Chapter 3

"Your turn!" Sunny exclaimed, waiting for you to show him your painting.

You hesitantly showed him the painting, watching as his face went bright red and his eyes widened.

"I'm sorry..." You whispered.

"Don't be sorry, new friend! I like your painting!"

"You... You do..?"

"Of course I do, it's a really good painting! There must be a reason why you chose that pose for me though... Wait, do you like me? More than a friend, I mean."

Your face went bright red.

"It would explain why your face has been so red around me and why you painted me in that pose, it would also explain why you tried to hide the painting from me and why you seemed so nervous every time I noticed how red your face was. It would also explain why you insisted you weren't ill even though you seemed to have a fever, if you like me like that then you must have been blushing! And when you went unresponsive while looking in my direction, were you daydreaming about me?"

You looked at the floor and tried to hide your blushing face, you were so embarrassed that he'd figured it out!

"Don't be embarrassed, new friend!" He said, putting his hand on your shoulder.

"You're... Not mad at me..?"

"Why would I be mad at you, sunshine?"

"Because I do like you, I like you a lot, but that's unprofessional of me and you wanted to be my best friend..."

"I'd never be mad at you, sunshine, especially not for something like this. It's ok to have feelings for people, and we can still be best friends even with those feelings!"

You were glad he wasn't mad at you, but something he said got you thinking. We can still be best friends even with those feelings. Did he have feelings for you too, or did he just phrase it kinda weirdly? Should you ask him?

"New friend?"

"Yeah?"

"You seem like you have something on your mind, is everything ok?"

"Um... I know this is probably a weird question and I know the answer is probably no, but uh... Do you like me too?"

Sunny blushed a little and nodded.

"I didn't say anything earlier because I didn't wanna make things awkward, but now I don't have to worry about that!"

You hugged him, feeling him return the hug. He then leaned backwards so that he was sitting with his back against one of the walls of the play structures and you were laying on your stomach with your head resting on his chest. The two of you stayed there for a while, cuddling inside the play structure, when you suddenly heard Vanessa's voice.

"(Y/N)? (Y/N) where are you?"

Sunny quickly let go of you, he seemed to be worried about getting caught. You let go of him and crawled out of the play structure, following the sound of Vanessa's voice.

"There you are, I've been looking for you for the past 10 minutes."

"Huh? What's up boss?"

"What's up is your shift is over, dumbass. You didn't pick up your radio so I had to waste my time finding you myself."

Vanessa put what looked like a walkie talkie in your hand and walked off. You said goodbye to Sunny and picked up your painting of him, before finally making your way out of the building.

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