Car Show? (Do Tell)

Chapter 6: Fitz Finally Gets A Clue

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"So, this guy you're interested in, what's he like" Fitz asked, nervously

Mack smiled as they began to walk in no particular direction, just wandering. He slipped him arm around Fitz's shoulders again, they just seemed to fit together so perfectly like that

"Well, he is really cute; I've been driving my friends crazy talking about him. He has really beautiful blue eyes and a wonderful smile. When he gets really excited about something his eyes look even brighter. His face is just so expressive, you know? Like you can see every emotion he has going across his face, he seems so open and honest. He has really curly, really soft looking hair that just seems to be a mix of blonde, brown and even a bit of red in the right light. He is a bit short, but you just kind of don't notice it because he just seems to take up so much space; he just has so much personality"

Fitz's hope was falling fast, the guy seemed too good; he couldn't compete with someone like that.

"He'll get rambling on a subject and he just can't seem to stop; seemingly talking too fast for even him to keep up with it. And he gets SO excited about the funniest little things. Going on random explanations on things and their histories. I can't even figure out how he gets to some of the subjects, but it's so entertaining, I don't really mind"

Wait, this was sounding a bit familiar

"And he is the smartest person I've ever met; genius doesn't even begin to describe it he seems to know everything! And he knows the most random facts about the most random things, and will just start randomly lecturing about things. Somehow, though, it doesn't really come out as condescending or anything like that; he's not showing off or trying to impress people. He just seems so excited by everything that he just can't help sharing. It is so endearing, I really haven't been able to stop thinking about him for the last two weeks"

Mack moved his hand down from where it was resting on Fitz's arm, down to his hand interlacing their fingers, still walking slowly

"The only thing is, man, guy is an actual genius, but he just doesn't seem to be able to take a hint!" he laughed a bit

"Wh-what do you mean" Fitz asked, cautiously,

"Well, like I really thought he was interested too when we first met, he really seemed to be. He was stuttering and blushing and it was just about the cutest thing I've ever seen"

"It was?" Fitz asked, eyes wide

"Yeah, it was, he was just so animated and so full of energy, it was just delightful. I even did the really cheesy thing where you write your number on their hand, like how much more obvious could it be?"

"Well, uh, maybe he just really didn't want to read too much into it?"

"You think? I really thought I'd been pretty obvious; I flirted constantly, shamelessly, My friends thought it was hilarious"

"Well, I mean, some people are just like that, you know. And sometimes you could misinterpret things like that and it's just part of someone's personality and then you end up messing everything up."

Mack nodded thoughtfully, and squeezed his hand a bit

"Mmm, I guess I get that. That's never really been me though, I don't really do the whole flirting/pick up lines kind of thing"

"Y-yo- you don't" Fitz asked, shocked

Mack shook his head

"No, not at all. I usually just let things happen naturally, try not to push and see where it goes. But, man, I met this guy and;

He stopped walking tugging at their joined hands to turn Fitz a bit so they were facing each other

"it just kind of threw me for a loop"

He reached up with his other hand and brushed a bit of Fitz's hair behind his ear and letting it rest on his cheek

"You know?" he said softly

"Yeah, I, uh, I know the feeling" Fitz answered

Then he put his hand, nervously, on Mack's shoulder, leaned up on his tip toes, and kissed him

Mack froze for a second, then began to kiss him back, softly, running his hands through Fitz's hair, which, he realized, was even softer than he had imagined.

He pulled Fitz closer, letting go of his hand and winding his arm around his waist, holding on tight.

They finally parted when they needed air, both breathless. But still staying barely a hairsbreadth away

Fitz pulled him close for a moment, and they just stood for a moment, trying to get their bearings

"Wow" Fitz said, softly

Mack gave a bit of a laugh and nodded

"Yeah, wow" he said gently

He slid his hand down Fitz's arm again, intertwining their fingers; he brought their joined hands up to his lips and pressed a soft kiss to Fitz's hand.

"Come on, let's go find our friends" he said warmly, leading them both back out into the more crowded area of the fairgrounds, Mack's arm still around his waist, Fitz's head leaning against his shoulder

What an Amazing day

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