A/N: Ohhh you guys, ok, so you see what had happened was… I don't really know. I just couldn't force myself to write this chapter. My brain hurted and I was like, meh. So I'm sorry, really sorry, but hopefully this will make up for it. I can change! Ahem, sorry. But anyway, flashback of their night together, next chapter will be their date, then maybe a teeny tiny time jump. Review, let me know that you haven't abandoned me. Much love!

*Flashback: Night of sleepover*

Shay's POV

After talking to Troian before she arrives I had to call Ashley, because I'm kind of freaking out, and I need to vent to someone who is not the object of my affections. I know that she's going to tease me relentlessly, but first and foremost, she's my best friend and I know that she'll give me the best advice about tonight.

As the phone rings, I'm still scurrying around my apartment to put the finishing touches on my cleaning.

"Well if it isn't the Buttah to my Benzo!"

"Seriously? Haha, that's how you answer the phone?" Laughing, my nerves already easing away.

"With this magical thing I have called 'caller ID' yes, yes it is. Otherwise, my mom and I would have a very awkward conversation."

"You are so funny… anyway, I really need you to unleash my nerves on right now. I'm freaking out!"

"Why what's wrong?"

"Troian's coming over to my house like right now."

"…"

"Ashley? Ash?"

"… You mean to tell me that you have a DATE with Troian, and I'm just now finding out about it?"

"Ok, it is NOT a date, we're just hanging out. To get to know each other better."

"She's coming to your house for the night?"

"Yeah."

"And I'm assuming you guys are going to be eating dinner together then right?"

"Uh, yes?"

"And there's going to be wine, because let's face it, this you we're talking about. And more than likely you're going to watch TV or a movie. Sounds exactly like a date to me."

"Ok, first off, thanks for making me sound like an alcoholic. And secondly, TV and pizza isn't a date!"

"So, why are you freaking out exactly?"

"Because! This Troian we're talking about. Hat if I make a fool of myself or something and she never wants to hang out with me again? I mean I DO like her, I would like to date her eventually."

"Awww, you're so adorable. Getting all nervous for your playdate. But seriously shut up; you know she likes you just as much as you do her, and if this night doesn't end in a kiss I'd be surprised. Ooooh, maybe you'll finally get lucky!"

I can just hear the wink and cheeky smile in her voice. Why did I call her again?

"God, you are so not helping right now. None of that is going to happen, not only is it way too soon, but the goal of tonight is to not make her think I'm only trying to get into her pants."

"Ok, well whatever, it'll happen, and when it does, I'll be here with a big fat 'you're welcome.' Just relax, it'll be okay, stop stressing and just have fun. She'll see that you're the best person ever, fall helplessly in love with you, and you'll both live happily ever after with me as your maid of honor, and godmother to your future children."

"…Think about this a lot do you?"

"Of course, who else is going to be planning out the rest of your future and tell you what to do so you don't have a nervous breakdown?"

"God, you're so weird."

"But you love me anyway, what does that say about you? When is she supposed to be there anyway?"

"It says that I live a lonely life and that I need to get new friends, and she should be here any-"

As if she knew I was talking about her, there was a knock on the door. Great, here we go.

"Shit, she's here now! Ok, I have to go"

"Oh my god, this is so exciting! Ok, o get your girl. I demand details later!"

Walking towards the door I breathe out slowly trying not to pass out, "Yeah, later. Bye Ash, thanks."

"Anytime babe, have a good time tonight."

I pull open the door as I hang up my phone and there Troian is, looking gorgeous as ever. I feel my breath catch slightly as I fail to stop myself from dragging my eyes across her body, from the moccasins on her feet to the dark wash skinny jeans, up to the over-sized, off the shoulder striped sweater and knit beanie on the crown of her head. Drifting down to her face, I see her soft eyes with a shy smile tugging at the corner of her lips, and then I realize that I'm just staring at her, still standing in the middle of the doorway. Words would be nice right about now Shay. Speak!

"Uh, ahem, sorry, hi! You look great, come on in." I finally say, stepping aside to let her walk in.

"Ha, hey, thanks. You look great too." She says with a smile, tucking a strand of her hair behind her ear shyly.

"Ah, I forgot to order the pizza, I was talking to Ashley before you got here and kind of lost track of the time. Come on, make yourself at home. We can hang out in the living room."

We make our way to the couch and I take a seat next to her as she sits in the middle turning towards me a little.

"That's fine, we can just order it now, or later, how is she anyway? You guys seem close."

"Yeah, I can do it now if you're hungry, and yeah, she's been my best friend since we started working together on the show. She's like my sister now, and she's doing well. I'm sure she'd like for us all to hang out at some point."

"Yeah, I can eat a little. That's really cool. I'm pretty sure we can work that out sooner or later. She's not upset that I'm taking her bestie from her tonight?"

"Haha, oh no, she's got plans with Tyler tonight. Would you like something to drink while we wait for the pizza?"

"Tyler? He plays her boyfriend on the show right? And sure, whatever you're having is fine, thanks."

"He does, he's also her actual boyfriend of almost a year now. So, red wine cool?"

"Oh wow, I'm sure that's nice. Ha, they don't have to worry about either doing kissing scenes with someone else. Red, sounds great."

"Definitely, Ashley isn't really the jealous type, but she most definitely likes the added bonus, and I'll go grab those drinks." I say as I get up to head to the kitchen.

I'm in the middle of trying to uncork the wine when I feel Troian come up behind me. Turning around, I see her smile softly at me and gesture towards the wine bottle and cork screw in my hands.

"Need some a little assistance?"

"Yes, please, it's always a struggle when I'm trying to use this darn thing." I say as I hand over the bottle and stupid device.

"I think they lied to me, when the packaging said easy to use."

She lets out a laugh as she removes the cork with what looks like perfect ease. She would make it look easy. She's perfect; not that I'm complaining.

"It's completely ok to admit that we're not all as adept to using some kitchen tools." She says snickering and I pout at her teasing.

"Oh, isn't that pout just adorable." She says in a mocking baby voice.

"You just shush now funny lady. Hmph, I need a drink now." I say with a wink, turning to the cupboard with the glasses and pulling out two.

We're halfway through watching 'The Grey,' a nearly empty pizza box and wine glasses sitting on the coffee table in front of us. I'm comfortably cuddled into one end of the couch, leaning against the arm of it and Troian on the other end; our legs stretched out- underneath the throw blanket I keep on the back of the couch- meeting and entangled in the middle.

Troian's never seen it, but I love it and we both have a high respect for Liam Neeson's awesomeness so naturally we're dedicating our movie-thon to him. I've spent most of the movie watching Troian and her reactions. She looks so content, with the blanket tucked up to her chin and watching intently at the screen. Normally, I wouldn't be able to refrain from making comments throughout movies, but I don't want to ruin it for her, and potentially ruin our night. Everything has been going so incredibly, we talked about anything and nothing while we waited for the pizza to arrive. Which was ridiculously long by the way, I jokingly complained that we should get free breadsticks for the wait and Troian called the pizza place to say just that. And we got free breadsticks! We gave the delivery guy a bit more in his tip because I felt bad.

I glance from Troian to the practically finished box and I shift to stand up and start to take the plates into the kitchen when a hand on my wrist stops me, "Why don't let me do that?"

"Don't be silly, I've got it." I insist, like I'm really going to let her clean up anything.

She retorts with "I thought I was supposed to make myself at home?" With a cheeky smile and a wink.

"Ugh fine, if you must." I say like I'm being put out. "But on one condition! You let me help"

"Deal."

I pause the movie while we head back into the kitchen and after I toss the box, she rinses while I put the dishes away into the dish washer, I jump slightly when she flicks me with water.

"Don't start nothing, and there won't be nothing."

She gives me a sinister look and says "Is that a challenge?" In response I flick her back.

And then the water wars have begun.

She grabbed the spray nozzle next to the faucet, aiming it at me threateningly.

"You wouldn't dare." I say with narrow eyes.

"Oh, wouldn't I?" Laughing evilly, she then pulls the trigger and soaks me. So I charge her and start wrestling to gain control of the water weapon, only further soaking both of us more. The kitchen is filled with screams and laughter, and it's the best time that I've had since I can't even remember when. Only coming to a truce when I lunged at her trying to catch her by surprise, I caught us both by surprise and we nearly slipped and fell. Her lightning reflexes catching the countertop before we go down.

We pretty much drowned my kitchen. "Oh my god! Shay, look at you, you're completely soaked!" She says with a hand over her mouth and wet strands sticking to her neck and face. I can barely contain my laughter "Haha! You're not fairing much better!"

We just stand there smiling and still breathing hard, looking at each other. Then like an idiot, I clear my throat somewhat awkwardly ruining our moment.

"We should probably dry off and actually finish the movie."

"Yeah, that'd probably be more comfortable" So I lead her to my bedroom, and dig into my dresser before handing her a dry change of clothes. Thank god, we seem to be the same size, even though I have longer legs.

"Here you go, you can change into these. The bathroom's right through there." I say pointing to a door across the room from my bed.

She smiles her thanks as she heads in and closes the door behind her. "Thanks."

I smile to myself while I'm getting myself another change of clothes and change quickly before she comes out.

Walking up to the door, "Hey, there should be some fresh towels on the towel rack in there, and feel free to use the blow dryer or whatever else you need."

"Ok, thanks! I'll be just a few minutes."

"Take your time." I say as I grab a towel for myself from the hallway linen closet, as I'm roughly towel drying my hair at my vanity, Troian steps out in my borrowed clothes with her hair, laying across her shoulders gorgeous natural waves flowing, and her wet clothes in hand.

"Here, give me those, and I'll go put our clothes in the dryer." As I approach, trying to hide the fact that I'm restraining from pulling her close and kissing her right here.

"Ok, thanks." I go to put our clothes in the dryer, and I can't help but think about how this night has been nothing but smiles and laughs. I come back out to the living room to see that Troian is already back on the couch and underneath the blanket we were using waiting for me. Though this time, she's in the middle of the couch instead back at her previously occupied spot at the end. I could really get used to this happening on a regular basis.

She looks up as she hears me approaching and smiles shyly at me.

"Ready to finish this movie?" She asks

"Totally, before you wanted to be a dork and attack me in my own kitchen." I say sticking my tongue out at her.

"Aww, you know you loved it." She says grinning wildly as I take a sit next to her.

"Eh, maybe a little." I respond with bumping shoulders slightly. She lifts the blanket and spreads it across the both of us, making us unconsciously shift a little closer together. We both go to pull our knees up under ourselves so we end up sort of leaning into the other, not that either of us mind our closeness.

We settle back in to finish the movie, and as we finally near the end, Troian's head had settled onto my shoulder at some point, and we shifted so that we were more cuddling together rather than just leaning. I glance over and see that she's dosed off, and the clock on the cable box beneath the TV reveals that it's well past midnight. Damn, the time really got away from us.

God, she's the moist beautiful woman I've ever seen; I've never been so captivated with someone before. Not to sound like a creeper, but I could watch her sleep forever if it means that I get to have her like this, content.

I'm so caught up in my own head that I don't notice her shift slightly, "You ok?"

Troian says pulling me from my thoughts. I jump back with a start realizing that I was still staring at her, quite blatantly at that, and that the credits of the movie were now rolling, both of us missing the ending.

"Yeah, sorry, just thinking."

Glancing back at the television once more, seeing that the movie was over, before leaning away a bit and turning more towards me she looks at me a moment before replying.

"Thinking about what?"

"How much fun I'm having" Nudging her playfully under the blanket.

"Yeah? Me too, tonight has been great so far. I showed you how to get free food and I kicked your butt." She says with a cheeky smile.

"No, that was just you being a brat! On both counts." I laugh back.

She mock gasps indignantly as she nudges me back. "You did not just call me a brat!"

"Eh, you know, if the tantrum fits."

Next thing I know, I've got a face full of pillow. Narrowing my eyes at her as I pull the pillow away and get ready to throw it back. "Do you seriously want to go there? Again?"

And because apparently we're both the biggest dorks and kids in the world, we just can't help ourselves.

"… Bring it!" She says as she reaches behind her to grab the other pillow, and I'm already leaning mid-swing.

I catch her upside the head just as she's getting me in the back of mine. She makes the most adorable squeaking sound when grab her and start tickling her after I catch her off guard with another quick jab to the side with the pillow.

"Ah! Haha, Ok! Ok, ha, no, stop! Stop!" Trying to get her words out between laughs as I continue my assault.

"Say 'Shay's the best person in the whole wide world!"

"Shay's- hahaha! Shay's the—the most dead- person in the whole- wide world!" She says between breathy laughs as she surprise attacks me, grabbing me around the waist and taking us down onto the floor.

"Aahh! Omph" grunting as I land on my back with her landing on top of me still laughing her cute head off.

We take a few moments to finally catch our breath, Troian's arms on either side of my head, keeping her propped up and her knees on either side of my thighs supporting her. I can just make out her smiling face through the curtain of my hair that's covering my face. She lets out a happy sigh as she reaches one hand to clear my hair away so that only her hair is acting as a curtain around both of us as she continues hovering over me.

I grin wildly back at her as I tuck a strand of hair behind her ear, and instead of pulling back, my hand rests at her jawline briefly. Her eyes soften likes she knows that I am dying to kiss her, and that she wants to kiss me just as much.

My hand drifts from her jawline around to the nape of her neck and I can feel her silky dark tresses flow through my fingers. Adding just the slightest of pressure, I start to guide her down closer to my face slowly. My eyes darting between hers and her lips, searching for an apprehension or resistance to what I'm about to do. When I see nothing but a softness that you only see between lovers, I smile softly at her and our faces are only inches apart.

Just as I can feel her soft breaths as they mix with mine and I see through heavy lids, her eyes are fluttering close, our lips softly brush. Not quite kissing just yet, but a mere touch. My heart is pounding so hard, I'm positive that Troian can feel it. She tentatively presses forward that last little inch to qualify this a kiss and we both release the breaths I'm sure we didn't know that we were holding. But before we could move closer, let alone deepen the kiss, my phone blares from somewhere in the couch cushions with Ashley's ringtone, and Troian's head jerks up away from my grasp... I am. Going. To. KILL. Her!

Troian stands up off of me and finds my phone underneath the cushions and hands it to me while I'm standing up as well and putting the blanket on the couch. The damn thing is still ringing so I quickly hit the ignore button and silence it with a huff. I look up at Troian's giggling and feel myself instantly relax, not even realizing that I was glaring fiercely at my phone.

"What's so funny?"

"You're adorable when you're flustered."

"I am not flustered. Ready to commit murder, yes."

"I am not delivering nail files baked into birthday cakes in order to help you escape."

"That's fine, I'll bring Ashley back from the dead so that she can cause a riot and I can just sneak out. She owes me big time."

"I'd like to see how you'd pull that off." Now that the moment is gone, and there doesn't seem to be any awkwardness between us, I start to feel the events of the day finally catch up to me and a wave of exhaustion comes over me. It appears as though I'm not the only one either.

"Wow, it's late, I really should be getting home."

"Don't be ridiculous, you can just stay here for the night. It's way too late for you to be out alone."

"Oh, I couldn't impose like that."

"If I'm offering, you can't possibly be imposing. Not that you ever could, but seriously, just stay here."

"Uh, if you're absolutely sure." She says hesitantly. As if I would ever let her leave as late as it is. I need to know that she's safe and I'm sure she wouldn't let me escort her back home because then we'd just have the same dilemma.

"Of course I'm sure, besides, you're already wearing my pajamas." I say with a wink.

She looks down almost as if remembering that we weren't wearing our same clothes as before. "Right, I guess there's that."

"Ha, yes, there's that. Come on." I say as I grab her hand and start leading her to the bedroom.

"Um, where are we going?"

"Don't even think for one second that I would let you sleep on the couch. As comfortable as it may be to lounge on, sleeping on it is a different story. Don't worry, I don't bite." Unless you want me to, I add as an afterthought. Obviously not out loud.

God, I really should keep my thoughts G rated while I'm bringing this woman to my bed. That's the last thing I need or else I'd never be able to get to sleep, and I really would jump her.

"I guess there's no saying no to you is there?" She says as we enter my bedroom.

"You're catching on mighty quickly." I say casually and start my nightly routine.

"If there's anything you need in the bathroom, help yourself to it. Oh, and there are extra toothbrushes and whatnot in the cabinet underneath the sink. I like to have extras."

"Thanks." Smiling shyly, she disappears behind the bathroom door, as I turn down the left side of the bed (my side) and wait for her to finish.

"All good?" I ask once she comes back out and turning off the light in the bathroom.

"Yep." She says as she approaches and gets into the remaining side, leaving enough space between us. I wish I could hold her, but she's not actually mine. Yet. So, I settle for just having her near me. I could most definitely get used to her being in my bed every night.

Looking over at her, I smile softly at her, "goodnight." She smiles back and replies, "goodnight." We both settle in, neither of us knowing that we're both wishing that we could fall asleep in each other's arms.

A/N: Allllrighty folks! There you have it, the flashback of their night filled with fun and fluff. This is the longest chapter I've written so far, and I hope you guys like it, I even threw in a kiss! Give me bonus points for that at least. The next chapter will be up by the end of the week hopefully. That's right there's more coming soon! I'm finally in a place where I want and can write freely and I'm on a roll right now. So, let me know what you guys thought, what you're thinking, and all that good stuff! I appreciate the continuous support with this story. It is the longest thing that I will have written ever, so it means a lot to me to have your feedback about how I'm doing.