A/N: I can't seem to help myself...but I'll just leave this here.
Prompt:
"Let's just forget it ever happened. It's not like it meant anything to you."
"On the contrary, it meant everything."
They kiss/sleep together, but are in denial about their feelings. One is still deluded enough to think there's nothing going on between them.
Relationships
Arya woke up with a pounding headache and with stiff muscles. She winced when she stood up and then suddenly remembered where she was. She ever so slightly turned to the bed and to her surprise Gendry was still asleep.
Oh my god….so this really happened then? she wondered.
Arya crept into the bathroom and quickly dressed before he woke up. Looking at herself in the mirror she grinned and then walked out. She felt bad about leaving him so early in the morning but was still too confused that she needed some time alone.
Gendry shot out of bed when he heard the front door slam shut. He looked around the room and saw that Arya and her things were gone.
Holy shit….I had sex with my best friend. I had sex with my best friend. My virginal best friend. Great now you really fucked things up Waters. Sighing he got out of bed and dressed, preparing for what looked like to be a long day.
Arya got home and contemplated texting Gendry for a while before calling him.
"Hello?"
"Hey, it's me. Can we meet up?"
She heard him breathing heavily on the other side. "Sure. Umm I'm at work but you can stop by when I get off."
"Sure thing."
"Okay see you later."
"Bye."
That's weird. He sounded like he was nervous. Huh? She shrugged her shoulders and went about her day.
A few hours later she met up with him at the cafe across the street from the garage where he worked at.
"Hey."
"Hi." he stuttered.
"So…"
"Umm about last night.."
"Yeah that's what I wanted to talk to you about." she said cutting him off. "Let's just pretend that it never happened. I mean it's not like it meant anything to you."
He immediately locked eyes with her and reached for her hand. "No, on the contrary, it meant everything to me."
Looking at his face, she saw that he was being serious. Then she punched him. Although it seemed as if he was waiting for it to happen.
"When?"
He knew what she meant and answered truthfully.
"A year."
"A year?!" she shouted.
He winced when she struck him again and then put his hands up in mock surrender. "Hey! At least I'm being honest here! I didn't say anything because I was still dating Jeyne and you were seeing Ned Dayne."
She glared at him. "But why me? Jeyne's much prettier than me and that chick that hit on you last week was too. So why me?"
His faced scrunched up as he thought about the right words to say.
"Because they aren't you." he said simply.
Arya blushed at his statment and looked anywhere but his face. "That still doesn't answer my question, Gendry."
He sighed and explained, "Sure Jeyne is pretty and that other chick was too but they don't hold a candle to you. You're wild and feisty, stubborn at times and fiercely protective about the people you love. You love to try new and exciting things. You don't care what other people think about you and that's why. Because you're different."
"Oh."
"Yeah now shut up and order something."
She frowned."Don't tell me what to do, you stupid bull!"
"You really shouldn't insult people who are bigger than you."
"Then I wouldn't get to insult anyone." she countered. He laughed as she threw her napkin at him before standing up.
"Where you going?" he teased.
"The bathroom."
"Okay." She started walking when she suddenly bent down and kissed Gendry. He froze before pulling her into his lap. She tugged on his bottom lip before pulling away.
"I care about you, too Gendry." she said with a smile.
Leaning in to kiss her he whispered to her. "I'm not really hungry for anything on the menu."
She turned red before answering with a wolfish smirk. "Me neither."
They drove back to his apartment and finished what they started last night.
