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'You got this. You can do this. So what if we've only been dating for 3 months? She's not like any other girl you've ever met! She's definitely the one! You've been through hell and back together! She loves you, you love her-'
The figure beside her stirs, ruffling the blanket as they readjust themselves in their groggy, barely awake, state.
"Cait. I can hear you thinking. What's up?" The words were just clear enough to be understood even though Vi was grumbling into a pillow.
'I CAN'T DO THIS!'
The sun was still rising over the Piltover skyline, bathing the city in warm orange light. Caitlyn had been awake for the past half hour, sitting up and trying to hype herself up for her plans later that day.
She would take Vi out for lunch. Then ask the question. Simple!
Wrong! Not so simple! Because at this very moment- as Vi gave her a sleepy smile, her naked form lying in her bed after last night's escapades, her skin practically glowing under the early morning sun -she couldn't keep her mouth shut.
"Okay. Don't say anything until I'm done, okay?" She all but pleaded.
"Um. Alright?" Vi answered hesitantly, her mind now slightly more awake.
Caitlyn nods and takes a deep breath.
"So. Um. I've been thinking a lot-"
"-nothin new there." Vi teases causing Caitlyn to shut her up with a glare. She keeps her grin but stays quiet.
"As I was saying… You know, I miss you whenever you leave and head down to the undercity. Even more so when you don't come to visit for days on end. I'd glance at the window in the office waiting to see if you'd let yourself in like you always do. I'd stay up late waiting to see if you'd come knocking at my door."
Caitlyn paused to worry her bottom lip between her teeth. This whole time she had been looking down at her hands which clutched onto the blanket covering her legs.
"I've been thinking and I know it might be too soon but- it's just that- It makes me really happy to wake up next to you. I like watching you sleep- WAIT NO I MEAN- you're just so tense all the time but when you sleep you relax and you look so beautiful. I sometimes think of bringing you breakfast in bed-"
At this point Caitlyn was lost in her own words. She was barely taking breaths as the sentences flowed from her lips. Her hands moved about like they did when she explained the clues of a new case.
"-Whenever you stay a few days and make a mess I don't mind cleaning up. I know you keep stuff hidden around the apartment and it makes me happy to think that my place is safe enough for you to keep your precious things. I want to frame all our pictures over the years and decorate this place with them. I want to give you a safe place to feel loved.
I want to prove to Ekko I'm serious about you. That I would never betray you or throw you aside. Because, the thing is, that nothing feels complete without you. This apartment doesn't feel like home until you visit.
I know I'm coming on strong especially since we've only been dating for 3 months but I've waited so long for someone like you, Violet. Someone who sees me, loves me, not what I could give-"
Okay she's heard more than enough. Vi catches one of Caitlyn's frantically moving hands and grasps it firmly in her own. The warmth and pressure grounds the bluenette, stunning her into silence as she gives her full attention to the love of her life. Vi puts on a soft smile. One she reserved for her Cupcake and her Cupcake alone.
"You know you could have just said 'Vi do you want to move in with me?'"
Caitlyn flusters, a blush spreading from her cheeks all the way down to her collarbone.
"I. Well. You. It's just-"
Vi sighs fondly. "Yes, Cait. The answer is yes."
For a moment Caitlyn goes silent. Then she lets her body go slack, falling on top of Vi who saw it coming and was quick to face up so her girlfriend would fall on her chest. She quickly wraps her arms around her now relaxed partner. The previous nervous tension drained from her and caused her to practically melt into Vi's embrace.
"I love you so much, Violet." Caitlyn whispers.
"I love you too, Cait." Vi gently kisses the top of her head.
"One more thing. Breakfast in bed? Ya. No. You can't cook for shit, Cupcake."
"...Understandable."