( prepare for a LOT of fluff and a long ass chapter. so buckle in and grab a snack. )

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𝗥𝗘𝗔𝗟 𝗟𝗜𝗙𝗘

location: dave's house - london

dave had spent the past week stressing over the date he would have with amara. he wasn't sure what she would like as he continued to pace and panic over their date. his mind was swarmed with overwhelming thoughts and nothing could stop them from haunting him. 'what if she doesn't like the date?' what if she realises she doesn't like me anymore? what if after the date she thinks differently of me?' these were only snippets of the ongoing monologue taking over his brain.

he was so scared of not impressing her, or her feeling that their date was lacklustre, that it took everything in him to stay composed. he was so incredibly infatuated with amara, that he wanted to make sure he didn't mess up, what could be his only chance with her. the only problem was that he didn't even know where to start. he desperately needed help and thankfully, he was able to find someone to help him.

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𝗧𝗘𝗫𝗧 𝗠𝗘𝗦𝗦𝗔𝗚𝗘𝗦

𝗱𝗮𝘃𝗲 - 𝗱𝗼𝗲𝘀𝗻'𝘁 𝗸𝗻𝗼𝘄 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗹𝗼𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 📍
𝗺𝗮𝗿𝗰𝘂𝘀 - 𝗸𝗻𝗼𝘄𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘄𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿 🌤️

𝐝𝐨𝐞𝐬𝐧'𝐭 𝐤𝐧𝐨𝐰 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐥𝐨𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧📍
marcus
rashy
beans!

𝐤𝐧𝐨𝐰𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐰𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 🌤️
wtf do you want david?!

𝐝𝐨𝐞𝐬𝐧'𝐭 𝐤𝐧𝐨𝐰 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐥𝐨𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧📍
rude?
i need your help

𝐤𝐧𝐨𝐰𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐰𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 🌤️
with what

𝐝𝐨𝐞𝐬𝐧'𝐭 𝐤𝐧𝐨𝐰 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐥𝐨𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧📍
i'm taking ami on a date
i know she wants like an activity based date
cause it won't be as awkward
and since you know her best
i wanted your help

𝐤𝐧𝐨𝐰𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐰𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 🌤️
aw is lickkle david nervous 😭

𝐝𝐨𝐞𝐬𝐧'𝐭 𝐤𝐧𝐨𝐰 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐥𝐨𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧📍
shut up
twat

𝐤𝐧𝐨𝐰𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐰𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 🌤️
don't call me a fucking twat
do you want my help or not?

𝐝𝐨𝐞𝐬𝐧'𝐭 𝐤𝐧𝐨𝐰 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐥𝐨𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧📍
no i do
im sorry
can you please help?
i can't think of anything
and i really want her to like this date

𝐤𝐧𝐨𝐰𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐰𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 🌤️
alright relax
calm your tits

𝐝𝐨𝐞𝐬𝐧'𝐭 𝐤𝐧𝐨𝐰 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐥𝐨𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧📍
i don't have-

𝐤𝐧𝐨𝐰𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐰𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 🌤️
i don't care
she likes dates at like arcades or funfairs
she says it's more romantic
and avoids it getting awkward
and she gets guys to try and win her teddies
spoiler alert
they never do
the dickheads

𝐝𝐨𝐞𝐬𝐧'𝐭 𝐤𝐧𝐨𝐰 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐥𝐨𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧📍
so arcade or funfair date
got it
thanks
that's so on brand for her
she's so cute

𝐤𝐧𝐨𝐰𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐰𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 🌤️
dammnnn
bro you are down bad

𝐝𝐨𝐞𝐬𝐧'𝐭 𝐤𝐧𝐨𝐰 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐥𝐨𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧📍
you literally bless the ground jasmine walks on
i don't think i need to be hearing this from you

𝐤𝐧𝐨𝐰𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐰𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 🌤️
yeah and?
have you seen jasmine?
at least i'm honest about it
and i don't deflect
unlike you
dave
also you better not fucking hurt her
because istg if you do
i will hurt you 10 times more
and i mean this shit

𝐝𝐨𝐞𝐬𝐧'𝐭 𝐤𝐧𝐨𝐰 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐥𝐨𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧📍
i'm not gonna hurt her
that's the last thing i want to do
i really fucking fancy her man

𝐤𝐧𝐨𝐰𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐰𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 🌤️
good
you better hope you don't hurt her
you may be my friend
but mars is like my little sister
you hurt her
you'll deal with me

𝐝𝐨𝐞𝐬𝐧'𝐭 𝐤𝐧𝐨𝐰 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐥𝐨𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧📍
i know man
and i don't deflect
you know what
whatever

𝐤𝐧𝐨𝐰𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐰𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 🌤️
see
deflecting
disliked by doesn't know the location📍

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𝗱𝗮𝘃𝗲 - 𝗱𝗮𝘃𝗲 🫶🏽
𝗮𝗺𝗮𝗿𝗮 - 𝗮𝗺𝗶 🤍

𝐝𝐚𝐯𝐞 🫶🏽
hey ami
you ready for tonight
just to remind you
i'm picking you up at 6

𝐚𝐦𝐢 🤍
hey dave :))
i would be
if you told me what your plan for the date is

𝐝𝐚𝐯𝐞 🫶🏽
it's a surprise

𝐚𝐦𝐢 🤍
but i hate surprises!!!

𝐝𝐚𝐯𝐞 🫶🏽
how do you hate surprises?!!

𝐚𝐦𝐢 🤍
because i don't know what the dress code is
i don't want to show up to a restaurant in sweats
please just tell me what we're gonna be doing

𝐝𝐚𝐯𝐞 🫶🏽
sorry ami
no can do

𝐚𝐦𝐢 🤍
ughhhh
pleasee dave

𝐝𝐚𝐯𝐞 🫶🏽
sorry ami it's out of my hands

𝐚𝐦𝐢 🤍
it quite literally isn't
but if you aren't gonna tell me
can you at least tell me what to dress like?

𝐝𝐚𝐯𝐞 🫶🏽
fine 🙄
dress casual

𝐚𝐦𝐢 🤍
first off
why are you so sassy?
second of all
dress casual?
this better not be a netflix and chill type beat

𝐝𝐚𝐯𝐞 🫶🏽
nah i wouldn't do that on a first date
plus
you know that you find my sassiness attractive

𝐚𝐦𝐢 🤍
but you would do that later?

𝐝𝐚𝐯𝐞 🫶🏽
...👀

𝐚𝐦𝐢 🤍
david?!!

𝐝𝐚𝐯𝐞 🫶🏽
next question

𝐚𝐦𝐢 🤍
will we be inside or outside

𝐝𝐚𝐯𝐞 🫶🏽
ami?
what part of i can't tell you do you not understand?

𝐚𝐦𝐢 🤍
the part where i need to be sure what to wear

𝐝𝐚𝐯𝐞 🫶🏽
you're such a control freak

𝐚𝐦𝐢 🤍
sorry

𝐝𝐚𝐯𝐞 🫶🏽
no
don't apologise
it's cute
read
are you shy because of that
read
you're so cute for that
read
alright now it's just annoying

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𝗥𝗘𝗔𝗟 𝗟𝗜𝗙𝗘

location: amara and jasmine's flat- london

"mars you ready?" jasmine asked, entering amara's room, and watching amara fluff and play with her hair.

"yeah i am, just a bit nervous. i haven't been on a date in almost a year and i would've never thought it would be with dave. what if it's awkward? what if we realise that we don't like each other? what if he gets the ick? what if-" amara nervously rambled, playing around with her hair and reapplying her lipgloss.

"ok can you not?!" jasmine exclaimed, putting the lipgloss out of her hands, "stop stressing. dave is practically in love with you. aaliyah just looked through the peephole and this guy's got you flowers. ok. i don't remember any of your ex's doing that - damn you had low standards! point is, you'll never know what'll happen if you stay here and keep worrying. go out there and try it out and see if it works. plus you look gorgeous, there is no way he could catch the ick." jasmine responded, giving amara the pep talk she clearly needed.

"jas you actually are the best hype girl. i love you." amara cried, pulling her into a brief hug, before making her way to the door.

"good luck mars!" both aaliyah and jasmine exclaimed as amara opened the door to their flat, finding an extremely anxious dave on the other side, holding a bouquet of flowers.

dave had also spent the better half of an hour stressing over his date with amara. he kept changing his outfit and wearing then removing his chains. he couldn't decide on one thing, as he was consumed by the anxiety of looking perfect for her. thankfully, he had remembered to buy her flowers from the florist she had talked to him about, as he was insistent he wouldn't mess his only chance with amara.

however, standing in front of amara eased all of his worries. he didn't feel the anxiety that had been weighing on him for the past week. he didn't feel as if there was a chance it wouldn't work out for them. just looking into her eyes was all he needed. even as his eyes roamed her body, admiring her beauty and asking how he got so lucky with her ( amara was doing the same. i mean who can blame either of them? )

"my eyes are up here david." amara giggled, watching as dave's face contorted with embarrassment.

"oh...uhm...sorry, you look beautiful." dave stammered, before clearing his throat and handing her the flowers.

"thank you d. you don't look too bad yourself....wait...you got me tulips?" she asked incredulously, her gaze softening and a soft smile gracing her face.

"yeah i remembered that they were your favourite. you were talking about it, when you were saying how no ex-boyfriend of yours bought you flowers. i wanted to be the first. i hope you like them." he admitted bashfully, taken aback by amara wrapping her arms around him. "i'm guessing you like it?" he chuckled.

"i love it thank you so much!" she exclaimed, "let me just put them in some water and then we can go." she addressed him, smiling softly at him.

"no need, i'll do it you two just go." jasmine insisted, taking the bouquet away and pushing the two out of the flat.

as the two exited the building, amara wouldn't stop thanking him, causing david to chuckle at her and remind her, that as his date, she was to be spoilt by him.

"mars, you don't have to keep saying thanks." he chuckled, as he started the car, taking them to the arcade where their date would take place.

"i'm sorry, it's just- i'm not used to someone caring so much, so the fact that you're doing this for me means a lot. it's also making me realise i wasn't even getting the bare minimum from my exes." she replied, smiling up at him.

"well you better get used to stuff like this, i love spoiling whoever i'm dating." he admitted, causing amara to grin widely.

"so....you gonna tell me where we're going now?" amara dragged out, a pleading look on her face.

"you are dead set on finding out where we're going, aren't you?" he chuckled, "we're going to an arcade." he finally answered, watching amara's eyes light up at his response.

"i love an arcade date! it's so much more fun than a dinner on a first date." she exclaimed.

"yeah i know, marcus told me."

"he did?"

"yeah and he also threatened me."

"no, he never!" she cried, her eyes wide.

"yeah he did. said that if i hurt you, he'll hurt me. gave me the whole big brother chat." he laughed, laughing harder at amara's shocked expression.

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location: some arcade, london

as the two approached the arcade, they continued their conversations, with dave struggling to keep his eyes off of amara and onto the road. amara, on the other hand, was begging him to have control over the aux, with her argument being that: she has the broader music taste, so she should control the music being played. unfortunately for her, they were only minutes away, so it was futile. "fine mars! i'll let you play whatever you want on the way back." dave conceded reluctantly, as the two exited the car and made their way inside the arcade.

"thanks d." amara responded, alternating between making eye contact with dave, and looking at her surroundings.

"whatever, get ready for me to thrash you in every game." dave teased, nudging her with his shoulder.

"oh as if." she retorted, rolling her eyes, "i'm gonna beat you in every one of these games, then play my victory tune in your car." she trash-talked, smirking up at him.

"you're deluded if you believe that. tell you what? if i win more games, you have to post on your insta that i'm the better artist," he offered, as amara gasped, "and if you win, you get to post whatever you want off of my insta."

"deal." she agreed, smirking up at him as she shook his hand.

"alright, pick your poison." he offered, as he replaced the cash he had with tokens.

"we're going to that basketball one first, and i'm going to take the lead on our bet." she boasted, excitedly walking to the game, while dragging dave along with her. he couldn't even respond to her boasting, as he was too mesmerised by her. in fact, all he could do look her up and down and let out a deep sigh.

"have i told you how beautiful you are?" he questioned, pulling her into his arms and kissing her forehead.

"yeah you have. but i don't mind hearing it again." she smirked, before looking at him more seriously, "stop trying to distract me! we are going to do that basketball game."

"alright fine then," dave grunted, allowing amara to pull him towards the game. she then approached the game and placed the tokens in.

"i'm blue and you're red, ok?" she asked, noting his nod.

dave had aimed for the hoop and missed entirely, causing amara to laugh at him ( very loudly ), "yeah like you can do better..." he trails off, as she effortlessly managed to get the ball into the hoop, smirking at him as she did so. "that's just a fluke. don't get too excited."

"says the guy who thought the hoop was 5 miles away." she giggled, as he missed again.

"alright whatever, i'm more the football type." he commented chuckling, as amara continued to beat him. "i didn't even know you were this competitive."

"i have 2 sisters. i have to be competitive." she deadpanned, as dave missed once again, making the score 7-0. "dave if you miss again, you are going to be this close to getting your black card revoked." she joked, giggling.

"wowww!! it's like that!" he sarcastically cried.

"yeah well when you're suffering from 'black and can't hoop', it has to be like that. and oooh look at that i won!" she exclaimed, jumping up and down and teasing dave relentlessly.

"alright, don't get too cocky now." dave rolled his eyes, as he took the tickets coming out of the machine.

"nah, i think i can get cocky. i just beat you 14-2." she retorted, "ok next game is the one where you knock down the coconuts. i think i'll win that too." she smirked, as she walked with dave to the next machine.

she then lost abysmally. however, in her defence, dave had spent most of his time flirting with her and making her blush, leaving her flustered and unable to concentrate. as a consequence, amara had insisted on using one of the dance machines.

"ami! that's not fair! you're literally a professional dancer! i don't even have any rhythm!" dave exclaimed, planting his feet on the ground when amara attempted to drag him to the machine.

"well flirting with me while i was playing, isn't playing fair, but you don't see me complaining. also, how are you nigerian and have no rhythm?" she asked chuckling.

"does it look like i know?! fine, i'll do it with you." he reluctantly agreed, smiling at how excited amara became.

"thank you! it'll be so fun. and i'll totally win." she exclaimed.

it would be safe to say amara was right. unfortunately, she ended up losing their bet, with dave only winning one more game than her. however, dave had managed to win her a teddy from one of the grabby games ( after spending like £10 on more tries ), and carried it for her; which for amara felt like a reward. but even that act of kindness, wasn't enough to counteract the gloating from dave. not that it took from her attraction for him, in fact, it only made him more attractive to her.

"can i still have control of the aux?" amara asked, as she fawned over the photo booth picture the two took, before looking out of the car door.

"even though i won,"

"not that you'd let me forget." she grumbled, rolling her eyes.

"you're such a sore loser, it's adorable." he chuckled, bringing her hand to kiss it, while still keeping his eyes on the road.

"whatever ( ! )" amara retorted, rolling her eyes playfully while trying to hide her smile.

"as i was saying, i'll still let you control the aux. but you have to play something i know." he turned to her, smiling widely at her.

"ok then," she replied a soft grin on her face, before playing 'starlight', "why don't we see who really is the better artist?"

"alright then, we will." he replied, smirking at her, before bringing her hand towards his to kiss again. this made the blush on her face remain constant.

"yeah and after that we'll play my song 'sorry'."

"how's that fair?! that's more conscious and heartfelt."

"so? you're still one of the best lyricists. don't get to cocky and wipe that smirk off your face."

"nah, you complimented me. and you meant it." dave teased, "am i dreaming? or did amara actually compliment me?"

"don't piss me off. you were doing so well before that." she sarcastically stated, causing him to apologise profusely.

after both songs played, the two found themselves at amara's flat, smiling at each other, not wanting to leave each other.

"you gonna admit i'm the better artist?" he asked, grinning widely at her.

"i'm already doing it on my insta. i don't think i have to do it now too." she said, a matching grin on her face.

"at least i tried to get you to say it." he teased, pulling at her cheeks playfully, before she slapped his hands away.

"thank you for this date dave. i really liked it. and i really like you." she mumbled, before cupping his face and bringing him into a strong passionate kiss. it seemed like their lips fit perfectly together, moving in unison.

"i enjoyed it too. you're kinda fun, or whatever." he said, still breathless from their kiss.

"so are you, or whatever. " she teased before exiting the car. dave had then hastily gotten out of the car to meet her at her side.

"let me walk you to your flat?" he asked, smiling when she nodded in response. "you feel like doing something like this again?"

"is that your way of asking me if i'll go on another date with you?" she giggled.

"i'm not really used to asking that question. i'm more used to getting asked."

"is that your way of bragging that you get girls?" she teased.

"not that's not- i'm not! you're lucky you're cute." he groaned.

"aw thanks dave ( ! )" she teased, "and to answer your question: i will go on another date with you." she smiled.

"yeah?"

"yeah." she smiled, as they finally approached the appartement. "thanks again dave, text me later?" she said, before kissing his cheek and entering her flat. leaving dave smiling softly and finally admitting to himself

'i'm in love with amara safa-sinclair'

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a message from becca

i did warn you that it'd be a long chapter. proud of you lot for making it through.

sorry i haven't updated i just haven't been motivated in a while. i am planning to update my other books but this lack of motivation has been hitting me hard.

anyways i love you all, i hope you enjoyed.

( if you don't comment on this long af chapter i'll make them ghost each other )

happy new year and happy holidays :))