forum Heal This Broken Heart [Private // Closed]

Started December 12, 2018 by @Imperfect_Autumn group

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Devon blinked and glanced down at her armful of stuff before shrugging. “If you wouldn’t mind taking the flowers, that would be great. I can carry my purse and coffee, though. Thank you.”

Smiling, Sebastian gently took her bouquet into his hands. “How was work?”

“Work was good, I suppose. Super busy, but I guess it’s Valentine’s Day, so that makes sense now,” Devon mused with a shrug. “And I’m beginning to wonder if I’m really going to get that promotion… It’s been, what, two months? Two months since I thought I would get it…”

“It’ll happen eventually,” he assured her, lightly bumping their shoulders together.

Devon gave him a small smile before they reached her car. She set her coffee on the roof so that she could look for her keys in her purse, then dig them out to unlock the car.

“All right. You were going to ride with me, right?” she double checked, glancing back over at Sebastian.

"Yeah, if that's alright with you."
Seeing that her coffee was tilting perilously over the edge of the car roof, Sebastian stretched out a hand to steady it before it fell.

“Of course,” Devon agreed with a smile as she opened the door and grabbed her coffee. “Hop in.”

(Skip to her apartment?
Not it.)

(Hhhhh)

Sebastian leaned against the wall behind him, arms laden with Devon’s belongings as she struggled with her key.

Devon finally managed to unlock the door to her apartment, which she swung open to reveal that it was a bit of a mess…

Crap… I forgot to clean up before I left…

“Um. So, don’t mind the mess… Layla and I were in a rush when we left, so I didn’t get the chance to clean up,” she admitted as she held her hands out to take something from Sebastian.

"Devon, please know from now on that you never have to clean up for me." Carefully, he handed her back the bouquet and handback, frowning slightly. "Alright? No need to apologize."

Devon shouldered her bag as she nodded slowly. That was good because she ended up spending a lot of time cleaning when he came over…

"Okay. Thanks, then," she said softly, smiling up at him before starting toward the kitchen. "I'm just going to put these in a vase before we do anything."

“Alright,” he nodded, slipping his battered jacket off his shoulders.

“Feel free to make yourself at home, as usual,” Devon said, shooting him a quick smile over her shoulder as she set her empty cup in the trash before beginning to look around for a vase.

“This is home,” Sebastian smiled warmly, inhaling the familiar scents of the house. “Are you sure there’s nothing you need help with?”

Devon blushed a little at his words, her smile growing. “No, I’m okay. It should be around here somewhere…”

"If you're sure," he murmured, seating himself in the armchair that had been his favourite over the past few months.

“Do you want anything to drink? Or eat?” Devon called from the kitchen as she finally found the clear vase and filled it with water.

"No, thank you," Sebastian raised his voice to respond, a smile tugging at his lips.

Devon hummed her response, knowing he couldn't hear her. The vase was finally filled with water, so she stuck the flowers inside and set them on the table. She smiled at the sight before making her way to the living room and curling up in the couch, a fuzzy blanket in her arms.

"Thanks again for the flowers, Seb," she said softly, smiling over at him. "It really does mean a lot to me."

“I’m glad.” Sebastian smiled affectionately over at her, a vision of calm. But in his lap, his hands were clasped tightly, betraying how nervous he was.

Devon glanced down at her blanket on her lap and fiddled with a corner. “So… Do you want to play a game, maybe? Or talk?”

"Talk," he agreed quickly, biting the inside of his cheek. "I actually–I had something to ask you?"

That piqued her interest…

Devon glanced up and furrowed her eyebrows in question. “O-oh? What, uh… what is it?”

Sebastian leaned over, propping both elbows up on his knees. "I don't want to make you nervous," he began slowly, "And I will be completely understanding, no matter how you answer this question. But… I wanted to know how ready you are to make our relationship status… official, I guess."

“Oh… Oh, Sebastian… I— Yeah. Yeah, I’m— I’m ready for that,” Devon breathed, her confused expression turning into a small smile that slowly grew.

Sebastian's face practically glowed with happiness. "Really?"

Devon nodded, grinning at this point. “Yeah. Really…”

A blush bloomed across his cheeks. "Congratulations," he grinned, "You've got yourself one very happy boyfriend."

Devon's cheeks grew pink at his words, an she laughed lightly. "Gosh, that's nice to hear… I— It's been a while since I had a boyfriend… And now I'm a girlfriend again."

“Girlfriend.” Sebastian tried the word out on his tongue, grinning like an absolute idiot. “You know, I really like that word.”