Can't Stop Me From Loving You // Mullette

The Job Interview

HERCULES' POV

Shoot. I had thought he was asleep. I had just called him mon amour. Shoot shoot shoot shoot.

I rushed back out to the living room. John was still awake, watching slime videos on Instagram.

"John, I just messed up really bad. Really bad." I stood next to the couch, nervously cracking my knuckles.

He sat up, more awake. "What did you do? Did you yell at him? Did you kiss him?" He had easily caught onto the fact that I liked Laff without me even having to tell him.

"No, no. But I called him mon amour because I thought he was asleep but he wasn't" My heart was racing and I felt ever so slightly dizzy. "I've messed up everything between us. He's going to hate me! He's going to move out! Why, why did I have to say mon amour?" I put my hand on my forehead and sighed. I didn't want to cry in front of John, but tears were threatening to escape my eyes at any second.

John jumped to his feet and gave me a hug. "Dude, you're overreacting, I promise. Even if he does remember in the morning - which he might not since he was half asleep - you can just say you don't know French very well, and you had thought that meant best friend or something."

I swallowed, trying to get rid of the lump in my throat. "Y-Yeah, you're right..."

He patted me on the back. "Now go get some sleep."

"Where can I sleep?" I asked. 

He laughed quietly. "With Laff of course."

I shook my head.

THE NEXT MORNING 

I woke up and Laff wasn't cuddled up to me. I wondered why for a second, before remembering I had decided to sleep on the couch instead. I sat up and checked the time. It was 7:03 a.m. I decided to go wake up Laff, since he needed to be at the job interview by 8.

I walked quietly into his room, then paused before waking him. He looked so peaceful, so cute sleeping. Well, he always looked cute.

I shook his arm gently. "Wake up, Laff. We need to go home so you can get ready for your job interview."

He mumbled something I didn't understand then rolled over. "Lafffffff." I bent over and shook his arm again, making him sit up. I hadn't expected him to so quickly, so our faces were very close for a moment. I straightened up. (Ha)

"Good morning, Herc." He smiled at me sleepily and I returned it.

"We better get going." He nodded and we both quietly left. As we drove I handed him my phone so he could let Alex and John know where we'd gone. He was about to sit it back down when he noticed something.

"What is this?" He asked.

I glanced at my phone for a moment, then realized he was referring to my previous text conversation with them.

{{{TEXT CONVERSATION}}}

HerculesMulligan: guys I like him so much what am I going to do?

AlexTheHam: Write him a note, that way you don't have to tell him in person.

TurtleBoi: nah just tell him straight up -- also haha none of us are straight

HerculesMulligan: im not doing either one you both are no help

AlexTheHam: Sorry, Herc. It's been, like, three years since I've had to flirt and also I was trash at it in the first place.

TurtleBoi: just TELL him 

HerculesMulligan: gtg bye

~End of Conversation~

"Oh um..." I blushed. "There's this guy I like..."