All I Need [DreamNotFound]

7 - McDonald's

It was early morning when we got settled in the car. It was going to be forty-eight hours on the road. Something I hadn't really thought through. Two days with Dream. Alone. No escape if something went wrong. Sapnap wasn't here to take over if Dream was upset again. It was going to fall on me, I just hoped I was prepared.

"Music?" Dream asked softly. I nodded and he turned on some trending songs from Tiktok. Those types of songs that you knew the words to but had no idea the names. We both sung quietly as we drove on the empty road. I wanted to reach over and grab his hand to tell him that everything was fine. That his cousin would be okay. But I couldn't promise that.

"I'm really glad you're coming with, George. I really didn't know if I was going to be able to do this alone." He gave me a look and then turned back toward the road.

"I'm not sure if I'm the best companion. But I'll try, I'll be here for you as much as I can be." Dream nodded a weak nod. "I've never been good at this comforting thing. And being friends with you online, while being thousands of miles away I never really had to worry about it. But now, being here with you," I motioned my hands in odd ways. Not really sure of what I was doing myself. "I have to learn. And the past two days I have been learning. Just know I'm trying. And to be quite honest I don't know the boundaries. Which lines I can't cross." Dream grabbed my hand that was resting on the center council.

"You're my best friend. The boundaries should be pretty obvious. I've always been affectionate and I know that you're not like that. I know what you're comfortable with and what you're not. But for me? You don't really need to worry about that. If your crossing lines..." Dream chuckled "You'll be pretty sure you're crossing them," I scoffed and shook my head.

"If you're implying what I think you are. You are terrible." Dream laughed. Not one of those real laughs that make me feel giddy but it was close. He was getting there.

Dream made me feel happy, this overall light feeling when he looked at me when he hugged me. I wanted to return that, to make him feel the way I felt. That overwhelming hold he had on me, I wanted him to experience it too. I wanted to touch him, hold him, do those things that we did in my dream that night. But at the time I hadn't known what that feeling was. I tried to deny it, but every night I would imagine he was holding me. Every night I fell asleep to the thought of him. I told myself it was nothing, just my mind excited that I was here with him. My brain wanting to be more affectionate with him as a friend. I was wrong though. I was completely in love with him, I just hadn't known it yet.

I listened to the soft hum coming from Dream's lips as he sang softly to the music. I could listen to it for hours if I really wanted. Looking back, I probably should have taken that as a sign, that I wanted more. I needed more. But I couldn't at the time, that part of my heart I had blocked from myself. I tried to shut it out, that romantic aspect of my life was always on the back burner. Rarely touched, maybe every once in a while. Like when we would play spin the bottle with my friends. Or some girl would ask me to dance in high school. Wanting so desperately to be asked by someone else. I just didn't know who. Not a girl. That's not what I wanted. Not at all, but as I said before, I blocked that part of myself away from me. I never thought of it, but now it was starting to take hold of me. It was stronger, to the point where I couldn't block it out. I didn't want to. I wanted to accept it and make it a part of me. But I couldn't, maybe that's why I had denied it for so long. The fact that I was in love with my best friend was something that should be ignored. Something I shouldn't have wanted to pursue.

"George," Dream shook me awake. We were at some rest stop, I could hear the semis passing by. The world was around us, and despite the loud noises, I felt like it was just the two of us. "I'm taking a bathroom break, you coming in?" I did a little stretch and yawned, it was getting later now. That sucky part of the day was here, the sun was setting and it gave me a headache. I found it the worst, but it was a little better with Dream beside me. We walked inside the small building. Four different rooms, two men's bathrooms, and two women's. We both walked into separate bathrooms and did our business. I splashed a little water on my face and stared at the mirror. I looked terrible, I was tired and hungry and we had only been driving for a few hours. I hated road trips, I always had. I doubted, even with Dream, that this was going to be magical.

When I walked out of the bathroom Dream was waiting for me. "Hey, are you hungry?" He asked, as we walked out to the car.

"A little, you?" I asked.

"Starving. I vote we just go through McDonald's." My stomach did a flip, I couldn't tell if it was because I was hungry or dreading getting back in the car.

"Sounds good, are we going to stop for a little while tonight? I don't want you falling asleep behind the wheel..." Dream chuckled, putting on his seatbelt.

"We will. Too bad you can't take over, but SOMEONE doest have their license." I elbowed him and he let out a wheeze.

"Look I'm sorry, I never had a use for one." We drove down the highway. Until we saw signs with restaurants and different exits. We quickly pulled off onto an exit and pulled down to the McDonald's drive-through. Dream told the woman our orders and we pulled to the next window. We were back on the road right after that. They two of us sharing a twenty piece nugget and a large fry. "Ew what are you doing?" He asked, taking a quick look at me. The sun was set and the stars were beginning to take over the night sky.

"What?" I asked laughing, trying to figure out what the big deal was.

"Are dipping your nuggets into sweet and sour?" I chuckled.

"Yeah I am. It's better than barbeque."

"It is so not! You are like a different breed or something." He said, I shook my head. It was definately the other way around. I reached for a nother, slightly brushing his hand as he did the same. He didnt seem to think anything of it, he just waited for me to grab mine and then reached for his. I turned away from him, but could feel his burning stare as I looked out the window. I heard the song we were listening to turn off. "George, are you alright?" I turned to look back at him.

"Yeah, Im fine. I just hate long car rides. I just feel a little uneasy too." I waved him off, I didnt want him to worry.

"I'm sure crappy McDonald's food didnt help either. Sorry we have to eat crappy, I just want to get there as soon as possible."

"Dream it's fine. It's not like I need to be getting gourmet meals or something. Besides-" I cut myself off.

"What? Besides what?" Dream asked curiously.

"You're all I really need."

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