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The girl had never had mac and cheese before, but she could confirm it was definitely one of her favourite foods. Besides Subway that they would order multiple times a week.

A deep chuckle broke her out of her chain of thoughts, making her lift her head from her plate and chew what was in her cheeks that now resembled a chipmunks.

"You've got," He chuckled again, putting his fork down. "Got a little cheese on the corner of your mouth." He tapped his own to show her where.

Still chewing the large mouthful, she picked up a tissue and wiped at her mouth, looking up at him again when his laugh sounded again.

"Let me." His smile was contagious.

He moved onto his knees, leaning over the stool carefully and letting one hand rest on her chin to keep her head still and the other wiped the mess she made with the tissue. Arabella swallowed her food nervously, licking her lips once he was done and returning his smile.

"T-Thank you."

"No worries pretty girl."

She huffed at the name she told him not to use.

"You're stinky." She mumbled.

"Nah, you love my cologne. And shampoo. And body wash." He spoke earnestly.

"Well your attitude stinks, not your actual scent."

"My attitude?" He smirked as she nodded. "I don't think so baby."

"Well I do baby." She spoke back, immediately shoving food into her mouth so she wouldn't have to talk.

"Did you just call me baby?" His teased, highly amused.

Shrugging, she put more food in her mouth before she could even chew, trying not to smile albeit nervously.

"Cute."

She choked on her food, coughed harshly and chewed her food properly before swallowing.

He was beside her in a flash, patting and rubbing her back with one hand and the other held out her milkshake for her to sip when she finally managed to swallow all the food.

"Silly girl."

"B-Be quiet. You almost killed me." She tried to give him her best glare.

"I just called you cute." He retorted.

"I-I, well d-don't do that t-then." She stuttered.

"Or you can just get used to it baby." The proposal was immediately turned down.

"Nope." Shaking her head, she took another sip of her drink. "Not happening baby."

"You're baby."

"Fine then, meanie."

With a roll of his eyes, he pulled her into his lap so she was straddling him. He pushed his forehead against hers gently, smiling at her blush.

"I like you too baby." With a soft squeeze to her hips, he moved them both so he could reach their food and feed his girl comfortably.

Once their plates were cleared and their milkshakes gone, Apollo left Arabella to watch the quiet show playing on the TV saying that he had to grab something quickly.

Upon his arrival, her eyes widened at what was in his hands.

Arabella crawled closer to the large open space but still sat inside the fort.

"Did you finally get a puppy?" She asked excitedly as she looked at the large cardboard box he set down before sitting opposite to her with the box separating them.

"Not a puppy."

"Then a kitten?" She giggled as he glared at her lightly. "So what is it?"

"Open it and see." He used a pocket knife to cut the tape, but let her open the brown flaps.

"Y-You..." Stunned, her body completely froze.

"You mentioned that you have nightmares when you don't sleep over at mine. So I thought that with how often you do sleep over, that I could try make the place more comfortable for you."

"I-I-" Tears sprung to her eyes.

"What- wait, hey, baby don't cry. I'm sorr-" She was in his arms within a second.

"Y-You m-meanie, you, y-you're the b-best." She whimpered against his chest.

"You're not upset?" He asked, rubbing her back soothingly with his warm hands.

"N-No silly, I'm s-so, so happy. Especially t-to h-have you."

"It was the least I could do baby. You want to check it all out?"

With a nod, she stayed in his lap as the contents of the box were pulled out one by one.

"Matching b-bear stuffies?"

After some negotiation, they assigned one stuffie to the other.

"And I solemnly swear to..." Apollo repeated.

"To kiss my stuffie goodnight everyday, without failure."

"To kiss my baby and stuffie goodnight everyd-" The rest of his words were muffled by the hand she slapped over his mouth.

"What a-are y-you doing?" She huffed with a dark blush.

Because of her hand still covering his mouth, his words were indecipherable. She moved it away instantly.

"I was finishing the stupid vow, promise thing. You were the one who said it was important."

"Y-Yeah but, b-but you said it w-wrong." She looked down, playing with the stuffie's ear.

"No, I just personalised it a bit. It's still the same."

"Nuuh, you c-can't-"

"Baby, I just meant cheek kisses or something. If you really want me to kiss your lips then you just have to say so." Her mind blanked. "I see you're consid-"

Her hand planted itself back over his mouth.

"B-Be quiet." She squealed and tugged her hand away when his wet tongue touched her hand.

"No."
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She let her back hit the soft mattress, finally done setting up the bed with her new stuffie as well as a cute dog pillow Apollo also bought and put into the box.

She took her time admiring and thanking him for everything he bought. They had just finished putting everything away; plenty of her new favourite food - cheesecake - sat in the fridge alongside cans and cans of Dr Pepper, new hairbands to make up for the ones she had lost, a large bottle of his cologne so they could match and a post-it note reading;

Appreciate you baby <3

I may have bought you a new stuffie but I expect more cuddles

If she had a phone, she would have put it inside her phone case like he did to hers. For now she simply kept them safe at home.

His handwriting is so small and gorgeous.

"You tired baby?"

She pushed herself up onto her elbows and looked at his tall frame leaning against the door frame.

Wowies.

"A little."

She let herself lay back down before using grabby hands in the air. His chuckle sounded as he walked over to her and giving her what she was signalling for - cuddles.

She sighed once she was finally settled on his warm chest.

"Did you spray my cologne on your stuffie sweetheart?"

"Maybe." She mumbled. "I wanted him to smell like you. And I used the bottle you gave me so I won't finish your one again, promise."

"You're so precious."

As gently as possible, he untied her hair to massage her scalp and undo any knots with his fingers.

"You going to take a shower tonight?"

"Mhm, just a short one." She replied, playing with the drawstring on his hoodie.

She realised she was also wearing one of his hoodies so she tied the drawstrings together so they were connected.

Which was a small mistake because when she was finally planning to take her shower, their heads collided as the tied drawstrings prevented them from moving any further than a few centimetres from eachother.

"Fuc- are you okay?" His hands immediately touched her head, rubbing it gently to soothe any pain. "My poor baby." He cooed.

"I-I'm okay." She laughed despite the slight pain he was working on soothing away. "I'm sorry, I thought it would be cute."

"It was, even if you're still cuter." His words made her blush. "Now let's try get these knots out."

And twenty minutes later, Arabella was resting on his chest whilst his fingers still worked on the knots he only managed to tighten and worsen during that time.

"Forget this." Arabella frowned when he sat them both up.

But he shocked her even further by using one hand to slip the hoodie off his body, leaving it hanging from the drawstrings of the other.

"There." A smile formed on his face when he realised she was looking at his bare chest that was now revealed.

"B-But-"

Does that mean I have to take mine off too? I'm not wearing anything underneath...

A single brow on his face raised in question.

"D-Do I have t-to a-as well?" Her nerves were evident.

"No, no of course not. You can change in the bathroom for your shower." He comforted. "I think we might have to cut those knots off though."

"I'm sorry." She said sheepishly.

"Don't apologise. You know what, this can just be our cuddle hoodie. Means you can never escape." The quick movement of his fingers against her stomach made her giggle. She was extremely ticklish and he knew that.

"We can really have a cuddle hoodie?"

"Mhm, and when one of us puts it on, the other has to put the other half on too so we can cuddle. No matter what."

"Me likey that idea." She mumbled softly.

"Yeah? Well I suggest you get into that bathroom and shower before I put on the other half and keep you here forever." He growled playfully, still smiling when the bathroom door shut.

Apollo looked to the side, immediately spotting the stuffie he bought her.

"Don't think she's yours. She's my precious girl and she likes me more." With a final glare at the bear he lay down and without knowing, drifted off.

Which worked in Arabella's favour as she forgot to get a change of clothes. So when she finished showering, she quickly ran into his walk-in closet, pulled on a large black jumper and grey sweatpants that she rolled up at the waist and legs, and then walked back in.

He's so cute.

Quickly, she ran downstairs and grabbed his stuffie before crawling back onto his chest with all three stuffies beside them. She then made sure all five of them were covered with the warm bedsheets.

Unconsciously, Apollo's arms wrapped around Arabella's lovely body, simultaneously squishing their stuffies closer to them both.


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