Like you strawberry......

Simon's P. O. V

"not since I've met you"

I felt my breath hitch at his words? Does he mean what he's saying? I can feel my face flushed to the point where it must be clearly visible now.

"huh?" was all I could force out.

"strawberry, I think I like you"

And that was the end of my life.

Just kidding.

My heart beat fast repeatedly and I was scared he would hear it. I could feel my hands get sweaty.

Eric sat beside me on the bed waiting for an answer as I panicked and had a heart attack.

"i-

"uh-

"um-

"it's okay, you don't have to say anything Simon" he said his smile faltering a little and I felt a pinch at my heart.

"n-no"

"i-mean yes"

Eric raised an eyebrow as I tried to answer him.

"breathe, strawberry. It's okay" he said placing his hands on my shoulders which seemed to calm me down a bit.

"i- like you too?" I managed to blurt out and eric almost pounced upon me as he hugged me making me fall back.

I could feel his warm body and the heavenly feeling of him embracing me as he suffocated me with the hug.

I felt like I would collapse anytime if all the physical contact in here continued for a bit longer.

"um- eric. Let go please" I managed to say and he pulled back muttering a sheepish sorry.

"I'm so sorry but THANK YOU STRAWBERRY IM SO HAPPY. I MAKE SURE YOU STAY HAPPY AS LONG AS YOU'RE WITH ME-

I think my body changed all the shades of red as he kept yelling how he was happy and how he wanted to make me happy.

"e-eric"

"OH GOD I'M SO THANKFUL OH GOD-

"eric"

"THIS IS SUCH A GOOD DAY-

"eric!"

"y-yes?"

"p-please calm down"

I couldn't believe that he was so happy. Because it was supposed to be the other way around.

I mean, of course, I am happy, but only Stefy is going to witness the mental breakdown.

"Yeah. Sorry I got too excited." He said before putting his arm behind me.

His arm was so close to my butt that I could feel the warmth radiating from it.

I sat straight as I leaned a bit closer to him. Even though I didn't have the guts to do it. I want to try something before I regret sitting like a potato after my crush confessed to me.

"um, eric?" I asked as I moved a bit closer to him.

"yes, strawberry?" he asked locking eyes with me and I gulped at the close proximity.

"can we kiss?" I asked as he looked surprised.

ERIC'S P. O. V

"can we kiss?" he asked his voice barely above a whisper and I nodded leaning closer to him.

He looked a bit hesitant so I smiled at him as if giving encouragement and he placed his hand on top of mine.

He leaned back and I felt a bit disappointed before he held my hand and looked up to me pouting.

"I'm not a pro at this, so don't make fun of me okay?" he said his eyes innocent and I wanted to push him on the bed and hug the hell out of him.

"Okay, strawberry. I won't" I said caressing his hand as he nodded and leaned in again.

I closed my eyes to let him kiss me the way he wanted to. A few seconds passed and I could hear his deep breaths before feeling a soft pair of lips on mine.

His lips were soft and gentle as he placed them on my lips for a few seconds. It was like he was scared he'd do something wrong. He placed his hand on my shoulder before deepening the kiss and taking my lips with his. The kiss was soft and gentle. He was a bit shaky but it was adorable how he wanted to kiss me in his own way.

He pulled back after a few seconds not retrieving his hand from mine and I felt my heart melt at the action.

Is there an end to his cuteness?

He looked flushed as he looked at our intertwined hands before looking up to meet my eyes.

"That was the best kiss of my life strawberry," I said and he smiled shyly before hiding his face in my neck.

I could feel his heartbeat as his ears turned red and his grip on my hand tightened. I've never seen someone this shy before.

"you okay there, strawberry?" I asked as he pulled back and nodded laughing a bit.

"yeah"

God. His giggles are going to be the official death of me.

Simon's P. O. V

"and then I thought you know adding coca-cola in ice cream might not be that bad.."

We were currently sitting side by side on the floor leaning our backs to the bed. Eric sat close to me as he told me about the rebellious things he has done in his life.

"r-really? How did that taste?" I asked genuinely curious and he smiled creepily telling me it was amazing.

"it tasted amazing strawberry, you should try It sometime"

"o-okay"

Never.

"What are the rebellious things you have done strawberry?"

"I don't know... I c-can't think of anything really"

"so you're a goody-good boy huh"

"actually t-there was this one time.."

"yeah?"

"I- nevermind it's embarrassing"

" aww come on strawberrrryyyy I told you mine. Now it's your turn" he said whining like a baby.

" o-okay. There w-was this girl w-who said she liked me. She confessed to me and I didn't-t know h-how to react. E-even though I knew I was gay I went on a date with her and d-dated her for a week because I d-didn't have the h-heart to reject her"

"that is the most adorable rebellious thing I've ever heard someone done strawberry," he said chuckling.

"so what happened then, she found out?"

"y-yeah. She f-found out because I w-would be awkward a-around her w-when we were alone."

"was she mad when she found out?'

"n-no s-she laughed it away telling me I was c-cute"

"I f-felt very bad and apologized to her every day. I feel sorry to this day"

"that's so cute and funny at the same time strawberry. Lucky her though. At least she got to date you for a week."

"n-not that lucky"

ERIC'S P. O. V

"n-not that lucky"

Even the rebellious thing he did was cute to me. I can imagine him smiling awkwardly throughout the dates with the girl.

I wanted to ask him out on a proper date this time. As I was about to open my mouth the doorbell rang signaling the arrival of my mom and sister.

Simon looked anxious as he heard the door open and close. "honey, I'm home" my mom yelled and I ran downstairs Simon following behind slowly.

"Hey mom, this is my friend Simon" I introduced him and he greeted her politely.

"hello. Mrs. Maloney"

"Hello and please call me Grace," she said making Simon relax a bit.

"and this is my little sister Mayah," I said pointing to my little sister who was digging through the bags looking too excited with the Christmas shopping.

"h-hello," he said and Mayah smiled waving at him.

"Hi, I'm Maya"

"Is this the dance teacher you were talking about?" my mom questioned and I nodded looking at Simon who looked like he hasn't breathed for the last 5 minutes.

I placed my hand on his back as if to comfort him and tell him that it was okay. He finally released the breath he was holding in and smiled at my mom.

"oh, you're friend is lovely, honey. Why don't you go upstairs and I'll make you guys something to eat" mom suggested and I wanted to hug my mom for this.

"a-actually I was just a-about to leave Mrs- um grace. M-maybe some other time" Simon said much to my disappointment and grabbed my hand dragging me outside.

"I- I'm sorry I'm just not good at making conversations." He apologized making me chuckle and pinch his cheeks.

"it's okay strawberry. I understand you" I said and he blushed red pushing my hands off.

"um- c-can we go home please?" he asked like the sweetheart he is and I couldn't refuse him.

The rain had calmed down a bit but the drizzling hadn't stopped. We walked to the car and got inside Simon rubbing his hands and blowing warm air into them.

He looked like a kid when he did that.

We drove past the neighborhood until we arrived at his house and got inside as he removed his shoes and put them aside neatly.

I did the same and followed him to the living room as he made me sit on the sofa and went into the kitchen leaving me alone.

He came back holding a cup and gave it to me as he sat beside me.

"it's hot chocolate. Have it" he said and I smiled kissing his cheek as he blushed red and buried his face to the back of the sofa telling me to stop.

" I took a sip of the warm drink he gave me which helped the cold and I patted his shoulder offering him the cup.

"want some?" I asked and he shook his head no as a stubborn kid would.

"no," he said and turned to face me sitting criss-cross with his side leaning on the sofa as he looked at me.

"you know, I wanted you to stay," I said and he looked down playing with the hem of his jumper.

"y-yeah. I- I just- sorry." He said giving up and pouting.

"I panicked when I saw your mom," he said in a small voice and I ruffled his hair making him glare at me and fix his hair.

*stop being so cute or I'll arrest you*

"y-you can stay here though," he said and I raised my eyebrow.

"really?" I asked and he nodded innocently.

"I can stay here for as long as I want?" I asked and he nodded again.

"We could do anything then? I asked and it took a few moments for him to realize what I was hinting at and he shook his head in a hurry.

"n-noo, that's not what I meant!" he said with wide eyes and all I could do was witness his panic which looked entertaining, to be honest.

"kidding, strawberry"

"y-you j-joke around a lot," he said putting his head on his knees and looking at me.

"Sorry, can't help it. I said mimicking his position as I was facing him too.

"come here, strawberry," I said after a moment of silence and Simon blushed a little before slowly moving forward. I pulled him into a hug as he came closer and placed my head on his.

Hugging Simon felt very peaceful. He hugged me back as he placed his head on my shoulder. I could feel his warm breath on my neck and I wanted to kiss him as I kept holding him.

"go on a date with me strawberry," I said and he pulled back looking surprised.

"w-what?"

"please go on a date with me, strawberry," I said and he almost flinched?

"d-date?" "l-like a real date?" he squeaked and I nodded.

"yes. A date" I said and he yelled out a yes.

"YES!!!"

"YES?"

"YES!!!!!!"

"OKAY THEN STRAWBERY WE'RE GOING ON A DATE"

"YES" he yelled again and I felt happy at his enthusiasm.

"can I kiss you, please?" I asked and he nodded excitedly.

I pulled him closer and pressed my lips to his as he placed his hand on the back of my neck. The kiss was a bit passionate as I wanted to devour the taste of his lips which tasted like strawberries. He kissed back as I pulled him into my lap and deepened the kiss. I bit his lower lip and he opened his mouth allowing me to explore his mouth with my tongue. He pulled me closer as he kissed back and let out a moan which made my hormones go crazy. He pulled back in surprise with his eyes wide as if not believing he had made that sound (which was fucking hot by the way) as he backed up fixing his hair.

I cleared my throat as he looked at me only to look down as he looked flushed from head to toe.

"i- I'm sorry," I said and he stayed silent before nodding.

"I'll come to pick you up in the evening. Be ready by 7" I said and he nodded snapping out of the earlier scenario and smiling a little at me.

"y-yeah," he said in a small voice.

"I'll go now," I said as he got up and followed me to the door.

"e-eric wait," he said grabbing the back of my sweater.

Why does every action he does have to be so cute?

"yeah, strawberry?" I said turning around and he held my hand before leaning up on his tiptoes making me bend down to his height.

He bought his hand to my cheek as he pressed his lips to mine for a few seconds before letting go.

"I'll be ready by 7. See you soon" he said shyly and I kissed his forehead before saying bye and heading to the car.

As I drove, I felt like I haven't been this content before. Simon makes me happy.