09.

DANIEL.

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Theodore:

Hey, wanna do something on Christmas? We can head to the festival together. What do you say?

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I stared at my phone for a good thirty seconds. Was he asking me out on a date?

Shit. How am I going to reject him?

Just meeting him again threw me off balance. Him asking me out seemed to be a bad idea.

It was like history was repeating itself.

I rubbed my temples and sighed. That idiot must have realised that I have a soft spot for him, or he wouldn't have the balls to be so direct.

I weighed out my choices. Would I be able to control myself? The lines that I set wouldn't imply that I'm looking at him more than a friend, right?

He's just a friend. A FRIEND.

I should reject his offer. It would do more harm than good to lead him on.

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Me:

I don't think that's a good idea.

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The message looked like it was staring right back at me, telling me to rethink my choices. In the end, I just didn't have it in me to send it out, so I retyped it.

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Me:

Tell me the time and meeting place.

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I threw my phone back into my locker. As long as I was careful, he wouldn't remember me.

I just had to be careful. Yeah, that's it. I touched the red band that was on my neck and for some reason, my heart ached.

We're friends. Nothing more. We can't be anything more.

THEODORE.

I stood by the station entrance, hands in my pocket. I could feel my palms becoming sweaty for being nervous.

It's Christmas. People are out celebrating with their loved ones so there are couples everywhere. Couple to the left, couple to the right. One just walked right past me!

Then you have yours truly. Single as fuck. Though he hopes his status might change at the end of the day.

Since that asshole Alex sent the message, I have been pacing up and down in my head about how this was gonna work.

I knew I had feelings for the guy. Probably did since the second I laid eyes on him. The urge in me to take things to the next level is killing me, but I'm not so sure about Daniel.

Does he feel the way I feel, even in the slightest?

"Hey!" I heard a familiar voice call from the distant. He was talking over, looking very (and I mean VERY) attractive. How can a guy look so good with a white shirt and outerwear?

Fuck, I need to control myself.

"Hey man. Glad you made it."

"Yeah," he answered, rubbing the back of it is neck with hand.

Was he nervous like I was?

"Let's go shall we?" I took out the tickets and handed him one. "You'll need to scan this later so that we can enter."

He took it from my hands. "Thanks."

We walking over to the entrance, scanned our tickets and made our way into the heart of the festival.

We went around visiting the different stalls selling various types of Christmas trinkets. Ten minutes in and it was evident that we were more interested in the food stalls.

Daniel bought chili cheese fries while I got us two bottles of beer. We found ourselves a small round standing table, placed our food down and engaged in some small talk, mainly about the festival.

I'm not sure about him but throughout the night I felt like I was bottle of emotions, and they were overflowing.

When he was talking, all I could do was stare. He had to repeat certain things because I was so busy staring at him that I didn't hear what he was saying.

It didn't help that we were roughly the same height because I was staring straight into his eyes.

He must think I'm an idiot right now.

"The fireworks will begin in 10 minutes," the announcement broadcasted loud and clear.

"Oh, we're in for a treat today."

"Yeah, you will see all our tax money flying in the air," I commented.

He smiled. "You say the weirdest things, you know?"

I took another sip of my beer. "Being weird is a way of life, you should try it some time."

He shook his head. I could see him trying to hide his laughter.

"Do you believe in fate?" I asked, my thoughts leaking out loud.

His facial expression softened. "That depends. What about you? A hopeless romantic like you should believe in it."

"I didn't actually, not until I met you."

Daniel visibly froze. Not sure if what I was about to do was a good idea but fuck it. I'm going in for the kill.

"I've never believed that I needed someone else in my life. Being alone was alright for me, I've lived with it for so long. It all changed when I met you for the first time. I know I sound crazy, but I probably liked you the second I laid eyes on you.

I don't know what it is about you but I can't seem to pull myself away. The fact that you are wearing the same red necklace as me or the weird gut feeling that maybe we met somewhere before. Which ever it may be, I don't think it can be anyone else but you."

Daniel didn't answer me. He probably was shocked at my sudden confession but I'm not done.

I leaned forward and placed my hand on his cheek, caressing it slightly with my thumb. We were both staring into each other's eyes. My heart was pounding so fast that it was about to beat out of my chest.

Was he feeling the same way as I do?

At this point, our faces were only inches apart. The fireworks had just started, providing a nice distraction for the people in our surroundings.

Do it, Theo. Now or never.

I leaned forward to close the remaining distance between us, pressing my lips onto his. The second our lips touched, a wave a familiarity washed over me. Electricity was coursing through my veins. My heart was about to explode.

Since when did a kiss feel this good?

I nibbled his lower lip slightly, was to savor the moment because who knows when I will get another chance like this.

Just before I pulled back, I felt Daniel's lips moving along with mine.

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A/N: Hurray to another update for the week!

A kiss! A kiss! I'm celebrating before Theo went for it! Are you celebrating with me too?

A tiny insight into Daniel's mind. What do you think is going on exactly?

Comment your thoughts here!

Stay safe everyone!

See you all in the next chapter! 💕

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