What The Heck I Gotta Do To Be With You (Lin-Manuel Miranda x Reader)

Breadsticks & Margaritas

Neither of you moved. You could still feel his breath on your lips, the intense air between you, the longing that was so clearly there. His hands stayed on the sides on your face, and your fingers stayed tangled in his hair.

Slowly, Lin pulled away from you, stepping back and dropping his hands. "I, uh, we should, um, probably get back to the party."

Disappointment filled you as you were thrown back into reality. "Oh. Right."

You walked back through the doors together, your heart still beating loudly in your chest.

"Lin, Y/N."

You both turned and saw Pippa walking over. "Whoa, did you guys get hit by a windstorm or something?"

You suddenly realized how you both must look: messy hair, flushed cheeks, and crumpled clothes.

Lin's hand flew up to his hair, remembering that it had fallen out of its ponytail. To cover up the motion, he smoothed it back. "Something like that."

Pippa's smile wavered slightly, and she squinted her eyes at you. A small smirk grew on her face. "Must've been a pretty strong breeze for your ponytail to come out, Lin," she said slickly.

"I took it out," Lin said immediately, and you were impressed at his quick lie. "It felt a little tight."

"Right." She turned her dark eyes on you. "And it must be pretty cold for both of your faces to be red."

You felt your cheeks go a shade deeper. "It was," you responded as casually as possible. "Why are you interrogating us?"

"Because I feel like something happened between you two," she said, still looking back and forth between you and Lin. "And until I figure out exactly what, or you admit it, I'm keeping my eyes on you." She made the gesture that she'd be watching you, then squinted at you and walked backwards until she ran into Oak.

You let out a little breath. "Great."

Lin gave a nervous laugh. "Uh, I should go find Evy."

"Oh. Okay." You didn't try to keep the disappointment out of your voice.

His eyebrows lowered as he studied your face. He looked like he wanted to say something important, something about what had happened, but instead he just said, "I'll see you later," then walked away.

You stood there for a moment, trapped in a daze and in utter disbelief of what had just happened minutes ago. You had wanted it for so long, wanted it so badly that your chest hurt, and now it had finally happened. You knew it wouldn't change anything, that Lin and Evy would still get married and live a happy life and have adorable kids, but you knew you had needed to do it. You had needed it to happen. Once.

You wandered over to the edge of the room and leaned against the wall, letting your mind drift away.

Before you knew it, the party ended, and everyone began heading home.

You began walking towards the large doors, and Pippa joined you.

"Hey, wait for a second, Y/N."

You stopped and turned to her.

"Are you okay? You kind of spaced out for awhile there."

You paused. "Yeah. Being with a lot of people just drains me. I'm pretty tired."

She nodded. "Well, just know that you can always talk to me. Us sisters have to be there for each other."

You finally smiled. "Thanks, Pippa."

She smiled and wrapped you in a hug. After a moment, she pulled away and asked, "Are you ready to go?" You had gotten a cab to the party and asked if she could take you home, since she lived pretty close to you.