You and Heat arrived to your place, and he asked for help to get the food inside. When you checked his little storage bag, you saw that he got things for you to have for the next couple days.

"Heat you got me groceries?"

"I didn't really know what you would want so I figured eggs, bacon and cereal were the safe options for breakfast, and pasta with a couple of different sauces would also be safe." He looked a little shy about it, you quickly hugged him around his torso and squeezed.

"It was very thoughtful of you so thank you."

"I got Mexican food for tonight, and I just got their party platter since it had a little of everything from the menu."

"Sounds perfect."

Walking up to your place, you stayed vigilant of your surroundings, scared that someone was going to pop out of nowhere. Heat's arm around your shoulders made you relax, and heaved a heavy sigh.

"Sorry I'm being paranoid huh?"

"Considering everything you went through your reaction is healthy. I would be surprised if you reacted differently."

"Thanks."

You got inside and immediately opened the windows, you had to turn on the heater though, with fall coming in full swing, and being so close to the ocean it made it very chilly. Heat was plating your food and you grabbed the cups for the drinks.

"I have an idea for my students, I want to do a recital for each of them, but I don't know where to start."

You hummed after taking a bite of your taco. And tried to think of what the first step would be.

"Have you looked into public spaces? Like a park or a beach? If you're trying to keep costs down, they're the places to look into. I can design a flyer for you if you want, and then you can think of how you want to split the recital up."

"I thought about that, but the outdoors don't have the best acoustics for some of the instruments."

"Hmmm, how many students do you have?"

"15. I have three more that I'm starting next month. But they're 4 so I don't think they'll be able to be in this recital."

You both ate for a little bit longer.

"I can ask Benn if he'd be willing to let you use the bookstore. We can double it as a half off day for the books we haven't been able to move from the shelves."

"You think he'd be okay with that?"

"We have authors who come for book signings a lot, we have a special area in the basement that has a lot of room. All he asks is $200 to rent it out. You would need to clean it and set it up. But I can help."

He looked at you and smiled.

"What?"

He didn't say anything just kissed your lips, it was a tender and sweet kiss, that he then turned into little butterfly kisses by nuzzling your nose with his.

"Would you really do that?"

"Yeah, I mean it's important to you, and something tells me that the kids will have fun. Plus, it'll be cool to see your students."

You went to trying the carnitas and nothing more was really said. You were hungrier than you thought.

When the food was cleaned up, you both sat down on the couch and you turned on Netflix to watch Hack my House. It was a show you found randomly but you enjoyed seeing small spaces get more storage space to make small houses appear bigger than they actually were. After 3 episodes you noticed that Heat was snoring next to you. You smiled and took a minute to stare at him. Then you got an idea.

Hopefully he likes it.

You got to sketching, and tried to keep your giggles to yourself.

{Two days later}

"Heat! Hey!"

You showed up unexpectedly at Heat's work, he was currently underneath a car, but when he heard your voice he quickly got out. His shock on his face was clear. But he quickly smiled and walked over to you.

"This is a nice surprise what's the occasion?"

"You think you can get off work early today?"

He seemed to think about it, and looked at his boss, the old man smiled and shrugged.

"You've been putting in extra hours kiddo. I don't care. You can leave right now if you want to."

"You sure?"

"Yeah. I didn't mean to cause an issue." You were getting nervous now. Maybe this hadn't been a good idea, but Nami had helped you plan it all day yesterday during work.

"You're not sweetie. Heat is one of my harder workers, he rarely ever takes sick time off or regular time off for that matter. Playing hooky might do him some good." He smiled. "I'll clock you out Heat. Go have fun with your girlfriend."

You blushed, and looked at the floor.

"Uh oh. And she's bashful, now I know your type Heat."

"Go away old man!" Heat growled at him, making the guy chuckle and walk to the office.

"I'm sorry Heat, I really didn't mean to pull you away."

He laughed and pulled you into a hug, trying not to touch you with his greasy hands, and ruin your clothes.

"So where are we going?"

"So first, you need to go home and shower, and I'll pick you up in an hour. Okay?"

He looked confused but smiled and kissed your cheek.

"Okay baby see you then."

As he walked to his car and you to your bike, you were getting really nervous now. You sent a text to Nami, and she was already at your place, ready to help you.

"I hope Heat enjoys today."

{Heat's POV}

Heat had no idea what was going on. He had enjoyed the surprise from you, but now he was confused. He showered and dressed in black jeans, black boots and a red and black flannel shirt. He put his dreads in a bun, leaving some lose. He checked the time and saw it was almost time to see you, when he was about to call you, he heard a honking sound. His mouth fell open when he saw the car in his driveway. He was even more surprised when he saw you get out of the drivers seat.

Immediately he stood and walked out.

"Y/N is that...."

"The 68 Vegapunk. Shakky is letting me borrow it."

It was a navy blue car, it was bulky but sleek at the same time. He was about to say something else when he noticed how you were dressed and smirked.

"You look fucking adorable! What's the occasion?"

You were wearing a grey t-shirt, with a blue and white plaid skirt that went to mid-thigh, with black tights to stay warm, and brown boots. Your hair was up in a messy bun, and he could see 4 earrings in each ear.

"Ahem, I wanted to invite you on a date. Is that okay?"

He was stunned, never in his life had his ex, ever planned a date for them. He was expected to do it all.

"Yeah, that's fine."

"Cool, I will let you drive on the way back. I promise but I need to drive to where we are going."

"You're going to let me drive this beauty?"

Your smile turned mischievous, and you walked to him.

"Wanna take a photo and send it to him, just to see what he's missing out on?"

Heat knew by him, you meant Kid. And he chuckled and nodded his head.

Heat kissed you then. and he noticed you were wearing contacts, and natural looking makeup, with only your eye shadow being a darker shade to highlight your e/c eyes.

"Please can we?" Heat posed with the car and you took a photo, he sent to Kid with one word. 'Jealous?'

An hour of driving and Heat was having the time of his life. You let him choose the music, you were singing along with him, you'd gotten coffee on the way out of town, he had gone to pay for it out of habit when You paid for it, he didn't know what to think.

"Okay are you going to tell me where we are going?"

"You'll see when we get there."

Three towns over, in Sabaody, is the exit you took. Heat looked at you, and you seemed nervous but excited.

"We're here."

He looked and saw that you had taken him to a music festival. He was shocked, happy and overwhelmed all at once, he really didn't know what to say.

"Heat you okay? Do you want to do something else. I'm sorry I thought you would like this."

"Y/N, stop. I am fine, I'm just-hah." He grabbed your hand, he saw you were wearing a thumb ring, it was a simple gold band but he played with it on your finger. "I had an ex-girlfriend, and she never did anything like this for me. I'm used to giving and not receiving so I am just overwhelmed with what to feel."

You were suddenly in his lap, but not in a sexual way, you were hugging him and comforting him.

"We can sit in the car a little longer if it helps Heat. You've done so much for me, and I just wanted to repay you."

"Y/N, when I do it for you, it doesn't feel like an obligation. I want to do things for you, because I know you'll be grateful, and you try to make me happy too."

"I really like you Heat, and I've never had a boyfriend, so I don't know if I'm doing this girlfriend thing right. I can't take credit for this idea. Nami told me about it and helped me buy the passes. She even helped me pick out an outfit. I wasn't sure what you would like."

Heat kissed your temple and squeezed you tighter.

"The fact that you asked for help because of me, makes me happy. It means you care about me."

You sat back and stared at him. You were staring at him, worry evident on your face.

"Let's go Y/N. I am excited to be here. I didn't even know this was here."

"Me either, like I said I needed help to find it. I'm just glad it wasn't too far away."

He laughed and you both got out of the car. You turned on all the alarms, and the dash cams. Heat held out his hand to you and you grabbed it.

"I had another surprise, but I don't know if we'll have time for it."

"What else did you plan."

"I'll let you know."

You took out your passes and handed Heat his.

"Let's go see who's playing?"

Heat was happy to be on his first official date with you. And walked around making sure, he didn't let go of your hand.

{Unknown POV}

A man in a grey hat took photos of you, and your boytoy. He had to pay $300 to get into this stupid music festival and he lost you both for an hour.

He wanted to gag at the amount of times you two had kissed, hugged and looked at each other.

He wasn't getting paid enough for this, it wasn't until 6 hours later, when you both had gone to see 4 different bands play, you both were leaving. He sent the photos, and his receipt for the $300 he spent to get in and eat.

That was the other thing he saw, you had eaten a lot of churros, and he was surprised you weren't a whale with all the food you ate. The guy didn't seem to mind though, smiling at you every time you'd gotten a churro or another food item.

You had even bought 15 more churros before leaving.

For real how is that girl not fat?

Following your car again, he groaned when you took him somewhere else. It was a tattoo shop.

What the actual fuck? I can't go in. It's not crowded enough.

He left to give his report, grateful this day was over.