After the almost-kiss, I made dinner in shocked silence. He was smiling and singing like nothing unusual happened.
Did I want to kiss him? Yeah, sure. But I didn't know why I freaked out. What would have happened if I didn't drop the frigging carrot?
I shuddered at that thought. Was I making it awkward? Right on cue, he came into the kitchen and looked at me. "Baby! Are you ok? You are awfully quiet. Did I make you uncomfortable? I am sorry. I was just playing around. I wouldn't do anything you don't like".
Was he for real? I was not a saint either. I had feelings for him too. "Don't apologize, Dean. I was the one who kissed you first. I was just shocked as this is all new to me".
"Do I look like someone who does it a lot? This is my first time as well. I just follow my heart when I am with you. I want you to do the same".
So was he my boyfriend? "Ok, shall we have dinner? I am dying to ask you some questions".
"Sure, baby. I will not leave today without answering you".
We had dinner while watching a reality show. He yelled at the contestants when they didn't know simple answers. It was endearing to watch. He was like a kid at that moment.
The more I spent time with him, the more I liked him, if it was possible.
Once the show was over, he switched off the TV and turned to me. "Sorry I got carried away watching that. You told me you had few questions. Ask away, baby".
I had too many questions but at that moment my mind was blank. I was thinking how close we were and how his eyes had the most confusing blue-green color.
I tried to blurt out the first thing on my mind. "Are we in a relationship now? Are you my boyfriend? Are you allowed to date? What if your father isn't happy with you and decided to punish you or something?"
He shook his head. "Calm down, baby. I don't know if I can date yet. I have chosen this life. But I am sure I can find a way to be with you. So if you are ok, then I am your boyfriend".
"I am more than ok. I don't want you to give up on helping people as you have told me it is your passion. But I am afraid you will break up with me if your guardian says so".
"No, baby. I won't do that. I will not be the one to break up with you if someone says something. I am not selfish and I will not leave you to deal with it all by yourself. I will always stick around and keep you safe until you get tired of me".
"Then you should be warned. I will not be tired of you. Ever".
"Bring it on, baby. I am ready to prove it to you". I felt safe and at ease with him.
"You told me you came to watch over me. How long has it been? But I haven't seen you".
"I don't know how much I can tell you, baby. But trust me, you will never be in any danger. At least not when I am here. You might not have seen me as I have been with you for less than 3 months. We take turns every year to watch over a human. This is to avoid getting attached to someone. But that didn't work for me as I fell for you very soon. I have been doing this for the past 5 years and I have never felt this way. You changed me baby. You make me feel things I never knew existed in the first place".
Tears were falling from my eyes on hearing his lovely words. What have I done to deserve his love? He was the one who looked over me. I voiced that thought. "But I haven't done anything for you. I almost hit you with my car".
He wiped my tears. "As you said, it was partially my fault for cutting you over. I was worried about you and wanted to make sure you were ok. You don't need to do anything. Having the opportunity to get to know you is the best thing ever happened to me. I have always looked after people. So I thought it was the same thing. But it's different. I want to be selfish and keep you with me always".
"I have never felt this way either. And I am not as good with words as you. So I just want to say that I like you. More than you would think. More than I have liked anyone else".
"That's enough for me, baby". He held my hands and squeezed my fingers.
I was trying to stifle a yawn but it escaped anyway.
"Did I bore you to sleep?" He was amused.
"God, no. I just had a long day at the office. Do you have any questions for me?"
"Yes, just the one. Why are you so adorable?"
"Why are you so cheesy?" I retorted.
"Don't pretend that you don't like it". Dang, he was right.
"Ok I give up" I surrendered.
"That's my baby. Go to sleep. I am leaving now. I have to wait for my father again. I will pick you up for office tomorrow".
"Good night, Dean". I walked him to the door and he stopped to look at me.
"Good night, baby". He pressed a kiss on my cheek and rushed to his motorcycle. He must have sensed that I was confused and explained "I might not leave if I stand here for another second".
Who wouldn't love him?
A/N: So boyfriends, huh? You guys took long enough but we knew it from the coffee date ;)
As I have mentioned, I thought of making this a fantasy adventurous romance kind of thing. Alex life was supposed to be in danger and Dean was supposed to save him.
But I couldn't get any ideas good enough for me to go ahead. I like this almost-normal version too. We can relate, right?
Sometimes change is good. Go with YOUR instinct.