We walk to the estate agent hand in hand and as we are about to cross the road a small group of teenage girls start giggling and looking over at us. I start to feel self conscious even though they're probably fans but you never know for sure. Grant grips my hand tighter and we cross.
"Excuse me?" One of them says.
We stop and look at them. "Could we get your picture, we're huge fans!" They ask.
Grant and I look at each other and consider it. I smile at him to show I'm okay with it as long as he is.
"Yeah, sure." He says.
They get their cameras out and we take a self, one normal and one funny faced.
"Thank you so much! I don't wanna be awkward but I see the cheeky little hand hold and I just wanna say, we ship you SO much and if you're together, congratulations!" She says, super excited.
I laugh and so does grant. The thought that people are supportive of it is much more reassuring and I'm glad people are still shipping us because we're going no where.
"Yeah, we're together now, I'm glad you guys are happy about it. Keep spreading the love, it will help a lot!" Grant said, taking hold of my hand again.
"Of course, thank you!"
"Thank you," I say as we walk in the opposite direction to them and towards the estate agent.
"There you go, they love us. Nothing to worry about." Grant says with a smile.
We enter the building and are seen straight away.
We look at this really cute 2 bed place not far off from the studios. It has perfect location, a decent sized back yard and it's a beautiful looking new build that both Grant and I love. The rooms are huge and it's the perfect first home for a couple.
We book a day to have a look around it and then hopefully buy it.
Grant and I walk out the building hand in hand, and head back to my condo.
"So where do you wanna go tonight then?" He asks, sitting down on the sofa.
"Don't mind, you chose a restaurant." I say, plonking myself down next to him and throwing my legs over his. He puts his hands on my upper thigh which causes my heart to speed up.
"Baccus restaurant? I heard it's one of the most romantic ones in Vancouver on trip advisor?" He suggests.
The thought he actually was looking to make our first proper date romantic pleases me; I know he really is making an effort and definitely is okay and ready to face any possible hate with me.
I laugh.
"Aw babe you actually looked on trip advisor? That's so sweet." I say.
"Of course. I want it to be perfect," he says.
"I love you," I say, cupping his face in my hands.
"I love you too," he says, leaning in and kissing me.
"I better go get ready," I tell him.
"Yeah, sure. I'll get in the shower after you if that's okay?" He says.
I nod and go have a shower. I rummage through my closet in hope of finding something nice to wear. Eventually I chose the red velvet dress Iris wore in 3x09.
I do my makeup and leave my hair in its natural curls and walk into the living room. Grant just stares at me and freezes.
"What?" I say, blushing at his reaction.
He starts smiling, "Nothing, you look amazing," he says walking towards me, "and that dress..." he laughs, "brings back some good memories,"
I laugh, "oh right?"
He leans in and gives me a soft, tender Barry kiss. I pull away so I don't get carried away.
"You should go get ready," I tell him.
He nods and kisses me but I gain the self control to pull away.
He comes out of the bathroom with nothing but a towel around his waist. I realise I'm staring and quickly look away and try and act normal. He notices and chuckles then goes in my room to get dressed. He comes out wearing the same suit as Barry and Iris' first date.
"You look smart, Barry" I joke.
I stand up and grab my jacket, we walk out of my apartment linking arms and he drives us to the restaurant.
We go inside and it's definitely romantic. There's low lighting and it's candle lit on every table. Grant and I sit opposite each other and he stretches his leg out under the table so it's rubbing on mine. I look up at him and smirk and he smirks back.
We order our meals and joke about times we've had on and off set. "And There's that time when you went to walk into a wall and then you 'tripped' and fell on me," I say, laughing at the thought of how much of an idiot he looked.
"I have a confession..." he says laughing. "That wasn't an accident."
I laugh and so does he.
Our meals come and we finish and then once we've finished we take a walk out by the waterfront hand in hand. We catch some people snapping pictures of us but don't care anymore.
We get back to my condo and Zoë is all excited to see us. I kick off my heels and get out the wine.
"Thanks for tonight, Grant. It was really nice," I say, popping the cork.
"Of course. You deserve it. And I had fun too," he says.
We both sit on the sofa and I pour us both a glass. He flicks on the tv and puts his arm around me. I catch him just starring at me, like iris was in 3x04.
"What?" I say, raising an eyebrow, reversing the roles of that scene.
"Nothing, you're just... really beautiful," he tells me.
"Aww you too," I say laughing and blushing.
He puts down my glass and I'm aware things are about to get serious. He kisses me and his hand runs up my thigh. His lips are gently locked on mine still and I push him down and sit on him and then kiss him more. His hands go on the bare skin of my back. I take them and place them on my chest and he feels me. Just as I go to take his shirt off but then his phone buzzes. I sigh.
"It's okay leave it," He says caressing my arms.
I listen and carry on kissing him, our bodies on top of each other.
Then it buzzes again.
I sit up on him. "Grant hon you should get that it might be important," I tell him.
"It's fine, you're important,"
I chuckle.
"Answer your phone," I say.
He rolls his eyes and picks it up. He looks at it and sighs then moans in frustration.
"What's wrong?" I ask.
"Andrea, she's gotten pissy because she saw some pics of us at the waterfront."
"I thought you said she was okay with it?" I ask.
"She was. She says, 'when I said I'm happy for you that didn't mean you could go off with her straight away publicly, you've made me look like an idiot you prick,'"
What the hell? Since when was she so controlling?!
"Well she's with Tyler," I say.
"Oh my god..." he says, staring at his phone.
"What?" I ask.
"She's posted on her insta, '@ candicekp And @ grantgust deserve each other' with a sarcastic emoji?" He says.
"Well she's right. We deserve to be happy. Leave it." I tell him.
"Yeah you're right. I don't need her. All I need is you and Zoë, Nora and Jet," he says, smiling again.
"I love you," I tell him.
" I love you too," he tells me back.
I rest my head down on his chest and we watch tv until I end up falling asleep on him.
A.N: hey guys! Sorry this chapter isn't much, I'm starting to run out of ideas! I got some of this idea from @ allenxxwest on insta, y'all should go follow her, she's also the only reason I'm actually still writing this bc i literally don't know what to do with it but she wants more chapters and I'm a nice person so I'm trying my best to keep writing lol🤷♀️😂. Hope y'all liked it❤️
