Today you were decorating your Nan's house with the help of your friend Jack. Well, you need someone to paint the ceiling right? Although DIY has never been your thing, being a 19 year old girl and all, you were glad to help out and even more glad that you'd get to spend a day with your best friend. See, you'd been best friends since you were 11... since the day that you bonded over the Year 7 photography project. Everyone has always thought that you two are perfect for each other - but you never saw it. Or did you?
"We got two colours Nanny," you held up the paint pots, "ivory and off-white?"
"They're exactly the same!" Jack laughed from the living room where he was having a cup of tea with your Papa.
"They're not!" you laughed back, "anyway which do you prefer. Ps, I quite enjoy ivory myself!"
"Ivory it is then, (Y/N) thank you for this," your Nan have you a hug.
"Anything for you Mrs (Y/LN)," Jack came in and put his muscular arm around your shoulder.
You got to work. Painting walls is not fun, but somehow Jack seemed to make everything a pleasure.
"Jack pass me th-" you turned your head around only to have a blob of paint on your nose. You gasped and smirked, "you really didn't not want to do that Jackson Frayn!"
"I'm not scared of you (Y/N)," he bit his lip.
All of a sudden you were engulfed in a paint fight, giggling and laughing away - not really paying attention to anything.
"You little bastard!"
"Don't you even dare!"
"Aaaaaah!"
"Get off!"
"You retard!"
That was all you heard, along with other profanities and hurling laughter. You slowed down a little.
"Oh how I love you (Y/N)," Jack smiled and embraced your shoulder. Woah there, did Jack just say he loved you?!
"What?" you whispered in shock, so faintly that it could barely be heard.
His expression turned more serious, "I'm in love with you."
All that you could do was smile until you finally said calmly, "I love you too, Jack."
You closed your eyes and he kissed you. Your best friend of 8 years kissed you. It was a weird sensation that you felt throughout your body, but you would not have had it any other way.
You and your best friend were in love. You and your, now, boyfriend were in love.
