a/n: so uhh imma do a huge ass timeskip bc i wanna get straight to where i wanted to get to with the story which is AFTER having dinner w the buckets
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Finally, it was all said and done. Charlie had won the factory after all of the chaos that happened before hand, the only friendship he managed to maintain with out of the children was Violet. Turns out she had no ill intentions with the factory, and that she was just very competitive in nature.
The Bucket's house was moved into the meadow the factory, and it sat in there like how the cottage in Snow White appeared to be. Not only did they move in, but so did Reese.
Willy had made sure that his childhood friend received a room next to his. He didn't want her to feel unwanted or unsafe, and he thought that would be a valid reason to have her room next to his.
During the dinner Willy had snuck glances (and stares) towards Reese, who had been happily conversing and eating (mostly eating) throughout the entire thing. The parents of Charlie just looked at each other and smiled, knowing very well what was going on.
"Dinner was great." Reese looked over at Willy as they walked alongside each other to their rooms.
"What? Oh, yeah, it was." Was all he had said back to her. The rest of the walk was completely comfortable silence.
It's been so long since they've been in each other's presence, and the silence had become one of the things that they didn't mind. As long as they were walking together, they didn't mind. The one thing was that Reese unconsciously held Willy's gloved hand. He gasped.
"What's wrong?" She furrowed her brows, hearing his gasp and immediately becoming concerned.
"Nothing. ." He lied, there was totally something wrong with him, he thought. He didn't feel how he would feel towards other people. He felt different, and he didn't like it exactly. But, oh how he loved her warm hand holding his cold one.
When they had gotten to the room, Reese had disconnected her hands from his, earning and disappointed sigh and frown coming from her. "Wait, Peanut."
Just as she was about to open the door, she turned towards him, "Yeah, Willy?"
He wanted to say something, but it was hard for him to not stutter or get tongue tied with his own words. He cleared his throat, "I hope you get a good nights rest."
She smiled, and that melted his cold heart. "Thank you. Believe me, though, I'll get a good nights rest after I take these god forsaken heels off." She opened her door, and soon walked inside of it. "Goodnight!" The door shut soon after.
"Goodnight!" He called back, smiling a bit to himself and opening his own door.
If he could do something for her, and tell her about his feelings, it would take a whole load off of his back. He loved this woman from a young age, and now she had come back to him like an upgraded version of her childhood.
He entered the room, throwing his hat and coat onto the coat hanger. He slipped into his own night gear and laid down on his bed on his back. He stared at the ceiling.
Develop a special candy for her. Make it peanut flavoured or something!
