Late Night at Bunker 9 (Leo Valdez X Fem Reader!)

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I laid comfortably in a hammock with my ear buds in. My favorite song was playing loudly into my ears as I read my favorite book. The loud music was to keep out the very loud machinery happening around me. Leo had decided to wake up in the middle of the night to make phones that don't attract monsters for us demigods, but honestly I'd rather sleep than watch him make phones.

I almost denied his request to join him, but the way he smiled from his excitement made it too hard to resist. So here I was, trying not to fall asleep as Leo worked away.

I turn to my left and see Leo working intently at his worktable. His lips were pressed tightly as he concentrated, adding tiny screws and other things I couldn't identify to a small rectangular box. 

"Are you almost done?" I half asked, half whined. 

"It's only been like two hours," Leo responded, still not taking his eyes of his work. "Something like this won't be done that fast." 

"How long do you think it will take?" I asked, removing my earbuds and closing my book.

Leo looked up, thinking. "Probably like... another 22 hours?" 

"What?" I shouted, surprised. I sit up, nearly falling out of the hammock. "Dude, can't you do this after a good night sleep? Please? I'm so tiredddd!" 

"Fine, you can go to sleep," Leo said, turning back to his phone. 

"But Leo," I said, walking to him and leaning on his back, wrapping my arms around his neck. He still didn't look back. "I was hoping we could, like, cuddle?"

"Y/N, I'm really busy," Leo answered. "Maybe when I'm done?" 

I groaned. "C'monnn! Please?"

"I can'ttttt!" Leo whined back, mocking me. I grab his hands and remove the items he was holding. I intertwine my fingers with his and spin him around his chair. Pulling him up, I bring him to the hammock. He's smiling and closing his eyes, leaning his back and bringing no effort to follow me. "Y/NNNN, let me get back to workkk!" 

"Nope!" I said, popping the 'p'. I pull him into the hammock with me and he lays on me, his head in the crook of my neck. It seems like he gave in cause he wraps his arms around me and removes his shoes, allowing them to fall with a small 'thump' on the ground. I rub his back and play with his hair. "See. This isn't better than working, is it?" 

"Oh the power you hold over me," Leo whispered, laughing slightly. 

"I work magic, don't I?" I smirked. Leo giggled. 

"Are you sure you didn't give me a love potion or something?" Leo asked skeptically. 

"Well, how else was a girl like me gonna get with a guy like you?" I whispered. 

Leo was silent for a little bit, thinking. "What's that supposed to mean?"

"I'm way out of your league, Leo," I replied, surprised. Obviously he knew that. Right? "You saved pretty the world, you're part of the Big Seven, you are incredibly smart, and you're so talented. Not only that, but you are incredibly attractive." 

Leo remained silent after my statement. He seemed to need lots of time to process my words because for nearly twenty minutes we laid there, warm despite the cold winter breeze that knocked on the door, and comfortable in each others embrace. 

"That's really weird," he commented finally. "When I met you, I instantly fell in love. You looked incredibly beautiful. Everything about you made me trip over nothing. After getting to know you more, my situation only got worse. The way you care, the way you love. The way you hide in your hands when your nervous. The silly way you pour syrup on your waffles and pancakes. That dangerous look on your face when you're sparring. The way you move at the speed of light when you hear someone play your favorite show." Leo stopped. He got up and switched positions with me. I was now laying on top of him as he brushed his hands threw my hair. "The way you don't take anything from anyone, no matter their position. I'm the one out of your league. I may be smart, I may be part of the Big Seven, but that's about it. Other than that, under all that, I'm just a repair boy who can't sit still." 

I feel tears brim my eyes. I've never been very confident. I've never thought of myself as anything special. Just a girl that can't get my head out of the clouds. But here he was, Leo Valdez, telling me everything I never thought I'd hear. 

"I love you, Valdez," I whispered, holding him tighter. I could hear his heart beat speeding up. It was nearly as if I could feel it beating through his chest. 

He took a quick breath. "I... I love you too." 

He pulled me off of him and sat up. He then brought both of his hands on my cheek and looked at me in the eyes, his smile big and bright. "I love you too." 

I smiled and then, we kissed. It was a long, passionate kiss. Full of love. It wasn't inappropriate, or the nasty kisses you see on T.V. It was a genuine, loving kiss. 

And I wouldn't trade it for anything else in the world. 

Maybe this late night at Bunker 9 wasn't such a bad idea after all. 

(Not me making this chapter during class and nearly crying because I'm a total genius for making this.) 

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