They watch the movie in silence, Patrick's hand inching closer to Pete's as time goes on. "Just fucking do it already." Elisa mumbles, elbowing him.

"I am. Give me a second." Patrick whispers back. He makes a bold move and sets his hand on top of Pete's. Pete's eyebrows furrow as he looks up at Patrick.

Patrick mumbles, "Sorry," and removes his hand quickly, receiving an odd look from Pete and an elbow in the ribs from Elisa.

"Pussy." She whispers in his ear again, and he clenches his jaw, relaxing his shoulders.

"I've got this." He tells himself more than her, letting out a deep breath.

Patrick once more places his hand on top of Pete's, this time keeping it there when Pete gives him a strange look. Ashlee has long since dosed off, so Patrick isn't worried about her commenting on this.

"What are you doing?" Pete asks in a low voice, trying not to wake Ashlee up or alert Elisa.

"What does it look like I'm doing? I'm holding your hand." Patrick says matter-of-factly, a smirk on his face. Pete just raises his eyebrows but doesn't pull his hand away.

"Is this the 'something else' you mentioned earlier?" He asks, and Patrick just nods. "Well, alright." Pete flips his hand over to link their fingers together, almost as if he's testing it out. "Okay. I could get used to this."

"Good job, pussy." Elisa chimes, this time loud enough for Pete to hear. The boy tries and fails miserably to contain his laughter. Luckily, he doesn't wake Ashlee up.

"How long have you two been planning this?" Pete asks, a grin on his face.

"Since the drive to the restaurant earlier." Elisa answers honestly, and Pete just shakes his head, the smile still on his face.

"You guys are wild." Pete says. "Just fucking wild." But he still holds Patrick's hand as they watch Nick and Danny take on the NWA.

"You guys remind me of Nick and Danny." Elisa says after a few minutes. When Patrick and Pete give her a strange look, she laughs and begins to explain herself, "Hear me out. You guys are so fucking gay for each other, and so are they."

"Well, I suppose that's accurate." Pete mumbles, shrugging as he leans in closer to Patrick on the couch, resting his head on the older boy's shoulder. Patrick unlinks their fingers to put his arm around Pete's shoulders and lean his head on Pete's. "You're comfy."

Patrick just laughs and focuses back on the movie, where Nick is in a face-off with Simon Skinner, trying to protect the little red headed boy that happened to be in the wrong place at the wrong time. "I fucking love this part."

Just as he says that, Simon Skinner slips and falls face forward onto the small scale modern village of Sanford, the tip of one of the buildings going straight through the bottom of his jaw. "Gross." Elisa comments, hiding her face in Patrick's other shoulder.

Both of the boys laugh, and Patrick lets Elisa snuggle into him for the remainder of the movie, which isn't that much longer. After the movie ends, Pete separates himself from Patrick to wake Ashlee up.

Patrick leans over more towards Elisa and cuddles into her, acting as if he's asleep. Elisa does the same, right as Ashlee opens her eyes. "They're both asleep?" She asks her boyfriend, nodding towards the other 'couple' in the room.

Pete almost shakes his head but thinks better of it, glancing back at them to see their state of fake sleep. He simply nods and stands up, offering a hand to Ashlee. "Come on, I'll walk you to your room. I'll let Patrick and Elisa out and lock the door behind him and spend the night on the couch so you're not alone."

Ashlee smiles and takes Pete's hand, letting him walk her to her room. As soon as they're out of earshot, Patrick mumbles, "Fucking bitch," to which Elisa has to disguise her laugh as a yawn.

"What do you think she'll say when she finds out about you and Pete?" Elisa asks, looking into Patrick's eyes. The latter merely shrugs in response.

"I don't know. I don't plan on her knowing until Pete makes a decision between me or her, which I can't expect him to make right away. We've only just met, really. In this life, at least." Patrick says, and her eyebrows furrow at the last part of the sentence.

"You mean, like, you think you two were together in a past life?" Elisa asks, clearly confused. He realises he's just about blown his cover, so he nods, trying to make sure he doesn't say anything too revealing. "I could see it. Soulmates in one life often meet up in another and can't seem to stay apart."

Luckily, she comes up with her own theory, and he agrees quickly. "Uh, yeah. I'm gonna go to the bathroom, and then I'll take you home. Does that sound alright?" He asks, and she nods, smiling at him.

He removes himself from her side and hurries to the bathroom, where the first thing he does is splash some water on his face. He quickly chants, "Spencer, Spencer, Spencer," after drying himself off.

Spencer appears, dressed in nothing but flannel pyjama bottoms, an eye mask over his face and a teddy bear with a shirt that reads 'I love Dallon' in his hands. He swears under his breath and pushes his eye mask up.

"What now, Stump?" He seems a bit annoyed that he's just been woken up by Patrick, but the boy isn't bothered at all.

"Do I kiss him?" He almost demands, and Spencer's eyes widen. He reaches up to rub his fists across his eyes, a habit that makes him look more like a little boy than a grown man.

"Oh, Pete? Yeah, I saw that you two had a double date or whatever planned. I'm taking it went well if you've summoned me here to ask that." Spencer says, and Patrick nods shortly, knowing he's probably been here a bit long. "Do it. He's a bit confused now, but maybe it'll help him sort out his feelings. Elisa will be waiting in the car when you come out of here, and Pete is waiting by the door for you."

"Thanks, Spence." Patrick says, hugging the older man, who tenses for a second before reluctantly hugging Patrick back.

"No problem. Now please let me sleep." With that, the older man snaps his fingers and disappears.

Patrick takes a deep breath and exits the bathroom, mind set on kissing Pete before he leaves. Just like Spencer predicted, he and Pete meet at the front door, Elisa nowhere to be seen.

"Hey." Pete says, handing Patrick his blazer from the coat rack. Patrick smiles and puts it back on before turning towards Pete.

"Come here." He says, putting a hand on Pete's waist. He leans in slowly, giving Pete time to pull away before their lips meet.

It's just a gentle press of lips, and one of Pete's hands finds the back of Patrick's neck, pulling Patrick further into him, making Patrick slide his hands from Pete's waist to his lower back.

"Wow." Pete says when they pull away. "That was.. it wasn't that different from kissing a girl, actually."

Patrick laughs and kisses Pete quickly once more before pulling away completely. "See you at school tomorrow?"

"Definitely." Pete says, letting Patrick out and shutting and locking the door behind him.

Patrick climbs into the car, and Elisa has a smug look on her face. "Did you kiss him?"

"Yes." He says, rolling her eyes when she squeals.

"I can't believe I just made a new couple." She says excitedly, clapping her hands together. Patrick pulls out of the driveway and heads back to Elisa's house to drop her off.

"We aren't a couple. Not yet, at least." Patrick says, and Elisa just gives him a 'really' look.

"Soon. Soon." She says, an evil smile on her face, as if she's plotting some way to get rid of Ashlee.

"You're the best." Patrick finds himself saying, and he genuinely means it. "Thank you for being so cool about all of this, really. It means more than you know."

"Of course, Patrick. I'll always help you out and be there for you." Elisa smiles, right as Patrick pulls into her driveway.

"I'm really sorry things didn't work out between us, but I hope we stay friends." He says sincerely, and she just hits his shoulder.

"Of course we will! Want to carpool to school? Since you come by here everyday? We can take my car one day and yours the next. You can just park in my driveway when we take mine." She suggests, and Patrick smiles and nods. "It'll really amp up the fake relationship thing, too, so Ashlee won't know anything about you and Pete until you two are ready."

"Sounds great." Patrick gets out and walks over to open Elisa's door for her, helping her out and walking her to the door. "So I assume your father is on the porch and is expecting me to kiss you, considering we're going to be spending a lot of time together."

"Alright then. Kiss me." She says, and Patrick leans in and kisses her chastely, waiting only a few seconds before pulling back.

They both immediately start laughing and hug before parting ways, Elisa going inside and Patrick going back to his car. "See you in the morning!" He calls out before getting into his car. She just gives him a thumbs up in response, and he drives all the way home with a smile on his face.

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