After the whole episode In the cafeteria, Mason and Alex walked Dallas to their dorm. They were in the dorm chatting,time was already far spent and it was already getting dark,Alex suddenly remembered " oh! I forgot I have to sleep early because I heard there was gonna be an announcement in class tomorrow and you guys also have to be there".He said to Dallas and Alex. "Don't worry ,you had done well by escorting us,you can go do what you want Alex". "Yes don't worry I can manage",Dallas added. " Ok see you guys later and try not to kill yourselves",he smiled trying to hide his laughter and left from there. After Alex left,inside the room was awkwardly silent. Dallas re adjusted himself very well and sat upright on the bed while Mason went to fetch a bottle of water from the fridge for him. After giving him the bottle,Mason sat next to him and watched how he gulped the water in a single go. "He must have been thirsty", Mason thought and asked Dallas if he wanted another bottle which he politely declined. "Mason",Dallas called hesitantly. He hummed and faced Dallas and they were sitting face to face now. "After I ask you stay away from me,why do you keep coming closer to me",he said looking at Mason with glittery eyes.Mason smiled and his smile made Dallas bit his lips and blushed furiously."Oh!,Little Cooper the more you push me away,the more I fall for you, the first time I saw you it was my whole world stop, don't think am exaggerating too much but your voice was so angelic and friendly and when we shook hands with each other,your hands were so soft and warm it was as if I was holding cotten candy ,if not your hatred toward gays,I would have made you mine and and only mine by now". "I don't know about love but I have never liked anyone else the way I feel for you besides my family,I also feel oddly comfortable with you but when you called me faggot, I was so hurt because I thought that since we got along during your little space, sorry for bringing it up,you would have already been comfortable with me because when you were in your little space,you wouldn't even let Alex come closer to you only me,I would ask for cuddles and also call me Masie,we would colour your books together,you would not eat except I fed you. You make my heart race,I have always been sure about my feelings till now and between one month we have stayed together,I am sure that I have started catching feelings for you and I can say it a gazillion times a day without getting tired". He said caressing Dal's cheeks,Dallas blushed and let Mason's hands lingered there for a while and then he cleared his throat and Mason chuckled and slowly removed his hands and placed it back on his laps. He sat closer to Dallas and whispered into his ears," Little Cooper, please let me hug you just this once, it's been a while since we hugged". He said with doey eyes. " Wha...what,wh...when did we hug",Dallas said fiddling with his fingers and with his eyes twinkling and Mason swore that he saw galaxies in them. "I mean when you were in your little space,you always wanted to hug me and also snuggle with me and also we did a lot of things together but I don't think you remember any of it",he said massaging his temple. "Wait,let me go get something for you to see",Mason said and ran to his table opening the drawer and brought things from inside. As soon as he saw that,Dallas chuckled shyly and watched as Mason approached him. He sat on the bed again and dropped those things he brought on the bed where Dallas sat. "I bought all these things when you were in your little space,look at your favourite drawing,you drew the both of us and here are our little cups,Oh! and here is your pacifier but you would only prefer to suck my necks or my mouth but don't worry I didn't allow you to because I didn't want to take advantage of your vulnerability". "Let's go outside,you might be feeling suffocated",Mason said extending his hands to Dallas to drag him up which Dallas accepted shyly and they went to the garden. "Wow I have never really been outside by this time before Masie" He said not knowing that he gave Mason a nickname. "What did you just call me little Cooper", Mason said excitedly grinning widely. Then the realization of it hit him,he quickly dragged Mason to sit with him on the bench. "Blushing now,are we?".He said wiggling his eyebrows to Dallas. "N..no, w...why wi...will I...i be blushing ?", he said stuttering badly. "O..ok,if yo..you say s...so m...my Li...ttle Coo...per",Mason said imitating how Dallas had stuttered. Dallas hit his chest playfully and Mason smiled contentedly. After a while,no words were said again.They were both focused gazing at the beautiful full moon in the sky.The wind started blowing and Dallas looked at Mason,he was looking so beautiful and his long raven hair was making it hard for him to see as it was blowing into his face due to the wind.Dallas stretched his hands towards Mason's face and removed the hair from his face so that he could see clearly. As soon as he did that,Mason stared at him eye widened and Dallas quickly looked at the other side. Mason smiled and turned Dallas face and made him look into his eyes"what's wrong Dally",he said with sincerity in his voice. He shook his head which indicated that there was nothing wrong. "You are looking so beautiful and ethereal under the moon you Know that?",Dallas face blushed furiously but luckily for him,it was dark for Mason to see it. "So about that hug earlier,are you still in?",Mason said opening his hands wide for Dallas. Dallas caught Mason off guard by hugging him tightly, " Thank you Masie for being there with me when I needed your help,thank you for protecting my me from Andy and his minions,thank you for handling my tantrums when I was in my little space,sorry for calling you a faggot,thank you for defending me in front of Ms Kendricks and the class,thank you for standing up for me in the cafeteria today,can we start all over again as...friends?,he said tugging the hem of Mason's sweater. "Do you even have to ask?,ok,my name is Mason Kendall,am 21 years of age,I am gay and I will like to be your friend",he said jokingly to Dallas. "While my name is Dallas Cooper,am 20 years of age,I am straight and I would love to be your friend". This time Mason engulfed him into a hug and allowed himself to bask in Dal's warmth and scent,it felt so comforting and warm at that moment but they backed away because of lack of oxygen."you know you smelt like strawberries", Mason said huskily smirking at Dallas who was trying hard to control his blushing. "Let's go to bed",Mason said pulling Dallas up and dragging him towards the direction of the dorm." You go shower first",he said as they reached inside the dorm. Dallas nodded and walked into the shower leaving his phone on the bed.As soon as Dallas left,Mason quickly took Dal's phone and saved his number in it because he found out that Dal didn't put a passcode on his phone. He imputed his number on his phone and saved it as Masie 💜and also took Dal's number and also saved Dal's number on his phone as Little Cooper ♥️. He quickly dropped the phone back when he heard footsteps approaching. He looked up and Dallas was looking so cute in his pyjamas,he awwed at the sight and cooed at him,his hair was ruffled and his lips were red,looking so tempting and inviting. "You can use it now Masie",he said in a very cute voice. Mason dashed into the bathroom and showered fast because he didn't want Dallas to fall asleep quickly. After bathing, he quickly jumped on the bed and took his phone and texted Dallas " Good night Little Cooper" .Dallas eyes widened when he got the text,then he answered" how did you get my number?",and then Mason replied "when you went to bathe". He blushed and then sent the message Mason had been wishing to see" Good night too Masie",he said and both switched off their phones and the lights and then went to bed dreaming about the activities that happened that day.