"I do", holland breathed
"you do what?"
"love you"
"holland. you don't have to say that"
"I want to", holland said sitting up and facing me
"and yet, you didn't even realise it until a minute ago"
"Sarah. I-"
"its okay. listen, if you even want to, maybe we can just try this out", I said motioning to the both of us with my finger, "and then we can see where it goes"
"I would like that darling", holland smiled
we sat in an awkward silence for a moment until holland spoke
"we should have dinner tonight"
"like a....date?"
"yes, sweetheart. I really want to see where this could lead us"
"can you promise me something holland?"
"anything"
"if this doesn't work, if you don't love me like that, can we please remain friends"
"oh darling, even if this works, and we end up married with 24 kids, I will always be your friend"
"okay", I laughed
"well, I best be off"
"where are you going?"
"to get ready for our little date"
"what time can come over?", I said walking holland to the door
"six?"
"ill see you then"
a moment lasted until we said goodbye and closed the door, immediately texting Amanda
Bird🦅: GET HERE RIGHT NOW!
bird🐤: IM BREAST FEEDING!
Bird🦅: BRING THE BABY!
bird🐤: COMING!
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"what do you want?", bird said walking through my bedroom door
"how did you get in?", I asked jumping from her suddenly being in my room
"I went through your garden door"
"okay wakko. hi, hi!, hello Henry", I said in a high pitched voice, taking the baby out of her hands
"okay why am I here?"
"I told holland I'm in love with her"
"Fuck"
"I know"
"oh my god! what did she say"
"well she went silent, so I asked if I could kiss her and then she said she loved me too"
"then what happened?!"
"I said that she doesn't have to say that, and that we should just try it out first, so she's taking me out on a date tonight. yes she is!", I said talking to the baby
"so you need an outfit?"
"thank you", said sitting on the bed hugging Henry
"do you know where you're going?"
"no"
"did she tell you what type of place this is?"
"no"
