I laughed with Kadie and Lucy as Ross talked to Captain Sparklez about random stuff over the stream. The three of us were sat at my computer watching the livestream, just as we'd done the last time Hat Films did their stream.

"I'll be right back," I told the two as I drank the remnants of my water. 

"Where you going?" Kadie asked.

"I'm gonna get another bottle of water," I answered as I made my way out of the room. I walked down in the kitchen and saw Alex and Trott putting chicken nuggets onto plates.

"Hey," I greeted before grabbing a water bottle from the fridge. "Sh*t, are you guys eating all those nuggets?"

"Yeah!" Trott cheered. "It's going to be f**king magical."

"No, it really isn't," I said, shaking my head. "How many nuggets did you buy?"

"Eighty," Alex shrugged.

"Eighty?!" I exclaimed. "Are you serious?"

"I wish I could say we weren't," Alex sighed, turning to face me and leaning back on the counter.

"You're ridiculous," I laughed. I think I'm dreading it even more than they are.

"Here, Trott," Alex addressed, handing two plates of nuggets to him," go ahead. I'll be right there."

  Trott took the plates and left. Alex looked to me with a worried expression.

"You okay?" he questioned. 

"I'm fine," I shrugged. "I'm just not looking forward to my fiance eating chicken nuggets until he's sick."

"Aw," he smiled, holding his arms out wide. "Come here."

  I walked up to him and he embraced me in a hug, my head resting on his chest in such way that I could hear his heart beating. He kissed the top of my head before giving a slight chuckle.

"I'll be fine," he said. "You've seen the cheeseburger challenge, right?"

"Yeah, you got sick as f**k."

"Okay, maybe that wasn't the best example. Did you watch the mince pie challenge or the yule log one?"

"You almost vomited both times."

"That isn't the point!" he laughed. "The point is that I'll be fine. I can eat a lot of sh*t, you know that. They don't call me the 'human trash can' for nothing."

"Not helping," I sighed, pulling myself from his embrace.

"I'll be fine, I swear. Now, hand me that banana suit," he said, pointing to a blob of yellow on the floor. I gave him a confused look before picking up the costume. I tossed it to him. He caught it and began pulling it on over his clothes. "Will you carry the McFlurry's?"

  I nodded and grabbed two of the frozen treats, placing one in the crook of my arm, before grabbing the final one. He picked up the plate as we made our way to the livestream room. Will I have to go on the stream?

"Well these nuggets are gonna be cold as h*ll," Alex announced as he stepped into the room. I stayed out of the room at the doorway, not quite wanting to go in front of thousands of people, even if it would only be for a few seconds.

"Mate, what took you so long?" Ross asked.

"I had something to take care of," Alex answered.

"Well, where are the McFlurry's?"

  Alex pointed at me. I shrunk back slightly, my face going a slight shade of red.

"Lena, you can come in if you want," Trott said. "S.A.M turned the stream off because Smith took so d*mn long."

"Sorry," Alex and I apologized in unison. I walked forward into the room and set the McFlurry's down on the table in front of the three.

"What took you guys so long?" Ross asked. "Were you guys too busy making out to come join us?"

"Yeah!" Alex said through gritted teeth. Suddenly, he grabbed my arm and pulled me close to him, so close that there was no space between us and, if it weren't for the height difference, our noses would be touching. He leaned down, wrapping his arms around me, and began to kiss me passionately. After recovering from the initial shock, I began kissing him back.

"Uh, guys, S.A.M just told me that we put the stream on, like, as soon as Smith came back in the room," Trott said.

"Oh, sh*t!" I screeched, pulling myself from Alex. I turned to run out of the room, but I tripped on the leg of Trott's chair in my struggle. Once I got up, I ran off and didn't stop until I reached the artists' office. I slumped to the ground and pulled my knees up to my chest, putting my head down.

"Lena," I heard a feminine voice say. I felt hands land on either side of my shoulders.

"Did you guys see the stream?" I whispered.

"Yeah," Kadie said.

"Ugh, why me," I groaned.

"If it's any consolation," Lucy began, "that kiss was pretty hot."

  I picked my head up and gave her a flat look. She mumbled an apology before looking down to the ground.

"It's okay," Kadie soothed. "People were bound to find out about you guys anyway."

"I know," I sighed. "I just wished I had a say of when they did."

"Best to get it over with, though, right?" Kadie asked sympathetically. I thought for a moment before nodding. "And ya know what? Lucy was right. That kiss was hot."

"You guys!" I exclaimed in embarrassment. "Stop commenting on the kiss!"

"Oh come on, Lulu," Lucy scoffed. "Admit it."

"Yeah, okay," I mumbled. "I guess it was."

"Wanna see how they're handling the whole thing?" Kadie asked. I nodded my head and smiled. This should be good. We walked over to my computer and sat in our seats.

"So, uh, yeah. That's all there is to say about," Alex said. "Me and Lena are engaged. Let's move on."

"Great idea, Alex!" exclaimed Trott. "These nuggets are gonna stone cold now. Thanks, Obama."

  So they went for the 'briefly explain and then pretend it never happened' approach? Let's hope it works...

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  "Sorry about what happened," I sighed as Alex and I drove home.

"Why?" he laughed.

"I feel like I ruined the livestream," I shrugged.

"No, you didn't. First of all, it was me who impulsively kissed you, so if there's any blame to be had, it's on me. But there isn't."

"I can't shake the feeling that the way the hatters view you has changed now."

"Maybe it has," he shrugged. "I'll get over it. It'll be fine."

"You say that all the time."

"That's because you worry all the time," he laughed. He removed his left hand from the wheel and held it out to me. "Trust me on this."

  I smiled and took his hand. 

"Do you wanna check Tumblr with me when we get home?" I asked with a chuckle.

"Yeah," he nodded. "I'm sure it's blowing up by now."

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  Shorter chapter tonight. Don't worry, I'll be posting another one tomorrow. I was going to make this chapter and the next into one long chapter but I don't like super long chapters so I'm not going to. Instead, you get two mildly short chapters. But hey, look on the bright side; they're both absolutely filled with cute fluffy stuff ;).

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"Have you seen his [Smiffy's] legs? They're hairless! Like an eight year old boy's legs" - Sips 2014