Warning:
THIS CHAPTER IS SO CRINGEY MY DUDES.

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Stephen POV

We arrive at the sushi place, with me and Stephanie still avoiding each other. Daniel smells the tension in the air between us and laughs. DAMN IT DANIEL! I think back to what he told me...

- 𝘧𝘭𝘢𝘴𝘩𝘣𝘢𝘤𝘬 -

"Hey Stephen!" Daniel taps my shoulder as we both walk out of the recording studio. "I noticed there's something going on between you and Stephanie," He wiggles his eyebrows at me and smirks.

"Shut up! Nothing is going on between us," I say and roll my eyes.

"Well then why was she staying at your house last night?" He asks.

"H-How do you know about that!?" I whisper yell.

He shrugs and says, "I came across Jasper as I was walking to the office."

That little punk. I SHALL NEVER TRUST HIM AGAIN.

"Anyways, I can help you man!" Daniel nudges me.

I look back over at Stephanie hesitantly then sigh. "Ok what?"

"Just say something like..." He thinks for a minute tapping on his chin. "Oh! How about you start of with saying, 'If you wanted babies Steph...' Then go to her ear. Muster up your biggest husky voice and whisper, 'You could of just asked me'. Done!"

     The fuck is this guy.

     "Oh and also you should say to her," Daniel holds out his hand and musters up a handsome face. "It's gonna be a long walk... could you hold this for me?

"You look ugly when you do that you know," I say.

He let's out a dramatic gasp.

"Oh! You should tell her now!" Daniel slightly pushes me so I'm next to Stephanie.

     Fast forward and we are walking in the cold streets. I glance over at Steph. She looks so god damn pretty. Her (H/C) hair is in a loose messy bun. She fits my hoodie perfectly and her eyes twinkle as we walk. SO FUCKING PERFECT.

     Maybe I should take Daniel's advice. Might be worth it...

     I stop swinging our arms and pull her back slightly, making us farther away from the group.

     "What's wrong?" She asks, looking up at me.

Damn it, damn it, damn it.

Shit. Shit. Shit.

I look over to the side trying to hide my flustered face. It's now or never Stephen. I take a deep breath and exhale. Then I proceed to say the most stupid words I have ever uttered in my entire life.

- 𝘧𝘭𝘢𝘴𝘩𝘣𝘢𝘤𝘬 𝘦𝘯𝘥 -

And here we are.

Dakota and Daniel forced me and Stephanie to sit together. Bastards.

"S-So Holli, d-do you wanna work with our drawing team to animate our video sometime this week? Also maybe get some food?" Hosuh nervously asks Holli.

Holli looks at him for a minute. "Sure Hosuh!" Holli replies cheerfully, making Hosuh smile.

"OH MA GAWD WHEN'S THE WEDDING!?" Dakota wails.

I look back at Stephanie who just stares into the table, cheeks and ears all red. Maybe I should apologize. I really messed up our relationship.

Our food arrives. We all start eating. A few minutes go by and I notice Steph hasn't touched her sushi.

Oh god I think she's mad at me. I really gotta apologize. I reach for her hand under the table and lead her to the door. I know Hosuh said something to me but I didn't hear since I was already outside. "Look I'm sorry Stephanie that I made you uncomfortable," I apologize.

     "It's alright Stephen. I was just confused," Steph says, fidgeting with the string of the hoodie.

     "Confused about what?" I ask, leading her to a nearby bench.

     "I know we've only known each other for a couple of days but," She pauses. "I think I like you Stephen."

     I didn't know how to breathe for a second.

     She...

     Likes me?

     I turn to her and ask, "W-Why are you confused then?"

     "I just don't know if I'm moving too fast, we basically just met. But I can't stop looking at you when we're together. You're very attractive inside and out. Your laugh brings a smile to my face," Stephanie rambles, clutching the end of the hoodie.

     Woah.

     I lightly put my hand over hers and look out into the streets. "I think I'm in the same situation as you Stephanie," I say.

     I feel her flinch but I keep looking forward.

     "You... WHAHAHAWKLWDHEPA!?" She exclaims.

     I turn back to see her hands covering her face and she's curled into a little ball.

     If I want to be with Stephanie, I need to make it happen before it's too late.

     "Steph," I call out to her. She looks up, and hums in response. "I like you too."

     "Seriously?" She asks, furrowing her eyebrows.

     I then take her in my arms and embrace her. I feel the tension in her back slowly melt away. She slowly lifts her arms and wraps them around my back.

     "We can take it as slow as you want. No rush is necessary," I say.

     "Ok," She laughs. We let go of each other. I lean in for a kiss but a finger stops me. "Nuh uh uh! You said to take it as slow as we want. I'm saving the kisses for later," She says with a wink.

     I pout.

     "Well, can I give you this?" I ask as I slowly lean into her face. I give a little peck on the tip on her nose and she squirms.

     "Y-Yeah that's fine," She stutters but smiles. I return a smile back.

     "Oh man, I think Stephanie wants to hook up with Stephen so badly but she just wants his consent. I can see she's THIRSTY," A male voice whispers.

     "Also Stephen as well. I mean, look at the dominance in his eyes," A female voice whispers back.

     "Would you say Stephen and Stephanie are tops or bottoms?" The male voice whisper-asks.

     The female voice answers with, "Probably it would depend on how they were feeling that day. I think Stephen would be a top most of the time though."

"Agreed," The male voice says.

     We both look around to see the people who are talking about us so... weirdly.

     "Will you guys stop talk about that, I think you just ruined their moment," A new male voice scolds at the two.

     Stephanie and I get up and try to follow the rambling voices. Soon enough, we find Dakota, Daniel, Hosuh, and Holli hiding behind a big bush. Dakota and Daniel are debating while Hosuh is trying to calm them down. Holli notices us right away.

"Sorry for them. Congrats you two!" She gives us a warm smile.

     The other three then turn to us, their faces all embarrassed. They all apologize.

     "Aren't you supposed to be in the restaurant?" Stephanie asks.

     Daniel shrugs. "We wanted to see what's going on So Dakota ordered takeout."

     "Nosy little pricks..." I mumble under my breath as we walk again.

    "Hey! You couldn't have gotten the girl without my help, eh?" Daniel says, playfully nudging me. I roll my eyes.

     "So like, you guys are a couple now?" Dakota asks. We both nod and she squeals.

     "All we need now is Danota and Hosli together!" Stephanie whispers to me and we share a laugh.

"You have something to share with the class?" Daniel asks us.

We shake our heads and I shoo him with my hand.

"So where to now?" Holli asks.

"We could go to my place," Hosuh suggests. We all nod in agreement.

I put my hands around Steph's waist and she squirms a little. She then relaxes and looks up at me.

The rest of the walk consisted of warmth and embrace. Much better than last time.

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Welp now I don't know what to do with the story.
Maybe a few more chapters and I'll mark it complete.
This chappie hurt my brain writing it.