I've decided that it won't solely be Gwevin exchanging I love you, rather, just one of them saying it at some point in the one-shot.

so yeah. thanks for the reviews on the first chapter!

enjoy!

Gwen's eyes chased the words written across the pages of her book, brain soaking in more information while she continued. But as an abrupt snore sliced through her peaceful silence, those intelligent thought bubbles popped.

With a playful roll of her eyes, she glanced downwards. Kevin's head rested in her lap, his mouth hanging partially open. Clear drool cascaded from the corner, but oddly enough, she didn't care. She'd never admit it to him, but she found his messy sleeping sort of endearing.

Gwen stretched her fingers out towards him. She began tracing her faint touch along his prominent jawline, leaving a soft trail of adoration behind her. She would've enjoyed nuzzling kisses across it, had he been awake.

After finishing the outline of his face, she moved up to his nose, then to his cheekbones, and eventually to his lips, feeling herself pulled away from her book as she proceeded.

She could admittedly get lost in his face for eternity. Gaze at his features forever, forget reality by slipping into the many thoughts of him that often inundated her mind. Sometimes when she got distracted, she'd become engrossed in her own head, daydreaming about the Osmosian.

Gwen almost snorted out loud. And she was supposed to be the rational one.

Nevertheless, she smiled softly, leaning in closer. "I love you, Kevin."

But, unfortunately, his eyes jerked wide open. Within a split second, he sprang from the couch and into a defensive position across from her, drool flying every which way. He swiftly reached his hand to the side, absorbing the wooden coffee table's material before she could even blink. "Alright, who's dumb enough to-" He ceased after glancing at his girlfriend. "Gwen?"

She wiped his saliva off her face slowly, proceeding to flick it from her hand. Her serious and admiring demeanor from seconds ago perished. "Well that was certainly attractive," she remarked sarcastically.

The protection shrouding his body retreated. "Gwen?! What are you doing?"

"I'm reading." The Anodite raised her book to him as evidence. "You were sleeping."

He narrowed his eyes. "No. You were touching my face while I was sleeping."

"I was wiping the disgusting drool from your mouth, Kevin."

He cocked an eyebrow at her. She knew he was able to instantly see through her attempt at a lie. "Gwen," Kevin told her with a shake of his head, "that is so wrong."

She scoffed, interlacing her arms over her chest. "I already told you, I was wiping-"

"Save it."

"Kevin-"

"You can't just let a guy nap in peace?"

As talented as Gwen was for holding up her end of an argument, she didn't think she could fight this one. He'd felt her doing it.

She atypically gave in. "Well," she replied, "it's kind of romantic, don't you think?"

"No," he said, "I think it's creepy and wrong."

"Seriously?"

"I believe what I see, Gwen. And I saw you touchin' me while I was taking a nap."

She threw her head back against the couch. "You're hopeless."

"And you're creepy," he countered, flashing her a playful and annoyance deriving grin, "Must be why we get along so well."

The redhead rolled her eyes. "You know, I tried to make you drooling in your sleep a little less gross. But I guess clearly, that can't happen."

Kevin dropped onto the cushion beside her. "That was from a cheesy love movie or somethin', wasn't it? The girl putting her finger all over the guy's face when he's sleeping?"

"No. It was just me being a good girlfriend."

"Hey, I'm a good boyfriend-" Gwen glared immediately, so he quickly amended his claim. "Most of the time. But I don't stare at your face while you're sleeping. Like I said, it's creepy, Gwen."

She groaned, pulling her book into her lap again. "Kevin, how about we just forget it even happened?"

"Oh, believe me, I'm trying."