Sera: I hate private equity...
Y/N: Yes, let's restart this rant we just had on capitalism.
I ranted for an hour straight, and I can tell Sera is ready to burst after I fucked the... no... that's not right. I pounded her with... no, man, my lingo is messed up. I destroyed... nope. I insighted her with facts and logic! Good enough.
Y/N: So yeah, someone is dealing under the table, we think it's Viktor, that Russian guy, nice but mysterious, and Orianna, who's been nothing but a happy helper. I'm worried she could be doing it against her will in some way shape or form. Like, this doesn't seem like she'd be willing to do it. She's not obsessed with the beauty of annihilation like General Darius was.
Sera: So... a cute robot lady with a mismatched arm... or... a Russian guy who...
Y/N: Puts my looks to shame.
Sera: That's not what I was going to say at all! I was going to say he was wee-bit dickish! I think... p-personally, you're cuter.
Y/N: And Ori doesn't compare to the looks you casually strut, even with your long bedhead I see you in the morning with.
Sera: Ohhh... stop it... hehe...
Y/N: Nah, I'm serious. You... pretty... womone... *Grunt!*
I flop onto the couch bed next to her, flipping up some of her hair and then pulling her barista visor off her head, putting it on. She takes my sling and gives the strap a little tug, then messes with my feathered hair and messing it up.
Sera: You're such a GOOBER!
Y/N: You're the bigger goober!
Sera: Nuh-uh!
Y/N: Yuh-huh!
I'm lying against the back of the couch, and she just pauses, placing her hands next to my good arm, and sitting on her knees with a smirk on her face. She blows some hair out of her face and then takes the barista visor off me, tossing it away, also losing her apron.
Y/N: Hehe... how was work, goober?
Sera: Oh, well, work was fine, I mean... Bao was a good little camper; he only destroyed your mattress in your bedroom you keep shut.
Y/N: WHAT?!
Sera: I'M KIDDING!!! Goober... that's so goofy, I'm happy I learned that.
Y/N: You got all the quirky art girl humor and I love it.
Sera: I love... something else...
Y/N: What, Bao?
I know exactly what she meant, but I gotta kid her along, it's funnier.
Sera: I do love my little Bao... but-
Bao: Mew...
Bao gets picked up and set on the floor next to the couch, and that leaves me and Sera to hang out and stare at one another.
Sera: Well... ummm... I do love something else.
Y/N: Oh yeah?
I loosen my tie and toss it the same place she tossed her apron, turning myself and facing her more while she's sitting there on her knees, on the couch bed with me. Her hands are clammy, I can tell by looking at them, and she's so nervous with what she's about to admit that her elbows are shaking.
She takes her one hand and inches it across the bed to my good hand, I turn my hand over and grab ahold of it. Looking back up in her eyes, there's ounces of blush under them too.
Sera: Y-yeah...
She puts her other hand on my chest and shuffles a little more forward, leaning on my chest. Is it time for this?
Yeah, fuck it, it's time for this...
I don't know if we love each other, but I'm definitely going to snag the first kiss. This will make my night for sure.
Our night...
I push my head forward, coming up as she comes down, leaning more forward. Her hand goes down my chest and onto my stomach when we start reducing the inches.
Y/N: It's m-me... isn't it?
Sera: Mmmm-hmmm...
She smirks, does a slight scoff and then closes her eyes. I close mine too and within the next two seconds, I feel some soft, cherry-tasting lips on mine. Tilting my head, we smoosh our lips a bit more deepening the kiss.
I let go of her hand to glide it through her hair and hold the back of her head, she does the same with hers. She pushes more on my chest and I wince, then she puts it over my shoulder after she made the mistake. She lays on me, lightly so that it doesn't hurt, and we haven't stopped the lip contact this entire time.
I get a chance to feel every chapped part, ever crease, and each inch of her ChapStick. She lets out a softer moan and I can feel the breath go down my throat, and her body becomes less shaky and steadier after running my hand down her beautiful back.
We separate, just smirking at one another, eye-contacting it up.
I just think like... we're moving a bit fast, I'm not sure if I'm feeling the same kind of love she's feeling. Don't get me wrong, she's a nice lady, very pretty, very cool,
Y/N: S-Sera... I...
Sera: Shhh...
Y/N: No, no Sera, I mean, I liked it but I'm not sure if... if this is right. I do like you, you're an amazing woman and I'm ever so glad I met you, you're an amazing bestie and... I don't think I've ever met someone more supportive in my life... I-it's weird but...
Sera: N-no, I'm sorry!
Y/N: Don't be, don't be. It's what we're both feeling but... I don't think I'm ready for something this committed I mean... maybe if we got some more time to know each other, things'll change but.
Sera: O-okay...
Y/N: Hey, hey! Look at me... Seraphine, I'm into you, I am, I just don't think I'm ready yet for something committed. I mean, look at me, I'm a wreck! I know... you're upset about this, and I'm... willing to give you time to process it if you need it.
Sera: It's okay, it's okay, I'm sorry I jumped the gun on it. You're just... Y-Y/N, you're an amazing guy.
Y/N: That, I ain't.
Sera: Yes, you are! Don't let any of this... corpo mindset fool yourself too! You really are caring, and compassionate, you even convinced your company to back out of stuff I'd never thought they even would.
Y/N: Okay, I guess you got a point.
Sera: You got me hooked! I just wanted to see how far I get and... w-welp...
She really hesitates here.
Sera: I-I-I-I'm... g-glad... that... I found the stopping point.
Y/N: For now....
Sera: RIGHT!!! F-for now...
She awkwardly giggles and puts her head down on my chest. All I do is just lightly run my hand through her hair as she lays down there, all defeated. Yeah, she's not too happy I just dropped the bag, worse than fumbling it.
Y/N: Look at it this way... we caught up to the stopping point, now all we gotta do is just... keep working at it, okay? Something'll happens, just not yet. Just 'cause like...
Sera: Just because I got rejected now, like I did... a few times before... doesn't mean it isn't gonna go anywhere, got it.
Y/N: You've heard a guy say that before?
Sera: Girl, actually, back in high school when I was experimenting.
Y/N: Yeah... everyone gets the ideas to experiment sometimes.
Sera: Just triggered a memory I didn't know I still had.
Y/N: You've apologized enough, girl. I... am REALLY sorry. Actually, really fucking sorry, you didn't deserve anything like that. It's gonna make the living situation a little awkward for a while, but... we'll work it out.
Bao: Meoreoreoroeowww....
Bao comes running from the floor and jumping into the bed, curling up on Sera once she rolls off of me.
Sera: Mmmph... Yes Bao, you saved me.
Y/N: Alright... wanna watch a movie?
Sera: Oh, fuck yeah, what about Stranger Things?
Y/N: Alright.
Sera: I didn't even stop to think... you're a victim of war and getting shafted by your company also.
Y/N: Yeah, thanks for understanding. If it helps at all, that kiss made my night.
Sera: Well, there's more than that if-... uhm... never mind.
We spend the rest of that night hanging out together and watching some Netflix, eating some mid dinner that I made, but I think it came out alright, to her it was just something to eat.
Hey, I can work on this, and I'm hoping some physical therapy will help me out, maybe I can finally get an excuse to go to the gym, fuck it.
TIMESKIP!
So, next night, I'm in a ride going to a corporate party. Yes, my company is hosting a party for our clients and all of us to go, only... you guessed it, I wasn't invited. I got a couple whispers from Jayce and Ezreal that we're having a party, and that even though I wasn't invited, I should come anyway.
What's even worse, was that it was my fucking return party, and I wasn't invited.
I step out of the Uber and do up my jacket. Seraphine was out with Scratch, hope she's having some fun but... oh, that rejection's going to sting for a while. I'm not ready, I'm just... not ready...
I am ready to crash my own party, though...
Driver: FIVE STAR! FIVE STAR, SIR!!!
Y/N: Yep, yep, got you!
Heard that Ben and Scratch might be ditching Sera so... maybe I'll have to save her after this... I know Ben rejected Sera, but something still fires me up whenever they're together. Ugh, I really shouldn't have rejected that, FUCK!!!
I have... too much going through my head right now. Let's just go in and unwind with Jayce and Ezzy.
???: IT'S Y/N!!!
I guess I'm famous now or something, because as I walk towards the entrance, some of the press people start taking pictures of me as I'm walking down the sidewalk and onto the carpet, they laid out for us.
First person I see outside is Viktor, who's talking to a journalist, looks like someone is trying to keep the press happy.
Viktor: ...and weapons manufacturing is only a small part of what Brighthammer is about, we'll only take this as a minor setback and maintain partner-
The press all stops looking at him and start looking at me as I adjust my suit. I come right up to him, and he gives me a smirk, then a little laugh soon after.
Y/N: What is this world coming to? Why does a guy have to crash his own party?
Viktor: Look at you! I'm happy you made it! How you feeling?
Y/N: Eh, alright, I'll see you inside.
Viktor: Hey, listen... take it easy and slow...
He leans in and mumbles into my ear.
Viktor mumbles: I think I got the board right where we want 'em...
Y/N mumbles: Got it, got it... it'll just be a little bit.
First thing I do is head up to the bar inside the hall, ordering a drink and leaving a big tip to have it done extra fast. Starting off the night right with just a vodka martini, extra dirty.
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Author's Note:
Yeah I didn't feel like I was cooking with this one, its 200 words short but id rather end it here and start off the next chapter in a new space, rather than splitting a major event between two of them down the middle.
Y/N isn't ready, but how did seraphine really take it?