This is for levesque fan forever as she asked for it :)
Putting his laptop aside when there was a knock at the door Scott knew exactly who it was, "Come in Paul."
Pushing the door open Paul kicked it closed behind him, "So I have finished the sketch and finally remembered to check my emails and it's here." Placing the laptop on the bed he began to pace the floor, he wasn't sure whether he wanted to be offered a place that started right now or for it to start when he finished here, either way it was going to result in a hard talk with Stephanie and the potential for him to lose her.
Attempting to read the email was hard when there was somebody pacing up and down the floor, "For fucks sake Paul, sit down so I can concentrate."
Reluctantly sitting down on the end of the bed he just wanted him to finish it, "Sorry, I'm just worried."
"Yeah I know and I'm trying to get through it as fast as I can but I'm trying to make sure I understand it too so just sit still and shut up." Five minutes later and Scott finally felt like he understood what was being said so put the laptop on the bed, "Do you want the good news or the bad news?"
Rubbing his face wearily at this point he was willing to go with neither but he wasn't sure that was a option, "Good news first please."
He knew exactly how much his friend was going to hate to know that he was right and he was concerned, "The good news is that you have formally been offered a place on a course at the San Francisco State University and ultimately an internship at the company you applied at, the bad news is that that course is going on right this second and they expect you out there as soon as possible and she wants to know how soon you can get out there."
Collapsing back on the bed Paul put his hands over his face, "Great, just when I get some good news it comes right along with some bad news. What am I meant to do Scott? There is no way Steph will transfer out there with me but I don't want to lose her either."
"Then try and continue the relationship long distance. You will never know what she wants to do until you talk to her and tell her the truth. Talking of your girlfriend though, you are in some serious shit with her because in the words of my girlfriend she is about ready to kill you for blowing her off so much. What possessed you to blow her off?"
Sitting up he slammed his laptop shut, "I was gutless. I felt guilty for keeping her in the dark about this entire thing and I couldn't face her after telling her that I love her. I have no choice now though, I have to make up for being a shit boyfriend over the past week and I have to talk to her and find out what she wants to do now. I will see you later or something."
Scott sat there silently and watched him walk out of the room, he felt bad for him and Stephanie but he should have found out all of the details before he signed himself up. Picking up his laptop he had an assignment to finish, or try to until his next interruption.
Putting his laptop back in his room Paul grabbed his wallet and phone and headed out, he had some making up to do if she would let him.
High-fiving Emily as they finished their assignment Stephanie sat back and relaxed in her chair until the doorbell rang, "Ugh, I guess I will go and get that whilst you clear up your mess."
Emily pouted, "It's not my fault I dropped all of my papers on the floor, fuck off."
Laughing she made her way to the front door but stopped when she pulled it open and saw who was on the other side, "I thought you were going to call me."
Holding out the single red rose towards her he smiled sheepishly, "I know but I owe you an apology and an appearance. Can you spare me some time please?"
Taking the rose from his hands she smiled softly as she sniffed it, "You didn't have to buy me anything though."
"I know, that's why I just bought one because I didn't want to suck up, I just thought if you were going to give me some time it could be a kind of date and if we were going on a kind of date I needed to bring something with me."
Giggling softly she turned around and walked to the kitchen to do something with it so it didn't die expecting him to follow her but when she turned around and he wasn't there she walked back to the front door and frowned seeing him still in the same place, "You could have come in you know."
Shrugging he hadn't even thought about it, "Sorry, I was preoccupied and didn't think about it. What would you like to do? At some point we do need to talk though."
Frowning she hated the word 'talk' as it never ended well in relationships, "If you want we can just stay here and go to my room and I'll kick Em out."
"Your choice."
Grabbing his hand she pulled him inside, "How about you shut up and come inside and give me a kiss."
That was something that he could do so stepping inside quickly he shut the door before he pulled her into his arms and planted a heavy kiss on her lips pressing her up against the wall as he cupped her cheek with his hand.
Moaning against his lips she slid her arms around his neck holding him close until they had to break for air, "Hmm . . . after that you are forgiven for blowing me off."
Wrapping his arms around her waist he held her close, "Let's talk before you forgive me."
Pulling away slowly she didn't like the sound of that, "If you have cheated on me you'd better leave now because otherwise you won't be leaving alive."
"I swear I haven't cheated on you."
Taking his hand she led him through to her room smiling at Emily as she exited, "No interruptions please."
"No screaming please."
Smacking her friend on the arm as she passed she couldn't help but laugh though, "I'll try not to be too loud."
Once they were in her room Paul flopped down on the bed, "Cuddling or talking first?"
Shutting her door she joined him on the bed, "I don't know, I want to cuddle with you but I'm not sure my brain will shut off long enough for me to enjoy the cuddle but we could try it if you want."
"It's whatever you want Steph, I'm just here apologising and knowing I need to be honest with you."
Laying down she cuddled into his side and rested her head on his chest, he said he hadn't cheated so what was the worst that he could say to her?
He didn't know how long they had been laying there silently but it was starting to get to him so reluctantly he sat up against the head of her bed.
When she felt him moving beneath her she moved and watched his movements until he sat up and she took it as her own cue to sit up so doing that she turned to face him and crossed her legs, "What's on your mind?"
Running his fingers through his hair he then reached for her hand holding it in his, "You know how I applied for those internships over the summer?"
Briefly looking down at their hands she looked back up, "Yes, did you get one?"
Nodding his head he felt like shit, "You could say that. Apparently what I didn't realise about the one internship is that it was run in conjunction with a course at a local College or University or whatever they call themselves so if I am to take the internship then I have to transfer from here to that one."
She knew most of the internships he had applied for were in California but she hadn't been with him and didn't know his movements throughout the summer so he could have been applying anywhere, judging by the look on his face though she had a feeling she knew what the answer to her question was going to be, "Where to?"
"San Francisco."
"How long have you known?"
Looking at the clock beside him he mentally tried to do the calculations, "Officially about three or four hours, I have known that something was going on for about a week but I didn't want to mention it because I didn't really know what was going on and I didn't want to disappoint you if the College turned me down for a second time as I applied there to begin with and they said I wasn't good enough."
Moving closer she wanted to hug him but she was getting a weird vibe from him, "You wouldn't have disappointed me if they had said no a second time Paul, it would just mean you weren't meant to go there. What are you going to do about your internship?"
Shrugging his shoulders he looked down, "I don't know. I don't want to lose you but I know it is entirely unfair to ask you to transfer out there with me so I don't know, I might turn it down and think again when College ends and then if we are still together we can make a decision as a couple about where we want to be."
Irritated by the fact that he wasn't look at her she removed her hand from his and moved to straddle his legs lifting his head so he was looking at her, "It's nice of you to say that you can't ask me to transfer out there but I can't ask you to turn it down for me either. If you want to take that internship and you think it will be good for you and is what you are looking for then I think you should take it."
Resting his hands on her hips he hated that she was being so supportive right now, "But what about us?"
Shrugging her shoulders she didn't have an answer to that as she had planned that her life was going to remain here and she didn't know where his career was going to take him, she had managed to block that from her mind up until now as she thought they would just explore their relationship and cross that bridge when it came to it, she just didn't think that bridge would be three months later. It was too soon for her to think about what was next for them so she had to buy herself time, "What about us Paul? You have a decision to make about your future schooling so we have time to think about our future as a couple but until then I was wondering if it would be too selfish to say that we don't need to think about that when we're together and to just enjoy being a couple? I'm not saying don't talk about it, I'm just saying don't make hasty decisions about us because the truth Paul is that I love you."
His hands moved from her hips to her cheeks, "I love you too, so much."
"That's all I need to know Paul, right now that is all that matters."
Leaning closer he pressed his lips against hers, eventually they would have to make a decision but right now she was going to be the only stability he had in his life and he needed that stability.
Closing her eyes as he kissed her she slipped her hands between them and started working on removing his shirt. As she pulled the shirt off over his head tossing it to the side she noticed the questioning look on his face and she smiled sheepishly, "Not in the mood? Sorry, I just thought it would be nice."
His face went from questioning to amused with one raised eyebrow, "Nice? It will be more than nice but are you sure?"
Reaching for the hem of her own shirt she pulled it up over her head and tossed it on the floor, "I'm sure. I'm not doing this because of what you said, I am doing this because it has been a week and I'm fucking horny."
Quickly rolling them over so he was on top he couldn't help but laugh when she screamed out in surprise, "Shhh . . . Emily will think I'm hurting you."
"You are hurting me, you're not kissing me and that's hurting my heart."
Rolling his eyes he smiled at the way her legs were wrapped tightly around his waist as he leant closer to her face, "I do owe you this so I will give you everything you want until you feel I have sufficiently apologised for the last week."
Bucking her hips against him she smirked as he groaned and dropped his head to her shoulder gently biting it quickly blocking out the thoughts of how much longer would she be able to do this with him from her mind, she refused to think about that so when she felt his lips on hers again it was a welcome distraction and gave her something to focus on.
