Dingus | Robin Buckley x Reader

Chapter Thirteen|We're going to be okay

I sit on Steve's sofa, Robin beside me. We didn't see what message was left on the machine, I fled from the shop to be sick before we had the chance. Steve was still at work, forced to take the shift for Robin and I. My mind was overworking itself with worry, had Robin's dad actually gone through with his threat?

"Hey," Robin says, bringing my attention back to her. I looked into her ocean blue eyes, little circles of navy dancing their way towards her dark pupil. "It's going to be okay," she assures me. And even though I know it's not true, I believe her. We're going to be okay.

"Yeah," I reply, my voice barely above a whisper. I can't bring myself to say anything different, I don't think either of us could take it.

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Steve walks into the apartment at eleven. Robin is asleep on the sofa beside me, lightly snoring. I couldn't fall asleep due to fear. I stand and walk to Steve, my heart pounding at the suspense. 

"Good shift?" I ask, trying to dance around the subject politely. I swallow and look at him, trying to determine whether Robin and I have a future at the video store.

He looks at me with sorrow, and then bursts out into a wide smile. I can't help but feel perplexed. He starts to laugh at my confused expression, and Robin starts to stir.

"Shut up, you'll wake Robin," I say, hushed.

He stops laughing, but the wide smile still remains on his face. "You are such an idiot," he whispers, following my lead as not to wake up my girlfriend.

I frown again. "What?"

 Steve laughs lightly. "The machine... the message was from an electrical company. Keith had no idea what you were on about. Robin's dad didn't say anything."

Now it's my turn to laugh uncontrollably in glee. I can't believe he didn't do anything, though it makes sense. He couldn't handle the embarrassment of his daughter growing up to be something outside of normality.

Robin really was right. We really are going to be okay.