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It happened on a Saturday night, during one of their traditional movie marathons.Tonight’s theme was horror films, Mal and Jay’s favorite, much to Carlos and Evie’s dismay. The youngest of the group usually ended up spotting every movie mistake while the blue-haired girl hid her face in Jay’s chest throughout the most stressful scenes.
But it was getting late now and Carlos already turned out for the night as Mal left to go back to her dorm - although they all knew she actually went to see Ben. The only two remaining teenagers were still settled comfortably on the couch, although one was peacefully asleep while the other was watching her. Evie had dozed off in the middle of the last movie but Jay hadn’t wanted to wake her up, which only made Carlos smile knowingly when he, himself, left to go to bed.
The credits were rolling now and Jay knew that he would have to wake her up sooner or later. He reached out and put a strand of hair that was hiding her face behind her ear. His touch only made her move closer to him and snuggled deeper into his chest. She was really beautiful, he thought and he wished she would realize it and stop looking for a prince when she was already worth so much more. He attempted to awaken her then by stroking her arm gently and after a moment, her eyes fluttered open to meet his. Evie smiled up at Jay before looking over at the screen, only to realize that the film already ended and they were alone.
“Did I sleep for long?”, she whispered, not to disturb Carlos’ sleep.
Jay only shook his head no, unable to look away from her deep hazel eyes. He was mesmerized by her and, without thinking, his hand reached out to cup her jaw. Evie was staring at him intently and the words escaped his mouth before he even thought of uttering them.
“I don’t know how to say it.“, he blurted out and Evie looked at him questioningly, waiting for him to go on. "But you know what I’m trying to say, right?”
It seemed like her eyes were searching something in his and it only took her a few seconds to find it. Then, she nodded slowly, a little smile forming on her face.
"I think I know where you’re getting at…” She tried very hard not to blush but she doubted he could see anything in the dim light anyway.
“Best if I show you then, right?” Jay asked with a mischievous smirk of his.
She didn’t even have time to reply before he leaned in and captured her lips for a light kiss. Evie responded gingerly, at first, only to deepen the kiss once she realized he didn’t intend to stop just yet. Eyes still closed, they finally pulled back from each other in an attempt to catch their breaths.
“Glad to know I made a good guess.”, Evie confided, a bright smile on her face, to which Jay could only grin back.