Work Up the Nerve
Pairing: Jasmine x Reader
Request: “Maybe one where Jasmine tries to admit her feelings but one way or another can't but in the end it's the reader whi does the first step (?)” - @lunamadhatter99
Word Count: 1k
“What do you mean she likes me?” I asked Lin, clarifying. “I mean I was talking to Jasmine and she told me she likes me” Lin said, for the fourth time. “And you're sure she wasn’t talking about a different Y/N?” I asked him. I was still doubting that this was even true.
“You’re the only Y/N she knows” he told me. “Well what am I supposed to do? Do I ask her out and tell her that you told me?” I asked him. “No no no, you can’t tell her I told you. She’ll get so upset” Lin said. “Well what am I supposed to do, pretend I don’t know?” I asked him.
“Well maybe you should just ask her? Not directly, but maybe drop hints. Or ask if she likes anyone?” Lin suggested. “Yeah, that could work. Thank you for telling me. I have to get going, we’re supposed to hang out at her apartment” I told him, grabbing my stuff as I got up to leave.
“Okay, bye. Tell me if she ends up confessing” Lin told me, as he walked me to the door of his apartment. “I will, bye” I said, as I left. I heard him close the door behind me and I walked over the few blocks that it was to Jasmine's apartment.
Lin had called me and told me to come over immediately. Then, I went over there and found out that the prettiest girl I knew had a crush on me. I was pretty shocked by the whole thing.
I got to Jasmine’s apartment and knocked on the door. Within seconds, the door opened and I saw Jasmine standing there, as beautiful as ever. “Hey, I’m so glad you could make it. Come in come in” she said, gesturing for me to come inside.
“So how are you?” I asked her, as she closed the door. “I’m really good, how are you?” She asked me, as she pulled me in for a quick hug. “I’m pretty good, I’ve been looking forward to tonight” I told her, honestly. “Aww that’s good, I have been too” she said, smiling. “Well you promised to make dinner, so I was super excited” I said, giggling.
“Oh yeah, speaking of dinner, it’s done and in the kitchen if you want to see it” she said, leading me into the kitchen. Every time she said or did something, it only made me realize that she clearly liked me. It felt wrong to not tell her that I knew, it felt like I was hiding something from her. And we never kept secrets from each other.
We walked into the kitchen and I saw spaghetti along with various vegetables. “Wow this looks so good” I said, my mouth starting to water. “Well I know you love pasta” she said, smiling.
She made two plates and then we walked to go sit down at the table and eat. I decided now would be a good time to try and see if I could get her to confess.
“So how did your date go the other day?” I asked her, knowing that she didn't mention any kind of date. “What do you mean? I didn’t go on a date the other day” she said, giggling. “Oh whoops, it must have been someone else. But you had to have gone on a date recently, right? I mean, are you still single?” I asked her, trying to get her to admit that she liked me.
“No, I haven’t been on a date in a while. I do have the slightest crush on somebody though” she said, and a twinkle appeared in her eyes. I thought that she was totally about to tell me. “Really? Who’s the lucky lady?” I asked, pretending to be intrigued.
Then, I saw fear in Jasmine’s eyes. “Oh, no one you would know” she said, simply. It was like her mood had changed completely. I dropped the subject, thinking maybe if I didn’t push her then she’d tell me.
We finished eating dinner and decided to watch a movie. I picked some cheesy high school movie, where a girl is majorly crushing on some guy.
“Those were the days” I whispered, about ten minutes into the movie. “What do you mean? You miss high school?” Jasmine asked, looking over at me. “Well not exactly, I miss when you liked someone in high school. The jitters you would get whenever they were in the same room as you. The way that everything they did just seemed perfect” I said, looking over at Jasmine, and staring into her eyes. Once again, she looked like she wanted to say something, but ultimately decided against it.
“I’ll be right back” I huffed, as I walked away and into the kitchen. I took a few deep breaths and tried to calm down. I wasn’t mad at her, I just felt frustrated. I had given her a few opportunities to tell me and something was still stopping her. I would never fault her for feeling nervous and not wanting to tell me, I just didn’t know how to get her to realize that I liked her too.
I walked back in the room. “Hey are you okay?” Jasmine asked, concerned. I started to pace around in front of the television. “I need to tell you something” I said, sternly. I stopped pacing and turned towards Jasmine.
“Uh....okay?” She said, clearly confused. “I like you Jasmine, and I have a feeling that you like me too. I keep trying to give you hints or make you realize, but none of it is working. So I’m done with beating around the bush, I’m telling you straight up. I really really like you Jasmine” I confessed, all of it just spilling out of me.
I felt weightless. All of that pressure and secrecy was finally lifted off my shoulders, and I no longer felt that burden.
“You’re completely right, I like you too. I just could never work up the nerve to tell you” she said, seeming just as relieved as I was. “I’m glad that we finally confessed that” I said, giggling and pulling her into a hug.
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