Second Date?
- Dipper's POV -
"You've been staring at that phone for the past 20 minutes." I heard my sister, snapping me out of focus. "You're really excited about that date."
"It's not a date." I said.
"Well, it could be! You guys, enjoying the day. Just the two of you. Why else that wouldn't be the definition of a date?" She asked.
"... I don't want to think about it like that because I'll panic and ... probably want to dress nicely." I answered.
"Well, regardless if it is or not. Dress nicely anyway! Don't you want to... ya know, please him?" She said. I slowly turned red and looked at her. She had the smug-ish expression on.
"... I have no response to that." I squeaked.
"Well ... surely your mind says otherwise?" She asked.
"... I literally have no words." I said quietly.
"Oh, okay. Well, you'll get there eventually." She said. Excuse me? She grinned before turning to her phone. I narrowed my eyes before turning back to my phone. I've noticed I received a message, making excitement shooting up within me. Is it the day I can finally figure out that surprise from him? I mean, he did want to go out today. Okay, I don't want to keep him waiting. I got up from my bed and got ready. I changed out my old clothes into newer ones in the bathroom. Soon I exited and walked back to the shared room. I put my dirty clothes in the laundry and sat back on my bed. "I'm guessing he's here." My sister said.
"... Just now he did." I said quietly.
"Well." I heard my sister get off of the bed before getting pulled into a hug.
"I hope you have a good day!" She said, squeezing a bit hard. I squirm, trying to get freed from her grasp. "Go get him!"
"Yeah, yeah. Now let go." I grumbled.
"Alright... You big grumpy!" She said before letting me go. She got off of my bed and over to hers.
I got up and place my phone in one of the jacket's pockets. I went over to check the desk, seeing if everything is in place. "I really wish you dressed more than that." I heard my sister say.
"It's fine." I said, turning around to leave. I grabbed the doorknob, opening the door.
"Not even something to look sexy in?" I froze as I turn instantly red. I snap out of it. I exited the room quickly and shut the door hard. Why must my sister tease me? I leaned on the door and stared down at the floor. No matter how much I push away the thoughts, my blush won't disappear. I...- no. Let's just move on and forget about it! I headed downstairs and walked over to the gift shop area. I parted through the cloth and over to the entrance door. "Now hold on there." I turned over to the voice, spotting Grunkle Stan behind the cashier stand.
"Another chore?" I guessed, frowning a bit.
"... Not quite. I was wondering kid, is your relationship doing well with that boy?" He asked.
"Yes, it is." I answered.
"Good, good. Now I can tell Stanford to stop worrying about you." He said. "Well, go have fun kiddo."
"Thanks." I smiled before exiting the shack. That's sweet of them to be worried about me. I leaned against the door and sighed before taking a step forward. I walked down the steps and stared out into space.
"... Finally." I flinched from the voice behind me.
"... I took too long?" I asked, looking behind me to see Kahlil walking over to me.
"Well duh. Don't tell me you took what your sister said to heart." He said.
"I didn't." I said, looking forward.
"Then why did it take you long?" He asked. I begin to walk forward as he followed behind.
"Does it really matter? At least I wasn't late." I said.
"... I guess." He muttered. I stared down at the ground, slowing my pacing. The silence filtered in, causing me to zone out into my thoughts. Was that a bad response? Why do I feel like it was one? Maybe... maybe I was a bit mean. Or I just didn't want to go too deep into it. Did it take me that long? Was he just playing with me again? Maybe he was just trying to mess with my head. I swear it didn't take me that long. Did it?
"Your thoughts are like music to my ears." I heard his fainted voice, snapping me out of this zone.
"... Is that a good thing?" I asked.
"Not really." He answered. I was just about to correct myself, since ... my brain can work like an overheated machine.
"Yeah... and can give me a headache." He said.
"Although, it hasn't been doing that lately. Right?" I asked, looking over at him.
"Nope. It hasn't. And I'd like to keep it that way." He said. "Not for the whole headache-"
"It's because you care about me. You don't want me to look bad on myself again." I said, interrupting him.
"Precisely." He smiled. "Now, you got me curious about something."
"... It's something in my thoughts isn't it?" I guessed, looking away from him.
"Yep. It also has to deal with the waiting time." He said.
"... You still want to know why?" I asked.
"... Yeah. And I'm guessing it was your sister who holds you up." He said.
As soon as I recalled what I did with my sister, my face returned back to being red. Great... "...Yes, and I hate her for it." I grumbled.
"Don't hate her for something she did." He said.
"I know, I don't really mean it. I just ... sometimes despise her teasing methods." I grumbled. I heard him snickered. I ignored it and halted, realizing we're at the tall sign. "Okay. Where are we going? Well, I know what your answer going to be." I said, changing topics.
"Do you?" He asked.
"Yes. I do." I answered.
"Well, you're wrong." He said, which made me confused. ... You don't want to go into the jungle? "Nope. Since you're here with me, I want to go into town today."
"... Well, this is surprising." I said, looking shocked.
"I'm glad my surprise was that shocking." He snickered.
"... Oh. I forgot about that a moment ago." I said, looking forward. "So, where would you like to go?"
"... Uh, maybe just walk around?" He said.
"... Your worse than I am when it comes to exploring this town." I said, giving him a look.
"... Okay, maybe I am sometimes bad-"
"We can take a look. See which we can visit." I said, cutting him off.
"Yeah." He mumbled.
We entered the town, taking in the view. Cars drove passed us, while others walk with their friends. I shivered from the cool breezing passing me. I grumbled quietly before taking a look once more. Although my gaze ended up on Kahlil. I wanted to see how he was with the town. He seems to keep his eyes on the environment around us. He also appears calm rather than stressed or panicked. That's good. I love to see more of that reaction.
I looked off to the streets, halting by a pole. I think I know what we can do. "Something up?" I heard him say.
"Yes. I think I decided on where we can go." I said.
"Oh, what is it?" He asked, walking back over to me.
"If you don't mind... do you want to come with me to my old workplace?" I asked.
"I don't mind at all." He answered right away, looking content.
"... Oh, okay then." I said, feeling nervousness rising upon me.
"Dipper, I go whenever you go. And to be honest, none of this stuff is bothering me. As long as I'm with you, I'm happy." He said, smiling afterward.
"Alright." I smiled back before leading the way. I followed the sidewalk that leads to the diner. Once we arrived, all of my limbs froze up. How long ago was it? Feels like a year that went by. I glanced at the parking lot, noticing only a few cars here. It seems to not be busy- ACK.
"Come on, slowpoke. Stop being shy." Kahlil said, pushing me forward gently.
"... Right." I mumbled before forcing my legs to move. What if it's been a year and they forgot about me?
"It's been... possibly over a month. I'm sure they haven't forgotten about you, dear." He said.
"Yeah... yeah, I'm sure they haven't..." I said slowly, still nervous. We stopped in front of the entrance. I stared at the door, gulping.
"Do I need to push you in?" He asked.
"Uh, no...you don't need to." I said quickly.
"Maybe a gentle nudge will do it." He said.
"No, no. I got it!" I said, walking over to the door and opening it. I heard the bell go off as I stepped in. I halted once I was a couple feet in. I took a look around before flinching from the voice in front of me. "Hey! I recognized you!" Once again, my limbs froze up.
"Hey, Mason!" I heard another familiar voice, however, I was acting a bit shy again. Soon I was pushed gently and over to the counter by Kahlil. "How are you doing? Haven't seen you for a while!" Chris said, looking surprised.
"I've been doing well." I said.
"Hey, Phyllida! Someone familiar is here!" I heard James shout across the working area. No need for that.
"WHO?!" Phyllida shouted back, as well as rushing over to us. "MASON!" I watched her halt beside me with a smile. "Long time no see! How you've been doing?" She asked.
"Doing good." I said, smiling softly.
"That is good to hear! Come sit, we have a lot of things to discuss." James said. I looked a bit nervous, wondering if it's a good idea or not. I looked over at Kahlil, having an expression that I needed help. He nodded as if he was saying it was okay to go on. I looked back at my old co-workers and did what they offered.
"So first off. When Lazy Susan got back from her vacation, she fired Mr. Waters!" Chris said.
"... Really?" I looked surprised.
"Yep! Once she was notified that he fired you for no reason, she went ahead and fired him! I'm so glad he's not working here anymore!" Phyllida chirped.
"Yeah. He was giving us some trouble, the most important, he was giving you the most trouble." James said, looking at me.
"Yeah... tiring as I recall those moments." I said quietly.
"Well, at least he's gone. Anyway, there's some other news too." Chris said. He wrapped an arm around James.
"Hey wait, let's talk about-"
"James has a girlfriend, finally!" Chris announced.
"Hey! Don't say that out loud!" James grunted.
"That's good for you." I smiled.
"Yeah. We're still a new couple but I feel like I made the right choice." James said.
"Of course, you did buddy!" Chris said, letting him go.
"I hope it goes well." James said.
"Speaking of that... How about you Mason? Since it's been a while, a lot probably has changed since you last saw us." Chris said. "Did you get a girlfriend?"
"Oh, no! I didn't." I said, wanting to look away.
"Oh... that's depressing. Well, I guess that's something." Chris said.
"... It's not..." I said quietly, nervousness starting to build within me.
"It's not?" Chris asked.
"... Yeah ..." I said quieter. Oh god, I don't know how to put this into words. The fear is crawling back to me again.
"Something the matter?" James asked.
"... Nothing ... Um ... What I'm trying to say is that ..." I trailed off, calming myself down. They'll be accepting, just say the words and everything will be fine. "I ... I have a boyfriend."
"Oh. This is very surprising news, Mason! I didn't know you like guys!" Chris said, looking surprised.
"Yeah, that's a bit shocking but whatever works for you is alright by us." James said.
"Awww." Phyllida said, which made all of us turn our heads to her. I raised a brow as she had a disappointing expression. "I guess I was a bit too slow." What is with these girls suddenly having a crush on me?
"Oh? Oh right, you told us once before." Chris said. "Too bad it's not going to happen."
"Yeah. Oh well. Off to find a new one." Phyllida said.
"Good luck with that." James said.
"So, what made you choose this choice?" Chris asked me.
"Uh. It's not a choice- Also calm down Kahlil." I said, eyeing the blond. He looked like he was about to explode. "Liking the same gender is a feeling rather than a choice. Infact, it's never a choice so don't misunderstand the concept here." I said, glaring at Chris.
"Alright! Chill, I'm just trying to understand it." He said, staring me down.
"I mean, isn't it like any other person who likes whatever gender they like?" Phyllida asked.
"Yes." Kahlil was quick to answer. "I should be answering the questions here instead of you Dipper."
"... Okay." I said quietly.
"Wasn't he answering them alright?" James asked.
"He was ... however, he doesn't fit into the category." Kahlil said.
"I don't need to fit into the category to understand it, Kahlil." I said, resting my head on my hand once it was on the counter's surface.
"You're ... not gay?" Chris asked, looking confused.
"No. I'm not." I said.
"... Then how do you ...- "
"Don't forget being bi is a thing, Chris." James said.
"... I'm not bi either." I said. James now looked confused as ever.
"So. If you're not either of those things... what do you call yourself for ... liking the guy?" Phyllida asked.
"... Uh." I said, shutting down as I forgot what the term was.
"You can say he's a pan." Kahlil said.
"A pan?" James eyed the blond. What? OH. I swear, I'm not up with the term at all. But why do you have to start it off with a joke?!
"You know. The pans who don't really care what gender you are. Just as long you are cooking something with them." Kahlil said.
"I mean, that is kinda true." Chris said.
"But what does that has to do with his ... liking?" Phyllida asked.
"Don't mind the fucking blond. He's making pansexual jokes again." I cursed. Remind me to teach you a lesson once we leave this place.
"Oh ... So...?"
"It means I like the person regardless of their gender." I said.
"Oh." All three of them say. "I could see the jokes playing a part of this." Chris said. I grumbled quietly before shooting a glare at Kahlil. He was smirking as he gazed off at them. I sighed and decided to survive through this mess.
After several minutes, we finally left the place as I said farewell to them. Didn't realize we stay there for so long. I'm glad the conversations we had were good. I let out a sigh before glaring up at Kahlil. "... Soooo what is this lesson your going to teach me?" He asked, grinning.
"... I don't know yet. But I wish I could think of something more to hurt you." I hissed.
"A violent lesson? Well, that isn't strange coming from you." He said.
"Kahlil." I hissed, growing more irritated.
"What? You grew to be more violent lately. Maybe...-"
"No. I'm going to stop you right there. Don't you DARE make that joke!" I snapped.
"Hehehe~" He snickered before turning away. "Thinking on the topic... why don't we release that anger out on something?"
"NO." I said quickly.
"Not that, silly!" He said, letting out a laugh.
"Then what?" I asked, my face was red with anger and a little blush.
"Remember those pink tribe freaks?" He said, turning towards me.
"... Yes? What about them?" I asked, raising a brow, my irritation begins to disappear slowly.
"Why don't we release some of that anger on them?" He suggested, smirking.
"... Wait, you mean actually harming them?" I asked, widening my eyes.
"Yea, kinda. Do you want to take your revenge on them?" He asked.
"Hmmm... I did want to ... so sure, we can visit the little shits." I answered.
"Good, come on." He snickered before leading the way. I followed after, slowly slipping into my mind. I wonder how I could cease the chance to take my revenge. We entered the jungle in an empty area where most people don't go. Soon we were on the large branches, traveling across them carefully before halting on a much larger one. I took a look around, eyeing the leaves of bushes for a moment. They seemed to surprise attack you whenever you're not looking. At least I think what they do whenever they want anyone off of their territory. Infact, are we on their territory? Doesn't seem like a mark of some sort.
"Of course. They don't mark their territory as often. Probably because they just want to terrorize the creatures of the jungle." Kahlil said, casually walking on the branch.
"Make sense." I said before following him.
"Annoying little rats." I heard him grumble. I smiled and let out a quiet snicker. I watched him halt as I did the same. As soon as we stopped, a tiny person comes flying at us from the leaves. I, of course, jump from their surprising attack. They're not that scary! They landed in front of Kahlil, waving their spear in the air, threatening him. All he did was just shove them off of the branch. I blinked, a bit surprised. "Don't worry, I'm sure they'll survive the fall." He said.
"I wonder why they can't get the hint that we're bigger than them." I said. He turned around to face me. It's also funny how you didn't react at all to them.
"Dunno either, all I know is that they're a stubborn tribe." He said. I took a look around, seeing if any of the tiny creatures would come out. Wait, maybe it was a patrol that was on duty and decided to attack by themself. Which is a dumb decision in their take. I sighed before flinching from the loud squeak that came from underneath the large branch we were on. Soon the tiny person reappeared and quickly rushed over to where I was. I didn't even notice Kahlil has moved from being in front of me. I stepped back, trying to avoid their attacks. Unfortunately, they managed to stab my ankle, causing me to kick the fucker off of the branch. I widened at my reflexes, watching the tiny person fall down further and further into the jungle. That. Felt. GOOD. "Well, well, well, someone violent side is coming out~," He said, watching the scene just now.
"Shush." I said, rolling my eyes.
"I mean, that is what I saw." He said.
"I know." I mumbled, turning and walking away.
"And what I saw in your head. Do you want to kick some more?~" He asked.
"... I don't know." I said, halting my steps. "Either I want to continue this action and be teased by you continuously or stop for now and call that one revenge." I heard him snicker behind me, making me let out a grunt. "And I choose the one where you're not involved."
"Aww, you're so mean.~" He said.
"Well, what am I suppose to do when I'm getting teased? Surrender submissively?" I asked.
"I mean, when you put it that way...-"
"No. NO. NO. NEVERMIND." I said quickly, storming off of the branch. I stir away from the tribe's territory, finding myself in a tranquil environment. I don't care if he followed behind, that ... THAT just set me off. I swear he needs to stop taking it that way. I sighed and stared down at the small flowers sprouting on the large branch where I walk on. "I don't think I need to." I flinched from the voice.
"Great, are you here to bug me some more?" I asked, halting my footing. I turned around and stared at him, wary of his actions.
"I wish, however, you seemed bothered by it." He said.
"Oh, you finally realize." I grumbled. He narrowed his eyes before approaching me.
"Don't take it as I didn't notice before." He said. "Because I sure did. Just didn't want to acknowledge it."
"Alright." I grumbled again, watching him halt his steps.
"Jeez, becoming Mr. Grumpy Pants again?" He guessed.
"Oh, don't play that nickname now!" I said, glaring at him.
"Well, I'm sorry. It's your fault for being grumpy." He said.
"I can't help my grumpiness." I grumbled.
"I'm sure you can." He said. I looked away from him, refusing to say another word of it. "Jeez..."
"I'm sorry that I can't accept the truth." I grumbled.
"Well, if you can't then what ways could I get you out of this mood?" He asked.
"None of your fucking dirty tricks." I hissed.
Tricks?" He snickered. "Didn't realize they were called tricks."
"Well, yeah, you like to trick me into whatever you have going on around you." I said.
"That isn't really tricking you. You just happen to go along with it." He said.
"... I don't go along with it. You trick me into it!" I spatted.
"I don't... but see it as that way I guess." He snickered. I swear...- "Although I have a question to ask."
"... What is it?" I said, tilting my head slightly.
"Do you blame me for those moments happening?" He asked.
I stared at him for a moment, soon glancing away. "Not really."
"Not really? I'm surprised." He said.
"I don't at all." I said, looking back at him.
"Do you hate falling into one?" He asked.
"... No." I answered quietly, feeling some warmth appearing on my cheeks. "... I don't hate the moment. Though, I do blame myself for ending them abruptly."
"Don't blame yourself." He said, walking up to my side.
"Sorry. I still do." I frowned.
"Just don't please. That's not a healthy sign." He said.
"I know it's not... but sometimes ... I just rethink my past actions too much." I said. "Thinking if I could have just... kept quiet about it-"
"Dipper. Stop it. I don't like hearing this at all. Don't force yourself to do something that goes against you." He said, pulling me into a hug after interrupting me. "Do not keep quiet about it or try to in the future. Don't do anything that has to please me against your own will. Alright?"
"Okay..." I mumbled quietly. I felt him hugging me tightly as I bury my face into his shirt.
"We can take everything slow if you want." He offered, his tone sounding a bit off.
"... You sure?" I asked quietly.
"Yes. I am." He said. Although his tone says otherwise.
"Okay." I said, lifting up my head. "... How slow?"
"... You don't know how slow?" He asked, staring at me.
"I mean I know how slow but... how are we going to ... work this out?" I asked.
"Ummm, we can see what lies ahead of us. I know it doesn't help, however, we can't see the future." He said.
"That is true." I mumbled.
"But... What I can do is that I will try not to rush anything or... complain." He said, frowning slightly.
"Okay." I smiled slightly.
"So, are you okay now?" He asked.
"Yeah, I am." I nodded.
"Good. I'd like to see that more." He said, smiling afterward. I'll try.
"So, what do you want to do?" Kahlil asked after we walked in silence on the branches. I stared at vines on the trees, thinking to myself. What is left in this place that we can do? We could watch insects grow to giants and back to small size again. Or we could observe the ... manitaurs in their "habitats." I shivered from the thought. What else is there to do?
"To be honest, those 9 feet tall creatures suck." He said.
"Say that to their face and they'll beat you up for it." I said, taunting him.
"I don't think they will. I think they're smart enough to not mess with me." He said.
"You'll never know!" I said, looking forward. I've noticed the environment around us darken as night was upon us. Wow, time surely flies past us like it's nothing. I spotted some small glowing things moving around ahead of us. Are those fireflies? Fireflies in a jungle?
"You never saw them?" He asked.
"I never saw any fireflies in the jungle." I said, looking over at him.
"Well, that's a first and surprising answer since you know. You've been with me during the nights where they come out. And you never knew they did?" He said.
"Yeah. I probably spotted them, just ... didn't ... remember them." I said. We were soon walking through a field of fireflies, shining a mint green light around the environment. I looked around as my eyes widened with so many in view. I will never get used to how many of these little guys are. My steps halted slowly, allowing me to turn around at the view. I soon notice some flowers where the critters would land and rest. I smiled softly at them, holding my hands behind my back.
I spotted a firefly flying close to me as I lift up my hand to let it land there. I observed it quietly before spotting the others traveling over to me slowly. I looked a bit panicked as I eyed at ... 10 or more of them flying straight towards me. What is going on? Why are they flying towards me? Once they got close, I told myself to relax. Fireflies can't do no harm. However, a swarm of them coming at you is confusing enough. They landed around my head area, landing on my head, my shoulders, and even on my nose. "Wow, you lit up like a giant glow bug." I heard Kahlil said, soon letting out snickers a second later.
Something told me that he caused this. Even if I didn't want to believe, I have to know if he did. I waved them all off of me, moving away from them. "What did you do?" I asked, turning my gaze over at him.
"There's a flower on your head. Those fireflies are attracted to them." He smirked.
Yep. He did this to me. I grabbed the flower off of my head and stared at the flower. A spiked one with a red maroon coloring with small orange-yellow balls around the sharp edges. In the middle of it all, it was black as the void. I huffed and threw the flower away, turning my gaze back to Kahlil. "Do you like it?"
"No. I didn't like getting covered in bugs!" I said, glaring at him.
"I meant the flower." He said.
"Oh... I guess it was pretty." I said, easing my stare.
""Pretty," alrighty then." He said, turning away.
"Oh. You wanted more of a compliment for those flowers?" I said, eyeing him. I soon walked over.
"No, no. Your response is enough. Though it was funny watching you get covered in bugs. Makes me think they like you more than the flowers." He snickered.
"You did do that!" I said, glaring at him as he turned towards me. I halted my footing in front of him.
"Yeah, I did place the flower on your head." He snickered again.
"I feel like you just wanna see me suffer through anything you pull on me." I grumbled.
"Hey now, this little trick of mines was harmless. Like any other tricks, I pulled. Don't take it personally, Mr. Grumpy Pants." He said.
"Don't call me that." I said.
"Or what? What are you gonna do?" He grinned, taunting me. I froze up, running out of ideas to seek out revenge against him. "It seems I won this round~"
"I-I know I can do something to you!" I said quickly, glaring at him.
"You sureeee?" He said, approaching me slowly.
"...uh, I don't know..." I said, taking one step back.
"That just looks like you can't." He snickered.
"... Yeah." I grumbled, giving up.
"Nice try on beating me." He snickered. "Better luck next time."
"...So. Is this where I think this gonna go?" I asked.
"Well ..." He looked away awkwardly.
"You wanting a treat from me, I guess?" I guessed, staring at him. Why is he awkward?
"... I mean-"
"You don't?" I asked, holding in a snicker.
"..." Kahlil kept quiet and slowly looked back at me with a nervous look.
"I guess you don't." I said.
"I do!" He said immediately.
"You do? But I thought your silence meant no." I said, pretending to frown.
"I- ... I didn't know what to decide!" He said.
"Oh. So... You do or not?" I asked again, pretending to be confused.
"I...- Wait." He narrowed his eyes at me, suspiciously.
"What?" I said, pretending to look curious.
"Your mind is suspicious as hell. What the fuck are you doing?" He hissed, annoyance spreading across his face.
"Getting my revenge." I chirped, letting out a laugh at his reaction.
"You little...-" Soon his annoyance turned into anger as I continued to laugh. "How did I not see that?!"
"I guess I am really a sneaky mouse.~" I snickered, my laughter coming to a stop.
"I guess you're are." He grumbled.
"Aww, are you grumbling because I got back at you?" I chuckled, staring at his reaction.
"Oh, you think that's adorable?" He asked, raising a brow.
"Yes. I think it is." I smiled. I'm actually proud that I succeed in that.
"Of course, you are." He mumbled.
"You're not happy to lose?" I smirked.
"I didn't expect to lose at all. And I still can't believe I lost right away." He said. That didn't answer my question, but okay.
"So, does that leads to 1 to 1?" I asked. I heard him chuckled before walking closer to me.
"Nope. Remember, I have more points than you." He grinned. I frowned before looking away. "Don't worry, you'll get your chance again like you did this time."
"I know... at least I'm making progress." I said quietly.
"Mhmm..." He said.
Soon I looked back at him, keeping the frown on my face as he backed away slowly. "Does that mean you're not going to kiss me?" I asked.
"... Do you want me to?" Kahlil asked, widening his eyes.
"... Yes." I mumbled quietly, looking a bit shy.
"Alright, adorable mess~" He snickered, which made me blush. "Adorable mess..." I swear, I hate it when you calls me that. I want to say something about it, however, I let it slide again when his lips were on mine. A gentle, sweet kiss was all he gave this. It didn't felt aggressive like the last ones did. It was simple: nothing too fast, nothing too slow. I relaxed into this kiss, enjoying the soothing ambience that was generating around us. Soon it was over, however, it felt like it lasted forever. He leaned back and smirked. "How was that one?"
"I like it!" I chirped, smiling afterward.
"I'm glad you do." He said, letting out a snicker. "I'm guessing you'll like to have more as time goes on."
"Yep." I smiled.
"I swear... I can't take you seriously when you look so adorable right now." He said.
"Don't ruin it, Kahlil. You were doing great." I said slight irritation was rising within my voice.
"I can't help it when you're an adorable mess~" He grinned.
"Stop it." I hissed, glaring at him.
"Alright!"
End of Chapter 53