"I think I love you."

She didn't place her book down, instead opting to raise an eyebrow. "You think?"

"I mean, I know I love you, I think. It's just, I understand if you don't love me back. Like, we've only been dating for a year and I don't even know how long it takes to fall in love. I googled it and it said three to four months, but it's like different for everyone and how emotional they are. I know you are more open to your emotions, but I don't want to pressure you. It's okay if you don't love me—hell I wouldn't love myself. Fuck, that sounded depressing. Don't take that as a depressing thing. I meant that like—I'm kind of a mess and… Anyway, yeah."

Charlotte slowly put a bookmark in her book, closing her book and casting her eyes up to face Henry.

"So, you do love me?"

He nodded. "Yes, I do love you, I think." He added bashfully, "Do… you love me?"

His eyes closed as he prepared for rejection, because why would Charlotte love him? He totally took her for granted for a majority of middle and high school, only realized that he liked her when she finally got a boyfriend, and even now he fucks up constantly.

Charlotte opened up her mouth to reply, but Henry beat her too it. "Y'know, you don't have to answer. What even is love? It's chemical right? I heard Ray say that one time, and maybe it is. I mean, we're only 18. How do we even know what love is? I think I said it too quickly. I'm sorry, I fucked up, again."

"Hen—"

"For real, you don't have to answer. I know you probably don't love me. I fuck up all the time. Like, remember when I ruined that date you had with that guy?"

"Hen."

"Or the amount of times I had to bail on you? I'm sorry. I don't tell you shit either. I'm sorry about that too."

"Henry!" She shouted. He shut his mouth, quickly moving his gaze from her big, dark brown eyes.

"I love you too." She said softly.

Hs head whipped up, a smile growing on it.

"I love you too, Char," He added quickly, "I know that I love you, not I think. I just didn't want to put pressure on you to say it back."

They were silent for a minute. "You don't fuck up, you do know that, right?" Charlotte said in a quiet voice, her eyebrows scrunched as she looked at him in concern. He looked down at his hands. "Henry, that time when you messed up my date was because you were trying to fight crime! You bailed on me because you had to stop a villain! You're an actual sidekick, and I know that. I knew what I was signing up for when I stayed friends with after you became Kid Danger. And you do tell me shit. You're literally telling me shit right now."

He leaned over and kissed her, soft and slowly. He smiled in it, and slowly pulled away, resting his forehead on hers. "I'm in love with you."

"I'm in love with you too."


there isn't enough fanfics of these cuties on this site. not sure what Dan is doing, but he needs to get on the chenry train lol. also, have u ever hated a ending sm smh.