Y/N's P.O.V

I sat on the sofa, watching trash TV and scrolling through social media. Though my attention wasn't on the TV or my phone. It was on Will. It had been three weeks since Will and I had made the deal that entailed him pretending to be my boyfriend whenever we went out clubbing, which tended to be every Saturday with the rest of our friends. That meant that we had had three nights so far of cuddling, touching, and quite a lot of kissing. Last Saturday, Will had used the excuse of a guy who was supposedly looking at me creepily to initiate what had basically turned into a full-on make-out session at the bar, it only ending because we both needed air. I highly doubted that there was anyone that Will needed to actually deter, but the fact that I very much enjoyed the kiss had kept me quiet. All that I needed now was for Will to finally admit his feelings to me. Then he could stop playing my fake boyfriend and start being my real one. 

"Y/N? I'm back, and I brought Aria!" James's voice, along with the sound of the front door opening, snapped me back to reality. I looked over the edge of the sofa and smiled at the pair as they walked into the living room. 

"Hey, guys! Aria, it's so great to see you!" I squealed as I stood up and hugged her. 

"It's great to see you too! Feels like it's been forever since Saturday." She chuckled, making me return it as the three of us sat on the sofa. 

"How's the thing with Will going?" Aria asked. My eyes widened and I looked at James. 

"You told her?" I scoffed. 

"Mate, she's my girlfriend, I tell her everything, just like you tell me everything because I'm your best mate." He spoke as he gave me an over-enthusiastic smile. 

"Not for long." I teased before looking back at Aria and sighing. 

"It's going well, but I regret asking him. It means that I can kiss him and touch him and stuff under the guise of the fake boyfriend shit, but the moment that I do it after that, it's going to become weird." I gulped. 

"Not if he feels the same." James shrugged. I looked at him. 

"What? Has Will said something to you?" I gulped. 

"No, no, just that he seems to take full advantage of your deal. Not in a pervy way, just, he always has his hands on you when you're in the deal and he tends to kiss you a lot when there aren't necessarily any other guys around, and we can all tell that you like him doing that too." James nodded. I sighed and returned it. 

"Maybe it's on you to make the first real move." Aria stated. I looked at her. 

"You think?" I asked. 

"Yeah. Next time that he kisses you, after he pulls away, you initiate the kiss again. Show him that you're not kissing him to scare away other guys, but because you want to." She nodded. 

"And if he doesn't kiss me back?" I gulped. She sighed and gave me a sympathetic look. 

"I think that that's the risk you have to take, hun. But the reward will be massive if it pays off. You'll get to be with the guy that you're in love with." She spoke. 

"And if it doesn't, I risk losing one of my best friends." I sighed. She returned it. 

"It's a tough decision. But only you can make it." She nodded. I returned it and sighed again, James giving my shoulder a reassuring rub as the three of us continued to sit there and talk. 

I stood on the dance-floor, swinging my hips and having the time of my life as I danced in the club. Suddenly, I felt a rough pair of hands on my waist, making me scoff as the hands immediately forced my ass into the stranger's crotch. 

"Nu-uh." I scoffed and shook my head as I turned to face the guy before stepping out of his grip. His eyebrows furrowed. 

"Come on, babe, show me a good time." He smirked, reaching his hand out to cup my waist again. I stepped back and dodged his hand, hoping that soon enough I'd feel another, more familiar hand on my waist. 

"I have a boyfriend." I lied, continuing to back away from the vile man as he also moved forwards. 

"Really? Because I don't see him." He scoffed and shook his head. As if on cue, I felt a pair of hands gently place themselves onto my waist before I was moved back, Will stepping in front of me. 

"Do you see him now?" Will asked, clenching his jaw at the man. 

"I don't know, mate, are you the boyfriend?" the man scoffed. But Will knew better than to get intimidated by such a piece of shit. 

"Aye, I am. And I think that it's time for you to jog on, lad." He nodded. The man scoffed once more, briefly glancing to me before walking away. I sighed in relief as Will turned to face me, his hands rising again to cup my waist and pull me into him as I looped my arms over his shoulder. 

"You alright, pet?" he spoke into my ear. 

"Aye, thanks to you." I smiled He returned it and looked around before looking back at me. 

"A kiss for good measure?" he asked. I nodded and looked at his lips, making him smirk as he leant his head down and pressed our lips together. I returned the kiss immediately, pulling him closer with my hands cupping the back of his neck as his hands gripped my waist through my dress. He broke the kiss and touched our foreheads before looking at me. I gulped, nerves suddenly filling my stomach as I remembered what Aria's advice was. To make the first move. If it failed, I lost my best friend. But if it payed off, like we all thought that it would, I'd get to be with the love of my life. And that was worth the risk. Will's eyebrows furrowed as he looked at me. 

"You okay, lass?" he yelled over the music. I nodded, my heart in my throat as I used my hands cupping his neck to bring his head back down and press our lips together again. Will's blue eyes widened but he returned the kiss, wrapping his arms tightly around me as we stood there, lips joined. I couldn't help but smirk against the boy's lips as he deepened the kiss, his tongue slipping past my lips and briefly exploring my mouth before he broke the kiss. I gulped, my mind suddenly telling me that he'd broken the kiss because he'd realised how much of a mistake it had been. But no. I bit my lip as he leant down and placed his lips next to my ear. 

"You want to head back to mine?" he yelled into my ear, the volume necessary for him to be heard over the blaring music of the club. I pulled away and nodded at him, making him return it as he took my hand and started to pull me off of the dance-floor. 

Will and I stumbled into his apartment, lips locked in a passionate kiss as he shut the door with his foot. He lifted me up, my legs wrapping around his waist and his hands holding my thighs as he carried me into his flat, our lips still together the whole time. He gently dropped me onto the sofa and crawled over me, making me giggle slightly as he looked down at me with such a gentle smile. 

"Wait, wait, just before we go further, I just want to check that I have this right. That you kissed me for the reason that I think you did." He nodded. I returned it and bit my lip as I lay underneath him. 

"I like you, Will. I have for a while. And when you kissed me on the first night out as a way to deter the creeps, I saw that as an opportunity to be with you without actually being with you. But I don't want that. I want to be your actual girlfriend." I scoffed quietly as I shook my head. Will looked down at me, a small smile on his lips as his hand raised to gently caress my cheek. 

"Good. Because I want that too." He nodded. I bit my lip and smiled, making Will return it as he joined our lips again.