Icy - John Mulaney x OC

13 - Achievement Unlocked! Charlie Will Now: Die For You

After I had confessed to John, we talked (and kissed) for a while, but quickly settled in to watch Friends. I leaned on his shoulder and he put his arm around my waist. It was comfortable.

Laura opened the door loudly and we jumped apart.

I cleared my throat. "Hey, Laura." I said. "Did you get Chipotle?"

"Yeah," She said, dumping a takeout bag on my lap. "I tried to text you and ask what you wanted, but you didn't answer do if you don't like it it's not my fault."

"Oh, yeah." I said, digging into the bag. "Sorry. I guess we were invested in Monica's relationship problems."

"Ooh! Friends!" Laura said, flopping onto the other bed, burrito in hand.

John and I each chose burritos out of the bag she'd thrown at us, and settled in next to each other to watch the show. John took a bite, but I was still trying to get comfortable. I shifted from resting my chin on my knees to laying my head on his shoulder, and finally settled in a spot where I was sort of turned towards him, with my legs splayed across his, and my chin resting against his shoulder. I couldn't see the TV all that well, but it was fine. I took a deep breath. John smelled like a douchey Texas nightclub, but underneath I could faintly smell his cologne. I smiled to myself.

I stayed like that for a while before remembering the burrito in my hand. I took a big bite and grimaced. There was tomato in my burrito. 

John noticed. "What's wrong?" He whispered, so as not to disturb Laura, who was extremely invested in the episode.

"Nothing," I whispered back. "I just don't really like tomatoes."

"Me neither." John looked at his burrito, which didn't have tomatoes on it, then at me. "We could... share?"

I bit my lip. "We could."

We shared the burrito. It wasn't a big deal, we'd shared food before, but for some reason my heart was beating like crazy the whole time. Actually, I shouldn't act like I don't know the reason. I know why my heart was beating. Because the prettiest, funniest guy in the world was sitting next to me, and he was sharing his burrito with me, and he liked me.

I pressed a kiss to his jaw before quickly turning around to watch Friends. Laura hadn't noticed, thank god. I didn't really want to tell her right now, I was just content to watch Friends with John and her. John wrapped his arm around me, and we watched as Rachel and Joey went on a double date.

4 episodes later, I got up to go get a water bottle. John was fast asleep, so I got up slowly, trying not to wake him up. Laura, who was also getting up, took notice. She handed me a water bottle and waved me over to the corner of the room. 

"Charlie," She hissed at me. "This is getting ridiculous."

"What?" I asked, very tired and very confused.

"You're leading him on! You two were obviously flirting while we were watching Friends, and you- Why are you smiling like that? Charlie. Why are you smiling like that. Charlie! What happened!?"

"I may or may not have told him how I felt while you were out getting Chipotle." I said with a shit-eating grin on my face.

Laura gasped. "Charlie!!!! What!!!!"

I took a sip of my water. "Yeah." I said. "I told him how I felt, and then we made out."

She gaped at me.

"Okay, okay!" I said. "I told him how I felt, but he didn't say anything, so I gushed about him to his face, and then he called me dumb and kissed me and then we made out."

Laura smiled and clutched her heart. "That's beautiful." She said. "So you two are..."

I shrugged. "I don't know, we haven't talked about it. I mean, I want to be with him, but I don't know. I only told him I liked him a few hours ago, I don't want to rush things."

Laura smiled and nodded. "Okay. But don't take too long." She hugged me. "Oh, but, I have to use the bathroom so..." She left.

I smiled after her and went back to the bed I had been laying in. My spot was still warm. As I polled the blanket over me, John snuggled up next to me and kissed my cheek. 

I blushed. "You were awake?" I asked quietly.

"Mhmm." He mumbled.

"You heard-"

"Mhmm."

"Everything?" I asked.

John nodded. "Yeah," He said. "By the way, I want to be with you too, if that wasn't clear earlier."

I rolled over to face him so fast I got whiplash. "Really?"

He laughed quietly. "Oh my god, Charlie. We just talked about this." He said.

I blinked.

John snorted. "Yes, Charlie. I want to be with you. That's why I said yes to being your fake boyfriend, that's why I confessed my feelings to you weeks ago, and that's why I kissed you a few hours ago. I like you, Charlie." He took my hand and laced his fingers with mine. "I want to be with you."

I covered my cheek with my free hand, trying to stop from blushing again. "O-oh." I managed to get out. "Well, I want to be with you too."

John nodded. "I know." He said, leaning forward to kiss me. I happily obliged. "So... does this mean i'm your real boyfriend, not just your fake one?"

I smiled. "If you want."

"Obviously I do, or I wouldn't ask."

"I didn't realize you were asking, sorry." I said. "Let's start over."

"Charlie," John asked. "Will you be my boyfriend."

I sputtered. "Wait!" I said, hiding my face in my hands. "I wasn't ready!"

"Ohhh my god, you useless gay." John laughed. "I even warned you!"

"I know, sorry!" I said. "Let me ask, then."

John put his arm around my waist. "Okay, go." He said.

Okay. "John Edmund Mulaney, will you be my boyfriend?" I asked, my voice faltering a bit near the end because I started blushing again.

"Of course." He said, pulling me closer. Even in the dark, the redness of his face was unmistakable. I smiled and kissed him.

 Everything was good now, but of course, there was always my brother to mess things up.