Temporary (Georg Listing Fanfic)

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"Wait, he did what?" Georg laughed out loud, trying to understand what I had just told him. We both laughed so loud that the people that walked past us stared in confusion.

"He just fell through. I don't even know how but he did," I repeated to him trying to pronounce my words properly.

"Like did the floor sink in?" he questioned again. I nodded explaining to him that the ground had been developing mold and when Alan stepped on it when down. The image of watching Alan replayed in my head, making me laugh even louder. My stomach hurt from contracting so much retelling the story.

"And this was in public?" Georg took a sip of his water to try to calm down.

"Yes, everyone from the office was there. After that happened the others started calling him Sanklan," I snickered. Our laughter disturbed the neighborhood. No matter how hard we tried to contain ourselves we just couldn't. Tears form in my eyes causing my vision to blur.

"Poor Alan. You guys must have a lot of funny stories about each other," he commented. I nodded my head, indeed we did.

"This other time, we must have been in like fourth grade, and we had to perform a song with our choir. So Alan has a nice voice, and he was given a solo. Well, his solo comes and I guess he was really nervous cause his voice cracked badly. Like no lie it sounded like a toad," once again I could myself start to laugh at the memory. Georg shook his in disbelief that someone like Alan could have so much bad luck.

"Have you guys always been close?" he asked me.

"Mmm-hmm, growing up I kinda just had Alan. I'm really shy so it was hard to make friends. The few that I have are because of Alan so," I explained to him.

"People must misinterpret your closeness," his tone seemed off giving me a sense of where this was going. But he was right, people often mistook Alan and me as a couple even though we would make our friendship clear.  "Did you consider him as a potential boyfriend?"

"Not really. Our love for each other was very much like brother and sister. Even to this day, he acts like an older brother to me. Always treating me like a child and making sure that I'm doing the right thing," I said to him. "Why?"

"Just asking, cause you guys are always together. People might get the wrong idea," he took a sip of his drink. The look on his face was suggestive that his mode had changed. If you were to ask me it seemed like jealousy but it was unlikely since he had no reason to.

"Are you jealous because if you are you have no right to be," my tone was firm or at least I tried to make it seem so. His head moved up so quickly to face me. The cup in his hand was now placed down and the room fell silent.

"I have no right to be?" his question was a soft whisper but it was enough to make the hairs on my arms stand.

"We spend every night together. I've made you mine and you've made me yours, more times than I can count in less than a month. Yet you say I have no right," he asked. The tone of his voice demanding an answer from me and informed me that he anything but happy at my comment.

"But we made it clear that we weren't going to feel anything about our relationship. For fuck's sake, you have a girlfriend," I stood up from my seat, putting on my coat. His eyes followed my every move, not making any moves. He just sat there. Looking at him one more time, I walked away to go back to the bus. I tried to walk softly to hear if he was following behind but there was just silence. Which is why I was so surprised when I was pulled back and turned around.

"That hasn't stopped us from doing what we've done," he tried to make his case. But I wasn't having it at the moment.

"Yes you're right but it has stopped us from being honest with the boys. It's has stopped me from being honest with Alan. The more we spend time together the more suspicious they can get," I hoped that my words would make him realize the huge mistake we were committing.

"Who cares if the boys think something's up? " I looked at him in disbelief that he had the audacity to ask me that.

"Who cares?" I taunted. "You do, Georg. You were the one that made it a point when we agreed to this," I tried my best to compose myself so that I wouldn't make a scene.

"Yeah, but I didn't think I would -, " he stopped at my words. The air was filled with anticipation for him to finish his sentence but he never did. His eyes would stare at different place as if he was internally trying to figure out what to say.

"Didn't think what, Georg?" I waited to hear what kind of stupidity would leave his mouth.

"I didn't think I would actually get feelings for you," he said out loud. I felt my heart stop. My throat became dry within seconds. Did he actually say that or was I imagining it all?

"You mean it?" I searched his eyes to find something to would make me walk away in that moment but all I could find were reasons to stay.

"Yes, I mean it, Tana," with that he leaned over the table to for a kiss, instead of moving forward I moved back.

"But you said that this was just," I wasn't even able to finish what I wanted to say.

"I know but I really like you. And I want you to give me a chance. I'll talk to Diana and explain to her what happened. Just, just give me a chance," He begged. I looked away trying to make up my mind but before I could my face was turn to meet his green eyes. They held so much emotion which made me want to melt right then and there.

"I love you. I know we said that we weren't going to have feelings but I do," my heart jumped at the words that left Georg's mouth. I wanted to say it back but I was so in shock at the moment. Though I was sure that the smile that had developed on my face made it evident that I loved him too.