it's always gonna be her <3

seven

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a few hours later, soph and dylan had taken a shower and changed into clean clothes. soph put one of dylan's flannels over her underwear and bra. dylan pulled on boxers and an old t-shirt.

the two went downstairs and soph sat on the counter while dylan got water. the taller girl took a sip before putting the bottle down and standing in between her girlfriends legs.

soph loosely wrapped her arms around dylan's neck played with her hair. the two didn't speak but just looked at each other. they were both tired not only from the party but from the events that followed after.

dylan closed the distance between them and placed a soft kiss on sophs lips. dylan's hands went to her waist and gently squeezed.

the house was quiet. granted, it usually was seeing as though steve and dylan were the only ones there most of the time. the only thing you could hear in this moment was the trees rustling and the faint sound of a car pulling in down the road.

the couple made out for a few minutes before hearing someone coming down the stairs.

they turned to see nancy at the bottom of the steps in steve's sweatpants and hoodie which were definitely too big for her. the girl was holding her damp clothes to her chest.

"oh sorry, i didn't know anyone was up," she said shyly.

dylan ran a hand through her hair,"you're good nance, you okay?"

"yeah, i'm just gonna head home. i told barb she could go ahead so i'm gonna walk."

dylan stepped out of sophs hold,"at this time? you gotta be crazy wheeler. i'll give you a ride,"nancy opened her mouth to say something but dylan stopped her,"no, this isn't up for discussion, just let me go put on some pants."

while dylan was upstairs the two girls sat in the kitchen. it was quiet until soph spoke,"so, how are you and steve?"

nancy slowly nodded, not really sure how to answer,"um good, yeah we're good. what about you and dylan? i'm gonna be honest i've never see her this happy."

soph let out a small laugh and smiled,"we're good. i like her a lot. she's the only person that i've been with that genuinely cares you know?"

nancy nodded and gave the blonde a small smile. she always knew dylan was one of the good ones.

a few minutes later dylan came back into the kitchen, now in sweats and a hoodie,"you ready wheeler?"

"yep," nancy answered as she got up from her chair.

dylan walked over to soph to give her a quick kiss,"i'll be back soon."

"ok, i'll be in your room."

with that nancy and dylan walked out to the car. dylan opened the passenger door and nancy gasped not expecting the gesture,"oh, thank you." dylan just smiled.

the drive was short, maybe only ten minutes. for the first few minutes it was quiet. no conversation. no music. it wasn't uncomfortable but nancy couldn't hold it much longer.

"um thanks for having barb and i over."

she saw dylan smile as the older girl watched the road,"of course. you guys are welcome anytime. make sure you tell barb that."

nancy smiled even though dylan couldn't see,"i will."

for a second nancy looked at the girl.

the way she focused on the road.

the way she tapped her fingers on the wheel.

the way she drove with one hand on the wheel and her left arm resting on the door.

or the way she would switch and have her left hand on the wheel and the other resting on her thigh.

her jawline.

the veins in her hands.

her eyes.

"wheeler?"

nancy snapped out of her daze,"sorry, did you say something?"

dylan let out a small laugh,"yeah, i asked if the street was maple, i haven't been to your house in a while."

"oh yeah, still maple," nancy answered trying to hide the fact that she had just been staring at dylan.

once they turned onto the street nancy pointed out her house and dylan stopped in front of the house. she didn't turn off the car but got out and opened nancy's door once again.

they stood next to the car just looking at each other for a second.

before nancy could start staring again she spoke,"thanks for driving me home, i appreciate it."

dylan gave her a smile that nancy wishes she could take a picture of. it wasn't a big smile, it was small but made the girls heart melt,"of course wheeler, i'd do it anytime," nancy smiled back,"you should probably head inside, i don't want you getting in too much trouble. even though it's late, better late than never."

nancy nodded before start to walk towards the house. dylan leaned up against the car, waiting till nancy walked inside.

right before nancy got to the door she turned back to dylan,"thank you," she said again quietly with another smile.

dylan gave her another small smile and a stiff nod as the girl walked inside.

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finally some dancy (still working on a ship name please give ideas lol) for you all
i wanted to give them some pre-oh i have a crush on you time lol
also they needed a moment before they literally go out and risk their lives lmao