Sebastian sighed in content as he plopped onto your couch. He had a dazed look on his face.

"What's got you so happy?" You questioned. He smiled wider and looked at you.

"You know that girl I've been seeing?" He said.

Your smile faltered a bit at the mention of her. She had been on a couple dates with Seb, and it hurt you to see him with someone else.

You loved him, after all.

"Oh yeah, Karen, right?"

"Yeah, Karen." He said, then sighed again. There was a pause before he spoke again.

"I think I love her."

You almost choked on air when he said that. It tore your heart to pieces, hearing him love another girl. Knowing he loves another girl.

"That's great, Seb!" You said with the best smile you could pull.

"I know, right?" He laughed, then leaned his head back to look at the ceiling. "It's a fantastic feeling, (Y/N)."

"I know..." You whispered, quiet enough so Sebastian wouldn't hear.

***time skip brought to you by Bucky stealing Steve's sheild and pretending he's Captain America***

Your phone began to ring, making you jump slightly.

'Lovefool' by The Cardigans began to play. That was Sebastian's ringtone.

"Hey Seb." You answered.

"(Y-Y/N)." He sounded choked up.

"Sebastian?! What's wrong? Where are you?!" You said a little louder, standing up from the couch.

"C-Can you come p-pick me u-up?" He stuttered, sniffiling.

"Where are you?" You asked, already grabbing your keys and jacket.

"My apartment." He said.

"I'm coming. I'll talk to you soon." You said, walking to your car.

"P-Please don't hang up." He begged, then sobbed into the receiver.

"Okay, okay, I wont." You tried to comfort him.

You sat in your drivers seat and put the phone on speaker before starting up the car.

"What happened?" You asked. He just kept crying.

The ten minute car ride was just you speaking softly to Sebastian, trying to comfort him, but he kept sobbing.

Finally, you made it to his apartment building, finding him sobbing on the front steps. He had his head in his hands, his shoulders shaking from his cries.

"Sebastian." You said quietly. He looked up at you with red eyes and tear stained cheeks, breaking your heart. "Sweetheart," you said, rushing to him and hugging him tightly.

He put his arms around you, letting his tears drip onto your shirt.

"She cheated on me." He said quietly.

"She did what?" You asked, not hearing him clearly.

"I came home to my girlfriend in a bed with another man, (Y/N)!" He shouted, pulling out if your embrace.

"Seb..."

"Am I not good enough?! Can I not fill your needs?! Am I really that bad?!"

"Sebastian."

"Why did she do it?" His voice broke from anger to sorrow. "Why did she do it?"

"I don't know, Sebastian." You sighed, taking him into your arms again. "And you're more than enough. You're perfect, Seb. If she is stupid enough to throw that away, so be it. You deserve better than her. You deserve the world on a silver platter."

He smiled slightly, then pulled away to look at you.

"Thank you." He whispered. You reached up and wiped away his tears before planting a soft kiss on his cheek.

"No problem, Stan. Now come on, let's go get lunch." You smiled, and he wrapped his arm around your shoulders as you walked back to your car.

***another time skip brought to you by Bucky in a banana suit***

You and Sebastian finished eating, laughing at some story you just told. You were happy to see him smile. You knew this heart break would take a bit to heal.

"Remember how we first met?" He asked.

"Yeah." You smiled at the memory. "I was playing music by the street corner."

"You were playing the guitar and singing beautifully." He interjected.

"And you came up to me-"

"-and asked you out for coffee." You both laughed at how he finished your sentence, a strange thing that always happened to the both of you.

"That was... how many years ago?" You asked.

"It was... five. Five years ago." He said, smiling.

"Five years." You repeated.

"One year before Bucky."

"One year before you became the subject of millions of teenage girls' fan fictions." You teased. He laughed at your comment, throwing his head back.

It was quiet for a moment, and his smile slowly faded.

"Are you going to be okay?" You asked, taking his hand over the table.

"It... it just hurts. When will it stop hurting?" He said softly, raising his eyes to meet yours.

"It takes time, sweetheart."

"Okay."

He looked like he was going to cry again, so you quickly paid for your meals and walked back out to your car.

You started the engine, pulling out of the parking spot and clicking on the radio.

'Elastic Heart' by Sia began to play. You looked at Sebastian excitedly, because this was your guys' song.

"AND ANOTHER ONE BITES THE DUST!" You sing-scream.

"OH WHY CAN I NOT CONQUER LOVE?" Sebastian screamed back, putting his hand over his heart dramatically.

That's how the car ride home was. You and Sebastian screaming a song neither of you really liked that much.

You began walking to your front door, laughing like crazy. It made you even more happy to see Sebastian smile.

"What should we do tonight?" You ask as you open your front door.

"Let's go to a bar and get drunk." He said, smiling with his lips closed. You chuckled a bit, but knew he probably needed that.

"Okay." You agreed.

***yet another time skip brought to you by Bucky just hugging Steve whenever he's sad***

You had just arrived at a new bar around the corner, finding a seat at the bar and ordering the first round of drinks.

Don't worry, you were going to call a cab home.

You and Seb were pretty quiet as you sipped on your beer, then finished it.

"Let's do shots." He blurted, making you look over at him. He gave you a weak smile, and you just nodded.

"Tequila shots." You called to the bartender, who pulled out the two small glasses and poured the cursed liquid in them.

You and Sebastian took them and gave each other a nod before throwing them back. You shivered as the alcohol burned your throat.

As the night went on, you and Sebastian managed to take five more shots and down a couple more beers. It was a drunken haze of flirting with boys at the bar and dancing like an idiot on the dance floor.

You checked your watch at one point and saw it was nearly one in the morning, and decided to find Seb.

"Sebastian?" You called across the club.

"Here!" He shouted back, raising his hand in the air. You laughed and walked over to him, putting an arm around his waist.

"Come on." You slurred. "Let's call a cab."

You had to have the bartender call a cab for you, since both of you were so drunk, and were picked up in a matter of minutes.

You layed your head on Sebastian's shoulder as the cab drove to your apartment.

"Hey Seb," you whispered, then giggled slightly.

"Yeah?" He chuckled.

"I want to tell you a secret." You said.

"Tell me."

"Come here." You took his head and pressed your mouth against his ear. "I like (favorite food)."

"That wasn't a secret." He chuckled.

"But I have another secret."

"Yes?"

"I love Sebastian Stan." You said softly into his ear, then giggled again.

His smile faded, your words almost slapping the sober into him. He didn't know how to respond, so he just stayed quiet.

"Hey." You whispered again.

"Yeah?"

"Dont..." You giggled, "don't tell Sebastian." And you layed back on his shoulder and drifted off to sleep.

***extra gold star if you know what that last scene was inspired off of^^^^^^***

You woke up the next morning with a splitting headache, and burning eyes.

"Jesus." You mumbled, rubbing your sore eyes. You looked at the clock on your night stand. It was almost noon. There was a pill bottle, a glass of water, and a note there as well.

Take two. Drink all of it. Them we need to talk.
-S

You had a small panic attack, wondering what he needed to talk about. Was he mad at you? Did you do something stupid? You couldn't remember a thing after the third shot.

You didn't bring someone home, did you?

You shook off the thoughts and popped to pills in your mouth and downed the glass of water. You shuffled in your closet for a fluffy, comfortable sweatshirt before slumping out to the living room, where your found Seb deep in thought.

"Hey." You grumbled. He just watched you as you sat next to him, not making a sound.

"What's up?" You said, breaking the silence.

"How long?" He asked quietly.

"What?"

"How long have you felt this way?"

"What are you talking about?"

"Why didn't you tell me?!" He raised his voice slightly, making your head pound. You pressed you fingers to your temple, scrunching your face in pain.

"Sorry." He whispered.

"It fine." You sighed. "Now slow down and tell me what is going on."

"Last night," He began, "on the ride home, you... you told me something."

"What did I say?"

"You said... you said you... loved me." He hesitated before looking into your eyes, his elbows on his knees.

"Oh." Was all you could say.

"So how long?"

"...Three years." You said quietly. He put his face in his hands and inhaled and exhaled slowly.

"I'm so sorry." He said. "I didn't know."

"Its not your fault."

"All this time... wasted."

"What?"

He looked back to you, then gently took your face in his hands and connected his lips with yours. The soft kiss lingered more than it should have, but you would've stayed there forever.

"Okay." You said as he pulled away. He chuckled and looked back to you.

"All this time, I've been searching for something that was right in front of me." He said softly, keeping your face in his hands.

"Shut up and kiss me, you sap."

And with that, his lips were back on yours.

A/N

1729 words.
I didn't think I had it in me.