Can't Take My Eyes Off of You

Chapter Twenty-Two

"Yup, we'll both do just the classic burgers with fries," Fulton stated.
The waitress scribbled their orders down on her notepad before taking their menus,
    "Alrighty, those'll just be a couple minutes," she said before walking away.
They both say a 'thank you' before opening their straws. As Fulton takes a sip, Y/N sneakily tears off the top half of her straw wrapper, and blows the other half past Fulton's shoulder.
    "Damn," she whispered.
Fulton chuckled,
    "Hmm, missed me,"
She nudged his foot with her own, smiling,
    "Yeah, no shit, Sherlock,"
She takes a sip from her own drink, the smell of freshly plated food coming out makes her hunger intensify.
    "So, should we split the check?" she asked.
Fulton shook his head,
    "Nah, I'll cover it,"
He began to pat his pants pockets before a look of worry came over his face,
    "Shit..." he whispered.
Y/N started to worry with him,
    "What's wrong?"
He sighed, looking down,
    "I left my bag at the basketball court,"
Y/N furrowed her brows,
    "So?"
Fulton sighed,
    "My wallet's in there,"
She closed her eyes,
    "Are you serious? Here, hold on,"
Y/N pulled her wallet out, only having singles,
    "I don't have enough to cover for both of us,"
As they ponder over their situation, the waitress brings out their food,
    "Okay, kids, enjoy,"
Two steaming hot burgers and two sides of fries mocked their hunger, making them both practically drool at the sight.
    "Fulton, what're we gonna do?" she asked, still not looking away from her plate.
Without hesitation, Fulton picked up his burger and took a bite. Y/N couldn't believe her eyes,
    "Fulton!" she whisper-yelled.
He pushed her plate closer to her,
    "Just start eating and don't look suspicious, I have a plan,"
She looked down at the plate and started bouncing her leg to try and ease her nerves.
    "Dine and dash-ing? We can't," she whispered.
He slowly inched the plate closer to her,
    "Please, trust me, Y/N,"
She looked up at Fulton, then down at her plate, her stomach growled loudly. She finally picked up the burger and took a bite. If her taste buds could thank her, they would.
    "Oh, no, it's so good. I'd feel less guilty if it was crappy," she said only loud enough for Fulton to hear, making him chuckle.
They continued to eat, Y/N grew more nervous with every bite of food she had.
    "So, what's the plan?" she whispered.
    "You'll see, just make sure that you have everything you brought with you,"
She quickly tucked her wallet into her pocket. With almost perfect timing, the waitress came over to their table,
    "Anything else I can get for you two?"
They both shook their heads,
    "No, just the check please," Fulton said.
The waitress nodded, going off to print their receipt. With that, Fulton carefully slid to the edge of his seat, Y/N noticed and followed suit.
    "When I say go, book out the front door and to the bus stop, it's gonna stop there and we'll get on when we get outside," he stated with a reassuring look.
Y/N nodded, her stomach in knots.
    "Go!"
They both raced to the entrance, and just as promised, the bus was waiting as stray passengers made their way on. Y/N and Fulton quickly board the bus, sitting down towards the back. Once the bus started to move, Y/N began to relax. She grabbed onto Fulton's arm and started to laugh softly,
    "I can't believe that worked!" she said, adrenaline still pumping through her veins.
Fulton laughed with her, resting his hand on her knee,
    "I'm gonna be honest, I wasn't sure if it would or not,"
Y/N put her hand on top of his, using the other to pinch his cheek.
    "Good plan, crazy boy,"

A/N: told y'all I'd be back soon! i know ive been a little distant, but I will be putting out chapters whenever I can. I've had a couple big life changes in the past few months, just be patient, I haven't forgotten ab this <3