#grace!

He looked at the clock to see it was almost 10 am. He didn’t want to wake his sleeping girlfriend but knew as soon as she woke up she’d want coffee. He slipped out of her arms successfully and padded lightly to the kitchen and starting a pot of coffee. He opened the cabinet to get out some mugs. He pulled out Y/n’s favorite one. It was pink and heart-shaped. He brought out his favorite mug as well, the one Penelope gave him about a month ago. It looked plain and simple on the outside, but when you looked inside there was a little frog on the bottom. The coffee machine beeped and he poured each of them a glass.

He hadn’t heard y/n get up and make her way towards him because he felt a pair of arms snake around his waist and pull him gently backward. She rested her head on his back and kissed him through his shirt. It was an intimate moment that he wanted to last forever. He finished pouring the coffee and handed the mug to her.

“Where would I be without you, my good doctor?” she said sweetly.

“Probably still asleep and making your own coffee…” He teased while pouring creamer in hers and a metric ton of sugar into his own.

Y/n giggled at that. He was cheeky and she loved it. They made their way to the living room to enjoy each other’s company and the sweet coffee they’d made.

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Half an hour later with coffee finished and mid-morning cuddles had y/n says with a smile,

“We should do something”

“Like what?” Spencer asks. He had no idea what she would pull out of that wonderful brain of hers.

“I propose a challenge…” She sat up still keeping intense eye contact with him. “We should go to the bookstore and try to pick out each other’s books, and if you end up liking it, the other person wins!”

“And if you don’t? What’s the penalty?” he feeds into her fun game. “Utter shame and disappointment” she responds with a Spencer Smile, shaking her head, making him laugh.

“Alright if you want to, let’s go!” She excitedly grabs his hand and drags him to the bedroom to start getting ready.

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After getting ready, Y/n comes out in an emerald green skirt that flows to her calves and a mocha brown button-up (one of Spencer’s she stole most likely) that she tied up to beat the heat. She added a layered gold necklace and rings plus a cream-colored bandana to keep her flyaways out of her face.

Spencer was sitting on the couch waiting for her wearing some dark brown corduroys, a beige button-down, and a vintage green and brown argyle sweater vest, and of course a pair of mismatched socks and his iconic converse. He had swapped out his contacts for his glasses today as well.

When Y/n saw him she thought he looked like a sexy 70’s professor. He looked up at her from the book he was re-reading. A large smile broke out on his face and he said

“We’re matching!” He looked like a kid in a candy shop for the first time.

“I know! And it wasn’t even planned,” y/n said with a giggle. “Promise we can take pictures later? I just wouldn’t want this outfit to go to waste!” she twirled and posed, making him chuckle. He loved her so much, and the feelings were mutual.

With that, they left the apartment and went to the small bookshop near their apartment, right next to a family-owned coffee house. They stepped inside and were engulfed with the scent of french vanilla and old books. They looked at each other playfully and split up to find each other's books.

Y/n heads straight to the Classic Literature section. She looks for Edgar Allen Poe because she knows he would read his work all the time if he could. His copy of The Complete Tales of Edgar Allen Poe was stolen last year in Florida and he never found the time to replace it. She searched and searched and almost gave up when suddenly, the cover caught her eye sitting on top of a stack of “go-backs”. She quickly grabbed it and held it tightly to her chest, as if it would grow legs and try to run away.

On the other side of the store, Spencer was rummaging through a box of vintage books that looked like they haven’t been touched in years. Y/n had mentioned only once how much she’d loved the original Grimms Brothers fairytales. She had seemed really interested in them at the time so he figured she’d appreciate some of the stories in physical form. He got to the bottom of the box and was so disappointed until he shoved that last book over to find a green and gold cover with the title The Complete Grimms Fairytales. He smiled wide and held it against his chest spine down so when Y/n eventually found him she wouldn’t see it.

They both arrived at the checkout at the same time and narrowed their eyes at each other playfully, trying to suppress their smiles. They parted ways as two cashiers started checking people out. They both got them gift wrapped as to not spoil the surprise.

Once they were checked out and together again they grabbed hands and started walking home. Y/n noticed the coffee house and said,

“Why don’t we read here?” She pointed at the cafe and looked at him with puppy dog eyes.

“Why not?” Spencer said while pulling her into his side and kissing the top of her head.

They ordered and took their drinks and headed into the outside patio area. They looked at each other in anticipation while they opened their respective bags. Y/n got to hers first and gasped. Spencer looked at her with worry thinking he’d done something wrong. She had the biggest smile plastered on her face as she practically vibrated with excitement.

“Eeee! I can’t believe you found a copy! And in such good condition too! Oh my god, Spence!” She jumped out of her seat and gave him a bone-crushing hug. He laughed at her child-like glee and hugged her back. “Ok now open yours!” she said while sitting back down clutching her book.

“Ok ok slow down” he chuckled. He took his sweet time unwrapping the book just to see her get worked up. She sat there whining and complaining about how slow he was until she heard the sound of the crackling paper stop. Spencer stared at the book for a full minute without saying a word. Y/n was worried thinking he didn’t like it when suddenly he looked into her eyes with such adoration and love that she thought she would disintegrate into a puddle right there. He stood up and wrapped y/n up with his long arms and stuffed his head into her neck and whispered,

“I love you Y/n”.

She gazed into his hazel eyes and whispered back “I love you too”