At those words Lydia looked at those mesmerizing brown orbs that looked back at her nervously. All she could say in that moment was, "Let's just live in this moment. Please." in such a scared and hopeful voice that Stiles accepted. Seeing that the sun was still shining he asked a different question. "Are you hungry or tired?" Lydia couldn't help chuckle at his question after the lustful then serious atmosphere they had just went through. "I can actually go for some food right now. How about you?", she asked. "So am I. So I propose we make food.", he exclaimed before kissing her gently at the corner of her mouth. Stiles got up and put his jeans and boxer briefs back on before he tossed her his black long sleeve. Lydia herself slipped on his shirt taking in his unique smell as she watched him make his way towards her fridge. Once they were both semi dressed they decided to cook spaghetti and meatballs for a late lunch.
Lydia had started to work on cooking the spaghetti noodles as Stiles worked on making the meatballs. When Lydia had finished precooking the noodles she began to mix the noodles with the tomato sauce. Seeing how Lydia had started the finishing touches Stiles came up behind her with the now cooked meatballs and began to drop them in there as well. When he dropped the last one he wove his arms around her waist and began trailing feather light kiss down her neck. Lydia knew she shouldn't let him be doing that but she couldn't help but indulge in the pleasure of being normal and happy for once so she just hummed in contentment instead of pushing him away. Although he was happy just holding her and kissing her lightly as he had been he wanted to mark her as his own just as she had marked him. Therefore, once he got to the crook of her neck he began to delicately suck on her neck. After a while he began to suck a little hard as to assure to leave a love bite in her fair skin. Continuing to work on the love bite he assured to leave a big enough mark that anyone could see it and know she was taken already.
Of course he was conscious that she would cover it once she returned to Beacon Hills but he still felt proud that she would have the reminder of it on her mind. As he finished marking her, he lavished the area with his tongue and then proceeded to blow on the area before he began to leave gently kiss along the sensitive skin and move upwards were he captured her lips. They kissed for a few minutes as she continued to stir the pot until they heard someone knocking on the front door. At first they had ignored it but as the knocking continued they broke their kiss and Lydia told Stiles to begin to serve them. She went to open the door to see who it was when a bouquet of flowers were thrusted at her. Ian her neighbor didn't even get a chance to let her talk as he began to read a piece of paper he held. "You are the upmost perfection and your beauty is beyond belief. So I ask you a question hoping your answer brings relief. If you would do one thing in which I only hope you agree. Will you make my soul sing and go out with me?" Lydia was beyond shocked at the trouble this guy went through when she already told him a thousand times she wasn't interested. Before she could muster any word to let Ian down gently Stiles appeared. Wrapping his arms around her body once more Stiles sarcastically exclaimed, "Were did you get that from. Yahoo Answers?"
At his statement Ian had the decency to look embarrassed and spoke in a very loud defensive voice, "NO." Ian then looked Stiles directly in the eyes and snidely said, "You are?" Stiles being his sarcastic self responded, "Her fairy god brother. What do you think dumbass?" Lydia bite her bottom lip after Stiles's sarcasm in order to not burst into a fit laughter. Left speechless from his comment Ian took the opportunity to look at them both. There in front of his eyes stood Lydia his beautiful neighbor in an oversize black long sleeve that clearly belonged to a male and behind her with his arms wrapped around the 5 foot 3 girl stood the sarcastic fellow. He stood there with a smug smile and clad in only light brown jeans. They both still wore a some what disheveled appearance and now that Lydia had moved some of her strawberry locks from her face he could see a small shadow of a love bite. Feeling completely embarrassed now Ian quickly said, "Boyfriend. I presume." At that Lydia nodded her head as Stiles couldn't help himself and mumbled, "Wonder what his first clue was." Lydia jabbed her elbow in his side and said, "Stiles play nice." Sighing loudly Stiles continued, "So as you figured out that my girlfriend is in fact in a relationship I would appreciate it if you would quit trying to ask her out. Now you want spaghetti and meatballs or a wooden door?" Ian looked at Stiles with puzzlement and exclaimed, "A wooden door?". At that Stiles slammed the front door in his face and turned to look at Lydia. Though he quickly winced at the mad look to cross her face. Stiles therefore gave her his most adorable smile and sheepishly said, "He said wooden door".
Stiles knew he wasn't really in trouble since he could detect some humor in her eyes and the fact she almost gave in to it when he stated that Ian wanted to have her front door slammed in his face. Lydia knew he knew that she wasn't mad so she just grabbed his hand and lead him into the kitchen for them to enjoy their late lunch. Once they were finished with their meal Stiles told her to go change into something nice because they were going to go out in two hours. Lydia looked skeptical but gave in. She headed towards her bathroom to wash up and Stiles took the opportunity to retrieve his shirt and get everything ready. Slipping out of her apartment wasn't difficult at all. What really became difficult was putting his plan into motion. He walked around the area she lived and walked into stores to talk and try to convince the owners or managers if he could hang up signs on their door or windows. He walked by street dancers and musicians and asked if they could sing or play a specific song or have a sign on their stands. His last stop was at a park where he asked a nice vendor lady if she could do him a favor and hold a few things for him. She was skeptical at first but when he explained he was trying to surprise his girlfriend she accepted quickly. Having to figure out where he had gone and how to get back to her place he walked back to her apartment.
Back with Lydia she had jumped to take a thirty minute shower to relax and get her mind to think. She wasn't sure what she wanted to do. There was no doubt in her mind that she loved Stiles with all her heart it was just everything else that stop her from answering him "yes we're back to us". There no such thing as "Us" no matter how much she wanted it. Lydia really missed Allison everyday especially at times like these. She wanted to hear Allison tell her she was being dumb for once in her life. Lydia really craved a moment like the one Scott and Allison shared when she had proclaimed "there's no such thing as faith" and Scott had told her "there's no such thing as werewolves." She need that with Stiles. Lydia just wanted to tell him, "There's no such thing as Us" and for him to tell her, "There's no such thing as the supernatural world yet she was a banshee and he ran with a pack of wolves".
However all that Lydia could think was she had been that girl before. The one that cared for no one but herself. Stiles was right all along. He had said that behind that cold lifeless exterior there was an actual human soul and that was why she didn't want to go back to being a mean bitch. Their friends deserved better. He deserved better. That may have been the old her but the new version would prove Stiles right and go off and win a field medal. After all she did stop pretending to be a nitwit and caring about all those little things that weren't important in life. As she felt the water become colder she got out and noticed Stiles wasn't in her apartment. Lydia at first thought she had dreamt the whole encounter but her apartment smelled like him and when she looked at her reflection there was a very prominent love bite on her neck. Seeing as she still had an hour and half left, she looked through her wardrobe and all it held.
After going through multiple outfits she settled on a pale pink skirt, a teal floral bustier, a white knitted cardigan, and tan ankle heel boots. She then debated on leaving her hair up or down but went with leaving her hair down in its natural waves. The only good thing of that day not counting Stiles was that it would be a nice warm night that they could enjoy. Lydia had opted for a very natural look for her face except for the exception of a tinted pink lipgloss she had to apply. As she finished putting on a gold bracelet and two necklaces Stiles walked in. Stiles was rendered speechless by how beautiful she looked. Every time he saw Lydia he felt as if it was the first time all over again. Picking his jaw up from the floor Stiles cleared his throat and walked towards her. Once he reached her, Stiles cupped her face and looked directly at her bright green eyes and said, "You are the beautifulest woman on this earth and you truly have no idea how lucky I am to have you as mine." With a sweet kiss to her pink lips he took in the way she tasted and the way she smelled before he let her go to take a quick shower himself. Stealing another small peck he stated, "I won't be long" and walked towards her bathroom. Lydia took the opportunity to just not think and enjoy not having to hide what she feels for the man currently in her shower.
For pete sake she had told Ian her annoying neighbor he was her boyfriend and she felt so happy and proud when it left her lips let alone when he stated with all confidence in the world she was his girlfriend. So lost in her thought Lydia didn't hear Stiles come out of her bathroom until he had wrapped his arms around her. Startled by his sudden presence she looked up at his face and smiled. He was and forever would be her happiness. Stiles on his part asked her if she was ready, but as he was looking down at her he saw she was still lost in her thoughts. Although he could watch her forever he was excited to see her face at his surprise so he swooped his head down to kiss her and asked her again. At the feel of his lips she was brought back to the present and heard him ask if she was ready. Untangling herself from him she grabbed his hand and said "yeah let's go." with a bright look on her face. Upon locking the door Stiles and Lydia ran down towards the front exist of the building to start off their night. As they arrived outside they took in the nice warm breeze that would accompany them on their adventure. Lydia actually became quite intrigued when Stiles had stopped her at the front of the building and said, "Lyds tonight's surprise will take a bit of investigation and clue following. I hope your up to the challenge. Since I'm the one who created the game I'll give you the first clue".
The clue he would only proved her was a coffee logo he had drawn. During their stroll down the street she scanned the area looking for anything that resembled his messy drawing. However, even if she was looking for the logo they did enjoy looking at window decorations and laughing at random faces that they made at their reflection. Eventually at one of their funny moments Lydia realized the coffee logo she was searching for reflecting on the window they currently were at. Quickly grabbing Stiles hand she dashed into the cafe and looked around to see if there was anything special. Seeing nothing out of the ordinary she took in the heavenly smell of coffee beans and freshly baked pastries. Stiles was enjoying their walk until he felt Lydia pulling him like a mad women into a building he didn't know. That was until they walked into the cafe he had visited earlier. He took in the way she was looking around the place until she figured out there was nothing out of the ordinary. Feeling the need to help her out with the clues and seeing the way she was eyeing a cupcake he asked her if she wanted something to drink. Lydia was so mesmerized by the cute decorations some cupcakes had on them she didn't pay attention to anything Stiles could have said to her. She had really fallen in love with a cupcake that was pure chocolate with white fondant to cover the top and a bright red rose on top of it. It was just made for her.
Having been that distracted she bumped into someone. As she went to say sorry she couldn't help noticed he was well built, 6'0 ft, fair skin with well placed brown hair. "Sorry, didn't see you there." Lydia said with a warm smile. The guy just smile back and said, "It's totally fine. See no coffee spilled." He laughed and continued, "My names Nolan. What beautiful name could such exquisite creature as yourself be called?" Lydia knew he was flirting with her and she knew she should let him know she had a boyfriend but she kinda felt like she should annoy Stiles a bit. "My names Lydia," She said with a laugh. Stiles had let Lydia continue looking at the cupcakes since she had ignored his question over her drink so he was waiting patiently until her exploration finished. What he didn't like was when he heard her laugh and he glanced over to see her chatting with a 6'0 ft guy. Stiles had to admit the dude was good looking with his dark hair, white shirt and ripped jeans. He hated him in an instant.
Stiles swiftly walked over to where they were chatting and tried to act casual. Let's just say it didn't work out in his favor and with a wince he wrapped his arms around Lydia's waist. Nolan noticed this weird dude trying to look like he was casually walking by but he became very suspicious looking as he got closer. He jumped when he saw the guy kind of trip and wrapped his arms around the gorgeous girl he was talking to. As he went to get the guy off of her he noticed the girl named Lydia not jump up and tell him to let her go. Lydia on her part could feel Stiles getting closer and when she heard the clumsy walking behind her and the way he seemed to have fallen into her as he wrapped his arms around her she couldn't help but smile. She could see how Nolan was about to jump in and rescue her as if she was a damsel in distress but saw how his protective expression turned into confusion at her calmness. "Nolan, I'd like to introduce my boyfriend Stiles. Stiles this is Nolan.", Lydia stated. At the introduction Stiles relaxed at the label she used for him. Sticking his hand out Stiles said, "Nice to meet you. Sorry for bumping into you Lyds. I actually came to see if you were ready to order." Nolan shook Stiles's hand and quickly bid the couple goodbye.
With him gone Lydia turned around and pecked Stiles on the lips and said, "Yup! I want a gingerbread tea latte with whip cream on it. And for you to not get so jealous. I Love You silly." She finished saying with another quick peck. Stiles couldn't help the goofy grin that got plastered on his face. He picked Lydia up and playfully carried her towards the register and order their drinks and two chocolate cupcakes of her choice. Of course she had decided on getting the cupcake she fell in love with and an adorable looking panda. As they waited for their cakes and drinks he trapped her in between his arms and the counter. The owner took out a Polaroid camera and took a picture of them looking and smiling at each other. After the flash had gone off Lydia looked towards him and all he said was young love. The owner who's name was Max gave her the picture and the camera telling her that they should take as many pictures of such pure happiness and love they clearly shared. Stiles smiled and took the camera he had left for Max to hold and said they will. Soon enough they had gotten their drinks and pastries.
Lydia couldn't help but noticed that her coffee cup had a little math equation. It simply said solve for i. The equation given was 9x-7i>3(3x-7u). She knew it was Stiles doing seeing as he was all secret smiles. With a pen he gave her she started to work on it. Once she finished the problem on her cup they had already walked out of the cafe and where next to a fountain. She turned to look at the once spastic boy that had stolen her heart and through her arms around his neck. Stiles couldn't help but see her happy expression. He had taken pictures of her working the problem and the look her face held when she finally got the answer. With her arms around his neck his heartbeat escalated the only way it could with her. They ended up engulfed in a passionate make out session. He did get to capture the moment in an imperfectly perfect picture. As they separated to regain the oxygen they had lost She whispered, "I love you Stiles." They took a few more pictures around the fountain and even got to watch a show of waters and lights the fountain provided when she spotted a paper that held an arrow with music notes pointing down the street. Stiles could clearly see she had seen the sign he placed. Grabbing her hand he asked, "Shall we." Lydia nodded her head and walked with him grabbing the sign along the way.