The Miracle of Love
Chapter 18
"It sounds so nice, what you're proposing…"
"You won't believe what you missed last night," was the first thing Kíli said when Bilbo walked into the kitchen the next morning. He just woke up and wasn't really aware what was going on around him and Kíli already had something important to tell him. Bilbo just rolled his eyes before he sat down to get some breakfast. Kíli took this as his cue to continue. "After you went to sleep last night… Why did you go to sleep so early again?"
"I was tired," explained Bilbo plainly.
"Well after you left we stayed in the living room and you know, talked. When out of a sudden Nori called Dwalin out! Can you believe this? He said that he knows that he likes his brother. We just couldn't believe his words. Dori almost choked himself on that piece of cupcake he was eating."
This definitely caught Bilbo's attention. "And what happened then?"
"What do you think?! Dwalin said that he could never like someone like Ori and Ori of course run out of the house."
"Poor Ori, he doesn't deserve to be treated like that," commented Bilbo.
"Dori was obviously very happy with the result because I don't think Ori will forgive Dwalin for that," said Kíli. "He looked really hurt when he ran out of the house."
"Of course he was hurt! How do you think he feels? It must be horrible for him right now," said Bilbo.
"Dwalin went after him when Balin sent him a look, but that's all we know. I don't know if he found him yet."
"And Thorin?" Asked Bilbo casually, like he wasn't interested at all.
"Thorin went with him," explained Kíli. "I didn't hear him return so maybe they are still looking for him or maybe he just decided to sleep somewhere else. Who knows."
They continued to eat breakfast until it was time to leave. Fíli kept looking at his watch wondering if his brother will show up or will they have to walk to school with Bilbo. "That's it, I'm calling him," he announced a few minutes before they had to leave.
They all heard a phone ringing and a few seconds later Thorin joined them. "I'm here," he announced waiving with his phone.
"Finally, I thought you will never come," commented Fíli before picking up his bag.
"Don't complain so much," said Thorin as he walked by him.
"We'll wait for you in the car," said Kíli and followed his brother.
The moment twins were out of his sight Thorin's expression softened. "Morning," he smiled.
"Hey," said Bilbo. "Where were you all night?"
"We were looking for Ori," explained Thorin.
"And it took you entire night to find him?"
"No it took us half an hour, but the problem was that Ori refused to talk with Dwalin so I had to wait with him the entire night. Nori and Dori returned back home but Ori still refused to come out and Dwalin refused to talk with Dori. When I left they still weren't talking. Dwalin is devastated even though this is his fault."
"He is lucky to have you as his friend," said Bilbo and walked to the door, but Thorin stopped him.
"Listen," he started unsure, "Will you go out with me?"
Bilbo looked him in the eyes. "Why…?" He asked slowly. Thorin stared at him not knowing what to say so Bilbo got on his toes and pressed a quick kiss to his lips as a little encouragement.
"Because I want to get to know you better…?" Answered Thorin slowly.
Bilbo smiled. "Good enough."
Thorin let out a breath he didn't know he was holding. "Okay, so Friday, at eight."
"Today is Friday," Bilbo pointed out. It was very amusing to watch Thorin get confused like that.
"Yeah, I know. Tonight then."
"Tonight," agreed Bilbo.
"Do you need a ride?" Thorin quickly asked. "To school I mean."
"No need. I already have company," said Bilbo.
"Bofur," Thorin frowned. He knew he had no reason to feel like he felt, but he didn't like that Bilbo walked to school with Bofur every morning.
"Don't be like that," scolded Bilbo teasingly. "I'm going out with you tonight. A few minute walk with Bofur won't change anything." Thorin leaned down to kiss him but Bilbo backed away. "None of that now," he scolded. "Have a great day," he smiled before he disappeared.
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Bilbo knew that Ori was most likely devastated. After Dwalin said Bilbo couldn't imagine he wouldn't be. He needed to find his friend as soon as possible and talk to him. Maybe he could help him fix his relationship with Dwalin. Luckily it didn't take him long to find him during lunch break. "Hey, how are you holding up?" Bilbo asked as he sat down next to him. Ori found a perfect place to eat lunch. There were so many other students around them that Dwalin would have a lot of trouble finding him.
"I'm fine," answered Ori as nothing happened. It was more than obvious that he pretended to be strong.
"Have you talked with Dwalin?" Bilbo continued his interrogation.
"Why would I talk to him? We are done. There is nothing going on between us anymore."
Before Bilbo could say anything else he felt his phone buzz in his pocket.
Do you know where Ori is? –T
I'm talking with him right now. –BB
Where are you? Dwalin wants to know. –T
Not now. Later. –BB
He felt his phone buzz again but he decided to ignore it. "You don't believe that," said Bilbo. "You like Dwalin and he likes you. You two are perfect for each other." Ori sent Bilbo a look. "You know that Dwalin didn't mean it. He just blurted out the first thing that came to his mind. He has showed you many times that he cares about you."
"I really don't want to talk about it," said Ori. Bilbo had no other option but to drop the subject. All he could do was offer support to his friend.
Thorin was in the meantime dealing with Dwalin who was completely lost. It looked like without Ori he didn't know what to do anymore in his life. "Did Bilbo answer your question?" He asked while pacing up and down in front of his friend.
"He is talking to him right now, but he doesn't want to tell me where they are."
"Then ask him again. Or better, call him, that way you'll know if he's lying to you," said Dwalin.
"He ignores my texts," answered Thorin plainly. "I don't think calling him would make a difference. Just give him some time, maybe he will be able to convince Ori to talk to you. They are friends so there is a chance Ori might listen to him."
"This is all Nori's fault," accused Dwalin. "If he would just keep his mouth shut this wouldn't have happened."
"I'm sorry to say it, my friend, but this is your fault, not Nori's. If you would just talk to Dori and tell him that you like his brother this wouldn't have happened," pointed out Thorin.
"Don't try to play smart," spat Dwalin. "You are not much better than I am."
"Actually," started Thorin, "I asked Bilbo out and he said yes, so…"
Dwalin turned around to meet his friend's eyes. "You have got to be joking."
"No, I already made a few calls because I'm taking him out tonight."
"Great," muttered Dwalin. "You get to have fun and I'm stuck alone on a Friday night."
"I'm not cancelling my date so I can babysit you while you get drunk. I spend enough Fridays alone when you and Ori were having fun as it is," said Thorin.
"So you are planning to do the same while I'm suffering alone?"
"No, I just want to have a great time with Bilbo. I highly doubt he would want to have sex with me on our first date," answered Thorin.
"Congratulations!" Yelled Dwalin who was really upset that Ori still refused to talk with him. "You get to have fun, while I'm stuck alone."
"Just go talk to Dori and all your problems will go away," said Thorin before he patted his best friend's shoulder and walked away.
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Bilbo was still worrying over Ori and Dwalin because he couldn't watch them fight like that. What Dwalin did was wrong, but Ori should at least talk to him, give him a chance to apologize. Putting other peoples' problems aside, Bilbo couldn't stop thinking about the date with Thorin. For once he was really excited to go out with someone. He kept staring at the clock, wishing that it would go faster.
At around six he heard Fíli and Kíli leave. "Where are you going?" He asked when he caught them in the last moment.
"We are going to Ori for the night," said Fíli and put his bag in Thorin's car. "We'll try to distract him, maybe even get him in a better mood."
"And we don't want to disturb you," said Kíli and winked.
"Why would you-"
"You two have the house for yourself. Have fun," he smiled before he got in the car.
As on cue Thorin walked in. He was the one driving his brothers to Ori. "Khmmm, Thorin? A word."
Thorin nodded and followed Bilbo who took a few steps away from the car. "How can I help you?"
"For tonight… Do I need to wear anything special or –"
"Just make sure you are comfortable and warm enough," quickly answered Thorin. "You don't need to complicate."
"Oh…"
"I'll see you later," said Thorin. "I have to drive them to Ori's house."
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Thorin said not to complicate things, so he won't. He'll wear some jeans and a shirt and of course a big sweater so that he'll be able to hide his growing baby bump. At least that was the plan. Bilbo had no idea where Thorin was taking him or what was he preparing, but he wanted to be prepared. He never imagined spending so much time in a bathroom before going out with someone, but this date was important to him so everything had to be perfect.
He was ready to go at about seven thirty, but he didn't want to go down yet because he didn't want to look desperate. He thought about being a few minutes late, but that wasn't him either. He would go down exactly five minutes to eight. That way he won't be too early, nor he would be too late. How he wished that time would move faster, just a little bit, because those twenty-five minutes seemed to be hours long.
Finally it was time to go. Bilbo wanted to do nothing else but to run downstairs, but he couldn't. That wouldn't be polite. He would just have to walk downstairs as if nothing important was happening to him. As expected, Thorin was waiting for him at the bottom of the stairs. He was dressed really simply. He was wearing black sweatpants and a white shirt; in his hand he was holding a hoodie. The first thing that crossed Bilbo's mind was that he really took this 'something comfortable' very seriously. The second thing was that Thorin was probably cancelling their date. With each step that theory became more and more real. It all made sense. Why would Thorin even go out with him? How stupid he was to fall again for one of his tricks. Now he'll look like an idiot and everyone will be laughing at him. He couldn't help but feel a little hurt that Thorin would so such a thing to him after all the trouble he went through to get him to forgive him.
"Ready?" Smiled Thorin when Bilbo came down.
"You took 'wear something comfortable' really seriously," commented Bilbo dryly. He didn't want to sound disappointed or anything.
"Well I want to be comfortable. I hope that you are too."
"So you are not cancelling out date?" Questioned Bilbo carefully.
"No! Why would I do that? I went through enough trouble for you to agree to go out with me. I'm not going to cancel it," answered Thorin. "I'm taking you out tonight no matter what."
"Oh…"
"Do you want to go change?" Asked Thorin carefully.
"Can I? I don't want us to be late or anything."
"We won't be late," assured him Thorin. "Take your time."
With that said Bilbo ran back upstairs and change into something comfortable. Wherever Thorin was taking him it was obviously acceptable to wear sweatpants. He got changed as quickly as he could before running back downstairs. "I'm back."
Thorin offered him his hand which Bilbo immediately accepted before leading him to his car. Like a perfect gentleman he opened the doors for Bilbo before getting into a car. Bilbo already fastened his seatbelt when Thorin did something unexpected. "Ready to go?" Bilbo nodded, unsure why Thorin asked that so many times. The next thing Thorin did was get out of the car and once again opened Bilbo's door and offered him his hand. Bilbo eyed the offered hand skeptically before sighing and getting out of the car.
Thorin just smirked before he led Bilbo back into the house and to the garden. Bilbo's mouth fell open when he saw what Thorin prepared. There was a huge projection screen in the middle of the garden and a cinema projector behind a giant pile of pillows. "In my opinion this counts as taking you out, because technically speaking we are outside the house. And I know going to the cinema is boring so I thought this would be more fun," explained Thorin.
"How…" was the only thing Bilbo got out of himself. He couldn't believe what Thorin prepared for him. It was better than he could have ever imagined. He never had a chance to see a movie under the stars.
"I know some people," shrugged Thorin. "Why don't you get comfortable and I'll bring us food?"
Bilbo nodded before he started rearranging a pile of pillows. He didn't understand how Thorin was able to pull off something like this. Thorin apparently thought of everything because there were a few candles placed around them and a few blankets to keep them warm. It was perfect. He lit the candles before arranging the pillows so that they could sit comfortably on them.
Thorin returned a few minutes later with a tray in his hands. "Hold this for a second."
Bilbo accepted the tray. "Pizza and a can of soda?" He smiled fondly.
"There is nothing better to eat while watching a movie," answered Thorin. "Besides, you should appreciate it, I made it myself." Bilbo raised an eyebrow. "Fine, Nola helped. But just a little. I did most of the work."
"Well, it smells delicious," commented Bilbo. Only the crust was a little burned, other than that it looked delicious.
"I don't care how it smells. I just hope that it tastes good."
Bilbo watched Thorin for a minute playing with the projector. "Do you need some help?"
"I know how this works..." Bilbo just smiled and rolled his eyes at Thorin's refusal to ask for help. But after a few minutes Thorin managed to turn it on. He quickly joined Bilbo on the pillows and pulled two blankets over them.
"So, what are we watching?"
"Dumb and dumber," answered Thorin and Bilbo could help but to burst out laughing. "Is something wrong?"
"No, everything is fine. You couldn't have made a better choice," smiled Bilbo who was already having fun. He found a comfortable position to watch the movie before Thorin offered him a slice of pizza. He watched him intensely as Bilbo took his first bite. "It's actually really good," he praised.
"Thank you," said Thorin, already full of himself. "I knew what I was doing. I'm a natural."Once again Bilbo couldn't help but laugh at Thorin's words.
They devoured the pizza in no time so when once again Thorin's hands were free he pulled Bilbo closer. Bilbo had his legs in Thorin's lap and is head was resting on his chest while he was watching the movie. "I hope you know how to press pause because I'm not sure my bladder will be able to hold that much coke." This time Thorin laughed because they were just watching the part where Lloyd was relieving himself in a beer bottle.
"You can always try peeing in a can," he joked.
"Don't joke about things like that. My bladder has started filling rather quickly in the last few months. I can't hold it for long. You have no idea how annoying it is to get up in the middle of the night."
Thorin put his hand on Bilbo's belly and surprisingly the younger teen who almost sitting in his lap didn't slap it away. Instead Bilbo covered Thorin's hand with his own. They continued to watch the movie, but as they were nearing the end Thorin realized something was wrong. Bilbo was too calm in his lap and too quiet. His posture was completely relaxed and his head wasn't turned toward the screen anymore.
"Bilbo?" Called Thorin softly. "Bilbo…" No reaction came from the younger teen. Great. Dwalin will never stop laughing at me when he finds out what happened. He carefully stood up before lifting sleeping Bilbo up bridal style and taking him back up to his room. He put him on the bed before tucking him in and pressing a kiss to his forehead. Bilbo immediately snuggled into the pillows and didn't let anyone disturb his sleep. Thorin turned off the lights before silently closing the doors behind him.
He headed back downstairs where he cleaned everything up and blew all the candles before heading back to his room to get some sleep.
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When Bilbo woke up the next morning he wasn't entirely sure where he was or how he got there, but he quickly realized he was in his room. The memories of the previous night came back to him and for a moment he thought he was dreaming. He had no idea how things ended or how he got to his room so he had to be dreaming. He got out of the bed and the first thing he noticed were his clothes. He cursed loudly when he realized that Thorin indeed took him out and prepared everything to spend an evening with him, but he fell asleep. The worst part was that he didn't even remember when that happened.
Bilbo felt so ashamed. He had no intention falling asleep on a date with Thorin, but he was full and warm and comfortable, and it felt so good to be so close to Thorin… He was sure that Thorin was angry at him and that he will never want to go out with him. How could something like this even happen? Why in the world did I have to fall asleep? You are so stupid Bilbo Baggins.
Bilbo didn't know what else to do but to quickly find Thorin and apologize to him. He was sure that even Thorin wasn't happy with their date, even though at the beginning they both seemed to have fun. He needed to find him and apologize.
He headed downstairs to the kitchen where he found him making coffee. "Thorin…"
Thorin jumped with surprise before turning around and facing Bilbo. He didn't even hear him enter. "Morning. Would you like some coffee?"
Bilbo shook his head and took a step closer. "Thorin…" He suddenly lost his words. "I'm sorry about last night."
"Don't worry about it," said Thorin plainly.
"I can't! I'm sorry; I didn't plan to fall asleep."
"Really, you don't need to worry about it," repeated Thorin.
Bilbo took his arm and turned him around so that he could look Thorin in the eyes. "I had fun and the pizza you made was really good. But once I was full and warm and comfortable… I don't know what happened. The next thing I remember is waking up in my bedroom. I hope you are not mad at me."
Thorin cupped his cheeks. "I'm not mad or angry or anything. But I never imagined that someone would fall asleep on a date with me."
"It wasn't your fault. I-"
"Breathe," laughed Thorin.
Bilbo rolled his eyes. "You know," he started, "I didn't get a Goodnight kiss last night."
"How do you know you didn't?" Teased Thorin and Bilbo sent him a look. "How about a good morning kiss? Would that be a good compensation?" Bilbo smiled so Thorin leaned down and pressed a kiss to his lips. Bilbo's hands automatically found their way around Thorin's neck, keeping him close so that the kiss would last longer. When they pulled apart Bilbo wanted to kiss him again but Thorin stopped him. "Hey, none of that now," he scolded teasingly and Bilbo pouted. "Don't you want some breakfast?"
"Maybe…"
"Breakfast first," ordered Thorin before stealing another kiss. Bilbo sighed before he helped Thorin prepare their breakfast.
Author's notes:
All mistakes are mine.
I don't know what has changed but for the last few chapters I got so amazing feedback. You really made my day. I'm sorry it took me so long to update but a day has only 24 hours and I'm really busy right now. I hope you liked this chapter and I'll see you soon.