A/N: So, I was going to post this by itself, but I also desperately needed to post to this challenge thing, so I was like "oh, well. I'm just going to post it here." This is super long, and Buck is in the first half of it. I really love writing Buck and Chimney teasing/annoying the hell out of each other. It's so fun. I actually love writing Buck too, to be honest.
This is for my favorite Chimney/Maddie shippers who I talk to on Twitter/Instagram. I'm sure you know who you are, and the newest shipper, who happens to be one of my favorite people on Twitter, Mad.
Day 18: Valentine's Day
Title: Valentine's Day
Chimney sighed as he turned the corner to the aisle that had all the Valentine's day items.
He hadn't done this in a while, not even with Tatiana. Valentine's day had long passed by the time they had started dating, and then they had broken up before the holiday came around again.
Chimney tried to calculate how long it had actually been since he had bought someone gifts for this holiday, but he couldn't even remember. He guessed that it had been about three years, but a part of him felt like it had been longer.
But this year on Valentine's day, he was actually going to have someone to spend it with: Maddie.
Now, they definitely weren't celebrating it as a couple. They were still friends; they both only agreed to be each other's Valentines, so they wouldn't feel so lonely and left out.
Maddie had been the first one to suggest it. Chimney had been getting ready to leave her house the day before, and she had asked him what he was going to be doing for Valentine's Day… and when he had told her that he definitely didn't have anything special to do, she had smiled and suggested that they should hang out and give each other gifts. He definitely hadn't expected it, and the fact that Maddie wanted him to even be her Valentine to begin with, made him all warm inside. It made him feel special.
But as Chimney stood there and looked at the bears and all of the candy, he only grew more nervous. He honestly didn't know what to buy. He didn't want to pick out something that had one of those weird, cheesy expressions about love on it and make Maddie feel weird about it. And he also didn't want to make it seem like he didn't just run to the store and grab something really fast and run out. He wanted Maddie to think that he cared… because god, he cared about her so much. He just wanted her gifts to be perfect.
"Chim?" He heard someone say from down the aisle.
It was Buck.
His eyes widened. Out of all the places in LA, he just had to end up at the same place as Maddie's brother. Great.
Chimney nervously shoved his hands in his pockets and turned around to face him as he walked down the aisle. He wasn't sure why he was acting like he had been caught committing a crime, but he just didn't want Buck to get the wrong idea.
"Hey, Buck," Chimney said.
Buck was only a few feet away from him now.
"What are you doing here?" Buck asked.
Chimney shrugged and gave him a small smile. "I'm here to get some gifts."
Buck had a questioning look on his face. "For… Maddie?"
He sighed before he decided to answer. "Yeah, for Maddie."
"So, that's why she was so excited earlier," Buck said.
Chimney's brows raised. "Wait, she was?" He asked, and he couldn't stop the grin that slowly begun to form on his face.
Buck shrugged. "Yeah, but it is your first official holiday together as a couple, so…" he trailed off.
"No, Buck. We're not together," Chimney corrected.
"So, then what is this? Why are you here?" Buck said as he pointed at some teddy bears on the shelf.
"Maddie's my Valentine, but not like that. We're just friends,"
"You mean the type of Valentines kids have in third grade where the whole class brings in cards for each other?" Buck asked.
Chimney laughed. "Something like that."
"Okay, then," Buck said before he began to slowly walk down the aisle and look at the items on the shelf.
"Why are you here?"
"For Christopher. Eddie has a few surprises planned for him today when he gets home from school, and I wanted to get him something too."
Chimney slowly nodded as he watched Buck bend over and grab a teddy bear off the shelf.
"This is the one I'm getting," he said as he held it out to show Chimney.
He shook his head and smiled when he realized what the bear was wearing.
"A bear dressed as a firefighter?" Chimney questioned.
Buck grinned. "It's cute, right?"
"If you say so," Chimney said.
"Wait," Buck said seriously. "What do you mean? Is this not okay? I just want Christopher to like it."
Chimney looked at him and could tell just how much it all meant to him.
"Hey, Buck. I was only kidding. I think Christopher will love it."
Buck glanced at the bear before he looked up at Chimney and nodded.
"I think he will too," Buck said.
A pink bear caught Chimney's eye and he went over to pick it up.
"So, what kind of candy are you going to get for Christopher. Make sure it's chocolate. Every kid loves chocolate."
"Eddie told me to not get him any candy because he'll bring home enough from school, and he's going to have ice cream later…"
"Oh okay," Chimney said.
"Uh, Chim?" Buck asked from right beside him.
"Yeah?"
"I thought you and Maddie were just friends?"
Chimney looked over at Buck in confusion. "We are?" He said in the form of a question.
"Then, why are you holding a bear that has 'you're sexy' written on the front of it?" Buck asked as he pointed at the bear.
"What?" Chimney asked as he looked closer.
And then he saw it.
He yelped and literally threw the bear down the aisle.
Buck laughed beside of him and Chimney began to blush. He was already suspicious of them being in a relationship, and that only made things worse.
"Why did you just throw that?" Buck asked.
"I don't- I don't know," Chimney said quickly. "I didn't even know that there were any words on the bear."
Buck laughed as he walked away. He picked up the bear and made his way back to Chimney.
"Are you sure you don't want to buy this?" Buck asked as he playfully shoved it in Chimney's direction.
"No, I don't," Chimney answered as he moved slowly down the aisle.
"It's a cute bear," Buck said.
"Yeah, I guess so, but it isn't something I should give to Maddie. It's not appropriate, and besides, I've never even called her beautiful, so giving her that bear would be a little extreme," Chimney said as he turned around to face him.
Buck tilted his head in confusion, and Chimney felt like he needed to explain.
"But I do think she's beautiful… really beautiful. I've just never told her," Chimney said as he shrugged.
"Well, what are you waiting for?" Buck asked.
"I don't know," Chimney said softly.
A few people entered the aisle, and Chimney and Buck moved to the side.
"I just don't want to say something that she won't like… and I'm also just too nervous."
"Chim, I don't think that calling her beautiful would make her mad… and since when were you nervous about anything?"
He sighed. "Since I have someone in my life that I really care about and don't want to lose."
"Tell her she's beautiful. She'll love it. All women do," Buck said, shrugging.
"You know what, Buck? I'm not about to take advice from you, especially when it's about women."
"Hey! I know all about women… a little," Buck defended himself.
"If you say so, Buck. If you say so," Chimney said.
"When are you two going to stop pretending that you don't like each other?"
Chimney shook his head as he looked at Buck.
"I'm not pretending that I don't like her. She knows how much I care about her, but I'm trying to give Maddie the respect that she deserves. I don't want to cross lines. Being her friend and never dating her means more to me than screwing all of this up and losing her," Chimney explained.
Buck nodded slowly. "I don't think you could screw this up or lose her. She likes you as much as you like her… even I can see it."
Chimney felt butterflies in his stomach as he smiled.
"But you already know that, don't you?"
Chimney laughed softly. "Uh, yeah… sort of. I've already told her that I would wait for whenever she's ready. I'm not rushing her into this. I'll always be there for her."
"Can I be honest with you, Chim?"
He nodded.
"I wish that she would've met you a long time ago. Everything would be so much different."
Chimney gave him a sad smile. "Me too, Buck."
The aisle was getting more crowded, and Chimney definitely needed to start figuring out what he was going to buy.
Chimney cleared his throat. "So, I should really…" he trailed off as he pointed behind him.
"Okay, let's do it," Buck said.
"What? No, you're not hanging around with me. Don't you have something to do?"
Buck shrugged. "I have time… and I might be able to help out. You obviously can't read since you tried to pick out a bear that said 'you're sexy' on it."
"Buck…."
"But can't I just stay and watch?"
"Okay, but I really don't want to go and tell Maddie that her brother helped me pick out her gifts."
"I said I only wanted to observe. You don't even have to tell her you saw me, okay? I'll even be quiet."
"Yeah, the quiet part will never happen," Chimney said as he turned to look at the bears again.
A light blue bear with a ribbon around its neck and a heart on its stomach caught Chimney's eye. Maddie really liked that color, so he thought it was a good idea to get it.
He grabbed it and walked further down the aisle. He saw some blankets and remembered how Maddie told him that a person could never have too many of them.
He looked at the selection of blankets they had and ended up going with a white blanket that had multicolored hearts all over it.
Chimney turned the corner to go to the next aisle where there were more items. He started grinning when he saw a bag of gummy worms. He picked those up.
"I hate gummy worms," Buck spoke up.
Chimney laughed. "I know."
"Did Maddie tell you why?"
Chimney nodded before he chuckled.
"I was four. How was I supposed to know that they weren't actual worms? It scared me. I thought Maddie was eating worms."
"Buck, I've never seen any blue, red, orange, or yellow worms."
"I was four! I've been weirded out by them ever since."
Chimney shook his head and smiled.
He didn't know if he should've gotten a box of chocolates or just different kinds of candy. He ended up going with both because Maddie deserved the best. She definitely wasn't picky when it came to sweets, but Chimney made sure to get all of her favorites: Reese's Peanut Butter Cups that were heart shaped, a huge Kit Kat that was shaped into a heart, Hershey Kisses, and Twizzlers.
Chimney's hands were starting to get really full, and he heard Buck try to stifle a laugh from beside him.
"Are you trying to buy their whole Valentine's selection?" Buck asked.
Chimney sighed. "I knew you couldn't be quiet that long."
"I have an idea," Buck said before he walked away.
Chimney stood there in confusion for a few seconds until Buck came back with a basket that was metal. "Happy Valentine's Day" was printed over and over again.
"Okay, so instead of showing up with your hands full, why don't you use something like this and organize everything and make it all look nice?"
A smile began to form on Chimney's face.
"I like that," he said.
Buck held out the basket and Chimney dumped all of the stuff inside.
"See? I bet you're glad I'm here now," Buck said, flashing him a grin. "You wouldn't even have that basket if it weren't for me."
Chimney shook his head.
"Are you finished?"
Chimney shrugged. He honestly wasn't sure.
"I don't know. I think I should get more things. I don't know if this is good enough."
"Get some balloons and a card and tell her how you feel," Buck suggested.
"I don't think that-" He tried to say, but Buck interrupted him.
"I'm not saying to tell her you're in love with her. Just tell her how much she means to you and how much you like being her friend."
Chimney stared at Buck for a few seconds before he smiled. He was actually glad that Buck decided to stick around.
"I like that," Chimney said after a few seconds of silence. "And Buck?"
"Yeah?"
"I'm glad you're here. Thank you."
Buck let out a dramatic gasp. "I can't believe you're thanking me."
Chimney laughed. "Take the compliment, Buck."
They began to make their way to the Valentine's cards, and Buck continued to be dramatic.
"I can't believe I got a 'thank you' from Howie Han," he said.
Chimney turned around and Buck almost ran into him.
"Call me Howie one more time and I'll take back all the nice things I said," Chimney threatened as he began to walk again.
"Okay, damn. You're welcome, Chimney," Buck said, emphasizing his name. "But you're practically my brother-in-law now."
Chimney laughed. "No, I'm not."
The aisle that the cards were in was crowded. They both squeezed their way through everyone and began to browse for a card.
"So, even after you officially become my brother-in-law, I still can't call you by your real name?"
"No, you never call me Howie. Ever, even if I become your brother…." He couldn't even finish.
He and Maddie weren't even together yet. Hell, he didn't even know if they ever would get to that point.
"What do you mean if?" Buck asked, getting defensive.
Chimney groaned. Buck was getting on his last nerve.
"I think the real question that should be asked here is if you and Maddie are actually siblings. Both of you are so different."
"Are you calling me annoying?" Buck asked.
"Maybe I am, Buck."
He laughed. "I do like to get under people's skin, and it's really fun to get under yours… but to answer your question, Maddie and I are definitely siblings. You just haven't been around for one of our arguments."
"Yeah, I have… sort of. I was on the phone with her that one time when you two argued about the tv remote. She blamed you for losing it, but she accidentally carried it up to the bedroom because I… distracted her… and she wasn't paying attention because she was laughing. Wait, are you saying that Maddie is annoying?"
Buck smiled. "That one wasn't too bad. We've had worse arguments… and yes, Maddie is definitely one of the most annoying people on the planet."
"Okay, that sounds like something a five year old would say."
"Well? She is."
Chimney shook his head. "No, she isn't."
"She is."
"Alright, Buck. We're not arguing about this."
"So, you don't think she's annoying when she can't figure out what she wants to do… or what she wants to eat or watch?"
"No, it's definitely not annoying. It's really cute. She's really cute," Chimney admitted, looking away from Buck.
"Okay. Umm, eww. I'm going to shut up now," Buck said in disgust.
"Perfect," Chimney said, grinning at Buck.
Chimney found a card that was silver and had roses and hearts all over it. He put the basket down and looked inside of it. It had "Happy Valentine's Day" written on the inside. He decided to go with that one. He put it in the basket and picked it up.
"Okay. Now I just have to get the balloons and…" he trailed off as another thought popped into his mind. "Roses. I have to get roses. I can't believe I forgot about those."
Buck laughed from behind him. "Alright."
The balloons were right next to the aisle with the cards; Chimney grabbed six balloons that were all heart-shaped.
"Six? Are you trying to float to the apartment?" Buck joked.
Chimney laughed. Maybe six was a little too much. He put three of them back and made his way to the roses. They were in the front. Chimney's hands were full, so Buck picked up the roses for him. They made their way to the register to wait in line and waited for about five minutes.
"Give me the bear," Chimney said right before it was his turn to pay.
"Why?" Buck asked.
"I'm going to pay for it… and in exchange, I want to make a deal with you."
"What kind of deal?"
"You can't tell Maddie about how we were at the same store…"
"I already told you I'm not going to tell her," Buck said.
"I'm not finished. I mean, you can't tell her anything… and especially not the sexy bear incident."
"Awee, come on, Chim!" Buck complained. "The bear thing was funny."
"Buck, I'm asking you for one thing here. Please?" Chimney asked.
Buck sighed and picked up a Snickers bar. "Buy this for me, and we've got a deal."
Chimney smiled. "Deal."
They both put all of their things on the conveyor belt. Chimney had to hold down the balloons so the cashier could scan them.
"Wow. Someone's going to have a very good Valentine's day," the man at the register said.
"I really hope so," Chimney said softly.
"That'll be 92.72," the man said a few moments later as he began to bag the items.
Chimney gave the balloons to Buck so he could give the cashier the money.
"Have a good Valentine's day," he said as he gave the receipt and change to Chimney.
"Oh, he will," Buck said, flashing a smile at the man.
Chimney let out a dramatic sigh as he grabbed the bags. Before they were even out of the store, he gave Buck the bear he got for Christopher and his Snickers bar. He gave Chimney the balloons back.
"Wait… are you going back to the apartment?" Chimney asked.
He really hoped he wasn't. He just really wanted them to be alone when they gave each other their gifts.
Buck shook his head. "Nah, I'm just going to go ahead and go to Eddie's."
Chimney nodded.
"Hey, uh, I really do hope that you have a good evening," Buck said.
"I hope you do too," Chimney said.
"I'll see you later," Buck said as they parted ways.
"Bye, Buck."
Chimney walked to his car and took a deep breath. Every time he bought balloons, they ended up always floating away somehow. He had to make sure that wasn't going to happen this time, so he decided that he was going to tie the balloons to the basket. He opened the backdoor, and hurriedly tied each balloon to it. Then, he just decided to go ahead and put everything in it.
He put the bear in there first and put the blanket in front of it. Then, he stacked the candy around the bear and put one of the boxes of chocolate in the bear's lap. He laid the roses beside the basket; he was just going to carry those instead.
And then there was the card… Chimney had to figure out what he was going to write.
Chimney settled the basket against the seat and made sure it wasn't going to fall on the floor.
He grabbed the card and the envelope, shut the door, and opened the driver door. Once he got in, he grabbed a pen and the car manual out of the glove compartment, so he could have something to put the card on as he wrote.
Chimney sighed. "Uh," he whispered to himself as his he nervously moved his legs up and down.
He had so many things to say to Maddie, but he didn't know what he actually wanted to say. One wrong thing could make everything awkward.
He opened the card and began to write:
[Maddie.
I'm honored that you even asked me to be your Valentine today. You have no idea how happy that makes me. And I hope that I can make you happy today too.
I also hope you know that you're the best friend that I've ever had.
Seriously, you're the best.
Love, Chimney]
Chimney's eyes widened when he saw what he had put on the last line.
"Love, Chimney."
He really hoped that wasn't too much.
A part of him wanted to just hide the card and never show her, and he actually almost decided that until he had just said "screw it" and put the card in the envelope. He wrote Maddie's name on the back of it and turned around to put it in the basket.
He threw the car manual and the pen over on the passenger seat before he put his seatbelt on. Chimney sent a quick text to Maddie to tell her that he was on his way. Within seconds, he received a text back; she said that she was excited to see him.
He started his car and began to make his way to Maddie's apartment.
As soon as he pulled out of the parking lot, he was stuck behind about ten cars waiting for the light to change.
Traffic didn't usually bother him, but it definitely did today. He wanted to get to Maddie's as fast as possible.
She was excited to see him, and he was definitely excited to see her.
It seemed like every red light in the city had it out for Chimney. He had to stop at every single one of them. It took about twenty-five minutes for him to get to her house.
He parked out in front of the apartments. He looked at himself in the mirror, and he looked decent. At least his hair wasn't sticking up or there wasn't any dirt on his face. He grabbed the basket and the roses and made his way to Maddie's.
He took a deep breath before he rung the doorbell. He couldn't believe that he was so nervous. It was just like any other day. He and Maddie were just going to hang out. The only difference was, there were going to be gifts involved.
"I'm coming!" He heard Maddie shout from inside.
As soon as she opened the door, Chimney's mouth fell open and he literally stopped breathing for a second.
Maddie looked amazing.
She was wearing a red dress that ended just a little above her knees, and she had curled her hair.
The only thing that had made him focus again was Maddie saying his name. He cleared his throat before he began to speak.
"I, uh, I'm clearly underdressed," he said.
Maddie smiled and shook her head. "Don't be silly. You look great. I only dressed up like this because I wanted to look nice today."
"Oh, you definitely do," Chimney said quickly, but his eyes widened. "I mean… you look really beautiful, Maddie."
He was so embarrassed. He hadn't exactly meant to say those things, but Maddie didn't seem to mind. She actually giggled a little.
"Come in," she said.
Chimney cleared his throat and handed her the roses after she shut the door.
"Happy Valentine's Day," he said softly.
"Chim," Maddie said, a smile forming on her face. "You know, you could've just gotten me the roses and I would've been happy. You really didn't have to do all of this for me."
Chimney shrugged. "Hey, you're my Valentine. I had to. You only deserve the best today."
Maddie smiled, showing all of her teeth. She even looked like she was blushing a little.
"I'm going to carry this to the table for you, so you can see what I got you."
"Okay," Maddie said softly.
They made their way to the dining room, and Chimney placed the basket on the table.
"I'm going to find something to put these in," she said, referring to the roses.
She went to the kitchen and returned with a vase about a minute later. She put it on the table and shyly looked at the basket.
Chimney could have sworn that he smelled cookies…
"Have you been baking?" He asked.
Maddie smiled. "Maybe. Maybe not… and these balloons are really cute. Thank you."
"You're welcome."
The first thing she picked up was the envelope.
"Wait. Can you read the card last?" Chimney asked.
"Umm, of course," she said as she put it on the table.
"Gummy worms!" Maddie said excitedly. "Oh my god, Chim. You literally got all of my favorite candy."
She was excited, and Chimney thought it was the best damn thing he had ever seen.
Chimney was about to say something, but Maddie gasped.
"This blanket is so cute! And this bear! It matches my light blue button up shirt."
He nodded. "The one that you wore when I first met you."
"You actually remember that?" Maddie asked, surprised.
"Yeah, of course I do," he answered.
He remembered everything about that day; it was truly one of the best days of his life. Meeting Maddie had changed everything. It had changed him.
"All of this is amazing. You're amazing," she said a few seconds later before she began to smile.
Chimney found himself blushing as Maddie picked up the envelope.
"Should I read this out loud?" She asked.
He shook his head quickly. "Please don't. It's bad… well, not bad, but not good either."
"Chimney, I'm sure it's really sweet."
Maddie opened the envelope and took the card out.
"It's really pretty," she said before she opened it.
Chimney watched her closely as she read it, and she went from smiling, to blushing… and he was sure she had even teared up a little. She put the card on the table and walked over to him.
She sniffled a few times before she spoke.
"I was right, it was really sweet… but you did get one small thing wrong," she said.
"I- I did?" Chimney whispered.
She smiled a little as she nodded. "Yeah. You're actually the best."
Maddie pulled him into a hug, and he couldn't stop smiling.
"Thank you for all of this. I appreciate all of this so much."
Chimney didn't say anything; his grip around her tightened.
"Now, it's your turn," she said after they pulled away from each other. "And I feel bad because I didn't put anything in a basket or get you a card or anything like that."
"Maddie, I don't care. You didn't even have to get me anything."
"What was that thing you said a few minutes ago? Oh, yeah. You're my Valentine, so I had to. You deserve the best. You definitely do, Chim."
Chimney shyly looked at the floor and avoided her gaze. Maddie was definitely making him feel so special.
"So, umm, stay here," Maddie said before walked to the kitchen.
She came back a few seconds later with two different containers.
"Okay, so this is the first part. You kind of guessed that I was baking when you walked in, so… you're right. I was."
"Maddie, you didn't have to spend all that time making something for me. You could've just gone to the store and bought something."
"I know, but what's the fun in that?"
Chimney grinned. He really appreciated the fact that Maddie actually took the time to make something for him at home. It was so thoughtful.
Maddie put both containers on the table; she opened one of them and sighed.
"These are chocolate chip cookies. They're good, I tried them, but they look very ugly. I tried to make them heart-shaped, and a couple of them actually look okay… but most of them either turned into some other weird shape or broke in half… and now they look like broken hearts, and I'm so sorry about that."
Chimney laughed. "My mouth and stomach don't care what shape they are, so it's definitely okay."
Maddie put the lid on that container and moved to open the second one.
"So, I heard about the incident that happened at the firehouse… the drugs in the brownies… and how no one even saved you any, which was actually for the best, but anyway, I made you fudge brownies with nuts. I can assure you that there are no drugs in these brownies; the only things in these are nuts, fudge, chocolate, eggs, you know, all of that good stuff…"
Chimney was smiling so big that his face hurt. He rushed over to Maddie and hugged her.
"You know what the best things about these brownies are?" She asked.
"No drugs in the brownies?" Chimney guessed.
Maddie laughed. "Okay yeah, umm, you're right. I mean the second best thing…"
"I don't know."
"You don't have to share them with anyone. They're all yours."
"Very true, but I'll share them with you."
"Chim…" Maddie whispered as she rested her head on his shoulder.
If Chimney had been hugging anyone else, it would've gotten awkward very fast, but he loved hugging Maddie. He could honestly hug her for hours.
"Thank you," he said.
"You're welcome."
Maddie stepped back shortly after and smiled at him.
"Close your eyes," she said.
He immediately closed them without asking any questions.
He heard Maddie's footsteps through the apartment. He felt her go by him and heard the sound of plastic bags and Maddie putting things on the table.
"You better not peaking, Mr. Han," he heard her say.
Chimney laughed. "I'm not."
"You can look now," Maddie said a few moments later.
He opened his eyes and there were at least twenty packs of gum on the table.
"The cashier at the store I went to thinks I have a thing for gum. I told them that my friend is the one who really loves gum, not me, but I don't think she believed me… but I literally got every kind they had."
Chimney smiled. "I really love the fact that you got me all of this because I actually ran out of gum today, so these should last a while."
"Good," Maddie said. "Now, on to the last part."
"There's more?" Chimney asked.
She bent over and picked up a huge metal tin. "Die Hard" was engraved on the front of it.
"Maddie… what is that?" Chimney asked, excitement growing in his voice.
She put it on the table and smiled at him.
"I know you already have a few of the Die Hard movies, but this is a collector's edition. It contains every movie and there's a ton of deleted scenes, bonus features, and interviews with with each cast from the movies… but there's more."
"What?" Chimney asked a little too loudly.
He was so excited he couldn't even speak properly.
"I'm sorry I opened it already… I just wanted to see what these things looked like, but…" she trailed off and opened the tin. "It comes with a poster of John McClane and a shirt with his face on it."
"Oh my god. Oh my god. Maddie!" He said as he grabbed the poster and unfolded it as quickly and carefully as he could.
It was a poster of John McClane from the first movie.
"Ohhhhh," Chimney said, trying to catch his breath. "This is definitely going up in my living room."
He folded the poster back up and grabbed the shirt. He gasped when he saw the front of it.
"That's John McClane, Maddie! Look at him! I can't believe I get to walk around with John McClane on my body! Oh my god, Maddie."
"I don't think I have to ask if you like it…" She said, smiling.
"Maddie, I love it. I love everything."
"Even the broken heart cookies?"
"Yes, even those… come here," Chimney said softly.
Maddie walked over to him, and he wrapped his arms around her.
"Thank you so much… for everything," Chimney whispered.
"You're welcome, Chim. Can I say something?"
"You can say anything," he said.
"You're really cute when you're excited."
He was so glad that she couldn't see his face because he was definitely blushing.
"I could say the same thing about you," he said.
"Chim?" Maddie whispered.
"Yeah?"
"Close your eyes."
"I thought there weren't anymore surprises?" Chimney questioned.
"There is… just one more," she promised. "Do you trust me?"
"Maddie, you know I do."
He trusted her more than anyone in the world.
She pulled away from him and gave him half a smile.
"Close your eyes."
He did what she asked, and his heart began to race. Something told him that he was closing his eyes for a different reason.
And his suspicions were confirmed when he felt Maddie's hot breath hit his face.
Oh god. She was close.
Chimney let out a breath. "Maddie," he whispered.
"Chim…"
Chimney parted his lips, and his breaths were uneven.
No matter how much he tried to deny it, it didn't matter. He wanted to kiss her so badly.
Maddie's lips touched his bottom one, and he definitely hadn't been expecting it. He moaned softly, and she gasped.
Chimney expected her to pull away, but she didn't; he could tell that she was still only inches away from him.
Maddie's lips touched his again, and he was ready for it this time. He actually responded to the kiss, and god… he was sure that he wouldn't ever experience anything better than the way he felt when he was kissing her.
It was amazing.
It was lovely.
It was far better than anything he could have ever imagined.
She pulled away, but only for a split second, before she kissed him again.
But this time, the kiss was more intense… and Chimney was having a hard time even thinking, but he made sure he stayed as still as he could.
Maddie moaned, and Chimney's whole body was on fire.
She pulled away right after that, and he knew that it was over. In a way, Chimney was kind of glad she did. If they had continued kissing, then it definitely could've turned into something else.
He finally opened his eyes, and Maddie was halfway across the room. She took deep breaths as she looked at him.
"That was umm…" she trailed off.
Maddie looked at Chimney almost like she was scared, and he needed her to know that she didn't have to be. They kissed, but Maddie needed to stop. It was as simple as that. Chimney loved kissing her, and he definitely wanted to do it again… but he cared about how she felt more. Nothing was more important than Maddie's feelings.
And if he had to wait for her to be ready to kiss him again, then he would.
"That wasn't a mistake," he said.
He just hoped she wasn't going to say that because he felt like it wasn't. The way he had felt while he had kissed her… there was no way that could've been a mistake.
Maddie laughed nervously. "I don't think that at all either. I was going to say that it was really great."
"It was really great for me too."
"So, everything's okay?"
Chimney nodded. "If everything's okay for you, then everything's great for me."
Maddie smiled and looked relieved. They began to stare at each other, and Chimney knew what was exactly on her mind because he was thinking about the same thing: all he wanted to do was kiss her.
"I don't think I can do that again… not right now. I got a little carried away, and I can't…" she trailed off.
"Hey, it's okay. I understand, Maddie. Don't worry."
She nodded slowly and gave him a small smile.
"So, do you want to dive into those Die Hard movies?" She asked.
Chimney smiled. "You know, you don't actually have to put yourself through that again, especially since we've already watched all of them.
"I know, but they're fun to watch."
"Only if you want to," Chimney said.
"Of course I want to."
"So, are we starting from the beginning?"
"Yeah, let's do that."
Chimney grabbed the DVD out of the tin.
"Do you want to eat the cookies or the brownies?"
"Umm… the gummy worms."
Chimney laughed. "Or the gummy worms; that'll work too. I'll eat the brownies."
He grabbed the container of brownies while Maddie grabbed the gummy worms. They made their way to the living room, and Chimney got the movie ready. He sat down beside Maddie and took a bite of a brownie.
"These might actually be the best brownies I've ever had."
"Stop," Maddie said softly.
"I'm not kidding. They're really great."
"I'm really glad you like them."
"How's the gummy worms?"
"Gummy," she answered.
Chimney laughed. "I'm glad to hear that."
He pressed the "play" button and the opening credits appeared on the screen. He looked over at Maddie, and they both smiled at each other.
He was happy, she was happy, and damn, it was a beautiful thing.
It was definitely the best Valentine's Day he had ever had in his entire life.
A/N: Chimney's love for Die Hard is actually the cutest thing. It makes me really happy because he's literally like a hardcore stan, and it just makes him that much more relatable because I know what it's like to be a hardcore stan. ANYWAY, thank you so much for reading!