"Calm down, Juls! Please!" Lizzie said.
The last thirty minutes since Chris had said that in the interview, I was screaming and having a panic attack. I was going to end him as soon as I saw him. My mom called me. Scott called me. Sam called me. Even Mary, Chris' agent, called me. Lizzie had tried to explain to me that he didn't say my name or show a pic of me. So I should be calm. But I couldn't. The idea of moving with Chris was such a big step in our relationship but making things publics. I was so scared.
"I can't! That stupid, silly, dumbass, stupid..."
"You said stupid twice."
"I don't care! That wasn't what we discuss, Lizzie."
"I know..." My phone rang. It was Chris. Again. "You need to answer to him." Lizzie handed me the phone.
"Hello?" I said trying to calm myself.
"I'm sorry, babe. I'm really sorry. I know that wasn't what we have planned and you have the right to be mad at me..."
"Christopher Robert Evans, you can't imaging how mad at you I'm right now."
"I'm downstairs. Can you come and talk to me, please? I know Lizzie is there and you are going to spend all night together so I don't know if I'm welcome there."
"Chris.. I..." Lizzie nodded at me and almost push me outside my place. "Okay, I will be there. Give me a second."
"Great, honey."
"Okay. First." Lizzie said. "Calm down and let him explain himself. Second, can I spy you two trough the balcony?"
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I opened the front door and Chris was there. Almost like the first night we were dating. The picture of him with a suit wasn't helping me keeping a straight face. Why did he had to look that hot in a suit? I tried to forget that idea of my mind. Chris came to kiss me but he stopped when he looked at my face.
"Babe..." He said. "I'm so sorry. It was a game and I got carry away. I totally understand you are mad at me."
"I'm so mad at you. We were waiting to know if I was going to be a permanent staff member."
"I know. So things won't interfere in your job. I was such a stupid."
"Stupid, silly, dumbass..."
"I know. I have you and you are so incredible and amazing. And I want the world to know that I have a my girlfriend and that she is so amazing and incredible...."
"Chris..."
"If you want me to take back what I said today... I can say it was a joke or something..."
"I really want people to know I'm dating you... you know how much I love you. And we are going to move together tomorrow."
"Are you still moving with me?"
"Of course! I'm mad at you but I don't want to break up with you. We are just talking things so we can figure out how to manage this new situation. Why would you say that?"
"Because you are going to break with me." He said.
"WHAT?! NO! I'm not gonna break up with you. Why would you say such a thing?!"
"Because I messed up things. And I have the feeling that you don't want people to know we are dating... that maybe you are embarrassed of dating me."
"Oh my God! Chris! No!" I said hugging him. "You could never embarrassed me. I love you. I want people to know we are dating. I want to live with you and see your face every single day. I want to live happy with you each single day. I want to post pics of you on my instagram and tell the whole world how much I love you. I know that last one is silly. I told you we are going to have to talk and discuss all the stuff that will come into our relationship... It's how things work and we won't throw our relationship because we have a minor fight. We are going to fix it and figure out how to grow together in this new step. And..."
Chris stop hugging me and looked straight into my eyes. Then he kissed me. He kissed a way he had never kiss me before. It was a desperate kiss but full of love. Almost the same way he kissed me back in the airport but different. It was amazing. He put his hand in my waist and brought me even closer to him. Almost like I was able to scape and he was trying to retain me. And that was. He was scared. He truly thought that I would left him because he made such a silly mistake. I couldn't imaging how much pain he had to live trough his life to feel that way about a relationship.
"Julia. I love you. Thank you for being such an amazing human being. For showing me so much understanding for your part... Anything I can do to fix things with you, I will do it.
"You are going to spoil me and love me even more... Maybe buying me new books."
"Anything you want, Julia." He said kissing me.
"Oh, Chris! You are going to lose so much space in that closet tomorrow."
"A small price to pay to have you, darling. I will do anything to make you happy."
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"Chris doesn't deserve you." Lizzie said handed me a glass of wine.
"Why would you say that?"
"I think any human being deserve you, Julia. You are so sweet and incredible."
"Did you really spy on us?"
"Of course. What kind of a friend I would be if I didn't do that?"
Chris had left a couple of minute ago. He even carried one of my boxes to his place. A part of me thought it was so I couldn't took back the thing about moving with him tomorrow. Another part of me thought it was because he needed to fix things between us. I knew at first the idea of making things public scared the shit out of me. But now I was happy with the idea of walking down the city holding Chris hand or posting pics of him. Or even being able to go out and had dinner with him in a nice restaurant.
"You know" Lizzie said. "Now we can have double dates! So, will you go to Chris' new movie premier?"
"What?" I almost choked with the wine. "Chris hasn't asked me about so I don't know..."
"You need to go. I will go and having you there will be amazing. I'm sure Chris will love having you there."
"Step by step, Lizzie... First, moving. Then, we will see."
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Chris' POV
"I can't believe she is taking things that good." Scott said. We were on a videophone call.
"She get mad... For a second I thought I messed up things pretty bad."
"Mom and dad are piss at you." He said serving himself a glass of water. "I'm piss at you. I really like her and if I have to take side I will be in her side."
"Scott... Really?" I said putting on a sweatshirt.
"I mean. She can cook. She is clever, funny, smart... And he can handle you and likes you... You are getting older and I don't think..."
"Shut up! You just made your point." I said laying on the sofa.
"So, are you ready for tomorrow? Big day."
"Actually, I can't wait. I think I made enough room for her. And then we will be buying furniture and stuff we need. I bought her a small gift for her, like a welcome gift."
"What is it?"
" She really likes tea, so I bought her a new set of tea cups with a teapot and a blanket for the terrace. She really enjoys reading there. So I bought the softest blanket I could find. I was thinking of something else but her birthday is soon and I still don't have an idea of what to buy her."
"Oh my god! Chris! You are deeply in love with her."
"I said I love her back in Boston..."
"And what did she say?"
"That she loves me..."
"OH MY GOD! Now I can understand why she isn't so mad with you!" He laughed.
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Julia's POV
We finished bringing all my stuff into Chris place. Robbie, Lizzie's husband, was sitting on the coach with an exhausting look on his face. Lizzie and Chris were discussing something about a new project Lizzie had. I sat next to Robbie and offer him and glass of water. We both were exhausted.
"I can't understand how they are so fresh" I said.
"You forgot that Marvel trained them for their movies... so they have more stamina that us, average human." We laughed. "Lizzie told me about yesterday, are you okay now?"
"Yes. I was mad at the beginning and now I pretend to be mad so Chris will spoil me a little. He won't be for my birthday either... "
"You are doing a good job. I do the same when Lizzie is working, so when she come back and I can have the food I want, for example."
"I propose a toast. For the couples of big movie stars."
"The ones who know when to take advantage." We laughed.
"What would you like to eat, Juls?" Chris said.
"Can we have pasta?"
"You ate past a couple days ago."
"Please." I looked at Robbie and he winked at me. "I'm a little sad about yesterday and I think that will cheer me up a little."
Robbie nodded at me. We turned our faces to see at Chris and Lizzie. They were chatting and Lizzie nodded at him. He took a deep breath and looked back at us.
"Okay. Deal. Do you want to eat here or go out?"
"I think we can go out. It will be nice." Lizzie said.
"That would be lovely." Robbie added.
"Please?" I said with puppy eyes.
"Give me a second and I will call a restaurant." Chris finally said.
"Thank you, babe." I said.
"Good job" Robbie said with a very low voice and we smiled.
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At night, we both were sitting on the sofa watching at movie. There were still boxes to unpack but we hadn't decided on a bookshelves when we went to the store. My clothes were all hanged up in Chris closet, I mean my part of the closet. In the bathroom it was still a mess. I promised him to get everything done tomorrow after work.
"So, how are you feeling? Are you liking this? Do you think it needs any other change?"
"Chris, please... It's not the first time I'm here."
"But now it's different. We need to make this our place."
"I don't know. I'm used to see it like this."
"I almost forgot!" He stood up and went to the kitchen. He came back with two packages. "This is for you."
"But it's not my birthday."
"It's a little welcome gift."
"I think we don't share the same little concept."
"Shut up and opened them."
"Sweetie..." I said looking at the teacup and teapot set. "This is so lovely. You didn't have to." I left them on the coffee table and opened the other package. A huge white blanket. "It's so soft..." I kissed him.
"I know I didn't have to but I wanted to do it. So now you can read in the terrace or make tea... I want you to feel like home."
"Home is where you are, Chris." I kissed him again. I sat on his lap and started to kiss him longer and deeper. I could noticed how his heartbeat was starting to going faster and faster. He passed his hand trough my tights.
"Julia... I need to ask you something." He said while kissing me. "I know we are going to see you family in x-mas. But Robert has invited us to a New Years party. So, would you like to go with me? "
"Are you asking me for a date?"
"Actually, I have to ask you for two dates. But I'm waiting to see if I have a yes first in this one." He said brining me closer to him and kissing my neck.
"You are playing dirty, Mr. Evans."
"But you like it."
"You are right." I said touching his skin under his shirt. "Okay, I will go to you."
"And will you go to my new movie premier? I need to know so I can ask for a dress for you."
"Like Cinderella? You will treat me like a princess?"
"Of course. And I will be able to show off how beautiful my girlfriend is."
"I will go with you but you have to make sure I will look amazing."
"You always look amazing." He said. "But, right now, I want to be the only that can look at you..." He grabbed me and carried me in his arm. We went into our bedroom and he put me on our bed. "Now you are mine."