Fight For You (Chris Evans)

Chapter 4

Sophie's POV:

I've been in Boston for a week now and Chris and I have been meeting almost everyday. He's showed me around more of Boston, taken me to places he thought I'd like and he was right. I loved every place he showed me. We decided on a movie night tonight so he's coming to pick me up from the hotel. Chris insisted we do it at his place rather than the hotel so I'm waiting for him to get here.

A knock at the door tells me that he's here so I grab my bag and make my way to the door. I open the door and he greets me with a smile. "Hey" I smile. "Hey, you ready?" he asks and I nod as I close my door behind me. "You ok?" I ask as I turn around. "Yeah, are you?" he replies as he rests a hand on my lower back. "Yeah" I smile and turn to peck him so he leans down and pecks my lips sweetly. I take his hand as we start walking towards the lift and we instantly start telling each other about our day.

We arrive at Chris' apartment and he unlocks the door before gesturing me inside. I enter before looking around the place to see everything to be very neat and tidy. "Nice place" I comment. "Thanks" he chuckles as he helps me out of my jacket and hangs it up. We remove our shoes before he takes my hand and leads me through his apartment.

Once we've collected our snacks we sit in front of his tv as the first film starts. After the film finishes we start talking rather than start another. "Hey Soph, do you want any chocolates?" he asks as he walks back into the living room with a refilled popcorn bowl. But I can't bring myself to say anything. He called me 'Soph'. There's only one person who's ever called me 'Soph'. Jake.

"Hey, you ok?" Chris asks, pulling me away from the reminders and memories of Jake. "Yeah" I answer, giving my best smile. "What's wrong?" he asks gently as he takes a seat beside me. "Nothing. It's just... You called me 'Soph'" I sigh, hating how such a simple thing reminds me of Jake and sends me into this spiral of questioning everything about myself. "Ok. You don't like being called 'Soph'?" he questions with a frown, clearly not understanding me. "It's not that. The only person who's ever called 'Soph' was Jake, my ex" I explain, lowering my gaze to my hands, ashamed by my reaction to a nickname. "Oh. That's ok, I can call you something else. Or just Sophie if you want" he suggests and I'm so grateful for how unbothered he is by it. "I'm sorry. I hate how such a small thing sends me into this spiral" I apologise, resting my head in my hands. "It's ok, you don't have to apologise. What spiral?" he asks cautiously and I smile into my hands.

"It's not the being reminded of Jake that bothers me. I'm over him, he cheated and that's that. But then I'm reminded that he cheated and I think about what I did wrong. I question why he would do it and why I wasn't enough for him. And it's a never-ending spiral. I hate it because I know I was good to him and I loved him but why couldn't he do the same" I explain, wanting him to know that I'm not hung up on Jake just the issues that followed the cheating. I feel the tears welling up and the tightness in my chest as I try to hold them back. I take a shaky breath and Chris rests his hand on my back. "There's nothing wrong with you. You did nothing wrong and you are enough. I know I've only known you a week but I know enough to know that. He was wrong to do any of those things to you and I hate how much you're beating yourself up over his mistakes" he replies while rubbing my back gently. I look over at him and he gives me a gentle smile while tucking my hair behind my ear. "Thank you" I sniffle before sitting up straight and turning to him. "I'm sorry, this is weird. Me talking about my cheating ex to the guy I'm dating. He ruined a part of me and now I'm terrified that..." I trail off, unsure whether to admit it or not but Chris seems to know what I was about to say. "You're scared you'll be cheated on again" he finishes and I nod slowly, feeling terrible that I'm putting this on him.

"Well, I know my word can only do so much but I want you to know that I would never cheat on you. Wherever this goes, I won't cheat. I'll do everything in my power to prove to you how perfect you are and how much you deserve to be loved" he states with so much conviction that a tear runs down my cheek as I smile. He wipes the tear away before cupping my cheek. "I promise" he adds without removing his gaze from my own and I smile. What can I say to that? He's singlehandedly handled my biggest insecurity and I know he's telling the truth. If there's one thing I've learned about him in the last week, it's that he's honest and he isn't afraid to say what needs to be said. He's perfect.

"And I'll do what I can to prove how perfect you are too" I reply before leaning towards him. He uses the hand cupping my cheek to pull me towards him and we share a kiss. I feel as though everything he's just told me, he's communicating through this kiss as well and I do what I can to do the same.

We pull apart and smile at each other before settling against the sofa. "But I am going to give you a nickname so how about... 'sweetheart'?" he asks as he rests his arm behind my shoulders. "I like that" I smile at him as I shuffle closer. "Sweetheart it is" he confirms before kissing my forehead. I rest my head against his shoulder as he starts the next film and I eventually fall asleep with his head resting on top of my own.