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The sun was slowly going to rest, the soft colors of purple and pink blended together in the sky. The mixing of colors resembles two different appartations, coming together to create one beautiful bond.
You and Pete decided to drive around the city of Staten Island to decompress from everything happening. It was a peaceful Friday evening, the sun was slowly descending, the night sky slowly taking over. The windows were open, and there were no sounds besides the sound of cars driving nearby. The cool evening breeze blew upon the faces of the couple, creating a relaxed environment. The car wasn't going too fast yet it wasn't going too slow. The car ride was quiet, Pete was driving while you were staring upon his unique features. His soft brown eyes, his big and soft lips, his broad lanky shoulders, and every single part of his body was perfect in your eyes. He was just a beautiful human being inside and out.
While you were busy admiring his outside beauty, you were thinking about his inner beauty. His humor is just breathtaking, the passion he puts into his comedy was just immaculate. You loved how soft he was when it came to his family. Throughout his life, he lived a life with no father. His mother and sister kept him going through life, and he loves them with all of his heart. He is a person who possesses a lot of love for the people around him. He just loves love.
Everything about him was perfect in your eyes, even though he thought the opposite. He can't even look in the mirror without being disgusted at his appearance, hence the reason why he doesn't possess any mirrors. He doesn't believe he is real, only an entity, something illusory, he wasn't simply there most of the time. It was shocking that he thought he was nothing, you believe he is something. He is a person who harbors so much pain, but you know deep down he has a huge amount of love. He may seem like an egotistical douchebag who has tons of big dick energy, but he is a very friendly giant who means no harm to anyone.
You were so deep in thought, just staring at him. You were in such a trance that you didn't realize he stopped the car in a vacant parking lot. He waved a hand in your face, attempting to snap you out of that trance.
"Hello? Y/N, you in there?" He joked.
You were quickly snapped out of the trance and brought yourself back into reality. You saw your beau staring at you, waiting for you to be able to talk.
"Shit my bad!" You laughed.
"What were you thinking about?" Pete asked.
"Nothing bubs, why did you stop?" You replied.
"Because I wanted to look at my baby, duh," Pete said sarcastically. "You were doing the same thing to me!"
"No I wasn't!" You protested.
Pete just laughed, which caused you to break into a nervous laughter as well. At this point, you were very flustered since he caught you in that exact moment.
"Okay I did it for a little bit," You blurted.
"A little bit? we've been driving around for two hours!" Pete exclaimed. "I kept peeking over at you and everytime I did, you were staring at me!"
You playfully punched his arm as he broke into a laughing fit.
"I don't why you stared at me, I don't even look human," Pete said jokingly.
"No you don't bubs, knock that shit off right now," You said in a joking but serious manner.
You hopped out of the passenger seat, crawled over the console, and plopped onto Pete's lap. You straddled his waist, holding his face in your hands. He rested his hands on your lower back, staring deep into your eyes. You softly caressed his right cheek with your hand, softly squeezing it.
"You're so beautiful," You uttered in a small tone.
The words that left your lips caused Pete to become putty in your hands. He was always self-deprecating when it came to compliments. Whenever he receives a compliment, he shuts it down with his usual dark humor. Even when John Mulaney compliments him, it's almost as if his frontal lobe shuts off. It mostly has to do with his past life with bullies and how they ridiculed him for everything. He's slowly working on bettering his confidence through therapy.
You slowly bring your head down and snuggle in the crook of his neck, inhaling his intoxicating scent. Pete adjusted his arms and squeezed you a tad bit tighter. You felt a tear drop on the nape of your neck. You looked up to see Pete with tears cascading down his cheeks. You took your thumb and dragged across his left cheek, wiping the tear away.
"Y/N, I-I love you so much," Pete uttered out.
"I love you too bubs," You replied.
For the next few hours, you both stayed in the vacant parking lot in each other's arms. You didn't speak much at all, there was just pure silence. The silence was relaxing for the both of you, it created an environment where you can just relax. No hate, vulgarity, or anything was present in this environment.
In his arms, it felt like home.