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[hostage]

No, I'm glad you told me.

[He rests his hand tentatively on her shoulder, giving it a light squeeze.]

Listen, it's okay. It really is. I never got it in my head I was the one for you or something like that. You never made any promises to me. I never expected you to. It's really, really okay.

[morethan084]

[Hands falling away from her face when she felt his hand on her shoulder, Daisy turned a little so she could look at his face.

He actually meant what he was saying.]

I just didn't want you to think I was leading you on.

[Even though he's made his feelings on it clear, she still felt like she had to apologize.]

Because I'm not.

I like whatever it is we are.

[hostage]

Good, because I like it, too.

[Jesse gives her a tremulous little smile, holding her gaze.]

You're not leading me on. I'm not confused. I know I'm not the kinda person people fall in love with and marry. When I talked about you getting yourself a husband someday, it wasn't me I was picturing. Your life - You're life's gonna be different from mine. Better, I hope. I want that for you.

[morethan084]

[Daisy leaned back on the bench, not breaking eye contact this time.]

Well you're thinking a lot farther ahead than I am.

And I find it hard to believe that people have never fallen in love with you before.

[hostage]

How many people do you think have ever even met the real me?

[morethan084]

Do I count as one of those people?

[hostage]

When you came back here, I promised you I wouldn't lie to you anymore. If there's anything you feel like you don't know about me, you can always ask.

[morethan084]

I'll let you know if I think of anything.

[She said that teasingly because she couldn't actually think of anything. Leaning over, Daisy pressed a kiss against his lips.]

Thank you. For understanding.

[hostage]

[He returns the kiss, though he's not quite sure what he did to earn it. It hardly feels like anything that deserves thanks.]

So you... You wanna keep doing this? You and me.

[morethan084]

[Daisy pressed her lips together for a moment for answering him:]

Yeah. If you do?

[hostage]

[Jesse gives her a small smile.]

I absolutely, absolutely wanna be your whatever.

[morethan084]

Put that on Facebook. Relationship Status: Whatever

[Daisy pressed her forehead against his as her smile grew.]

[hostage]

[And he nuzzles her in return.]

Mm... If you really wanna shout it to the world, there's better ways.

[morethan084]

Yeah? Like what?

[Personally she doesn't feel it needs to be said in public that they are dating. She won't hide from it, obviously, but it's no one's business but their own.]

[hostage]

I mean, you ever try googling us? It's pretty wild. If we showed up at Fanport together, I think at least a hundred teenagers would lose their fucking minds.

[He's joking! ...Probably.]

[morethan084]

Wait. You're actually going to that thing?

[Also he better be joking.]

I thought it was just some sort of comic con but we're the people they cosplay.

Which is weird.

[Yeah, because Daisy's never done that.]

[hostage]

Are you kidding? Of course I'm going. It was amazing last year.

[morethan084]

So is this your way of asking me on a date to something nerdy?

Because if it is, I'm so in.

[hostage]

[Oh. Is she seriously into this idea? He laughs.]

Right on.

We're gonna have to go shopping.

[morethan084]

Well, yeah. I need to dress up like you.

[Daisy pulled her head back to look at him.]

You're going to dress like me, right?

[hostage]

Daze, that's for the fans. We're walking the red carpet.

You, me, and my stylist got a date with Valentino.

[morethan084]

...Red carpet?

[Despite the fact that imPorts were treated like celebrities she somehow wasn't expecting that.]

Valentino?

Wait, you're actually serious?

[hostage]

[Ah, that's right. She remembers literally none of their previous red carpet adventures.]

A hundred percent serious. Except - I mean, if you don't like Valentino, we can go for a different designer. I don't give a shit.

[morethan084]

I've never worn their stuff.

[Can you tell she's still trying to process this?]

Wait, did you just call me Daze?

[hostage]

You don't like it?