that's my person

Song: Falling in Love by Cigarettes After Sex

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El paced impatiently in the airport as she waited for her best friend to walk out from the hallway. His flight landed minutes ago, so it would take probably about 15 minutes for him to get through security and get his suitcase. But 15 minutes couldn't pass by any faster.

Sofia waited with her and watched her friend as she paced in front of her. "El, will you please stop pacing?"

"Sorry.. just excited." She said as she stopped walking and stood by her side. "Excited to tell him your undying love for him?" She teased, nudging her with her elbow.

"I'm not doing it now, Sof." El mumbled. Sofia rolled her blue eyes and sighed. "Well when are you going to do it?"

"When the time is right, now stop pressuring me!" El snapped as she picked her nails nervously.

"Fine.. sorry." Sofia muttered, looking around the airport for any signs of the raven head. Sofia looked back at El, whose eyes were flicking around the airport.

Finally she saw him walking into the main lobby and the world around her stopped. El could've sworn her heart skipped a few beats just from the sight of him. A smile quickly stretched onto her face as she ran towards him.

El crashed into him burying her face in his shirt and making him stumble on his feet and almost lose his balance. Luckily he caught his balance before he fell to the ground like the last time. He wrapped his arms around her and the scent of vanilla radiated off of her, giving him the sensation of home like no other.

She finally pulled away from the tight hug, but still kept every inch of closeness between them. She brought her hands up to his cheeks and smiled even bigger. Mike  smiled down at her and they simply stared down at each other, examining every aspect of one anothers face.

El's hands slowly traveled off of his face and back around his neck as she hugged him one more time. The feeling of being held by Mike Wheeler was simply something El couldn't even put into words. She felt safe, and loved.

"Ah I got that all on video, haha!" Sofia exclaimed, which made the pair break apart and stare at the blond.

"What? Future memories to look back on when your old and married with 3 kids and 6 grandchildren? One child of course named after me, which will be your favorite, youngest child things. Two girls and one boy, and you'll probably have at least one dog. A golden retriever because they are a top choice for families because of their reliability, it will most likely be named Coco. Oh, and you'll live in this cute little house in the Italian countryside with a white picket fence, and in your backyard is a big garden filled with flowers and a patio where El can paint. In the evenings you'll take little walks through the garden and probably gush about how much you love each other. On the Saturday nights I'll come over and visit with the kids while you two take a trip out to the city to relax and get away from the kids, because honestly, they're driving you nuts. But then-"

"Sofia?" El said quickly, interrupting the blond.

"What?"

"Enough."

Sofia whined and rolled her eyes. "I'm just saying! But don't come to me in like 15 years and say: Oh Sofia, you were right! Which is why we're going to name our third kid after you! And if you say that I'm going to laugh in your face!"

The pair looked at her with red faces before they turned back to each other. "So.. how was your flight?" El asked, trying to ignore everything Sofia just said. Although she wouldn't mind if that happened to be their fate.

Mike shrugged, "It was okay. Tiring to say the least."

"well you're here now, so you can rest as long as you need." She said with a smile before turning back to Sofia, who was pointing a camera at them. She quickly put it down when she realized they were staring again.

"What are we standing around for!? Andiamo!" She said quickly, trying to get the stares off of her.

El rolled her eyes as Sofia started walking towards the exit of the airport. "Ready?" She asked, looking back up at him.

He nodded and before they started walking El pulled the collar of his shirt down, bringing Mike along with it, and planted a kiss right on his cheek. She grinned at him and grabbed his hand as she began walking in the direction Sofia was going.

Mike stayed in his daze as they walked out of the airport. No matter how many times she's kissed his cheek, it will always give him the same butterflies as it always did. The feeling of her soft lips on his cheek already made him weak in the knees, and he couldn't even imagine what it was like to be actually kissed by her.

The trio walked out to Sofia's car and Mike put his suitcase in the trunk. "Why'd you only bring one suitcase? You're staying here for a whole week aren't you?" Sofia asked.

Mike shrugged, "I don't need a whole lot."

"Whatever. When you run out of clothes and start wearing El's skinny jeans I will actually make you the laughing stock of Italy."

El rolled her eyes and pulled his hand as she got into the backseat. Sofia got in the driver's seat in front of them, "Buckle up, kiddos. Don't want to get in a car accident and then one of you gets hurt and then the other person is all devastated and crying and saying 'Oh I can't lose you I love you so much' and then it just turns out that you have a fractured rib. But you never leave each others side in the hospital and argue with the nurses when they say you have to go and-"

"Sofia!" El scolded.

"Sorry, god." She muttered, starting the car and pulling out of the airport. El turned her head away from Sofia and faced Mike. "It feels like forever since I last saw you." She said quietly.

"It has been forever! A whole month."

"Yeah, I guess you're right. But I'm so glad you're here, I don't think I could go another day without seeing you." She grinned.

"Next time would you like me to send you postcards with my face on them?" He teased. El rolled her eyes and rested her head on his shoulder. Mike yawned from the lack of sleep he got last night, he barely slept on the plane. He rested his head on top of hers and closed his eyes, not expecting to fall asleep so quickly.

Sofia looked in the mirror and saw their position and quickly grabbed her camera as she stopped at a stop sign. She turned around and quickly snapped a picture of them before continuing driving.

They finally arrived back at Sofia and El's apartment and the car slowed to a stop in front of the building. El lifted her head off of his shoulder and his head fell right onto her shoulder. El chuckled and shook him awake gently. "Mike, come on. We're home." She said gently.

He groaned and stretched his arms out before opening his eyes. "You can go back to sleep when we go inside but I can't lug you out of the car." She chuckled.

"Mkay.." He muttered, reaching for the car door handle and swinging it open. El got out on the other side and grabbed his suitcase out of the trunk. The two walked up to El's apartment silently and when they walked inside Mike made a beeline to her room, desperate to get back to sleep.

El chuckled and followed him, his suitcase rolling behind her. She set it against the wall when she walked into her room, Mike was already asleep in her bed. El smiled and sat down next to him, he must not have been totally knocked out because the instant she sat down he wrapped his arms around her stomach and pulled her closer to him.

El moved her hand up to his face and noticed every detail from his face. The freckles sprinkled like pixie dust over his nose and cheeks, his long eyelashes, his lips that looked oh so soft and inviting, and his perfectly sculpted cheekbones and jawline. El had always thought he was beautiful, but she had never felt this enchanted by it.

"How are the lovebirds-"

"Sh!" El interjected harshly, looking over at Sofia with a glare. "Oh, sorry." She whispered, coming in the room.

"How long has he been sleeping?" She asked, sitting on the end of the bed. "Ever since we got here. He's been out cold ever since." El murmured quietly, stroking his hair lightly.

Sofia felt out of place as she sat there. The two were in their own little world, surrounded by love-sick feelings and nervous butterflies. She didn't want to say anything to disturb their peace, so she simply sat silently and admired them. She knew the kind of love that they shared for each other was rare and only so many people were lucky enough to be gifted with it. Sofia was just glad they were the ones that got it because she had never seen two people more in love than they were.

Just as she was about to leave and let them be, El began talking.

"Sof, just look at him. Have you ever seen anyone so beautiful?" She asked quietly, tracing her finger along the side of his face. Sofia moved closer and looked at Mike. He was just sleeping, but she knew exactly what El was talking about.

The blond shook her head. "No."

"You know when you're with someone.. and you love them and they know it, and they love you and you know it.. and you look at them.. and you just know 'that is my person'. That person is the one that will love you no matter what. Like they were made specifically for you and nothing could ever mess it up." El said softly, her eyes never leaving Mike.

"Yeah.. sure." Sofia mumbled. She didn't really know what El was talking about, but she was so intrigued that she just had to hear what El had to say.

"Mike is my person," El said surly making Sofia smile.

"And I feel I'm falling in love with all my heart."

Author's Note:

ok probably one of my fav chapters.. sorry this was short but like i didn't rly know what else to do since mike is literally exhausted so el being in love is what we get (and deserve) so yeah here. and i think i might have to add a chapter or two to make up for these small chapters :)

also i finished this very quickly so your welcome and hope i fed u well