"Are you really sure you wanted to come with me?" Dan and Phil are sat next to each other on a train heading up North when Phil asks Dan the question.

"For the last time, Phil, yes! I hate being left home alone when you go up to visit your family. It's no big deal to visit them, I love Martyn and your parents. Why are you trying to keep me home?" Dan tells him.

Phil gulps and looks out the window. "N-no reason. Just checking." Phil knows that Dan probably realizes he's hiding something but the boy doesn't bother to ask.

"We're already halfway there so we can't go back now." Dan says instead.

Phil closes his eyes and crosses his fingers. "Please don't bring up our relationship. Please." Phil begs to his parents, particularly his mum in his head, hoping he could telepathically send the message to them.

They get to the house and Phil's mum is at the door to immediately greet them upon arrival. "It's so good to see you boys." She takes them into a big bear hug.

"It's good to see you too, Catherine." Dan replies for the both of them.

"No no. Call me mum." She tells Dan as she releases them from her arms.

Phil feels his stomach twist as he looks to Dan who seems confused.

"Why would I call you mum?" He asks Phil's mother.

"Because you know-"

"Because you're like family to us." Phil cuts of Catherine's response and quickly answers Dan's question with that.

Catherine gives Dan and her son a tight smile and a nod. "Much like family." She ushers them into the house.

"Well, I want to get ourselves unpacked. Are you coming, Dan?" Phil says quickly.

Dan gives Catherine a smile back and drags himself behind Phil. "I guess we must go unpack. He lets Phil lead him up the stairs to the room they'll be staying at.

"There's only one bed. I hope you don't mind sharing." Phil says as he drops his bags on the floor.

"It's fine." Dan replies with simply. "Your mum is excited to see us." He takes a seat on the bedroom floor and unzips his suitcase.

Phil sighs. "I suppose she is. I'm going to leave you to unpack and settle yourself in I need to speak to her real quick." He hopes he could settle something he has never bothered to fix.

Phil finds his mum in her bedroom as she clips on a necklace. "Hello Phil." She greets him, noticing his presence through the mirror.

"Hey mum." Phil begins. "Can I-"

"I'm so glad you stopped in. There's something I wanted to talk about with you. Close the door and have a seat." Phil hesitantly closes the door behind him and takes a seat on the edge of the bed.

Catherine opens up a drawer and pulls out a little grey box then walks over and takes a seat next to her son. "So you and Dan have been together for a while, and, well, I couldn't resist." She holds out the box for Phil to take.

Phil opens up the box to find a ring inside. "Mum I-"

"Isn't it lovely? I saw it while shopping the other month and thought the only person fit to wear it would be Dan. You don't have to thank me but please tell me you're ready to tie the knot?"

Phil studies the ring in the box. His mother spent God knows how much money on the tiny piece of jewelry hoping he would use it to propose to his best friend that she thinks he's been dating for the past six years.

"It would be just amazing if you would pop the question some time while your up here." Catherine adds. "Only if you're ready."

Phil couldn't break the news to her now. He sighs and closes the ring box. "Okay."

Catherine's face brightens and she gives her son another hug. "Yay, I can't wait for you to ask him."

Well, he's screwed.

Phil returns to his and Dan's room. Dan closes the drawer he is sitting by and huffs. "Finally unpacked."

Phil twiddles his thumbs as he sits on the bed. He can feel his face burn up with what he is about to tell his best friend.

Dan takes a seat next to him. "Aren't you gonna unpack?" He asks Phil then takes a proper look at him. "Phil? Are you okay?"

"Dan… I've made a huge mistake." Phil begins. He drops his head in his hands. "A horrible, horrible, huge mistake!"

Dan wraps an arm around Phil's waste and pulls him in to comfort him. "Phil, what's wrong?" He asks his friend.

"My mum has thought we've been dating for the past six years and I've never corrected her." Phil lets out a shuddered breath. "That's why I was worried when you decided to come. And now she wants me to propose to you this week, and I accepted." Phil shakes his head. "I'm sorry Dan."

Phil pulls away from Dan's hold and stands up from the bed.

"Ph-Ph-Phil?" Dan looks up at him, his big brown eyes searing into Phil's making it difficult to look at him. "Why didn't you ever correct her?"

This is where truth time came to an end. The real reason Phil never corrected Catherine the first time she brought up the idea that Dan and Phil are dating is because Phil secretly hoped that it would become true. Phil's had a massive crush on his best friend for almost as long as they've known each other. It is wishful thinking that Dan would ever want to go out with him. If he did, they would be now, but they haven't. Phil has accepted that they will never date and has pushed his feelings for Dan aside, hoping the aching feeling of love he felt in his chest would eventually go away. It never did.

He couldn't tell Dan that now so he simply told Dan. "I didn't want to embarrass her."

"Great." Dan sarcastically says, laying back on the bed. "So your mum thinks that we're dating and that you plan on proposing to me during our visit." He states

"Yeah, I'm sorry." Phil huffs.

"Well, if she believes we're dating…" Dan smirks. "Then we'll date."

"Wh-what?" Phil's eyes widen in disbelief when he hears what his friend says, the feeling of excitement filling his bones.

"Yeah, for the time we're here we'll pretend to date." Dan sits up. "And you'll propose to me, I'll feign shock, then we'll return back to normal once we get back home."

Phil's elation falters slightly when Dan tells him that they'll return as friends when they get back home but he still feels slight optimism that they'll "date" for the whole week and that he'll be able to "propose" to Dan.

"What will this scheme in-involve?" Phil trips over his words as he asks.

"Everything couple-y we can do around your parents. Cuddling, flirting, kissing…" Dan had Phil sold on the whole idea.

"Okay…" Phil agrees. "We've never k-kissed before." He adds.

"You're right." Dan nods. "We should practice getting used to our lips on each other. We might have to do it a couple times throughout the week."

Dan stands and approaches Phil. He rests his hands on Phil's cheek and pulls him in close. They close their eyes and their lips join.

Phil's heart flips upon the collision as he enjoys the taste of Dan's lips on his. His lips were sweet soft, magical on Phil's. Dan pulls away just a little, although he is still close enough for Phil to feel his breath glide along him, the warmth of Dan's lips leaving Phil.

"That was… good." Dan breathes. "Think you can get used to that?"

Phil gives a small nod. Oh yes he can.

Phil plans to savor every day of this week.