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You and Toma had been friends since kids. He lived down the street from you and he was like a big brother even though he was the same age as you. He used to joke a few times as kids he was going to be your first kiss of course you never held him to it. Ending up as you got older he was not your first kiss he wasn't even your second kiss. However he was always there for you, always had a shoulder to cry on. When boys hurt you he would handle them. You always thought you two were too mismatched like the mismatched socks you loved to wear. However one day it all changed from where you thought it would be a mismatch love it turned into much more real than you thought.
So he stopped by your apartment on his way home, which was next door. You were still neighbors which is how you always saw your life with him. So no matter what happened in your life you knew he could just come over and hold you all night or you could go over for a movie night. This was just the kind of closeness you two had your whole lives. After your recent break up he was checking on you more often. Stopping by before he headed to his apartment, bringing you your favorite snacks, and staying for a bit until you told him you were ok. It was another one of those nights you answered the door and waved him in. He had his hand with your snacks again. "You know you keep it up you're going to make me too fat to leave the apartment." He grinned with a wink. "Well I mean I could just put you in a cage instead if you prefer." You pout and then let out a breathy sigh. "Not funny!" You met his gaze and for a split second you actually thought he was serious. You didn't want to push that thought anymore so you let it go.
You flopped down on your couch rummaging through the bag of snacks. "Would you love me anyways even if I couldn't fit through the door?" You were half joking but also not. He laughed. "Oh course I would however then I would have you all to myself so no one else could have you." Something about that sounded creepy but also enduring. You throw a gummy bear at him and he catches it with his mouth. "Yum... keep doing that." You laughed surprised he caught it but least it didn't go to waste. You threw another and he caught it again. You both made this into a fun game, you eat a gummy then throw one at him and he would catch and eat it. You always loved seeing his sentimental moments like this, he was never like this in public. So when it was just the two of you this was what you enjoyed the most. After you both were full up on gummies, you grabbed the remote and turned on netflix. "Want to chill and watch a movie with me?" He nodded and then grabbed a blanket and pulled around you two as he sat next to you. It wasn't the first time you snuggled with him actually you did it alot. So much so that some of your boyfriends used to get so jealous about it.
As the movie started he pulled you in against him as you could hear the constant beat of his heart. The rhythm almost wanting to put you to sleep. He wrapped his arm around you as the movie began. He let out a soft sigh hoping you wouldn't hear but you did. "What you don't like the notebook?" He softly petted your head. "I did the first 10 times but now on like the 99th time...well long as you're happy." He sat through the movie to the end and you caught even in the dark how tears were streaking down his face not just yours in how it ended. "Let me turn the light on." He pulled you back into him not wanting you to see him crying. "No its fine it can stay off awhile." He wiped his eyes on the sleeve of his shirt. You flopped back into his arms looking up at him. "You were so crying..." You loved to pick on him, he had such a tough look to him out in public but he was your soft teddy bear behind closed doors. He smacked your butt not too hard as you yelped and whimpered a bit. "No teasing or little girls get spankings."
This was little banter you two had sometimes anyone else would think you both were crazy. Tonight was different though, you went to sit up and he slid his hand up the side of your face caressing it. It was still pretty dark in the room you didn't even have to close your eyes but the way his hand slid up and down softly touching your skin left chills through your body. You hadn't much thought of this kind of intimacy with him but now that it was happening you didn't want it to stop. You let a whimper escape your lips as you now felt his breath warm against your mouth, soft words to follow it. "Can I kiss you?" Your breath catching in your throat your mind reeling did he just ask that? His lips now less than a inch from your mouth but you couldn't say no. He asked another question. "Can I make you mine?" Your mind lost it at that moment what was he saying. He was your best friend when did he want to go from friend to lover and you missed the signs. His tongue softly ran over the outline of your mouth, your heart beating so fast. You could feel his body heat against you then the words that melted you, that completely left you undone. "I'm in love with you." Those words left his lips and you fell into him letting your lips press to his as he wrapped you tightly in his arms. You were home here you always were. You wasted so much time on losers when the one you thought was your mismatched love ended up being the one you needed all along. Not only did your heart respond but as you broke away from his lips you answered his plea's. "Yes, yes, and I am in love with you too."