Flufftober 2024

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Morning after

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Emily's pov

Groaning as I stretch. My muscles ache like they would if I had run a marathon the day before, but this time that isn't what happened. Instead it was Hiro who was laying sleeping next to me so peaceful. Laying back down on my back as disbelief fills my bones. "We..." 

"We did" 

The husky sound of Hiro's voice causes me to jump out of skin. He chuckles in amusement while I reach for the covers that fell from my body when I jumped. Looking anywhere but him, my heart races as I think back on what we had done. We did it So. Many. Times! I was freaking out over the fact that I had slept with my best friend. This could be the beginning of the end for our friendship and I would never forgive myself. 

"Hey" Hiro calls to me, taking my chin between his pointer finger and thumb to turn my head back towards him. "What's wrong?" 

"We did..." He hums, moving a piece of hair out of my face. We did so much last night and he seems so care free. 

"Why don't you care?"

He frowns at that. All of a sudden i'm on his lap with his arms wrapped around me and his chin on my head. "I don't... care? Emily I care so deeply about you and yesterday was the best day of my life. I mean the hottest woman in my life said yes to me and we had the most mind blowing-"

Covering his mouth before he could get another word out, wiggling his eyebrows at me with a smirk on his face. My cheeks were flaming bright red now. Roaming my face like he wanted to save every single expression in his mind forever. What was happening here? 

"You're worried, why?"

Sighing I look over his shoulder at the wall. Wondering how I would put my thoughts and feelings into words he would understand. "Just tell me gorgeous" He smoothed a hand over my eyebrow, likely trying to ease my stress.

"I've ruined our friendship by saying yes" The world stopped, he stopped, everything stopped. If a pin was to drop I would hear it. His eyes flicking back and forth between mine as if trying to find a truth in my answer. 

"How..." He scratches his head almost at a lose for words, "what do you mean you've ruined our friendship by saying yes?"

I sigh. 

"This will put us in an awkward position and you might think i'm using you-" He covers my mouth with his hand. His eyes darken as he almost glares at me. Hurt in his eyes. 

"How could you think that. I love you!"

The world freezes. Time freezes. He freezes. And I freeze. 

I must not have woken up because theres no way those words just left his mouth. There's no way he loves me. I've been in love with him for the last year and have done everything to not doom this friendship. Our bond is so strong and we've said countless times before that we would never date and now. 

"You like me?" I question, trying to test the waters.

"No. I love you"

"You love me?" I watch as he nods his head. His hands cupping my face and tilting it slightly. His eyes drop down to my lips as we near. I watch his every expression even as his eye lift back up to mine as he confesses further. 

"I've loved you for the past year and I know that might be stupid but I couldn't ever get you out of my head" Choked up. My thoughts are not working as I hear the words he's saying. This whole time he's loved me too.

"I've loved you the last year as well." I confess. The hope and love coming from him is so strong that I can't help the smile that takes over my face. 

"You- WHAT?" He exclaims.

"I love you"

We both fall into a disbelieving laughter. Collapsing on top of each other in a tangle of arms and legs. Maybe this friendship isn't so ruined after all. This might just be something new, something deeper then before.