AN at the end this time :)

After spending two weeks with Sophia and Jamie, Stiles and Lydia drove back to Beacon Hills without any incidents. They were happy to be back home but it also meant that they wouldn't be spending every second together. Lydia and Stiles had agreed to keep their relationship a secret for a while before telling their friends. Stiles wanted to make sure to tell Malia what was going on before they made it official and Lydia didn't mind even though she couldn't wait to tell Allison.

Before the holidays had started, they had planned a movie night for when Stiles and Lydia got back from their trip. Since Malia went on a trip with her dad and the other members of the pack were all busy or on holiday as well Scott and Allison were the only ones joining Stiles and Lydia for the movie night.

They were meeting at Lydia's house at 7pm and Lydia couldn't wait. She hadn't seen Stiles since they had gotten back from their trip three days ago because they had both spent time with their parents, not leaving any time for the two of them. The worst part for Lydia had been the nights. She was still having nightmares about the attack sometimes, but Stiles had told her to call him anytime she needed to and his voice always calmed her down.

It was now 6pm and Lydia was counting the minutes. Stiles had said he would try to be there early so that they could have at least have a few moments to themselves before the movie night, but he didn't know if he would be able to make it. Lydia also couldn't wait to see Allison again. She just got back from visiting her friends back in San Francisco today and Lydia couldn't wait to tell her about her trip even though she couldn't tell her about Stiles just yet.

At a quarter to 7 Lydia heard a car pulling up her driveway and Lydia went to open her front door excitedly, hoping that it would be Stiles. A huge grin spread across her face as she watched Stiles climb out of his jeep with a grin that was matching hers. She waited for him in her doorway and just when he was about to greet her with a kiss Lydia pulled him into hug when she saw Scott and Allison arrive too.

Stiles pulled back and looked at her confused but quickly understood when he heard Scott's car. He groaned annoyed before turning around and smiling at Allison and Scott who were approaching them. Allison ran up to them and into Lydia's arms, completely ignoring Stiles. When hugs and pats on the shoulder had been exchanged they all went inside and made themselves comfortable in Lydia's living room.

Usually Lydia would always end up sitting next to Stiles but somehow she had ended up sitting between Scott and Allison today, with Stiles sitting on the chair. Lydia looked at Stiles apologetically when Scott and Allison weren't looking and Stiles smiled at her warmly. They decided to watch Meet the parents, Lydia's favourite movie, and even though Lydia loved the movie, she couldn't get comfortable without Stiles next to her.

She made up excuses to get up hoping that Allison and Scott would move to sit together in the meantime so she could sit next to Stiles but she had no such luck. About halfway through the movie Lydia excused herself for the fourth time, this time to get some more drinks, when Stiles followed her. He had of course noticed that she was leaving so often and had wanted to make sure she was alright.

"Are you okay?" he asked softly, wrapping his arms around Lydia from behind.

She leaned back into him and relaxed instantly. Stiles' hugs always had that effect on her.

"I just missed you and I can't seem to get comfortable without you next me…" Lydia admitted quietly.

Stiles turned her around in his arms and looked at her with eyes full of emotion. He cupped her cheeks with his hands and shook his head, still not believing that he was able to touch her after all the years he had wanted to but couldn't. Lydia's hands rested on his chest and she looked up at him with anticipation. She couldn't wait to kiss him again after three days of not seeing him.

He leaned in slowly and Lydia met him halfway, not being able to wait until his lips finally met hers again. Her hands moved to the back of his neck as Stiles wrapped his arms around her waist to pull her closer to him. They were both completely lost in the other and so neither of them heard the footsteps that were approaching the kitchen.

"I KNEW IT" Allison squealed the second she saw them. Scott practically ran into the kitchen when he heard Allison's squeal and joined them before Stiles and Lydia were able to move away from each other.

Lydia blushed a deep red and looked at Stiles who was grinning at Scott and a smile took over her face too.

"Why didn't you guys tell us? We have been waiting for you to get together since… forever!" Allison couldn't help but add.

"We were going to tell Malia first but since she isn't around at the moment we couldn't tell you just yet…" Stiles explained, pulling Lydia into his side just because he could. She smiled up at him and Allison let out a quiet "aww", causing Lydia to laugh.

"If the two of you weren't so cute right now I would drag you upstairs and force you to tell me everything but lucky for you, you two are too adorable right now." Allison said.

"Just so you know, we were trying to make sure you wouldn't have to sit next to each other tonight so it wouldn't be awkward for you guys because it could seem like a double date…" Scott explained laughing.

"That was really considerate of you, but not necessary", Lydia laughed, leaning further into Stiles.

"I can see that!" Scott smirked. "I am really happy for you. I guess we should get going and give you two some time alone, considering that you haven't seen each other since you came back.

They said their goodbyes and after promising Allison to meet her the next day and tell her everything about the trip and how everything happened with Stiles, the two were finally alone. They cleaned up the living room and the kitchen together and when they were finished, Lydia suddenly found Stiles staring at her.

"What?" she asked curiously.

Stiles made his way across the kitchen and stood in front of her, looking her straight in the eyes causing Lydia to shiver a little. She would never get used to the way he looked at her with all of his emotion for her showing in his eyes. He raised a hand to her cheek and rubbed gentle circles without taking his eyes off of her. Lydia looked back at him, hoping that he could see her feelings for him in her eyes as well.

"I love you", Stiles said quietly but confidently at the same time. Lydia's breath hitched and she felt her eyes water at his words. She was overwhelmed with her own emotions and it was then that she realised that Sophia and Jamie had been right all along: She was in love with him. She was having trouble putting her feelings into words and instead of struggling any longer she just pulled him closer to him and pressed her lips to his.

Stiles seemed perfectly content with kissing her, not needing to hear her say the words back. He knew that he had a head start when it came to his feelings for her and he was perfectly content with waiting for her feelings to catch up to his. He hadn't said it to hear her say it back but simply because he wanted her to know that he was in love with her and that he was hers completely.

A few minutes later Lydia pulled back a little to look into Stiles' eyes again. The butterflies in her stomach were flying around wildly and suddenly the words just spilled out of her.

"I love you!" She said, surprising both herself and Stiles. She didn't think that she was ready to say it and she didn't say it because Stiles had or because she was expected to say it back, but because it was what she felt in her heart.

Stiles stroked her cheek and shook his head disbelievingly.

"I still can't believe this is really happening" Stiles said, still stroking her cheek before pulling her into a hug.

"You will have a lot of time to get used to it, I promise!"

AN: So this is the end of this story! It's my first completed fanfiction and I want to thank my best friend, J, for putting up with me through writing this and listening to all my problems. Thank you :D And thank you to everyone who read/reads this and especially to the ones who left reviews! Now that it's finished I would love to hear what you think about this story as a whole!

So I'm asking you to review one last time :)

I also wrote a one shot recently that I will post soon, so keep an eye out for it if you liked this story :)