★ -- 𝐰𝐞 𝐦𝐞𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐧𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭

𝐦𝐨𝐯𝐢𝐞 𝐧𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭.

"I-I'm okay here.. more space..for my legs to stretch out you know?.." he said trying to sound as if his mind wasn't in tangles from this whole night and situation.

"Oh... okay.." Natalie said leaning back again on the couch, with a frown.

Thomas reached over and turned the light off. he then started the movie.

Now, it was just Thomas , guyman and Natalie in a dark living room watching a movie they rented. Oh no.

Natalie began reaching for some of the popcorn and then popped some in her mouth as she watched.

Guy man next to her felt his heart pounding louder.. and louder. His hands were beginning to sweat. "Okay ill.. just tell her.. I like her.. and that I.. no I'll ask her out!.." his mind was racing with multiple scenarios that could play out when he confessed.

" what if she doesn't like me?.. what if I look bad?." As his thoughts raced, the only sound to comfort him was that of top gun on the tv.

Thomas next to guy man was trying to concentrate on the movie too,  but felt an urge inside of him, an obligation as guy man's best friend, to tell him that she wasn't interested in him before it was too late.

But he couldn't just pull him aside during the movie, not when Natalie was right here. And so...

Thomas swallowed his fear and subtly leaned over to guy man.

"Guy man.." he said quietly, his nervousness seeping through his voice.

Guy man, reluctantly pulling his eyes away from the tv screen looked to Thomas.

"What?." He said, trying to downplay his anxiousness about having to come clean about his emotions towards Natalie.

"I- I really have to tell you something.." thomas uttered.

"W-what is it?.." guy man said raising an eyebrow slightly.

"Natalie doesn't-"

Silence.

Natalie placed the remote back down on the coffee table after pausing the movie.

"Are you boys okay?" She said leaning forward to glance over at Thomas and guy man.

Thomas' eyes widened and then he exclaimed, turning away from guy man quickly.

"Yes! Yes.. I was just telling guy man about how-"

Guy man turned to Natalie.

"How much I wanted to tell you.. something." Guy man said, with an anxious smile.

"Noo! No.." thomas thought.

Thomas awkwardly nodded his head, then placing a hand on his chin. His chest felt heavy with guilt now.

"Tell me something?.." Natalie inquired, smiling a bit. She looked to Thomas, then fixing her hair. She then looked to guy man.

"Is it bad?." She asked.

"No!.. no. I mean.. it's .. good..?" Guy man said nodding his head a bit.

"Im - im just going to the bathroom quickly.. and I'll tell you when im back." Guy man said, picking himself up off the couch.

He then wiped his hands on his shirt and scurried over to the bathroom. He felt dizzy with nervousness and felt as if his heart was rising in his throat.

He locked himself in the bathroom, trying to prepare what he was going to say and fix his hair. He had to look alright.. and had to appear completely unfazed. But he couldn't when Natalie would be right there.. and.. she could reject him. Or worse!.. run out after he confessed.

"Come on.. guyman.. I know you can do this..." he said, staring at himself in the bathrooms mirror.

——— ☆

As Natalie watched guy man nervously scurry away like a hermit crab, thomas briefly covered his eyes and exhaled uneasily.

Natalie shifted next to Thomas.

"I do kind of have to tell you something before all of this.. you know.. before guy man tells me something."

Thomas lifted his guilt heavy head and faced Natalie. Oh no. This was it. This.. had to be it.

"I.. kind of um.." Natalie's cheeks slowly faded into a rosy colour and she nervously fiddled with her hands.

"Yes?.." Thomas said , forcing a clueless tone of voice.

He felt his heart rate quicken. He felt his breathing picking up. He couldn't handle the ridicule. She clearly had no idea that guy man liked her, and that Thomas didn't.

"I.. like someone." She said quietly.

Thomas was barely able to nod his head. "O-okay.." he muttered.

Natalie took a deep breath in.

——- ♡︎

Guy man now was able to maintain a level of control over his nervousness. He nodded his head and then exhaled slowly.

"I can do this. it's just Natalie." He affirmed to himself.

He reached for the bathrooms door knob and then as he was leaving the bathroom, heard Natalie and Thomas talking.

He walked down the dark halls and before entering the living room, stopped behind the corner curiously.

" Okay.. close your eyes." Natalie said from the living room.

Guy man's eyebrows raised slightly. Close your eyes?..

Thomas reluctantly shut his eyes. He felt his chest constrict with hesitation and he felt as if the fate of guy man and his friendship purely lay in Natalie's hands at the minute.