Third Date - Lainey & Dean

Dean let out a successful cheer. “I can’t see anything. Where are you??!” He said with a laugh. “If you don’t get here soon then I’m going to come find you.” He teased.

"YEEAAAAAAH!!!!" Lainey shouted in glee when the announcement that she reached the center sounded. "Oh boy, okay, you're here somewhere." She said with a breathless laugh. Her heart was beating rapidly and the nerves began to kick in. "I'm coming. Very slowly." She giggled. She turned in the direction of his voice, and slowly began to walk forwards, holding her arms out in front of her, she made slow movements with her hands to try and feel him out.

Lainey followed the sound of his laughter and picked her pace up. She sensed movement too her left, and held her hand out to the side and suddenly she made contact with a swinging arm. The movement startled her, scaring her to the point her full body tensed up and it did a little wiggle before she jumped. She sucked in air, and then reached again to where she felt the arm, moving her hand out and moving it back and forth to try and find Dean. "Dean?" She said breathlessly.

Lainey didn't know what noise she made, it was a mix between a squeak and a whimper. Her heart was beating so fast she was pretty sure he could hear it. The moment his hand wrapped around her arm and pulled her to him it felt like she was electrocuted as tingles flew up her arm.

She was pulled into him then and her arms instantly went around his waist. Damn he was tall! She thought, his hand touched her face (he would find her hair was on the shorter side, falling about two inches below her chin, and that her hair was straight) and she shivered before she felt his full-body shudder and say her name. She buried her face into his chest, breathing in his scent, and she hugged him tight as she sagged into him. Dean would find Lainey smelled of mangoes and strawberries, and was 5'5.

"You're real." Her voice cracked. "You're here!" She exclaimed before she laughed. She placed a hand over his that was on her face. Her she let her fingers follow up his arm and over his shoulder. Her fingertips running along his collar bone, and she felt her way up until she would cup the side of his face, while her other hand rested on his chest. "Holy fuck you're here." She whispered.

Lainey took in a shuddered breath as Dean began to gently touch her face. She leaned into his touch and a small gasp from her as her fingers trailed over the scruff on his face and went to trace along his jaw. Her other hand went to rest on his abdomen to see if he did in fact have killer abs. She nodded her head, unable to speak in that moment, but fully in agreement with him.

When he pulled her tight against him, she stood on her tiptoes, wrapping her arms around his neck. She hugged him close, drinking in his beach smell. His body shuddered against hers, and her's did the same. It was magic. That was the only word she could use to describe this sudden feeling of being there with him. She felt herself get lifted and a sob broke through her body. Overcome with the sudden emotion that this was very much real, and the feelings she had for the perfect man in front of her where something she had never experienced before.

When she was sat down she placed her hands on his wrist and gripping them tightly, like she was afraid he would suddenly disappear. She closed her eyes and leaned into his touch. Those three little words and the emotion behind them shook her to her core, and she began to cry harder. "I love you too Dean. So much." She said her voice cracking. She wrapped her arms back around his neck then, one hand threading into his hair at the nape of his neck before standing up on her tiptoes and pulling him to her. The need to touch him was almost too much. She rested her forehead against his and sighed before she closed her eyes. Her body shivered and the hand not in his hair fisted his shirt, as there was a tightness suddenly in her chest, and she sniffled, willing some of the tears to not fall, but she couldn't help it.

Lainey's lips partially parted as his thumb ran across her lips and took in shakey breath. As if her body knew what was about to happen, she tilted her head back and met Dean halfway. She nearly sobbed more at the gentleness of his touch and his kiss. Her hands went to his face, holding him to her and her lips parted under his as he slowly deepened the kiss. She could feel his tears, and she rubbed her thumbs across his cheeks gently.

She quite literally lost herself then. Lost herself completely in the man that was holding and treating her so tenderly. She wrapped her arms around him and held him tight. Wanting to show him just how much she felt towards him as he was showing her. She didn't know how much time passed but eventually, she nibbled on his bottom lip and couldn't help the grin that spread across her face. "Wow." She murmured against his lips before a laugh-cry escaped her. "You're freaking amazing Dean Baelish." She whispered. To him.

Lainey giggled, brushing her nose against his. Her response to what he said was pressing her lips back against his. She pulled away a moment later, and stroked his cheek with the back of her fingers. She took one of his hands then, holding it in her other. “Like we had met in another lifetime...” She said softly, “Not crazy.” She said shaking her head. She took his hand that she held and then placed it over her heart. Dean would be able to tell she was wearing a tank top with a cardigan over it, and could feel some of her skin.

Her hope was that he’d be able to feel how fast he made her heart beat, and she knew she didn’t have to see what he looked like to know he took her breath away. “Every time I hear your freaking sexy as fuck voice, you make my heart do this.” She told him. “ I don’t know if I’m gonna be able to leave this room.” She admitted before she laughed softly but her fingers stroked his cheek again. “I don’t want to be away from you.” She whispered.

“What?” Lainey said both confused and curious as what Idea he had. “We find the exit riiiight?” She said slowly. She interlaced her fingers with his automatically and would then follow along with him. “Do I get to know this idea?” She laughed.

RIGHT

Dean chuckled, clear excitement in his demeanor. "Well this is what I figure. At first I was gonna say 'you know what? screw this maze! We'll stay here forever!' but..." He squeezed her hand, his thumb moving back and forth across hers while they walked. "It's clear to me that be both know where this is leading, tell me if I'm wrong." He said, bringing her hand up to kiss her knuckles.

"And I've seen the show. Right after proposals comes the reveals, right?" He took a right turn and then paused and turned to face her, not letting go of her hand. "I don't want to waste any more time in those damn pods than we have to. I just want to be with you, Lainey." He said, he waited to see if she agreed with the plan.