lovers and friends

You and Carl walk into the Alibi. "Hey Dior!" V says. You wave and smile. "Carl.." V says nervously. "I'm not here to drink, we're just bored." He walks to sit at a booth. You follow. "Green is your color." Carl says while playing with his hair. You smile and say thank you. Kev comes to your table and sits next to Carl. "Hey you wanted to ask" Carl interrupts him. "Yeah not here though, Delacruz, go talk to V for a second, ill be back." You look confused but get up to talk to V. "Yeah he told me to come talk to you." you say to V. "Well a little birdie told me that Carl wants to be your boyfriend." She grins and holds your hands. "Really? Just to be clear, Carl is little birdie." She makes a straight face and nods. You laugh. "So he's been asking you and Kev for advice, why? I mean you guys are stable and all but why did he come to you specifically?" you ask. "He wanted to know how to be in a interracial relationship, especially one that would last. Those were his exact words too." V explains. You smile. "He said he wanted to make sure he knew how to accommodate you and treat you how you deserve." she says with a big smile. "Thats so sweet." you tell V. Kev yells for you to come back. You thank V and walk back to the booth with Carl. Carl looks at Kev and signals for him to do something. The lights dim and Carl brings these red roses from under the table. He hands them to you. You hear V and Kev gushing. "Dior DeLaCruz..." you and him make eye contact. "Will you be my girlfriend. Like officially?" You look over at V and back at Carl. You smile and nod. He leans over the table to kiss you. You kiss back. Everyone in the Alibi "awes" and claps. You feel so special. The lights turn back on. Carl gets up and grabs your hand. He takes you to the bar and thanks Kev and V for helping him. He says goodbye, and you two walk out. "Hey" he says. You look at him, "Yes?" you reply. "I'm gonna be the best boyfriend you could ask for." he says with a smile. "Oh really?" you say. He nods. You smile and he pulls your body close to his. He kisses you once more before taking you home.

You are now Carl Gallagher's girlfriend. It's time to explore new things with him. Build a better relationship. Go through trials and tribulations. Better yourself and him. Be everything he's ever wanted and needed. Help him grow. I have responsibilities, and so does he.

When you get home, you call Ariana. "Ari, guess what." you say. "What?" she replies. "I'm gonna be future Mrs. Gallagher!" you say with a big smile. "Pause. He proposed? How'd you skip the girlfriend boyfriend stage?" she asks. "No girl, he asked me to be his girlfriend today! I'm just saying future Mrs. Gallagher because you know.." you blush. Ariana congratulates you and you end the call. You pull out a piece of paper and start writing. "Dior Delacruz Gallagher", you scribble it out. "Dior Gallagher." much better.