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"Will I have to ask you something"

I looked up from my phone, arching an eyebrow in question.

Nico fidgeted with his fingers and I placed my phone facedown on the table, giving him my upmost attention.

"Yeah? What is it?"

Nico blushed red.

"Hypothetically, if I were to ask you to be my boyfriend, would you say yes?"

I stilled. This was it. The moment.

I felt a smile creeping onto my face as I took in all 5 feet and 2 inches of this gorgeous human sitting in front of me.

I opened my mouth to speak but he beat me to it.

"Hypothetically. Of course."

I rolled my eyes fondly at my adorable idiot.

"Right. HyPoThEtIcAlLy."

Nico looked nervous. As if there was a chance I would say no. I had been waiting for him to ask for ages.

The only reason I hadn't done it before was that I had always assumed we were together in the first place.

What with the endless walks around the park in the morning and the deep meaningful conversations at three am.

He was my closest confident. My shining star.

"Welll...." I said, dragging it out just to mess with him. "I would hypothetically say yes."

I glimpsed his smile then, and although it was small and slight, it was still a sight to behold and I fell for him even more. If that even was possible.

"Well... since you're just asking hypothetically... how about I just ask you non hypothetically? (is that even a word?) Nico di Angelo, will you be my boyfriend?"

My heart was beating at an erratic pace as I awaited his answer.

I hoped it would be something along the lines of

"Yes, of course, I would love to idiot."

Or

"How about we go to my home right now. I have a king bed."

But instead, Nico snapped his head up.

"NO." He suddenly cried out, his voice panicked.

"NO." He repeated again, "NO, STOP"

I frowned, my heart sinking. "Oh..."

He backtracked quickly. "I MEANT YES, yes of course."

I was confused to say the least.

He buried his head in his hands.
"DUMBASS, you're not supposed to ask me out."

I knitted my eyebrows. "what."

"We're not counting this one okay??!"

"Counting what? This proposal?"

"YES" he said, seemingly exasperated. "IGNORE THIS."

"B-but..."

"I wanted to be the one to ask you out."

It clicked then and I let out a small breath I didn't even know I was holding.

"Righttttt, well it's okay dude."

"NO, we need to forget this proposal right now."

I ran a hand through my hair, messing up my golden curls.

"But WHY? I spilled out my heart. My soul. For this proposal. And you just want me to FORGET it???"

"YES."

I gripped a hand to my chest dramatically as I flopped down onto the table, my phone pressing into my right cheek.

I was hurt, yes. It wasn't everyday that you were sorta turned down but not really after spilling your heart out to someone I had known for my whole life.

"What if I DONT want to forget it?"

"I'll skewer you." Deadpan.

I looked up to see a dark shadow cross over Nico's face. He was practically sharpening an imaginary machete as we speak.

He probably thought it made him seem intimidating, but I had known him long enough that he was only an adorable cinnamon roll who would pull over in the rain and help an injured puppy lying on the sidewalk.

"FINE." I said, groaning.

I didn't look up, but I could sense that he had just done an air fist bump.

I smiled to myself.

He had probably already prepared an  incredibly stupid but endearing proposal. And I would love every minute of it.

I grinned to myself.

To this asshole of a dumbass who I got stuck with.

Who I wanted to protect at all costs and never leave his side.

I lifted my head, and turned to Nico.

I gripped his chin in one hand and pulled him close.

He didn't complain when I pulled him in for a kiss and it was glorious.