--narrative
As ray scrolled through Instagram there was a bang at the door. She knew it was Vinnie and that made her thoughts scramble. She smiled as her feet hit the floor and her hand reached for the metal knob.

Vinnie regretted how loud his knock was, imagining how dumb he sounded. The door swung open to reveal a 5'2 girl who's lips were pressed into a seemingly permanent smile. Her hair was shoved behind her ears and hovered over her red blouse. Ray extended her arm out in the space between the two of them.

As ray held her hand out the tall boy laughed, revealing his teeth for a little before hiding them behind strawberry colored lips.

"A hand shake?" The nervous boy asked as the girl shrugged and made an effort to wrap the the length of her arms around his wide torso.

"This is awkward right? It's not just me..?" Ray confirmed as Vinnie walked inside and took off the blue hoodie draped over him.

"This place is really nice." Vinnie ignored the question at the risk of sounding like a jerk. He was awkward but it wasn't because of her. Besides, he was glad to see ray after so long after weeks of texting, face times and calls, he had to.

"Yeah I know.. it was... until someone leaked my address to his fans." Ray and Vinnie shared a short laugh before sitting with each other.

"They asked." Vinnie shrugged as he stared at the television set, pretending to be nonchalant. He tried to keep the joke rolling as much as he could to fill the tension in the air, "I can't go disappointing my fans.. I mean what kind of tik toker would that make me?"

"Ok calm down Bryce Hall." Ray said as the boy burst into a fit of laughter. His stomach turned at the thought of all the things he'd said to this girl in the past months. His hands were folded into each other and he fell into a habit of biting his lip, hoping she wouldn't bring it up.

"So I thought you were gonna stop being Virgin Mary." Ray joked as Vinnie let go of his lips and started playing with his rings.

"I've decided to be holy." He mumbled under his breathe as ray rolled her eyes and laughed. Shifting herself on the couch she was still uncomfortable. If they weren't going to do anything she found it uncomfortable. Maybe we were only good when we texted, she thought looking at her phone that rested on her bed sheet.

"Have you really?" She asked rhetorically trying to break the silence. The boys hair swung around as he nodded and faced the ceiling. He tapped his foot on the floor thinking of words to say, he had to face it, she was a stranger, was it easier with Nia?

"Yeah I guess so." The two sat in silence and started at the black screen ahead of them.

The truth was the tension only existed because they both wanted to act as sentimental as they did when they were texting. When they weren't face to face and the words they said face so it could spare any embarrassment.

Vinnie made it a habit of saying things he would do, becoming his alter ego but that was without confrontation. He didn't want to be virgin because he felt that then there would be nothing wrong with him. But even more so he didn't want to mess up his friendship with someone he wanted to be with.

Vinnie removed and put the metal ring that was sitting on his pinky finger in thought, he was nervous for no evident reason. Ray slowly fluffed his blonde, soft, mess of curls. When they got tired their hands rested beside each other on the white couch. Vinnie grabbed the girls soft hand and got closer. Every fiber in his body was telling him it was weird and unusual but he still liked the feeling of holding her.

"You so shyyyy." Ray mocked with a smirk pretending she wasn't the same. Her hand was getting sweaty but she didn't want to break from the small embrace.

"I know, I'm sorry. If you want someone confident I'll call Anthony or lil huddie over." Vinnie joked as Ray shook her head, resting it on the boys gray t-shirt.

"I guess you could but I like cringey virgins better." Ray said as Vinnie smiled.

"I guess my type is pregnant strangers." Vinnie jokes back letting go of the girls hand and patting her hair.

"So was Nias date better than this?" Ray asked honestly, it was something that was racking her brain ever since Vinnie entered her house.

"Of course not. I just don't
know what to say."

"Ughhh me either. It's just I guess
I like you so much this is weird."

"It's either that or my redundant
promise to get you pregnant."

"Yeah or your need to be a simp."

"You love it though."

"I do."

"Ray I like you. A lot. And I
like you better than Nia."

"I like you too, Vincent ." Ray said reaching for the boys pale fingers.

"I don't know if this is weird but when I first started talking to you I felt that you were different. It was probably the pregnant thing but I liked you so much and the friend zone hurt me so I guess going out with Nia was supposed to change that."

"I know and-"

"But it didn't and I really wanna kiss you. Like I wish you were actually pregnant because you'd be the cutest watermelon mother ever, even though you'd probably run off to Harry styles and take Vinnie Jr with you but you know I'll deal with it.. " Vinnie rambled to himself before Ray met him face to face, letting their lips connected.

"I'd totally run off to Harry. But I guess I'll settle for you." Ray said sarcastically as Vinnie smiled and held her. She was face to face with him and couldn't imagine why it took them so long to do that. She giggled before kissing Vinnie again, holding his hair and wishing she'd never have to let go.

Her eyes were shut and her hearts beat refused to die down. She felt attached to Vinnie, and he was consumed in her. The way she smelled of mangoes and the way her hair collided with his. The only thing breaking the kiss apart was his need to smile.

He finally got the girl, he just had to keep her.

this sucks. I literally hate this chapter idk why it was so hard to write. Also if I don't write smut and just put "they did the nasty" would that count, it would. 😋