It was just after noon and sunlight filled the living room of Sue's apartment. Sean and Sue were still entwined on the couch after a long night. Sue's head was resting on Sean's shoulder and Sean, at some point, had grabbed a decorative throw pillow to tuck behind his head. Sean's eyes began to open and he squinted his eyes in the bright light, confused for a brief moment about where he was, but he quickly remembered. He slowly looked down to see Sue curled up next to him and he smiled. Her hair was a knotted mess, her once neat clothes were crumpled, and there was a small puddle of drool on his shoulder. He chuckled a little at the sight of it and Sue began to stir. Her eyes fluttered open and she saw Sean smiling at her, but quickly noticed the moisture around her mouth. She had an embarrased look on her face and wiped away the evidence as fast as she could. Sean just laughed and casually brushed a stray hair out of Sue's face.

"Good morning, Suzy Q." Sean said gently. His voice was still a little hoarse from just waking up. Sue was now alert and the events of the previous night were rushing through her head.

"You're still here?" She questioned out loud but had meant to say that in her head.

"Of course I'm still here." He replied, a little confused at the question. "Where else would I be?" He said with a smile.

"I didn't mean it like that." Sue softly chuckled. "I just..."

"I'm sorry, I hope I didn't come across too strong, and staying overnight was...we just fell asleep is all. I didn't mean to..." He said.

"No, no, no.." Sue interrupted. "I just can't believe this is finally happening." She said with a smile. She leaned up and placed her hand on his chest. Sean smiled at her, gave her a quick kiss on her forehead and pulled her in for a hug.

After pulling apart from their hug, Sue looked down at herself and noticed how disheveled she looked and then she got up from the couch. Sean sat up and was just as disheveled. He began to smooth out the wrinkles in his button down shirt, but realized it was a lost cause and quickly gave up. His hair was mostly the same as the previous night, thanks to his hair gel.

"I look like a hot mess." Sue said and Sean laughed. "I think I need to take a quick shower and change. It's okay if you don't feel like waiting for me..." Sean stood up and walked over to where Sue was standing, near the kitchen island. He pulled her in for another quick hug.

"Actually, Suzy Q, I'd like to stay a little longer if you don't mind."

"Uhhh...Sean I don't think I'm ready for..." She started. Sean blushed a little bit when he realized how his words had come out.

"I didn't mean...I...don't worry, I'll just be waiting out here." He nervously scratched the back of his head and cleared his throat. Sue grabbed his hand and smiled at him, calming his nerves.

"I won't be long, I promise." She said as she walked toward her bedroom and closed the door. Sean exhaled sharply and shook his head at himself. Communication wasn't his strong point when it came to Sue. For the past few years, being around her felt both familiar and nerve wracking. Even though they had known each other their whole lives, their feelings were new territory that needed time to be explored. At least they were finally on the right track now that they had expressed their true feelings to each other.

Sean was still standing in the kitchen and came up with the idea to surprise Sue with breakfast. He had never done much cooking since his mother, Nancy Donahue, was the picture perfect housewife and mother. She had always made hot breakfast for the kids before school, but now that he was living on his own, he had to fend for himself most of the time. Sean opened the refrigerator to see what he had to work with. There was not much there since Sue had been at home for winter break until last night. He closed the door and looked into the pantry. He grabbed a box of marshmallow cereal and a bag of ground coffee. He located the coffee maker on the counter and began brewing the coffee that he had found. He stumbled around the kitchen in search of dishes and utensils. He found a half burned candle in a jar in one of the kitchen drawers along with matches. After lighting the candle and placing it in the center of the dining room table, he poured two bowls of cereal and two mugs of coffee and placed them on the table along with spoons and napkins. Luckily there was still some unexpired milk in the refrigerator so breakfast was still possible. After everything was set up, Sean noticed his disheveled appearance in the decorative hallway mirror. He looked down at himself, slightly disgusted since he was usually well presented. He took off his button down shirt and noticed that his undershirt looked relatively untouched. He smoothed out the remaining wrinkles and adjusted his hair. He did a quick "breath test" and groaned at himself. He noticed a bowl of mints on the kitchen counter and he sloshed one around in his mouth. At that moment he heard Sue coming back into the room. He spit the mint into the garbage can and casually leaned against the kitchen counter as if nothing had happened.

Sue opened the bedroom door and stepped into view. Her hair was still wet from her shower. She was now wearing a pair of skinny jeans and a white sweater with pink snowflakes on it. She wore a pair of fluffy, pink socks that matched the rest of her outfit. Sean looked at her in amazement when he saw her. Sue had never been the type of girl he thought he would fall for, but after years of being hit on by ultra skinny, attractive, but dumb as a rock girls, he saw something different in Sue that made his heart melt. He loved her bright personality, how supportive and kind she was, and to him, she was absolutely adorable. After spending more time together in recent years, he realized that what he had been looking for was right under his nose the whole time. Sue noticed Sean staring at her and couldn't help but notice he had lost a layer of clothes. His muscles showed through his white t shirt and she blushed a little bit before noticing the dining room table.

"What is this?" She laughed and pointed at the table while walking over to it. Sean laughed in return.

"I just thought maybe you were hungry. We slept through breakfast. Sorry it isn't anything special." He said.

"It's perfect!" She shouted and sat down at the table. The dishes were mismatched, well used hand-me-downs from the Heck house. Sean came from a more upscale household, but after spending much of his time growing up in the Heck house with his best friend, Axl, he had grown used to their different way of life and it was no longer something that crossed his mind. Sean sat down at the table across from Sue and the two of them began eating their breakfast.

"You know, Suzy Q...I've been thinking."

"Oh? About what?" Sue asked.

"There were so many times when I wanted to ask you out...I really want to take you out on a date." He said. "Will you go out on a date with me? Maybe tonight?" He asked.

"I'd love to...but I already have a date." She said and saw his jaw drop. "Just kidding. Of course I'll go out with you!" She laughed.

"Not cool." He said, but he laughed and continued eating his cereal.

After breakfast, which was actually a late lunch, Sean cleared the table and loaded the dishes into the dishwasher. He went over to where he had placed his jacket last night and put it on.

"I really don't want to go, but I need to go back to my place and get ready." He said. Sue grabbed onto his hand and smiled.

"I don't want you to leave either, but I understand." She said. Sean opened the door and stepped out. "I'll pick you up tonight." He said and he smiled at her before closing the door behind him. Sue leaned against the door and almost squealed out loud in excitement. Just then, there were two soft knocks on the door and the door began to swing open. Sean popped in quickly and pressed his lips to hers. He meant for it to be a quick goodbye kiss, but years of secret feelings were pouring out and the kiss quickly deepened. He ran his fingers through her still damp hair while she rubbed her hands over his thin t shirt. She could feel his muscles through the shirt and just a little bit of extra padding, thanks to his mom's Christmas cookies, but she didn't care. This was the guy she longed to be with and she was so happy that the truth was finally out. Sean ran his hand down her back and she shivered slightly. She grabbed at his t shirt before shoving her hands underneath it to feel his bare skin. He gasped at the sensation of skin to skin contact and began kissing her harder, as if needed to be as close to her as he possibly could. Reality quickly came back to him and he broke away. The two of them were both breathing heavily and stared into each other's eyes. They stayed this way for several moments without any words, but it was clear that the same thoughts were running through both of their heads. Sean cleared his throat.

"I'll see you tonight." Sue said finally and Sean nodded while still staring into her eyes. He backed away slowly without breaking the silence with his mouth wide open. Finally he closed his mouth and regained his composure. He waved to her as he walked down the hallway. When he was out of sight, Sue closed the door and leaned back up against it. This time, she did squeal out loud and then skipped and spun around the living room in a complete state of bliss. After a few minutes, she stopped. "What am I going to wear?" She wondered to herself, and quickly ran to her closet.