fall for you (Sally Face x Reader) BOOK ONE, COMPLETE (book two continues here)

book two, chapter eight: bed

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(Y/N)'s P.O.V

The elevator ride down was silent. The two of us pressed on the opposite sides of each other.

He avoided any sort of eye contact as the doors opened wide, and he stepped out.

I sighed and followed him, a little further back.

This was so uncomfortable.

I tried my best to not get in his way as he started putting some things in a box, stuffing in as much as he could so he didn't have to take more than one trip to the car.

"I... um.. do you need help?" I asked.

Larry didn't turn to me at all as he continued placing the items inside "Nah"

I let out a loud sigh, finally making him turn his attention towards me.

"Larry, please. What's going on?" I gulped and stared into his eyes. They seemed so sad and dull.

"(Y/N) I'm.." I watched as he awkwardly scratched the back of his neck. "You know I care about you. You know I do. I'm just... trying..." I could tell he was having a really hard time articulating his thoughts. "I don't want to be... overprotective. I don't want you to feel like. I don't trust you I don't... want to say the wrong thing"

I furrowed my eyebrows together sadly.

Was he really just trying to tip-toe around any interactions with me cause of that?

"I don't understand..." I admitted "I... I just needed a little space. But not this. I didn't want this" I emphasized by waving my arms around to gesture about the situation.

He shook his head "(Y/N) I don't want to fuck up more."

I paused and shook my head. "You... Larry I-"

I noticed him reach up and wipe his eyes tears flowing out of them "Fuck man, I messed up so bad. I did and I didn't want to make it worse"

In an instant, I was at his side, prying his hands from his face so I could really look at him and speak to him "You didn't mess up. You didn't, and you wouldn't mess anything up."

He continued quietly crying, but that's when I grabbed his one hand and led him into his bedroom.

I rolled myself over onto his bed an gently pat beside me.

He seemed confused at first, but then climbed beside me and laid there.

We stared up at the ceiling, looking at all the different familiar spots, as we used to.

I looked out of the corner of my eye and saw tears streaking down the side of his face, but it seemed they were slowly ceasing to fall.

"Talk to me" was all I said.

"I don't want to lose you... and I was so scared you were going to hate me after that. sand when we got locked in the room together you... you wanted nothing to do with me." He turned to me "I didn't want to push it. I didn't want to make it worse"

I sat up on my elbows a bit and shook my head "Larry I was just not in the right headspace at the time... you gave me a moment to breathe and I appreciated that so much but it's been... so long. How long were you going to keep that going? Forever"

He groaned and squeezed his eyes tightly shut "I don't know. I really don't. I just wanted to make sure you didn't hate me anymore than you already did."

I slightly chuckled "Larry I never hated you. Yeah you ticked me off but... I could never. I understand why you felt the way you did. You weren't fully in the wrong. Neither of us were. We both had our points and they were both just expressed wrong."

This seemed to calm him down more, putting his irrational thinking to ease.

"I didn't mean to make you feel stupid (Y/N). I know you're independent... I-I'm sorry for not being there forever."

Now this made me so confused.

"W-when you left... we're you bullied? Did people try to mess with you or hurt you?"

I really do understand now.

He's just so caught up on the past.

I bit my lip and hummed "I mean maybe a little.." I started, making him make eye contact with me "but you know what I did? I told those dickheads I had the strongest and baddest best friend in the world. And they didn't mess with me then"

Larry rolled his eyes and smirked "No you didn't, liar"

"I'm serious! They weren't about to mess with me when I threatened a whole ass beating from you!"

I watched as Larry's smile grew, making me smile right back.

"I missed you Larry. I really did" I sighed "please never do that again"

"I missed you too. I pinky promise" he held out his pink and I gladly took it in mine.

"I'm really sorry for everything. I should've handled it all better." Larry apologized.

"I'm sorry too. It's both of our faults really. And I'm sorry for not considering a lot of your feelings when it came to this whole mess"

He poked my side and I jumped, laughing happily.

It felt so good to have things be normal with us. It was so so refreshing.

"How bout we get the rest of the stuff packed and into the car?" He questioned, sitting up in the bed, making me do the same thing

***

We were tired, the night coming to an end as the two of us sat in the back of the car, yawning like crazy.

"What's taking them so long?" I groaned, "how detailed are they getting for Megan?"

"Well I mean, there are a lot of details when it comes to sex" Larry laughed as I shrugged. "Like the part where your mouth-"

"Oh my god Larry shut your face please" I giggled as I punched his shoulder.

It was so good to be normal. We were able to joke and be ourselves and just. Be Larry and (Y/N) again.

I'm so happy we figured it out.

And all it took was a pretty awkward dinner, and some sex talk.