Happily

c5- "date" three: hotel

They got to the hotel around 8pm and went straight to the room. They settled in and Steve noticed that Nat was staring at the ground and looked sad.
"Hey what's wrong?"
"Nothing"
"You can tell me"
"I know I just-"
Steve took Nat's hand in his.
"It's just what?"
"I think that you should move on from me. I know that you love me but I don't know if I feel the same. Like... I don't feel the urge to say the 3 stupid words. So please Steve find someone else"
"Nat listen to me... I have been in love with you for six years. I've had plenty of chances to leave but I never ever want to do. Plus if I ever met anyone else that I wouldn't be able to sleep with you, I don't want to. Just because you don't feel the urge to say those words doesn't mean that you don't love me. Maybe you have just loved me for so long that the love is just there but doesn't need to be said all the time... because... I don't care what people say when we're together, you know I want to be the one to hold you when you sleep, I just want it to be you and I forever. So no Nat I won't leave you, I will wait until you want to be with me even if that's forever"
Nat had started crying about halfway through him talking and he would wipe the tears away with his fingers.
"Steve isn't 6 years ago when the escalator thing happened?"
"I told you that uncomfortable wasn't exactly the word I would use"
"I do want to be with you, and I want to kiss your lips but I don't know when I will say those 3... not so stupid words"
"Fine by me. Can I kiss your lips now?"
"Obviously"
Steve leaned forward and kissed her, which led to Nat falling backward and them making out again.
They turned the tv on and got comfortable around 9:30pm. Steve was the big spoon with Nat cuddled very closely. His right arm was under her head which is left over her waist. Steve whispered in her ear, "I love you"
Nay pinched his arm, making him flinch a little and Nat laugh.
The movie they found to watched ended around 12:30am. Nat rolled over so she was facing him. She gave him a kiss (which was her new favorite thing now) on the lips which he returned with a kiss of his own. Steve pulled her in close and started rubbing her back, so she would fall asleep.
"Steve...." she was getting sleepy.
"What?"
"I.... love.. you....too"
Music to his ears. Nat had fallen asleep and so did he after hearing that. They never even ate dinner.