I wake up feeling a lot better than I did last night. I look up and I see John's cute and freckled face and I smile. I must have fell asleep last night when he was comforting me. I'm not complaining, though, because it felt nice in John's arms...It felt right.

John then begins to stir in his sleep and I close my eyes quickly, not wanting him to think I was staring. He sighs as he wakes up and I feel him kiss my forehead, causing me to blush lightly. He chuckles.

"How long have you been awake?" He teases.

I pretend to wake up and look up at him. "Huh?" I ask, a clear shade of pink still on my cheeks most likely.

"Oh, don't pretend you just woke up. How long were you staring?" He asks, his grip on me seeming to tighten.

I blush a bit more. "Sh-shut up."

He chuckles again. "Come on, let's go out for breakfast."

I whine slightly and look up at him. "Do we have to? I'm comfortable."

"Yes, we do. I wanna take you out on a date." He says.

I blush deeply and bury my face into his chest to hide it. "Right now, though?" I complain. "I wanna stay like this."

"Yes right now, come on, get up." I feel his arms leave from around me and the weight on my bed shifts as I feel him leave the bed.

I groan and look up at him holding his hand out to me. I sigh and grab it, letting him drag me out of bed.

"You are such a drama queen." John teases me and I scoff.

"I'm just saying, we could go on a date later in the day. Like when I'm not so tired." I complain, walking over to the closet.

He shakes his head as he comes next me, looking through his side. "Nope, I have waited long enough for this, I don't wanna wait another minute." He smiles at me and I blush.

I grab my usual hoodie along with a dark gray shirt and my favorite pair of jeans. I change facing away from John and then walk over to my desk and grab my wallet. I feel John's arms wrap around me and then grab my wallet out of my hand. "Uh uh, I'm paying."

I sigh. "John, I'm perfectly capable of paying for my own food I don't need-"

"Alex, I want to. Please, just let me take you out and treat you?" He asks, seeming sincere.

I sigh in defeat and he smiles. "Fine, but I'm paying next time."

He smiles even more. "Oh, good so there will be a next time." I blush and nod.

"Yeah, if you want to anyway." I say quickly and he just nods.

"I'm pretty sure I will." He chuckles and then looks at his phone. "Oh, come on we should go before there's a wait to get a table."

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I look up from my menu to see John staring at me. I laugh and look back at my menu. "You creep, why are you staring at me?"

I see his freckled cheeks turn a light shade of pink and he scratches the back of his neck. "I'm sorry, I really just can't process the fact that you're actually on a date with me.."

I nod and me being my awkward self and not knowing how to respond, I simply say, "Take a picture, it'll last longer." and look back at my menu.

Seconds later I hear a camera shutter and I look up with a raised eyebrow and hear the shuttering sound once again. "What are you doing?" I ask.

"You told me to take a picture, so I did." He shrugs, looking down at his phone and smiling. "Aw, this one looks so cute!"

He shows me a picture of myself looking gross and utterly confused and I frown. "Hey, that's a terrible photo!"

John looks at it and shrugs. "I like it, personally." He then begins tapping his phone.

"Hey, what're you doing? You better not post it." I say, leaning forward a bit.

John laughs. "Chill, I'm not posting it." He shows me his blank screen and then turns it on to show the time placed on his lock screen above the previously taken picture. "See? Now you're my lock screen!"

"That's not fair, John." I frown, crossing my arms.

"And why is that?" He asks.

"Well, 'cause I don't have a stupid picture of you to make my lock screen!" I say, making up an excuse for him to take it down.

Instead of removing the photo, he simply laughs and nods. "Okay, take a stupid picture of me then." He then makes an ugly face and I groan and grab my phone, taking the picture of him.

I set it as my lock screen and John laughs just as the waitress came over.

"What can I get for you two?" The short girl asks.

"Uh, I'll just take some scrambled eggs, please." I say, setting my menu down.

John looks at me and then up at the waitress. "I would like the pancake special please."

The waitress nods and then grabs our menus. "That will be out soon." She then turns around and walks back to the kitchen.

I look back to John and he is fiddling with the napkin in front of him. I didn't think it was possible for John to get nervous, yet here he is. I smile at this.

"What's so interesting about that napkin?" I ask, resting my chin in my hands.

John blushes and looks up at me. "Oh, n-nothing I was just making sure it was a um quality napkin." He says and I laugh.

"A quality napkin?" I ask, teasing him. "Are you nervous, Laurens?"

"Pft, what would I have to be nervous about?" He asks, chuckling lightly.

"Oh, I dunno. If this was perhaps your first date?" I ask.

"Hey how did you- I mean, maybe...? So what if it is?" He asks, suddenly getting defensive.

I chuckle and lean over and peck his lips gently. "Don't worry, it's my first date, too."

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