A/N: I know I said the last chapter was the end but ACamp-toner made me write this and post it so next chapter is the epilogue for real this time.

Stacie fidgeted in front of Aubrey. "Can I take you home?"

"Don't you wanna go back to the coffee shop?" Aubrey tugged Stacie's hand in hers smiling up at her.

Stacie shook her head. "That's the place where I get away from everyone. I don't need to get away anymore."

Aubrey chuckled and rolled her eyes. "You're so cheesy."

Stacie leaned forward. "You love it."

Aubrey held her breath and looked at Stacie's lips. She kissed Stacie's cheek and took a step back. "Take me home then."

Stacie bit her lip and started walking to the subway. Aubrey smiled as they got closer. "I took the subway here by myself!" Stacie matched her smile. "I like it better when you're there though."

"Who's the cheesy one now?" Stacie stuck her tongue out.

"I wasn't being cheesy! You're cleaner than the railings, I prefer holding on to you." Aubrey said chuckling and letting go of Stacie's hand to go through the turnstiles.

Stacie took her hand again as soon as they were both on the other side. "Well you've been holding my hand for a while now and I took the subway here too."

"Stacie!" Aubrey tried to let go of Stacie's hand but Stacie tightened her fingers around it laughing.

"I'm clean! I have hand sanitizer. Stop pulling my hand!" Stacie turned Aubrey around and wrapped her arms around her without letting go of her hand, pulling her close. "I forgot to tell you a very important rule: no playing on the subway platform."

Aubrey's breath hitched in her throat when she felt Stacie's breath on her ear. "That's a good rule."

"Are you going to behave now?" Aubrey nodded. "Can I let you go?"

Aubrey shook her head. "I like it."

Stacie's arms tightened around her waist and she kissed her cheek. "I like it too."

Stacie kissed her again before letting her go when the train arrived. They got on and Stacie stood even though there were empty seats. She grabbed the railing with one hand and pulled Aubrey close with her other arm. Aubrey wrapped her arms around Stacie's waist. "Yup, this is definitely better."

When they got back to the Upper East Side, Stacie started walking to Aubrey's building but Aubrey stopped her. "Oh, you're really taking me home."

Stacie looked down at her feet. "Yeah, I still haven't started my calculus homework. I was gonna do it at the coffee shop."

"What have you been doing these past two days?" Aubrey frowned.

Stacie shrugged. "Moping."

Aubrey hugged Stacie. "I'm sorry."

Stacie squeezed her. "I know. But I have to finish that for tomorrow so, unless you want our first date to be watching me work on that, I'm taking you home."

Aubrey sighed and let her go. "Well, as nice as watching you doing anything is, I'll probably just distract you."

"Have you been watching me doing things?" Stacie narrowed her eyes teasingly.

"No, I mean, I disliked you but I still had eyes, you're nice to look at." Aubrey looked at Stacie and blushed lightly.

Stacie gasped. "So all those glares were actually you checking me out? Aubrey Posen, you dirty bird."

Aubrey slapped her shoulder lightly. "Some were actual glares!"

Stacie chuckled. "I've always thought you're pretty hot too. Last year when we had PE together was the hardest thing ever."

Aubrey blushed further. "Why didn't you say anything?"

"You hated me, I wasn't going to risk getting slapped."

"I wouldn't have slapped you!" Stacie quirked an eyebrow at her. "Okay, maybe I would have. But only because I would've thought you were messing with me."

They got to Aubrey's building and stopped in front of it. "So, do you want to do something tomorrow after school?"

"Something like a date?" Stacie nodded. "I'd love to."

Stacie leaned down and stopped just before reaching Aubrey's lips, letting her decide if she wanted to kiss her. Aubrey looked down at Stacie's lips then back at her eyes. She kissed her cheek, her lips grazing the corner of her mouth. "Date first."

Stacie smiled and let Aubrey go. "Tomorrow then."

"Tomorrow." Aubrey smirked and walked into her building.

Stacie leaned on the locker next to Aubrey's with a goofy grin. "Hey."

Aubrey looked at her and smiled biting her lip. "Hey." Aubrey took Stacie's hand and laced their fingers. "Did you finish your homework?"

"Yup." Stacie looked behind Aubrey and rolled her eyes. "Chloe, stop being a creeper."

"I wasn't! I'm just glad you two talked and are now here together holding hands and…" She squealed and hugged them. "We can double date now!"

"Oh no, I'm not going out with you and the hobbit." Aubrey shook her head.

"Hey!" Both Chloe and Stacie frowned at her.

"There's two of you now." Aubrey sighed. "Fine, I'm sorry. We'll discuss double dates after Stacie takes me out on a real date first."

They started walking to their first class. "Oh so the subway yesterday doesn't count?"

Aubrey looked at her like she had grown an extra head. "I refuse to say our first date was a subway ride."

Stacie sighed dramatically. "Fine, it's good I have an awesome plan for today then."

"Oooh what is it?"

Stacie chuckled. "It's a surprise."

"But-"

Stacie shook her head. "Nope, you have to wait."

Aubrey frowned and huffed. When they got to their classroom Aubrey turned to look at Stacie. "Are you sitting with me."

"I don't think my GPA can take that." Stacie lifted their hands and kissed Aubrey's knuckles before letting go of her hand. "See you in a bit."

Beca gasped when Aubrey and Stacie sat at their table. "I thought someone had sewn your hands together! How did you get out of it?"

Stacie glared at her. "Very funny, hobbit."

"Hey!" Beca pointed her fork at Aubrey and narrowed her eyes. "You did this."

Aubrey chuckled and raised her hands. "I did nothing."

"Yeah, right. I only forgive you because she's been grinning like a loon since yesterday." Stacie kicked her under the table making her wince. "What? You have. She can see it, you know?"

Aubrey grabbed Stacie's hand and rubbed her thumb on the back of it. "I can see it. You look cute."

Stacie blushed lightly. "Dude, you made her blush."

"Shut up, Beca!" Beca moved her legs up so Stacie couldn't kick her anymore.

"Why are your legs on my seat?" Chloe dropped her tray on the table.

"Because Stacie is trying to hurt me." Stacie stuck her tongue out at her and Beca made a face back.

Aubrey rolled her eyes. "Oh my god, how did we end up dating ten year olds?"

Chloe chuckled and shook her head. "I don't know."

"At least I don't look like an actual ten year old." Stacie grinned at Beca.

"Ouch." Beca frowned.

"Okay, stop fighting." Chloe hugged Beca and kissed her cheek. "You're the cutest ten year old, Becs."

"Why is everyone attacking me today?" Beca said almost pouting.

"Alright, I have to go take care of some things for my hot date later. See you later." She stood up but turned when she felt Aubrey was still holding her hand. Aubrey raised her eyebrows at her. Stacie looked confused for a bit before smiling and leaning down to kiss Aubrey's cheek. "Sorry. See you in class."

Aubrey waited for Stacie in the living room. She stood up as soon as she heard the elevator. Stacie walked in and smiled. She was wearing jeans and leather jacket over a sleeveless loose gray top. Aubrey pulled at her yellow twill coat. She was wearing black jeans and a light black shirt under her coat. The only thing Stacie had told her is that they were going to be outside. Stacie took her hand. "You look beautiful."

Aubrey looked at Stacie's eyes and her heart swelled when she noticed the sincerity in them. "You look amazing."

Stacie kissed her cheek and led her downstairs to where her driver was waiting. "No subway today?"

Stacie shook her head. "We're making two stops so it's easier taking the car."

"Oh? Are you going to tell me where we're going?"

Stacie chuckled and kissed Aubrey's cheek. "You'll see in a bit."

They started crossing the Brooklyn Bridge and Aubrey turned to Stacie. "Why are you always taking me out of Manhattan?"

Stacie laughed. "You seem like one of those people who don't do it very often and you said you wanted to try new things."

Stacie leaned closer to her and Aubrey placed a finger on her lips. "Date first."

Stacie kissed Aubrey's finger. "Okay." She sat back and took Aubrey's hand.

The driver dropped them off by the river under the bridge. "What are we doing here?"

"I thought we could go on the carousel." Stacie pointed to the other side of the park where the restored 1920s carousel stood.

Stacie bought two tickets and they waited in line to get on. Aubrey bounced excitedly. "I haven't been on a carousel in forever. Chloe and I used to go to the one in Central Park all the time. There was this one horse we both loved so we used to race each other to it. They all look the same now but for some reason we always wanted to ride that one."

Stacie smiled. "Well you can pick which horse you want first."

When they got on the carousel, Aubrey pulled her around for a bit until she stopped in between two horses. "These ones."

"Are you sure?" Aubrey nodded.

They got on the horses. Stacie started swinging her feet impatiently. "When is this going to move?"

Aubrey chuckled. "They're waiting for everyone to get on." Stacie groaned and leaned her shoulder on the pole. "Are you always this impatient?"

"No, but we're on a time sensitive schedule here." Aubrey quirked an eyebrow at her but the carousel started moving so she didn't ask.

They got off the carousel with big smiles. "Where to now, miss time sensitive schedule?"

Stacie smiled and led her under the bridge to the other side. "Do you want ice cream?"

"But we haven't had dinner yet."

"You're right, that is a problem." Stacie pursed her lips and tapped her chin. "What will we do?"

Aubrey rolled her eyes. "Shut up and buy me ice cream."

"Hey, I know it's not easy for you to break the rules so if you don't want ice cream it's okay." Stacie squeezed her hand.

"No, I do want ice cream." Aubrey pulled her to the former fireboat house that housed the ice cream place.

They kept walking next to the river while they ate their ice cream. "Not that I'm complaining, but why were you in such a hurry if we're just walking around eating ice cream."

"Because…" Stacie pulled her to the railing overlooking the river. "I wanted to watch the sunset with you."

Stacie managed to wrap her arms around Aubrey from behind without smearing ice cream on either of them and looked over her shoulder. "This is my favorite place to watch the city."

Aubrey turned and kissed her cheek. "It's beautiful."

Stacie let go of Aubrey so they could finish eating their ice cream while they watched the sunset in silence. Aubrey finished hers first and wrapped her arms around Stacie's waist. She looked at her tongue licking some ice cream from her lips and she stopped breathing. "Stace." Her voice barely above a whisper. Stacie turned to face her. "I want to kiss you."

Stacie swallowed. "The date isn't over yet."

"I don't care. You make me want to break the rules."

Stacie nodded and leaned down, stopping again just before Aubrey's lips and leaving her the choice to move away. Aubrey closed the distance between her lips, pressing hers softly against Stacie's. She pulled back and looked into Stacie's eyes before moving to kiss her again and again. Stacie dropped what was left of her ice cream and turned to place her hands on Aubrey's back and pull her closer. Aubrey reached up and ran her fingers down Stacie's neck. Aubrey's tongue darted out tentatively and traced Stacie's bottom lip. Stacie gasped and Aubrey's tongue moved inside. Stacie couldn't hold back anymore and kissed her back forcefully. After a while they parted gasping for breath. Stacie rested her forehead on Aubrey's, keeping her eyes closed. Aubrey pecked her lips a few more times before resting her head on Stacie's shoulder. Stacie kissed her cheek and her jaw. "You're missing the sunset."

Aubrey turned her head slightly and kissed Stacie's neck. "I don't want to move."

"Just turn around." Aubrey exhaled against Stacie's neck and turned in her arms.

They stayed there until the sun was down, looking at the lights turn on in the buildings across the river. Stacie kissed the spot behind Aubrey's ear. "Come on, I'm hungry."

They walked back to the street where Stacie's driver was already waiting for them. As soon as he closed the door, Stacie turned to kiss Aubrey again. Aubrey smiled and kissed her back, she hoped she'd never get used to the feeling of Stacie's lips against her own. She didn't even care about where they were going anymore.

The car stopped. Stacie slowed down the kiss. "We're here." Aubrey started to pull away but Stacie followed her lips. "Or we can just stay here and make out."

Aubrey placed a hand on Stacie's shoulder and pushed her back. "No, I want to know what you planned."

Stacie got out of the car and took Aubrey's hand. Her driver handed her a picnic basket and told her he'd be waiting there. They were standing outside what looked like the entrance of a park but Aubrey had no idea where they were. Stacie walked towards the gate and greeted a man who was standing there seemingly waiting for them. He opened the gate and escorted them in. Stacie thanked them and pulled Aubrey inside. They entered a corridor illuminated by light poles on either side."Stace, where are we?"

"The Brooklyn Botanic Garden." Stacie said factually. "We're having a picnic at the Osborne Garden."

Stacie pulled her up along the path to a long stretch of lawn flanked by beautiful arches. Aubrey opened her mouth and looked around. "This is beautiful. How do you even know about this place?"

"I did a show here with my mom last year. The runway went down the lawn, it was amazing." Stacie smiled.

"I'm gonna have to see pictures from that."

They walked along one of the sides under the arches and stopped at a bench. Stacie opened the basket and pulled out a couple of sandwiches, handing one to Aubrey. She reached in again and handed her a juice box. Aubrey unwrapped her sandwich and took a bite. They tasted familiar. She took another bite. "These are from the deli by school."

"Yeah, Chloe said you liked them so I went there before picking you up."

Aubrey smiled and kissed her. "You're the best."

They finished their food and Stacie put all their trash back in the basket. "I have cookies but you already had dessert."

"I want a cookie." Aubrey pouted.

Stacie kissed her until she felt her smile against her lips. She broke the kiss and pulled out a chocolate chip cookie. Aubrey took it and pecked her lips. "We can share it."

They finished the cookie and Stacie stood up. "Come, I want to show you something."

They walked to the end of the path and reached a fountain. There was a semicircle of benches surrounding the fountain and Stacie took Aubrey and sat her on one side. "Stay here."

Stacie walked to the other side and sat. "Can you hear me?"

Aubrey gasped. She had barely seen Stacie's lips move in the dark, and she was whispering, but she heard her as if she was sitting right next to her. "Yes" Aubrey looked up at Stacie and she waved. "I love this, it's so cool."

"I wanted to ask you something." Aubrey didn't like not being able to see Stacie's face, she didn't know if she should be nervous or not. "I know this might be really stupid since we're graduating this year and I still don't know where I'm going to college and we'll probably end up on different sides of the country, but I really feel a connection with you and I want to see where this goes. And I know this is our first date and we really just started not hating each other so this might be too soon, but I would really like to be your girlfriend, officially."

"Stace."

"I know, I know my reputation, and this is not me trying to reassure you by offering commitment prematurely. I just feel that I would really like it if I could call you my girlfriend." Stacie closed her eyes. "Unless you're not ready, which I totally understand. I mean, we don't really know each other that well, what are we even doing right?"

"Do you ever stop talking?" Stacie looked up and found Aubrey smirking down at her. She was so focused on what she was saying that she didn't hear her approaching. Aubrey cupped Stacie's cheek. "You're not letting me answer."

Stacie pressed her lips together and waited holding her breath. "I'd really like calling you my girlfriend too." Aubrey bent down and kissed Stacie.

Stacie shook Aubrey awake. Aubrey looked up at her with a sleepy smile. "We're back."

Aubrey yawned. "I fell asleep?"

"Yeah, we were still in Brooklyn." Stacie chuckled.

"You should've woken me up." She straightened up and saw they were outside her building.

Stacie kissed her. "You looked too cute."

"I don't want to go home yet!" Aubrey protested and yawned again.

"You're tired."

"I'm not, I just took a nap." Aubrey smiled and threw her arms around Stacie's neck.

Stacie smiled and kissed her briefly. "Go before I change my mind and kidnap you."

"You should do that."

Stacie chuckled. "If I wasn't afraid of your dad I would, but I have this new girlfriend and I don't think she'd like it if I got murdered."

Aubrey bit her lip and shook her head. "She wouldn't" She pulled her down for one last kiss, her fingers lightly scratching the back of her head.

She got out and stood by the open car door. Stacie tried to get out to walk her to the door but she pushed her back inside. "Stay, or I'll never make it upstairs."

"Okay."

"Goodnight." Aubrey turned and walked away, turning back to look over her shoulder as she got to her door. Stacie waved knowing she probably looked like an idiot but she didn't care, Aubrey was her girlfriend.