The Actor and The Athlete [A Kit Connor FanFic]

Chapter 8

As they entered the apartment they were greeted by a very moody looking Will.

'Hey where did you guys go? Did you seriously go for coffee without me and didn't bring one back for me?' Will questioned with a puzzled look on his face.

'Well I'll have you know William we actually went to the gym which you've never even stepped foot in before so I highly doubt you would've wanted to come' Ali said as she sat down on the soft, kicking off her trainers and taking a long sit of her coffee.

Kit sat down on the other side of the couch and copied Ali's previous movements

'So where did you get the coffee from unless the gym has opened its own coffee shop' Will said as he sat in the middle of them both, gently throwing his legs over Ali.

'That was my idea, I told Ali that if she could do more sit ups than me I'd buy her a coffee and quite obviously I lost' Kit said with a pout staring at Ali who was now taking another sip of her coffee whilst trying to conceal her smile.

'That's my girl' Will said throwing his arms around Ali 'I doubt you'll find anything that she can't beat you in Kit, she's a machine if you didn't already realise'

'Oh, I've defiantly realised now, I will not be challenging her to anything else ever again' Kit replied quite obviously staring at Ali who was also reciprocating the look.

Will looked between them both and sighed, he knew that they would get on but didn't realise he would feel like so much of a third wheel when they finally met.

'Right well, I'm going to go get a shower' Ali said as she stood up from the couch, 'Hey Will why don't you invite the rest of the cast round for our movie night, I'd love to hang out with them some more'

'Yeah sounds good! I'll message the group chat now. Now go have a shower you stink' Will said jokingly clipping the end of this nose and wafting his hand around. Ali giggled and walked into the bathroom catching a glimpse of Kit as she closed the door, butterflies flying around her stomach.

Kit and Will sat in silence for a couple of minutes, hearing Ali starting to sing in the shower Will thought this would be the best time to ask Kit about what was going on with Ali.

'So, you fancy my best friend then huh' Will looked at Kit with a cheeky half smile

'What! What do you mean? What gave you that idea?' Kits skin was flushed red from embarrassment

'It's okay, I'm not annoyed, I'd love her to be with someone like you, she always goes for right pricks it infuriates me'

'Honestly Will, I have no idea what you're on about, we just get on really well there isn't anything going on'

Even though Will and Kit had only know each other for a few weeks, he knew Kit was lying, he could see it in his eyes. He kept his eyes on Kit, staring him down until Kit finally spoke up.

'okay okay maybe I do fancy her. I mean how couldn't you have you seen her eyes! And that smile, oh my god, it makes me weak! She is such an beautiful person inside and out, I know I've only known her for two days but it feels like forever!' Kit kept on rambling until Will stopped him with a huge grin on his face.

'I knew it! I am such a match maker; I knew you would both get on like a house on fire!' Will exclaimed, he was now stood on top of the couch bouncing around. Kit stared at him suspiciously.

'Yeah well, she probably doesn't even feel the same, she's too good for me and defiantly isn't interested like that' Kit said sighing lightly.

'Are you joking me right now Kit? Can you not see the way that girl looks at you? I know my best friend, we are literally like the same person, she doesn't look or act like this in front of anyone she's just met normally you have to string sentences together for her when she meets new people, she's that nervous' Will stopped talking as he heard Ali stop singing from the bathroom and the shower shut off.

Kit spoke quietly now, nearly a whisper, Will had to sit back down on the couch so he could hear him 'Please don't tell her, I don't need anyone meddling in this even if you are her best friend'.

Will nodded which Kit took as a sign of understanding a non-verbal agreement being made between them. Will grinned from ear to ear as they both stared back on their phones.

As Ali walked back into the spare room she grabbed her phone to check her notifications. The most recent one read 'Kit.Connor mentioned you in a story'

Ali tapped the notification and Instagram instantly loaded, Kit's new story appearing first. It was a picture he must've taken at the gym when she wasn't paying attention. It was a selfie, Kit was pouting his lips and sweat was running down his face; Ali was in the background sitting on a machine with her back to the camera.

The caption read 'Being shown how real athletes train😉 @Ali.Tatex'

Ali smiled and chuckled to herself as she reposted Kit's story to her own story with a new caption '@Kit.Connor gonna need a bit more training to keep up with me hunny😏'

Ali threw her phone on the bed and started to get herself dressed. As they were only staying in tonight she decided on her grey joggers, a black crop top and a fluffy black pair of socks that she stole from Wills washing earlier on in the day. She threw her hair up in a messy bun and headed into the kitchen.

By the time everyone arrived Ali was already snuggled into the corner of the couch saying hi to everyone as they walked in, not wanting to move in case anyone stole her space. Pretty much all of the cast were here; Joe, Bash, Tobie, Yas, Kizzy, Corrina, Rhea, all huddled into Wills living room; Ali was squeezed between Will and Joe on the three-seater couch. Kit was sat on the floor in front of them with Bash next to him, everyone was having separate conversations until they heard the doorbell go meaning the pizzas had arrived. Will jumped up leaving Ali with a spare seat next to her. Kit jumped up and sat right next to Ali

'Hey I was sitting there!' Will shouted as he walked back in with 5 giant pizza boxes

'Sorry mate, you know the rules, on your feet you lose your seat' Kit said throwing a wink at Will. Will wasn't going to argue with him knowing the feeling that he had for Ali, he settled with sitting on the floor next to Bash as long as Ali stroked his hair. She did, out of instinct, running her fingers through his long hair; Kit stared at this, hoping that one day she would show him this kind of affection but at this moment in time he would settle for just sitting next to her with their thighs slightly pressing against each other.