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'In the Rain'

Nick opens the door and walks in, gesturing for me to follow. I step in and look around the kitchen, and see matt sitting at the counter. My breath hitches because i'm so nervous. I'm an anxious person and meeting new people is never nice for me. Its definitely better than other things but I still don't like it. 'Hi Blair.' I look back at him and say hello very quietly. Do you think they know i'm nervous? I'm less nervous around chris because even though I don't know him well, I know him the best out of all of them. With Nick it's pretty easy. It's like we've been friends for a while. I haven't really spoken to Matt though so I guess we'll see how that goes. Chris comes down the stairs obviously fresh from the shower because his hair is still wet. A small smile appears on my face but I hide it almost instantly. 'Blair!! Hello.' I can't hide the smile that's creeping back onto my face and a little laugh comes along with it. 'Hi Chris.' He surprisingly comes over and hugs me, I wasn't expecting this but I almost instantly melt into the hug. He lets go and turns to Nick and Matt. 'So what are we doing tonight?' In sync they both so 'McDonald's?' I'm already starting to feel more comfortable with these boys so I add to the conversation, not wanting them to get bored of me. 'I haven't had American Maccas yet so i'm down.' All three of them stare at me and i'm confused as to why. Did I say something wrong? I hear a snort come from Nick and Matt and Chris soon join in on the laughter. 'What did you just call it?' Chris says in between laughs. 'Maccas?' I question this because i'm not sure why they're laughing. Then I realise why. They don't call it Maccas here. 'Ohhhhh, you boys have got to get used to my Australian slang or you won't understand a word im saying.' I exaggerate this, almost hoping to scare them a bit. 'Omg we should make this a video, would you be ok with being in a video with us Blair?' I stare at Nick confused as to what he means, hoping he adds to it. 'We have a youtube channel that we recently hit 200k on.' I stare at them in shock. How have I not heard of them? 'Uhhh yeah sure, but 200k people watch that? I don't know if I can do it.' Chris makes eye contact with me, almost reassuring me without saying anything. 'Fine.'

We're in the McDonalds car park getting ready to start filming. I've found it so easy to talk and get along with these three it's surprising. I snap back into reality when I hear Matt say 'Hey guys we're back, but today we have a special guest.' 'Hey guys.' i'm sheepishly hiding behind Chris's shoulder but Nick pulls me into frame. 'This is Blair.' I hear Chris stupidly add 'She's Australian.' 'I think they can fucking hear.' I say with a giggle because I find it funny how Chris is in love with my accent. 'Anyway today we're going to compare American and Australian accents.' Nick looks at us all and silence falls, but we all look at each other and not long after burst into laughter. Matt turns to the camera 'Ok. First word is McDonald's. As Americans we say McDonald's.' 'As an Australian, we say maccas which i've found that you three boys find funny.' Chris looks at me and gives me a small smile. I send him one back and can't help it because that smile brightens my day. 'Ok next one, flip flops. What the fuck do you call these. I cant even think of anything else they could be called.' I stare at Nick and a small smile creeps up on my face as I know what their reactions are about to be. I feel heat rush to my cheeks because i'm about to laugh just thinking about it. 'Ok don't tease us but we call them thongs. I know-' I stop as I watch all of their eyes go wide and smirks crawl onto their faces. They look at me and burst into laughter. I can tell i'm going to love these boys. Throughout the whole time we film Chris shoots me quick glances in the rear view mirror and each time a small smile creeps onto both of our faces.

'Ok thanks for watching guys I hope you enjoyed Blair being with us here today and all her weird Australian lingo.' Chris says into the camera as he smiles knowing he's teasing me. I playfully hit his arm and he giggles.

We're all in the kitchen now, Matt's eating cereal, Nicks scrolling through tik tok, Chris is laying down on the counter and i'm looking at my photos of Australia. 'Ok welp i'm tired goodnight' Matt heads off, soon after Nick and it's just Chris and I. 'Wanna go for a drive?' Sorry for the interruption but yes ik he can't drive i just need him to I shrug 'Why not?'

We're in the car, the heaters on keeping us warm, and we have music blasting. He parks at a random lookout, overlooking the entire city and it's bright lights. 'There's nothing like this in Australia.' I say as we step out the car. The musics still going and we're sitting on a bench admiring the view, not talking, just a comfortable silence. I like hanging out with all three of the boys, but I love hanging out with just Chris. It's so easy. We don't have to talk. We don't have to look at each other, although we do share some glances towards each other and smile. Rain starts drizzling down and i pull my Chris's borrowed hoodie over my head. 'Please Notice' by Christian Leave came on and I excitedly gasped. 'I love this song. Let's get in the car and listen to it.' 'Now why would we do that when we can dance out here? Can I have this dance m'lady?' Chris stands up, his hands wet from the rain and goes to take mine. I can't resist so I take it and we begin dancing in the rain. He twirls me and I tilt my head back in laughter. The chorus comes on. 'Do you know how in love with you. I am. Do you see how in love with you. I am' We dance throughout the chorus, but soon stop and stare into each other's eyes. God I could get lost in these ocean eyes. We are standing close, body's touching, hair drenched, big goofy smiles plastered on our face. He sends me a small smile and I send one right back. I wrap my arms around his torso, my head resting in the nook of his neck and we stand like this in silence for a couple minutes, just enjoying the once in a lifetime moment we just shared. 'Let's get back in the car Blair, you're shivering.' I didn't even notice how cold I was until he pointed it out.

Do you know how in love with you. I am. Do you see how in love with you. I am. I was holding Blair close, we'd just finished dancing. I could see her big brown eyes that no one could ever say no to. I've noticed they change from a honey brown to a deep brown, either one you could get lost in. I'm holding her waist closer to me, and can feel her breath increasing. She's nervous. I stare into her eyes, moving a strand of hair out of the way so I can see them. I cant help but smile at how beautiful this girl is. She gives me a smile and my heart flutters. What is she doing to me. I feel her shiver against me and tell her we should get back in the warmth.

I was sleeping at the Sturniolos house, but we hadn't actually figured out where I was going to sleep, so I just went up to Chris's room with him. He gave me a dry hoodie of his and some black sweatpants that I had to tie tightly. I hopped into bed and felt my eyes shutting, but tried to stay awake. I felt Chris get in next to me and out his arm around my head. I moved in closer to the point we were cuddling. I could get used to this. 'Goodnight Bee.'

AUTHORS NOTE 
sooo idk why it took me so long to write this but i really like this last scene. also i got this song suggestion but i can't remember what author so i'm going to try and find them to give them cress. ummmm yeah idk why it took me so long but i hope you enjoy