Lunch Break | A Gareth Emerson x Read Fanfiction

When I Wake Up 2 (5)

"Thanks, Gareth," you told him while smiling. "No problem dude," he said while flopping down beside you. "Before I get too boring for you, do you want to watch a movie or TV show," he asked you. "Okay, first of all, you'll never bore me, second of all yes!" "Well, if you don't tell me what you wanna watch we can't watch it!" The two of you laughed at his comment. Once you and he calmed down, you told him what you wanted to watch.

Gareth turned on what you requested him to. After he did so, the two of you sat in a comfortable science for the majority of what you were watching.

That was until something popped into your mind.

"Hey, Gareth." "Yeah?" "I have a question for you." The second those words left your mouth, he became extremely pale. Now the both of you were nervous. "Last night, you said that you loved me." "What? No, I didn't." "You did." "I. Did. Not." He was staring at you intensely.

If he wouldn't admit it, you would have to make him. Though you were sick and didn't want him to get sick either, you scooted as close as you could to him. Your face felt as hot as the sun, but you tried your best to ignore it.

Making hard eye contact, you said to him, "I know what you said." He stumbled over his words, "You... You're remembering wrong. I didn't say that!" "Really," you asked him. You caressed his face with your thumb, "Just say it. Admit you said it." "Okay! I said it, I said that I love you." He mumbled the last few words, but at least he said it. You crawled back to where you sat before getting him to admit what he said.

"I'm sorry if I made you uncomfortable, or upset, or anything else! I just thought that you would forget since you were so tired-" "I feel the same way," you said while staring down at your blanket-covered legs. His curly hair shook as he turned his head in surprise. "Really?" "Yeah."

It was silent for a while.

"That makes me happy to hear," he informed you as the two of you made eye contact. You didn't know what words to use to express yourself, instead, you just embraced him in your arms. "Woah there, you don't wanna squeeze me to death do you," he asked as he hugged back. You gasped dramatically while releasing him. "Kill you? I could never!" Another laugh came from both of you. You took a second to look at his adorable smile, his light, fluffy hair, and his face, sprinkled with freckles. This was absolute bliss.

As you turned back to watch whatever the two of you had been watching, you felt something around you. It was Gareth gently wrapping everything he could around you. "Are you okay with this," he asked nervously. "I'm more than okay with it," you said while giving him a warm smile. "Alright," he mumbled. He laid his head against your shoulder and lightly nuzzled you.

A while later, what you two were watching ended, but you had fallen asleep. Gareth changed the TV to something else and turned the volume down so it wouldn't wake you up. He smiled at your sleeping figure taking in every little detail he loved about you.

After a bit of thinking, he kissed your forehead as gently as he could. He promised himself he wouldn't fall asleep just in case anything was to happen to you. He loved you more than anything. Though earlier he was nervous about admitting his love to you, he was glad you made him do so. If not, he wouldn't have known how much you two care about each other.

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A/N: OML YOU TWO ARE SO SO CUTE! ONCE YOURE NOT SICK ANYMORE YOU GUYS NEED TO GO ON A DATEEEE!!! <3333333