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73: "Will you pretend to be my girlfriend?"
Entering the party venue on that particular Saturday night, you didn't only feel uncomfortable because it was the first time that your best friend, Arthur had invited you to a driver party, but also because your fingers were currently entwined with his, Arthur having asked you a few days previously if you would pretend to be your girlfriend. At the sight of you both entering, all of the drivers erupted into cheers, being overjoyed for Arthur since they had been told that he had finally found someone, this being exactly what Arthur wanted because he was tired of being asked why he was single as well as watching some other drivers being loved up. Whilst this was going on, your eyes nervously scanned the room, all of these faces, except one, being unfamiliar, being people you had never met, apart from Arthur's brother, Charles, who you couldn't help but notice looked the furthest thing from impressed at the sight of yourself and Arthur together.
Many people rushed to introduce themselves to you, commenting on how much of an adorable couple yourself and Arthur were, his arm now being snaked around your waist. However, you couldn't help but notice that Charles was inching his way backwards, putting some distance between himself and the two of you as if he was avoiding talking to you.
A short while into the party, a slow song started to play, Arthur extending his hand out for you to take as couples began to make their way out onto the dancefloor, you gladly taking his hand to keep up with appearances and expectations. The two of you stood front and centre of the dancefloor, your heart fluttering in the best possible way as Arthur's hands rested on your waist and as you wrapped your arms lightly around the back of his neck. Throughout the dance, the two of you were making eye contact, you finding it amazing how convincingly Arthur was gazing lovingly into your eyes, the sight causing your cheeks to turn a light shade of pink. Once the dance had come to an end, other couples were pressing gentle pecks to their partner's lips, this causing Arthur to lean in and do the same to you, leaving tingles shooting around your entire body as he lead you off the dancefloor by the hand. The sight of this was the final straw for Charles, who made his way over to your table with a frustrated strut once you had returned to your seats.
"Will you two just stop this now? Will you stop with the pretending?" Charles snapped, this causing yourself and Arthur to whip your heads around your shoulders with the fear that others would be able to hear what Charles was saying.
"When I spoke to you about how lonely I was feeling, you were the one who suggested I do this," Arthur muttered under his breath with annoyance.
"I know I suggested for you to ask Y/N if she would pretend to be your girlfriend, but I can't stand the sight of this pretending when I know that you're both falling for each other," Charles replied calmly, this time, there being more sadness in his tone. "Ever since you were teenagers, there's always been something special between you and I was just hoping that tonight would make you both realise that your feelings for each other are mutual. It frustrates me to see you showing affection that the other believes is not real."
Yourself and Arthur then looked from Charles to each other, both of you beaming at each other as you felt an enormous sense of relief due to how long you had been keeping your feelings for each other to yourselves, both of you having only confessed this separately to Charles, who had always advised you both to be open and honest with each other, but yourself and Arthur being unable to pluck up the courage to tell the other about how you feel.
"You have feelings for me?" Both yourself and Arthur asked in unison, your mouths quickly aching due to smiling too much.
"I do," yourself and Arthur both responded lovingly, this second exact same response causing both of you to let out a few giggles.
Charles smiled sweetly at you both, before he rushed away from the two of you, wanting to give you some much needed privacy.
"I desperately wanted to ask you out for real, Y/N, but I just thought that you'd never feel the same way. I wanted us to at least pretend to be together because I thought that's the closest thing I'd ever get to actually being with you," explained Arthur apologetically, taking your hand in his under your table. "Now that you finally do know how I feel about you, will you really be my girlfriend?"
You didn't hesitate to agree to this, Arthur then rushing around to your side of the table and capturing your lips in your very first passionate kiss once he had reached you. Soon after, you both left your table, there being some more people who Arthur wanted to introduce you to, you couldn't stop thinking about how you never could have imagined that you would arrive at the party pretending to be Arthur's girlfriend, but leave being in a relationship with him for real.