You know, another perk to my age would be that I could get you booze.” He pointed out as they made their way over to the bar. “Oh really? You sure deem yourself important, don’t you missy? Why not just because I was the one to leave him behind at the toilet stalls? Why does it have to be because I took your cute little ass with me?” He raised an eyebrow at her. It was silly to think he was being replaced. At least, that’s what he kept repeating to himself. “I would never do such thing, I’m a man of honour. At least to those I can trust… So what we’re going to do is, settle down at this table, text Wilson to get his ass over here and I’ll see how reliable you really are.”

“Oh, so what i’m getting here is that you’d totally date someone who is way younger than you are? Wait.. did you just--” she stops and looks up at him, rising an eyebrow as she licked her lips, seeing that his eyes widen which made her even more curious about what he stated. Making a face, she shakes her head. “Yeah, I don’t think my sister would appreciate me drinking and all, especially getting alcohol with someone who’s older than me.” she mentions. “Are you stating that I’m not important?” she asks with as she rises her own eyebrows at him. “Alright, you go ahead and go that.” she nods, moving to sit over on the table. 

“Tell me about it, im so glad its finally spring..its just one season closer to summer and thats what all want. Pretty much yeah, moving to a new place is a lot to take in, im still not totally used to it..but ive met a lot of cool people thankfully. Its easier to adapt while were young, we gotta make the best out of our teen years while we can.” Angel mused with the best positive smile he could muster. “Were you in any clubs?”

“Oh, I just can’t wait for summer to roll around! It has always been my favorite season. Yeah, I understand that it is.. and really? How long have you been in London for? And that’s great! Most people could be really friendly. That couldn’t be more true.” Ainsley agrees, nodding her head while smiling. “I was in yearbook and photography club.. but other than that, nothing else.. how about you?” 

“I said I doubted it. That means I clearly wouldn’t have blamed you if you were into me… but that also means I actually assumed you had your eye on someone else already.” He gave her a glimpse of his infamous smirk. “Well, I was gonna suggest to go get some nice refreshments over there but it’s a crowded place and I would hate to have you think I’m just drawing attention to myself.” He laughed at how ridiculous the idea was. He didn’t go looking for attention, attention just always found him. There was a difference, no? “Oh, okay. That’s great.” Matt tried not to sound disappointed, perhaps he hadn’t given Willy a clear idea that they were at war. Or perhaps it was as the brunette said, the little guy’s priorities had shifted. “Well, make sure to keep his attention so I can hit him twice in a row without him suspecting a thing, will ya?” It was nice to have seen little Willy’s first time talking about the girl, all the way to where they were now and especially where they hopefully would be one day - partly thanks to Matt, right? 

“That’s a little weird isn’t it? Me being into you when you’re kinda way older than I am? Hm.. yeah maybe.” she shrugs her shoulders, glancing over towards him in the corner of her eyes with a small smile across her lips. “Oh shut up,” she laughs as she rolled her eyes, shaking her head at how silly the guy was being. Ainsley forms a smile as she looks over towards him. “You do know that if he was planning something, he would totally be planning it because you kidnapped me right?” she teases, just to mess with him. “And hmm, alright I guess I could distract him, just don’t drag me down with you.”

“You and me both, thankfully its already spring so all the warm weather will be coming back soon. I do, its almost like im still back in Seattle so its actually pretty comforting being somewhere so similar, its a pick-me-up. Mm, it is nice..we all need our time to enjoy ourselves while were still young.” Angel softly hummed out. “I think so too, everyone has there own things..I mean school itself wasn’t all that fun from time to time, but I liked the after-school clubs with my friends mostly.”

“Yeah.. we’re in much need for some warm weather. I don’t think I could survive the cold much longer. That’s really nice.. must help since you’re still trying to grow used to London and all it’s people, right? That's true.. having fun while you’re young is totally important.” Ainsley states, nodding her head while smiling. “Now, that’s a good reason to actually enjoy school and all.”