WILL POV-
——10:48 PM——
The pair stand outside the Wheeler household finishing the dinner date, Will brightly smiled; watching Karen stand in the doorframe, Holly in hand. Both waving with one hand. Mike wrapped an arm around Will, awkwardly closing the gap between the two
"Uhh what are you doing?" Will furrowed his eyebrows
"I'm making us look like a couple" Mike whispered into his ears; Will rolled his eyes, they turned around to face Karen seeing her watch the pair. Mike directed him to his car opening the door outstretching an arm to let him in. Will slipped in looking out the window of the car, buckling his seatbelt. Seeing Mike sat in the driving seat adjusting the rear-view mirror, running a hand through his raven hair Will watched him intently taking in the details of his face as he turned the key into the ignition he reversed his car, allowing himself onto the flat road, the pair sat in silence
"Your family is nice" Will smiled, breaking the quiet that enveloped them
"You don't have to lie" Mike mocked
"I mean it" Will giggled
"Can I ask you something?" he continued, shuffling in his seat turning his attention toward Mike not even waiting for the him to nod
"Why exactly don't you actually date anyone? I'm sure girls and even guys would foam at the mouth for you" He added
"Is that supposed to be a compliment?" Mike raised an eyebrow
"Take it how you want" Will joked
"And to answer your question; I guess it's just because it takes up too much valuable time, it's too much of a commitment for something that might not work out and I'm a very busy man" Mike tightened his grip on the steering wheel
"So, then what are you planning on doing with me then? Isn't this fake dating also wasting your time?" Will reasoned
"This is different" Mike said
"Different how?" Will threw his hand in the air
"It just is" Mike spoke
"And besides it's not like I even like any of the people my parents set me up with" He mentioned
"Why? are they that bad?" Will replied
"Worse than you" Mike mentioned
"Don't push your luck Wheeler" the boy rolled his eyes
"But what I was saying before is why don't you do it for real?" Will tilted his head
"Do what?" Mike questioned
"Date someone for real, someone you actually want to be with. I know you might think that it would waste your time right now, but in the long term it will be more efficient for you. And plus, you might be able to get married like your mum wants you too" Will blurted
"Married?" Mike questioned, furrowing his brows
"Yeah, and besides dating me kind of ensures that you won't meet someone else, so if you think about it this might be a bigger waste of time for the future" Will softly explained
YOU ARE READING
𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐣𝐞𝐜𝐭 𝐏𝐥𝐚𝐲𝐝𝐚𝐭𝐞; Byler ✔️
Fanfiction⋆｡°✩˗To get his parents get off his case, Mike Wheeler begrudgingly agrees to go on a blind date; already planning to tie the knot with whoever he meets to avoid the endless barrage of future suitors ⋆｡°✩˗ On the other side of town, El Hopper enlis...
