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Milo's living room in the mm. 😍

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Saturday morning.

Omniscient

Waking up the next morning Milo couldn't recall most of what had happened, he did remember Anya laying next to him but he couldn't really remember anything else.

Rubbing his eyes he sat up and stretched before getting out of bed to handle his hygiene, once he was finished he headed to the living room to see Anya curled up into a ball on the couch asleep. He assumed that she had heard him making noises because she opened her eyes and sat up.

"Good morning." She yawned before giving him a shy smile. "I didn't even know I fell asleep I was suppose to be looking after you."

He chuckled and sat next to her. "Good morning and it's ok. I don't really remember what happened anyway. Can you tell me?"

Anya went on into detail explaining everything that happened from school to his panic attack at therapy, he sighed and leaned back on the couch, she hadn't realized that he didn't have a shirt on until she looked down and his tattoo covered chest and arms.

"It's crazy that I couldn't remember any of that. I guess I did blackout."

"I'm not gonna lie, I was scared when I saw you.. I looked into your eyes and you weren't all the way there."

He looked down before glancing at her. "I know.. Sorry I scared you, the medicine normally stops me from blacking out but.. I guess it didn't this time." He said twisting his lips to the side.

"It's fine Milo, no one was hurt." She smiled."Wow you have a lot of tattoos."

"Yeah I do, their mostly from Jaxson he's into art and all that." He shrugged before sitting up. "Can I ask you a question?"

"Sure." She smiled.

"This might be a little sudden but... Just curious..Would you go out with me?"

"We're going skating tonight.. that's me going out right?" She said as he chuckled a little watching her as she stood up.

"That's not what I meant.." He said giving her a once over.

"Well what did you-" She paused trying to put two and two together. "Oh! wait wait?...Are you serious or are you joking?"

He licked his lip and smiled. "Does this look like the face of a joking person?" He asked raising and eyebrow at her.

"Milo Stevens are you asking me to be your girlfriend?" She raised her eyebrows as he laughed, she was happy on the inside of course she'd be his girlfriend even if he didn't ask until later down the line of their friendship she's say yes because he always showed that he cared.

"Why you gotta call my whole government out?" He chuckled looking over at her.

"Because that's who you are..."

"Sometimes." He said looking down at his hands. "You didn't answer my question though Anya Briggs." He said sarcastically as they shared a laugh.

"Yes. I will, whenever you're ready for me to be.."

He bit his bottom lip and rubbed the back of his neck.

"What's wrong?"

"Nothing..I gotta go take my medicine." He said walking toward the bathroom, Anya followed behind him and leaned against the door frame. "Can I just chill here with you? I don't feel like being bored at the dorms all day."

"It's cool with me. I have to go to the grocery store and I think Best buy but I'm not sure if I wanna go just yet though. Is there anywhere you'd like to go?" He asked putting his two pills into his mouth and swallowing them down with a cup of water.

"Nope, I'm just along for the ride." She smiled as he grabbed his tooth brush. "I have an extra unused brush you can have since to don't have anything over here." He said opening the medicine cabinet and handing her a tooth brush.

"Thank you." She smiled taking the tooth brush, they brushed their teeth and goofed off in the bathroom making faces in the mirror.

"Welcome short stuff." He laughed as she stale faced him.

"Milo, do you ever have days where you don't switch?"

"Yeah, it's been steady switching for a while though.."

"Is there a reason for that?"

He shrugged and leaned against the sink. "I don't know.. this shit is really tiring though, especially when I get in one of those moods.. I'm hoping that doesn't happen for a while." He mumbled but she heard him.

She wrapped her arms around and and laid her head on his chest. "Even when you go through those days I'll be here...girlfriend or not."

He was quiet for a minute as his arms now dangled at his sides. "Milo?" He didn't say anything so she held on until he shook a little and groaned.

"What's up with the hugging?" He muttered as Jaxson was fronting with his usual cranky attitude, he wiggled out of her hold and looked down at her, she felt short in his gaze so she tried to be cute and poked out her bottom lip.

"Fix ya face ma."

She sucked her teeth and rolled her eyes. "Jaxon you're so grumpy but I see you were about to hug me." She laughed and raised her eyebrows at him.

"Nah, I'm chilling." He said reaching over and cutting off the bathroom light before going into his bedroom.

Anya stood in the door way watching him as he turned to face her.

"You can sit on the bed I ain't gonna bite you."

"I thought you liked me, Milo said you did." She chuckled a little at his stale expression.

"He said I was coming around.. I still think you're too close. I guess I'll just have to deal with it." He shrugged pulling a hoodie out of his closet.

"You sure do because it's just you and me now."

"I guess.. You lucky you cute." He smirked.

"Was that a smirk Jaxon? The guy who never smiles."

"Don't get too comfortable sweetheart-"

"I was his everything once too." She said before laughing, he gave her a confusing look before shaking his head.

"You've never seen that video before?" She chuckled sitting on his bed as he rummaged through his closet tossing hoodies aside.

"Nah." He shrugged as he dug through his closet.

"What are you looking for?"

"Something to wear? I can't decide." He said tossing a pair of black sweats and a white shirt onto his bed.

"That reminds me. I have to run by campus and get something to wear... but-."

"Go ahead. We'll meet up here later. I have something I gotta take care of. I'm just gonna run errands tomorrow."

"You sure?" She said standing up from the bed and walking toward the door.

"Yeah I'm sure. Just go ahead. I'll hit you up when I'm finished." He said as she embraced him into a hug.

"Man chill with all the hugging shit." He groaned.

"Oh stop, you know you like my hugs Jax. See you later." She said grabbing her car keys from the dresser before making her way out of the front door.

"Getting too close." He mumbled before going to cut on the shower.

Let her be close... We need her.. She's making us better.

"What if I hurt her?... I don't want to hurt her.. I don't want a repeat of before.. I can't let that happen again.

You won't. Just relax. It's gonna be fine.

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Milo had a therapy session since Brianna wanted to follow up with him about his panic attack. He was flipping through the pages of an old magazine that sat on the table in front of him.

"So Jaxon and Atlas are protecting you in a way?" Brianna asked looking up from her notepad.

"Yeah. I believe so.. I mean they only give off the asshole vibe because their reflecting the attitude that most people have toward me, but when Anya's around Jaxon doesn't like to show a lot of affection because he doesn't want to be rejected or hurt in the end.. He got upset when Anya hugged him earlier She slept on the couch last night." He said rubbing his hands together. "Atlas is someone that I'm still trying to figure out, he likes Anya but that day he was co-conscious and had Jaxon's emotions fronting." Milo said as Brianna nodded.

"So has Atlas fronted at all since that day?"

"No.. He want to but I can't risk him making Anya uncomfortable."

"In your own way.. You're protecting Anya as well."

Milo smirked thinking about Anya. "Guess you could say that...I asked her would she ever go out with me as far as being my girlfriend although in a way I kinda felt like it was too soon but I wanted to get it over with so." He shrugged.

"It's good to see that she's making you feel more comfortable with expressing yourself. Am I right?"

He nodded. "I am comfortable around her.. She brings out a side of us we didn't know we had."

"How's the medicine?"

"Fine... We took only a half today though.. I didn't wanna be too tired around her."

"That's understandable.. but next time take the whole pill."

"I will. Thanks for letting me come chat."

"No problem Milo. See you next week."

Milo made his way to Smoothie King and texted Anya to see if she was ready to meet him at his apartment.

Anya: Yes. I'm ready💕. I can't wait to go skating.

He had completely forgotten about taking her out. He hurried home to change into something else because it was nearing 7 in the evening.

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7pm

As they made their way to the skating rink, Anya drove her car, it was a black 2018 Nissan Altima, Milo sat in the passenger seat looking out the window.

She glanced at him and smiled a little she was surprised at how quiet he was.

"Are you alright?"

"Oh yeah, I'm fine." He gave her a shy smile before continuing to looking out the window, she lifted her arm up and turned up the radio.

"Do you know how to skate?" He asked looking over at her.

"No... well I do but I haven't been in a while." She said as she turned into the parking lot. It wasn't too crowded so the many cars didn't bother either one of them. They got out of the car and walked into the building.

Anya smiled at him as he held her waist, they were standing in line as he turned her around to face him.

"You look cute." He said before clearing his throat and looking down.

You're such a sucker. Jaxon laughed as Milo rolled eyes. "Shut up. I'm giving her a compliment." He mumbled.

"You look cute too Milo, Who picked this outfit?"

"Sai did. He wanted to be comfortable." He smirked

"Well it looks great."

"I appreciate that."

Once they got inside and paid for their skates it took them both a few tries and a couple off times falling for them to get the hang of it. Anya held his hand as he rubbed the pad of his thumb against her hand.

They skated for about two hours before the music died down, they grabbed something to drink and some nachos before turning in their skates and heading back to Milo's apartment.

Unlocking the door they took their shoes off at Milo locked it behind them.

"That was honestly so much fun Milo. Thanks for taking me." She smiled before standing on her tip toes as their lips touched.

He furrowed his eyebrows and looked down at her, she playing with her fingers not sure how he'd react.

"I'm sorry I didn't mean-"

He cupped her face with his hand and kissed her lips softly, her arms wrapped around his torso but it only lasted all of seven seconds, when he pulled away Anya felt butterfly swarming in her stomach.

"I'm gonna go get you a blanket.. I.." He said stumbling over a pair of his boots that were in the middle of the floor.

What the hell Milo. Why did you walk away?! "I didn't mean to kiss her." He mumbled grabbing a blanket from the closet before going back into the living room.

"Here you go.."

"Can you sleep up here with me?.. If you want."

He was becoming nervous and it was triggering a switch.

"Nah.. You get some sleep...We'll talk in the morning. Goodnight." He muttered walking away, Anya went into the bathroom and changed into something comfortable before laying down. She blamed herself for the kiss..but she didn't know that Milo liked it.

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