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OMG OKAY SO IK THIS ISNT A CHRISTMAS CHAPTER AND IM SO SORRY!! BUT HOPEFULLY I'LL HAVE A NEW YEARS CHAPTER! AGAIN IM SORRY! K BYE!!!!
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Ethan's POV
We were working away in the office. It was silent, the only thing you could here was keyboard keys being clicked and noise from the chairs. Everything felt productive, in a way. Chica layed down at my feet. snuggling against my shins. I smiled to myself, leaning down to pet her. I continued my work and finished quite early though. I turned my head to look at Belle. She was working hard, her eyes glued to the screen. I decided to go sit with her.

I got up, dragging my chair across the room. I put the chair beside her's and sat down. "Hey." I smiled as she returned it. "Hi." She laughed to herself, "Why are you here?" She asked, pulling up another video to work on. "I finished all my work, want me to help you?" She shrugged. "Sure." We soon started working together. She didn't need help though, she was amazing at editing. She even helped edit some of my old videos. She is amazing. I looked at her for a minute, I looked at her wanting to know what the hell was going through her mind. What she was thinking at that very moment. "Want to go grab a bite to eat afterwards?" I blabbered out.

"Sure, I'm almost done anyways." I smiled to myself. At least I got something out of being an idiot. After about half an hour, she was done. We got up and I put my chair back. She got everyone's attention. "Hey guys," everyone looked at her, "Eth and I are gonna' go to grab a bite to eat, you want anything?" Everyone said no and we made our way into my car. We got in and I started up the car. We looked at each other briefly and smiled. 'I love you, Belle... and you don't even know how much...'

Belle's POV
We got to this tiny café about ten minutes away. It was small but cozy. There was a wood burning fireplace with windows around it that had an amazing view of a forest. There was a sofa in front of the fireplace, which had a blanket on it and fairy lights all around. There were a few tables and chairs scattered across the room as well. It had a cabin feel to it. It was really Tumblr, but I didn't mind. Ethan went to go get some coffee and paninis while I reserved the sofa. I loved them even though I had a French background. Don't get me wrong, I love macarons and crêpes and all that, but paninis are amazing. I sat myself down as I stared out the window, enjoying the view. It was really an amazing view, trust me.

I felt the couch dip on the other end, "It's a really nice view huh?" I looked over and saw a male barista instead of Ethan. I looked around and saw Ethan waiting at the counter. "Yeah... it's really pretty." I said to the barista. He stuck out his hand, "I'm Joey, you are?" I shook his hand. "Belle."

"Wow, that's a beautiful name. I mean," he said, "it fits for such a beautiful girl." He smirked. I felt both flattered and uncomfortable. "Thanks." I said quietly as I tucked a strand of hair behind my ear. "So, where you from?" He tried to keep the conversation going even though we knew it wasn't going anywhere. "I'm from M-"

"Hey Babe! Sorry for the wait. Who's this?" Ethan interrupted at the perfect time. 'Thank God...' I smiled slightly and took the coffee and panini from Ethan. Joey felt so awkward he left as soon as he heard the word 'Babe'. Ethan sat down and looked at me. "Sorry I called you Babe, I just had to do something." I shook my head, taking a sip of my coffee. "It's okay. It sounded nice anyways." My cheeks heated up and his turned bright pink. I felt my heart beating out of my chest. "I... I just didn't know if I should 'cause we aren't dating." I locked eyes with him.

"Yet..."