I'm sitting in my car, waiting for you out in front of your house. I have the heat all the way up because it's cold out today and I know you love the feeling of the car heater on you in winter.
I'm taking you to my house for a night in with popcorn and old horror films we like to laugh at instead of actually watch, even though it's way past halloween by now.
finally you come out. you open the passenger door and hop in, throwing your fluffy winter coat in the back. you say 'hey', and I say 'hello'.
the drive is short because I live only 10 minutes away from you, convenient enough to walk if it weren't so cold out. you reach in the back to grab your coat and you throw it on before leaving the car. I follow behind you as you open my front door and say hello to my mother.
we head down to the basement where I've set up the projector for us as well as a pile of cushions and blankets to cuddle up with. you throw yourself onto the cushions and playfully demand I bring you buckets of popcorn, I laugh then go upstairs to get the snacks I bought for us.
you've started a film while I was gone but waited to play it until I got back. that makes me smile to myself. the small things someone does for you are the ones that show they care.

I fall down onto some cushions beside you and wrap myself in a blanket, ready to watch whatever crappy film you're about to play for me.
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it's about 3 movies in and you've started to fall asleep on my shoulder. I try to shake you awake but you mumble 'I'm too sleepy'. so instead, I let you rest while I continue the film.
a loud sound from the tv wakes you not long after and now you're back to watching it with me.
you lean back onto my shoulder after a while and declare that 'this movie sucks'. I agree so we turn it off and instead decide to talk until we get tired again.
at one point you ask me if 'I like anybody', to which I answer 'no'
'come on', you say 'there's gotta be someone'. and there is, but telling you is nerve wracking. you poke and prod at me until I give in. I look at you nervously and say 'you, alice'.
I see a cheeky smile form on your face as you say, 'I kinda like you too carmen'.