"I can't believe this." Charlie spoke. A smile wide on her face as she refrained herself from laughing.
"What can't you believe?" Bryce asked without turning to her. His attention was based solely on the mirror in front of him.
"How you're freaking out." Charlie explained. She was sitting on her bed, her legs in the shape of a pretzel. "I mean it's not like you've never met my sister before."
"Hey," Bryce defended as he finally turned to her. "Your sister is terrifying enough as it is and now I'm meeting her boyfriend-the guy you call 'Captain Awesome' I reserve the right to be freaked."
Charlie didn't even try to hold it back anymore, she let out a loud laugh. "Wow. Fearless Bryce Larkin terrified of my big sister," She paused for fake dramatic effect. "The doctor."
Bryce shook his head as he took a seat beside Charlie on her bed. "Everything about you or related to you scares me."
"Then why do you date me?" Charlie asked, an arrogant look on her face.
"Because for some reason I love you." Following his words Bryce leant forward and landed a chaste kiss on his girlfriend's lips before pulling back. Charlie laughed before she slipped a hand behind his head and pulled him back into the kiss once more. This one longer and more passionate.
"And I love you too." Charlie said finally pulling back from him. For a moment Bryce simply stared at her. It was something Charlie had gotten used to over the past few years. At first she constantly asked why he did it, he'd always say the same thing. "Why not?" Eventually Charlie just stopped asking.
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"So it's been three years now?" Devon asked. He and Ellie sat across from Bryce and Charlie at a dinner.
"Just about." Bryce nodded. "It took a year for us to begin dating so technically it's been four years."
"Wow." Ellie pouted. "My little sis is all grown up."
"Not really." Charlie attempted to reassure her sister. "There are a lot of things I haven't done yet."
"Never took you as so old fashioned Bryce." Devon remarked.
Charlie frowned, confused. "How so?"
Bryce rubbed his forehead. This would not turn out well.
"Devon!" Ellie exclaimed.
"What?" Devon responded in defense. He then expanded on his comment. "I mean you guy are joined at the hip, but that's not where you're supposed to be joined."
Realization flashed over Charlie and her face turned red in embarrassment.
"Uh-"
"I don't think that's any of your business." Bryce's voice was confident. That somewhat comforted Charlie.
"We'll cover the bill." Ellie declared. Devon opened his mouth to object but stopped abruptly at Ellie's glare. That was something no one would stand against.
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"I can't believe you call him Captain Awesome." Bryce remarked as he entered Charlie's room. Charlie let out a sigh.
"He usually is awesome." Charlie countered. "I actually think he was trying to help." She paused as she shut the door behind her gently. "And he sorta did. We do need to talk about..Ya know."
"Sex?" Bryce asked straightforwardly. Upon his single word Charlie broke their eye contact.
"Y-yeah. I mean it's not like you haven't stayed here before." Charlie stuttered. "You actually stay here a lot."
Bryce nodded. "But we never do anything."
"We sleep." Charlie added in a timid voice.
Bryce cracked a smile. "We do. I don't really see a problem with that."
"I do!" Charlie's voice raised. She was looking straight at him once more, a determined look on her face.
Bryce stared at her for a moment. It wasn't like his usual stares that made her feel like goo. This one his blue eyes were wide with realization.
"Charlie.." He said softly. "I will never force you to do anything you aren't ready for."
"And who gets to decide what I'm ready for?" Charlie challenged. "Bryce I know you-your past isn't exactly a secret. You've been with people. A lot of people. That doesn't change the way I feel about you. That doesn't change that I want my first time to be with someone I care about. Someone I love and who loves me too."
Bryce's head began to slowly shake. "Charlie," he said. "I don't want to-"
"You don't want to with me?"
"I never said that."
"Then you do?"
"Charlie." Bryce's voice had a finality within in. "I love you. Whatever you want, no matter if it's now or-" He threw his arms up. "-20 years from now it will always be your choice."
"And I choose now." Charlie hardly ever spoke with the low tone she was currently using. Her voice was always high and perky, sometimes she held a stutter but never did she use such a low pitch.
"Are you sure?" Bryce repeated once more for confirmation. Charlie took his hand within her own and held it to her chest, right over her heart.
"Yes." She whispered. Bryce closed his eyes letting out a small breath. Finally, he smiled.
"Alright." And then he kissed her.
A/N
Wow. Next chapter will be the final one. Well for this installment anyway. I'm pretty sure I'm going to post a one shot from Bryce's POV before I start on the one from the actual start of the series. I'd love too hear ideas for when the main story starts and suggestions for things. I'm not entirely sure how everything will play out but it will not be the same as the show. I hope you've enjoyed this and seriously, think really hard about ideas for the main story. I really want more ideas to add in! Can't promise all of them will make it in but I will try for it! Please review!