Author note at end apologizing~

-Garroth POV-

I wake up with a pounding headache. Ugh...what...I can barely think. I slowly open my eyes, taking in the sight of Laurance's room. It's fairly clean, with shades of brown and forest green to be the theme. His dark wood desk has papers scattered across it, with a large desktop in the middle. It's so...adult like. I lean over to see the image of the brunette gone and replaced with a small paper note. I grab it and begin to read.

Morning Gar,

I had to leave early for work this morning, but I'll be home soon hopefully. I didn't want to wake you. Oh if you wake up with a headache, sorry about that. I'll be home soon my little stutter king~.

P.S. Advil's in the first cabinet on the right when walking into the kitchen!

Much love,

Laurance

Sorry? What the hell did he do? Ugh he's going to be gone for awhile. I throw the covers onto the other side of the bed, then swing my legs out of the bed and walk to the kitchen. I need this Advil now. What could he have possibly done? Well he wasn't lying, it was in the cabinet. I douse two pills, then leave his apartment. I already need to come up with an excuse for Dante and Travis anyways, staying longer won't help my case.

Wait. How am I supposed to get home? Sigh...guess I'm walking. Using the spare set of keys he gave me, I lock the door behind me then begin my journey home. People give me weird looks, but I shrug it away and put my headphones in to block out the noise of the early city. My headphones can only block out so much noise, so the honking of obnoxious cars and conversations of working entrepreneurs made their way to my eardrums. Still a better city than O'khasis, where I want to hide away from the dullness and anger.

I continue walking down the concrete in early morning, wanting to get home as fast as possible. Work is still needing to be done at home because I've been putting it back to spend time with Laurance and the gang. One more block then breakfast, excuse, and work. I continue walking even though the heat is intensifying and sweat is dripping down my forehead. When I first moved to Phoenix Drop I noticed that there's a lot of variation in the community, but also large businesses, which I only thought were in O'khasis. I finally reach our street and walk up the wooden stairs leading to our front door. Unlocking it and walking in I'm immediately bombarded with questions.

"GARROTH WHERE WERE YOU?!" Dante screams as he leaps from the couch, Travis following.

"I...uh...w-was a-at Z-Zane's after C-C-Cadenza's show..." The bluenette glares at me before grabbing my shoulders and staring intently at me, making me whimper. Why is he so riled up?

"Liar! I checked everyone's houses! Oh and even called Cadenza who specifically told me she didn't have a show! So where the hell did you and Laurance go?" Travis snickers from behind him, quietly laughing to himself.

"Dante I told you man they were making out. Now where's my twenty bucks?" My face flushes red and I try to get out my of Dante's grip.

"W-W-W-WHAT?!?! T-T-THAT D-DID N-N-NOT H-HAPPEN!!" I stuttered rapidly, eyes wide. Dante released me and sighed. Oh no. I'm dead aren't I?

"Fine. Don't tell me Garroth. I have my ways, keep that in mind." And with that, he went back to the couch, leaving me stunned and red-faced and with Travis.

"W-Well T-T-Trav...I-I've g-got work t-to do..." I sprint to my room, locking the door behind me, breathing heavy. Sliding down the door, and hugging my knees, it just hits me...

I'm with Laurance. The guy I never believed I could be with.

How will people react? Well Aph, Travis, and Dante pretty much know, but what about the others? How long will this relationship last? Is it just a prank? Am I in a coma and dreaming all of it? How is this possible? Is this moving too fast? Isn't Laurance straight? The questions are raging through my head like a wild fire. Just stop thinking about him and do your work. I work for Elppa Inc. because we have a branch set here in Phoenix Drop. It's basically a large tech company that serves around the world and I work in the Communications branch.

My breathing begins to slow down again and I sit down in my black leather desk chair, sighing. The Elppa desktop turns on and I wait for it to load, dreading to do any work, but I hear a shout.

"Garroth you're cooking tonight because you weren't here yesterday!" Travis's voice shouts from the other side of my door. I let my computer finish loading, and I open up the necessary files before beginning to work. I work for Irene knows how long, taking a break once in a while to warm myself because it's freezing in my room for some reason. I check the clock once I'm finished and it's 12:00. Great that wasted 3 hours of my day.

I unlock my bedroom door and head to the bathroom, rubbing my tired eyes. Looking decent is important right? The door shuts behind me and I move towards the mirror to see my tired, pale face. Hold on. These aren't my clothes. Oh for Irene's sake really? How cliché is it that I'm still wearing his clothes? That's probably the reason for the weird looks this morning, considering they're a bit large on me. I groom my hair, although it's still sticking up in places, and brush my teeth. He won't mind if I don't return them right? I got toothpaste on his shirt anyways. I head back to the living room and jump onto the couch.

"Oh. Hey Garroth." Mr. WannabeCassanova's still mad at me hm? I turn to look at him and he's not even looking at me.

"Dante. I-I'm sorry, okay? You c-can't ignore me forever." He just huffs, his dark blue eyes intently staring at the TV.

"You both are just two of my closest friends, like brothers to me and I just want to know what's going on. I'm sorry for intruding so much, but we used to tell each other everything. I just...eh I don't know." He looks at me now, worry in his eyes. I stay silent. If I were to tell him, I'd want Laurance here. There's always the possibility he doesn't accept it. Not that I think he wouldn't, but precautions. He realizes I'm not going to say anything and we sit watching TV in silence, then there's a knock on the door.

"I-I'll get it..." I stand up and walk up to the door, opening it. None other than the fire-haired Cadenza herself. "H-Hey C-Cadenza..."

"Sooooo we need to talk Garroth. Do you mind Dante?" She asks politely and he nods, walking into his room and shutting the door. "You lied to him about me having a show hm?" I try slamming the door, but she stops it with her foot and I gulp nervously. "Soooo are you and Laurance together?! Please tell me yes!" She gets close to my face with a large grin on her face.

"U-U-UH w-w-w-w-well...I-I-I-I-I uh..." I start backing away into the house and she follows me. What is with her?!

"Don't you make me call Laurance from work. Oh wait! He should be coming home now. Either you tell me or I'll make him tell me!" I stay silent, still backing away from her. Why is she so persistent?! Laurance please save me. "Oh my Irene! You totally are together! Heheh I knew it was going to happen!"

"W-W-W-WHAT?! B-B-BUT I-I-I-I DIDN'T S-SAY ANYTHING!" I shout, red-faced and flustered. She laughs maniacally before bringing me into a hug.

"Welcome to the Zvahl family! We have cookies!" She giggles at her joke, then releases from the hug, smiling bright.

"B-But C-C-Cadenza...I-I n-never said-" She holds her hand to my mouth, shutting me up quickly.

"Nope! Anyway I just wanted to make sure I was right, which I am. Your boyfriend should be home abouuuutttttt now actually. I should go then see ya! Oh he'll probably be at the apartments waiting for you~. Wait you don't have a car. Okay I'll drive you no need to thank me!" Did she just have a conversation with herself...? She grabs my wrist, dragging me into her white Honda CRV. The smile never leaves her face and we reach the apartments, and before I can say anything, she leaves me there.

Sigh. I never got to change my clothes now he's going to think I'm really fucking weird. Reluctantly, I open up his apartment again, faceplanting into the couch. Something's wrong with his sister that's for sure. I can only hope the rest of his family isn't as crazy. The door suddenly slams open and I jump up with a jolt, landing on the floor.

"Garroth...?" Laurance's footsteps walk over to where I am, and then I hear his boisterous laughter. That adorable laugh... "Did you even leave today? Or were you there on the couch all day?" I slowly get up, meeting him face to face, and his childish grin is plastered on his face.

"One, yes I left and I did work at home. Two, your sister forced me back here." I huff, puffing my cheeks out and look away from him. Yes I am a child. Swiftly, I'm picked up from the ground and embraced in his arms.

"Jeez. You're the most adorable sight to come home to." He whispers to me and I just wrap my legs around his waist. I swear I'm a girl when it comes to him. "Heheh and you're still wearing my clothes~. " He flirts and my face flushes bright red again. Why does he do this?!

"S-Shut up..."

"Hehe you know you love me." I bury my head in his chest, avoiding the answer because I'm pretty sure he already knows. He walks back over to the couch and he sits down, me in his lap. "Do I get the pleasure of coming home to this everyday?" I nod and he pulls my head away from his chest. "Why is your hair such a mess? I don't know though, I like it. It's handsome actually." He smiles before ruffling my hair more.

"Laurance!" I chuckle and we gaze into each other's eyes. The pale blue eyes that I could stare into for eternity.

"Are you going to kiss me or what?" He snickers and I blush red and turn away for a second before turning back to him. "So...?" He smirks at me. Guess he thinks I won't, well I'll show him. I hold the sides of his head, planting my lips firmly on his, earning a gasp of confusion from him. He begins to kiss back, running his tongue along my bottom lip. I let him in because I've been waiting for him all day.

Our tongues dance between our panting breaths, not wanting to stop. It gets more heated as he grips onto my blonde locks, not stopping. Who needs air anyways when you can makeout for a straight five minutes? We both fight for dominance as he grasps my hair tighter. I pull away because I had no air in my lungs. Saliva coats our mouths as we both catch our breaths.

"I love... you... babe." I blush, but smile widely.

"I love... you too...sweetheart?" He chuckles at my excuse of trying to be cute. We begin kissing again, each minute becoming more passionate. He pins me to the couch, hands beside my head, but then he stops.

"We should probably have dinner hm?" He smirks, getting off of me and walking into the kitchen. I get up, already missing his pink lips. Yeah I'm weird leave me alone. "Okay so what do you want to make?" He leans on the counter and I look around, thinking about what to make.

"What about homemade fettuccini?" His eyes brighten up and he nods his head frantically. I chuckle and begin cooking, while Laurance relaxes from work. I learned to cook from my mom, Zianna and basically learned everything I needed to know. I kept at it and kept learning new tricks and new dishes, and I'm basically in love with cooking now. I finish the two bowls and place them on the counter, garnishing them with basil leaves. "Babe dinner's ready!" I hear rushing footsteps, and soon he's right in front of me, smiling at me with a tint of pink blush on his cheeks.

"Thank you love, it looks beautiful, almost as beautiful as you." He kisses my cheek, leaving a flustered mess and grabs his food. I join him at the table with my food. It's a small wooden table placed by the large window so you can look out while eating. We eat for a while in silence before Laurance speaks. "Garroth this is so fucking good. Please be my housewife and cook for me everyday." He shovels more food in his face and I laugh.

"No I'm good thanks. I've already got a job."

"You can always quit! I'm more important than stupid technology." He pouts, but continues to eat. I finish my bite before speaking again.

"I know you're more important, but I need the money."

"Just move in with me already." I almost choke on my food, but I calm down.

"D-Don't you think t-that's rushing things...?" He shakes his head no, swallowing the last of his food.

"Nah you're already marrying me and we're lovers instead of a fake relationship so no." He smiles at me and I'm blushing fifty shades of red. Does he really feel that way...? I mean I don't want him to be wrong, but still it makes my heart skip and heat race through my body.

"W-W-Well i-if you r-really feel that way...then o-okay." I finish my food and he gets up, taking both of our plates. He walks away to the kitchen, leaving me stunned. Would we really get married? We've only known each other for five months and he already feels so strongly about that? I smile at the thought before joining him in the kitchen to help.

I am so so so so so so so sorry for the lack of an update. Please don't murder me! I know this chapter isn't much, but it's all about build up. As always, thanks a lot for reading and I appreciate every reader. I feel really bad about not updating, but life happens. I hope you enjoyed and sorry if you didn't! Thanks!

Btw can we talk about how freaking adorable Laurance and Garroth were when they saw each other again in Mystreet like I briefly died. cx

~UHW <3