After about fifteen minutes of arguing, they finally decided on one of the Harry Potter movies.

"I still think we should've watched Star Wars." Herc muttered as the movie began to play.

"Shh!" Alex and John exclaimed.

Laf grinned, snuggling closer to Herc.

Herc smiled, glad that Laf was next to him. I'm so glad he's trusting me. He thought happily. He slowly put his arm around Laf's shoulders. If he doesn't like it, I'll stop, but since he's leaning into me, I assume it's fine.

Laf seemed wary of Herc's arm at first, but slowly relaxed into his arms, sighing contently.

John was on the edge of the couch next to Alex, sitting rigidly. Why would Laf do that? He stressed. Alex probably hates me now. I don't even have a shot with him after that!

The oven beeped and Alex kept off the couch. "Pizza's ready!"

"Don't drop it in the oven like you did last time." Herc said as Alex made his way to the kitchen.

"That was one time!" He shouted, emerging a few minutes later while balancing four plates of pizza. "I can grab pop for you guys too, what do you want?"

"Do we have Mountain Dew?" John asked.

"John, you don't need Mountain Dew at this time of night. You act like a hyperactive three year old with that stuff."

"Fine mom." John mocked. "Do we have root beer?"

"Yeah. Laf, Herc, what do you want?"

"I'll take Dr. Pepper, if you have it." Herc said.

"Do you have Sprite?" Laf asked.

"Yes to both of those." Alex replied. "I'll be back with your drinks in a second." He reemerged a few later, carefully holding all their drinks. "Here you go."

He sat back down on the couch, closer to John than he had been previously. John hasn't been talking much...did the kiss upset him? Alex thought nervously. Does he hate me because I kissed him back? He said Laf shoved him into me, so he didn't want to kiss...did I just ruin our friendship?

The movie ended and it was getting late. Everyone had early classes the next day, so Herc and Laf decided to go back to their dorm. "Bye guys!" Alex said, shutting the door behind them. He turned to John. "Hey, do you want to play a game of cards before bed?"

"I-I, uh…" He's talking to me, so he doesn't hate me. John thought. "Yeah, sure…"

"Great!" At least he's talking to me. "I'll go get the cards." He went to his room, coming out a minute later with a deck of cards in his hand. "What do you want to play?"

"Whatever you want…" John muttered.

"John, what's wrong? You're not usually this quiet."

"I don't want you to hate me…"

"John, I don't hate you. It's not your fault." Alex sighed. "Do you hate me?"

"No...why would I?"

"Because I didn't realize the kiss was an accident. I kissed you back, and when you pulled away...I messed up, didn't I?"

"N-no...I just didn't know how else to react…"

"So we've established that neither of us hate each other?"

John smiled. "I suppose so." He was silent for a moment. "So what card game do you want to play?"

"We could play kings on the corners. Have you played that before?"

"Yeah." John nodded. The two of them sat at the table as Alex dealt out the cards.

"You said that I didn't mess up...does that mean you wanted to kiss?" Alex asked, thinking back to their conversation.

John looked down in silence, blushing profusely.

"John?"

"Y-yes…" He whispered. "But you don't like me...so I get it if you're mad."

Alex looked at him. "John, you could never be more wrong." He leaned across the table, grasping his friend's hands. "I like you a lot." He leaned in, placing a gentle kiss on John's lips.

He leaned back. "Sorry...I should've asked you first if that was alright…"

"No, you're...you're fine…" John said, blushing. "I-I didn't realize you liked me…"

"Hey, it's okay," Alex replied, brushing some curls out of John's face. "Now, let's play that card game."

Hi guys! Sorry this chapter is shorter and more of a filler, I'll have a longer chapter out later this week! Hope to see more reviews!