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Chapter 11

"You wouldn't believe what just happened," Phil said as he set down your orders.

You gulped. While you believed that Phil would trust in your romantic decisions, Dan's comment made you wary. The last thing you wanted to do was fracture the friendship between the two best friends.

"Did you run into Buffy downstairs?" Dan asked. He moved your order to you and sniffed his order. "Smells of pumpkin spice latte perfection."

Phil paused to think about the comment. "No, but that would be amazing. Amazing that AmazingPhil met Buffy!" He chuckled at his own joke before moving on. "I ran into some fans downstairs and they asked me if you two were dating. How about that?"

Dan chuckled. "Pft, cooties totally still gross me out." He rolled his eyes as he sipped his drink.

You choked. Contents of your sip splatted onto a napkin.

"Is the idea that bad, Y/N?" Phil asked. He passed another napkin to you with a concerned look.

You took it and wiped your mouth. "No, just surprised. What do you think of it?" You mustered the courage to look into Phil's eyes.

He smiled at you. "I don't see anything wrong with it. It's just a ship."

Your phone buzzed at the arrival of a text message. It was a single winking emoji.

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"Phil, is this really necessary?" You asked as you waddled back and forth in a black winter padded jacket. The puffs caused by indentations on the jacket made you feel like a marshmallow. "I don't think Paris will be this cold."

He huffed and made a twirling motion with his finger. "You have to be prepared. It's colder in Europe than the States, you know."

You obeyed and turned in a circle. "I'm pretty sure it's the same. Plus I can't really move around in this." You made an attempt of moving your arms up and down. Your arms remained protruded from your body like stubby structures with multiple arm floaties.    

He paused. "Alright we can find a different jacket." He watched as you peeled off the puffy garment and hung it back on the rack. "How are you feeling about being out in public?"

You shrugged. "No one's approached me so far. I'm not a celebrity."

Phil puffed out his chest and brought his arm across it. His stature reminded you of a posed metal knight armor. "Maybe it's because you're out with tough guys like us."

You rolled your eyes. "Please, you two are the celebrities here."

"Speaking of Dan, where is he?" He swiveled around with a hand forming a visor-like shield above his eyes.

"Did he get another pumpkin spice latte?" You asked. You were too distracted by Phil's fluttering with jackets to notice his disappearance. Before you could further comment, Phil pulled off a black windbreaker from the rack. You stared at it, for once sparing his suggestion a second glance. "That looks nice actually." You tried it on and looked at yourself in the mirror. "I think I'm going to get this."

"Let me buy it," Phil interjected. He shushed you when you tried to protest. "It can be your early birthday present. It's next week when we're in Paris, right?"

You stuck your tongue out at him. "Thanks for remembering."

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After a quick ring up by the cashier, you and Phil walked out of the clothing store each with a shopping bag in hand. You walked with a swing in your arm with the bag, satisfied with the new garment. You hummed to yourself.

"Dan!" Phil called out.

You looked up to see Dan stepping out of the bookstore across the hall. He carried a bag from the store and had a subtle hint of guilt in his expression. You quirked an eyebrow.

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A/N: What do you think Dan had in the bag? ;)

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