Fezco // Safe Space (𝔼𝕦𝕡𝕙𝕠𝕣𝕚𝕒)

Chapter 17

Sofia's POV

"Fez, this is the movie I wanted to see." I say excitedly. "I know" he responds casually. He buys us a big tub of popcorn to share and 2 large drinks before showing the man our tickets that he paid for. Fez is being so nice to me, taking me everywhere and spending time with me. It really feels like a date.

"Fez... is this a date?" I ask him as we walk into room 8. "I mean... do you want it to be a date?" he turns toward me. "Yeah, actually I do." I tell him confidently. "Then it's a date." he confirms, licking his lips. I want to kiss him so bad right now. I decided to ignore the feelings in my stomach and keep walking into the big screen room next to him. I slip my hand into his once again.

"I wouldn't say this is our first date" I mention. "The Waffle House counts, right?" he asks. "Of course it counts, that place is my new favorite restaurant. Well... breakfast restaurant. Cafe? Diner? You know what I mean." I tell him with a smile. "What's your favorite place to go eat for dinner?" he asks me. "Wherever you decide to take me next" I whisper smoothly and squeeze his hand.

Despite the dark room, I could tell that he was blushing again. We sat down and waited for the movie to start. "The commercials in the beginning always take mad long" he complains. "Facts so do the credits at the end" I agree with him.

Before the movie started, our popcorn was almost gone. "Damn maybe I should go get some more." he says, realizing how bad our munchies were getting. "I got it." I tell him, but he stops me from getting up. "Nah you stay here, this is a date I'm not letting you pay for shit" he says casually before brushing past me. I smile to myself and look down.

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Halfway through the movie, our popcorn was gone again. I don't think we should bother getting anymore at this point, we're just gonna get fat.

I look over at Fezco to see that he was captivated by the movie and I smiled, knowing that I chose the right one. Well, technically he chose. He just seems to remember everything that catches my interest. Back when we played chess at my house, I told him about how bad I wanted to see this movie. The Joker was finally on the big screen, I couldn't believe it.

I reach over to him and rest my hand on his thigh, seeing him look over at me from the corner of my eye. I begin rubbing his thigh with my thumb, finally meeting his gaze and letting him hold my hand. I lay my head on his shoulder, wanting to be as close with him as possible. After all, he did just give me the best day ever.

"Fez?" I ask quietly, careful not to disturb anyone else in the theater. "Yeah, what's up?" he asks softly. "You're amazing" I tell him honestly. I lean up and kiss his neck once, making him shiver. I felt him swallow a lump in his throat and he didn't respond. But he squeezed my hand tighter.

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"That movie was great, I'm glad we got to see it." I say, still holding his hand while we walked to his car. "I'm glad you're glad" he replies. He kept a lot of his responses short, but a good amount of our time consisted of comfortable silence. Nothing felt awkward, I could tell that we both felt more comfortable flirting with each other too.

It's obvious that he's content with the day we spent together, and I was more than satisfied. Both of us shared a good vibe and the sun was finally setting. "I wish I wore something warmer" I mentioned, chuckling.

"Here" he said, immediately sliding his hoodie off over his head and handing it to me. I felt my cheeks heating up and turning a deep shade of red. My heart race began picking up.

Calm the fuck down, it's just a hoodie. Not a wedding ring.

I put his hoodie on and the warmth from his body heat consumed me immediately. "mmm thank you" I said, hugging his hoodie tight to my body. "No problem" he responds.

We finally reach his car. "No, seriously. Thank you for everything today. This was honestly... the best day I've had in a really long time." I say as I look up into his eyes. "You being serious?" he asks me, coming closer. "Yeah, Fez. Today was actually really meaningful to me. I've never been skating before." I smile at him.

"Well, now you can say you've been skating" he says to me with a goofy grin on his face. I lick my lips and lean up against the trunk of his car. He follows my actions and stands in front of me, looking down at me. "I wouldn't have rather spent this day with anyone else" I tell him honestly. "You really mean that?" he asks me, coming closer again. "Yeah I do." I say to him and he looks down at my lips before looking back into my eyes. "You're my favorite person" I tell him with a soft smile.

He leans in and lifts my chin up before putting his lips on mine. I kiss him back immediately and wrap my arms around his neck, pulling him as close to me as physically possible. I feel the butterflies in my heart as he deepens the kiss, running his fingers through my hair and backing me up all the way to the edge of his car.

I ended up jumping up slightly so I could sit on the trunk and give him more room to be closer with me. He follows my movements and lifts me up before coming closer, standing between my legs while I sit on the hood of his vehicle receiving kisses all over my neck. He makes his way back up my jawline and once he reaches my face he pushes his lips back up against mine. We continue kissing like this... well... making out at this point, for about five minutes.

I didn't know 5 minutes had passed, it was hard to keep track of time when Fez was showing me this much affection. The way he kissed me sparks something inside of me that I can't explain. We have kissed more than once, but each time his lips touch mine it feels like the first time all over again. I've never felt this much intensity and adrenaline with anybody in my entire life before. I just want more.

He pulled away slowly but I pulled him back in by the shirt to kiss me again. He didn't hesitate to continue kissing me, both of us smiling in between kisses and pulling away after a few extra moments.

"I don't mean to disrupt anything... but I got something for you." he says breathlessly. "I wanted to give it to you before I forget" he adds, pulling away and opening the back seat of the car.

He pulls out the 2 bags he bought from the candle shop and I felt myself tearing up. Not now, bitch. Not now.

I refuse to let any tears fall, so the glossy look in my eye disappeared after a moment. I have a feeling I know what's inside of the bags but I wait patiently for him.

"Fez?" I ask, but he only comes closer and holds the bags out for me. "Look inside" he tells me. I looked inside the bags and it was the last candle they had with my grandmother's signature scent. Except there was 2 of them. 1 in each bag.

"Fez... how-" "I asked the lady working there if they had any extra ones in the back. She only had 1 extra one." he cuts me off. "Only? Fez, I'm lucky you even grabbed the one on the shelf. And you managed to get 2." I say in shock. I had a feeling this is what he got for me, but then I remembered the price. He had to have spent at least 100$ in that store on these 2 candles alone.

"Fez, you have to return these. They're so expensive I know you don't want to waste your money on candles." I ramble on but he only shakes his head. "It's not a waste of money. I know how much these mean to you... I just wanted to give you a good day. Something to remember. You deserve it." he reassures me.

"You already gave me an amazing day. You just made it 10x better" I smile at him before putting the bags down on the hood of his car and turning back around to face him. "Fez, thank you so much. This means everything to me" I tell him. Before I give him a chance to respond, I find myself throwing my arms back around his neck and pulling him down to kiss me again.

We stumble back a bit but he makes sure to stabilize his feet on the ground. We stand there kissing for what feels like eternity, and I never want this moment to end. Even though it was more of an unspoken thing, my feelings for Fez were no secret at this point. I never want him to pull away.

For the first time, without any distractions or excuses or hesitation, we don't pull away.

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