"Of course, mon ami. Go ahead." I say with a small smile. John stood there for a moment, but then he nodded and went back inside.
"I wonder why he wants to stay now." Hercules says. I shrug, nearly wanting to race after John and ask him. If I were him, I'd never want to be in a hospital ever again. Alex has almost died twice now.
"I am not sure." I look at Herc. "Maybe he just wants to stay just in case?"
"Maybe. He does love Alex a lot." Herc says.
"Yes. We don't even know what happened during the whole Thomas episode." I say.
"Wait, What Thomas episode?" Hercules asks, resuming his walk. I walk with him, wishing to hold his hand.
"We're you asleep during those months?" I ask, giggling a little. "There was a whole thing with Thomas and Alex."
"Oh. I never pay attention to that stuff." Herc says, shaking his head. I smile and glance over at him. He was perfect in every way. From his gray beanie he always wore to his boots that somehow went with every outfit he wore.
I stopped walking and turned to look at him. Hercules stopped as well. I wasn't sure how to say anything in that moment, so I did the most reasonable thing I could do. I kissed him. It wasn't just a light peck or anything, it was a real kiss. Kind of like...like an I love you kiss.
Hercules was the first to pull away. I couldn't exactly read his expression. It looked like a mix of emotions, I just couldn't tell which ones.
"Uhm...sorry..." I say quietly. Je suis tellement stupide! I thought, staring at my shoes now. What was I thinking?! Me and Herc have gone on a few...outings. I'm not sure if they are dates or not. But we weren't boyfriends or anything! Well, at least he hadn't said so. But I hadn't said so either!
"Don't be." Hercules smiles at me. Okay. Maybe not too bad after all. "Also, I looked up what amour meant recently."
"What?" I ask. Why would he do that?
"I remember you yelling one day about Thomas and Alex, and then you yelled mon amour. Do you not remember? I was still in Thomas's dorm, and you ran back in screaming in French." Herc says, laughing a little.
"Oh. Yes I remember now. I made a fool of myself, haven't I?" What if he doesn't like me at all anymore? What if he wants me to move dorms because I've been secretly in love with him this entire time and he's found out?!
"No, you haven't. But I also learned something in French. I want you to hear it." Herc says with a smile. I slowly nod. What was he going to do? Say something terrible about me in my mother language?
"Je t'aime." I look up at Herc when I hear the words. Maybe not ridicule...oh my god.
"Je t'aime aussi." I smile and kiss him again after I say this.
We laughed a lot on our way home, and it was amazing. We decided to go on a date, a real date, the next day. I can't wait to see what will happen next.
If we get a happy ending, I hope John and Alex do as well. We can all graduate and our children will be best friends! Well, assuming everyone will want to adopt and have kids. In the end, I hope it'll all turn out perfect. We've dealt with enough drama. Me and Herc haven't as much, but John and Alex have.
Who knew a late night twister game would turn into this?