#jojo ask

Even after months of being with her, you were still dazed that you were truly dating Trish Una. You had always been quite shy and a bit reserved, and Trish was just naturally a very headstrong and determined person. She almost was the complete opposite of yourself, in fact.

Days passed after you had first met her, and at the time you became more and more convinced that you were just in a dream, and she wasn’t real. But when you cuddled with her, and she kissed you, you knew that she was indeed real. She had always understood you, and would always hang out with you when the others in the group were being overwhelming.

Today, when she had asked you if you wanted to go out to town with her, your heart raced almost as much as it had the first few days you had known her. You two never really went out that much, and every time you did it was one of the best things in the world.

She had proposed going out to town to do some shopping, and maybe stop and eat out at a restaurant for lunch. You would have said yes a thousand times if she hadn’t interrupted you with a kiss, the both of you filled with excitement.

The time for the date had come, and as you went outside your house at 10 AM, and were relieved to see her car parked in your driveway. Opening the car door, you smiled seeing your girlfriend sitting at the driver’s seat.

“Looks like you made it, (y/n)”, she said, a grin on her face.

You smirked. “I wouldn’t miss anything to be with you. I woke up pretty early to be on time, y’know…”

She laughed, and it was music to your ears. Resting her hand on yours, she smiled warmly at you as you sat down in the seat, buckling your seatbelt. Sitting up, you looked over to her.

“Hey, where are we going, anyway?” you asked. “You never told me.”

“It’s a surprise, (y/n)!” playfully nudging your arm, she started up the engine. “Just sit back and enjoy the ride.”

You relaxed in your seat as Trish drove, minutes passing as you two talked about various things. Eventually, she turned into the parking lot of one of the larger shopping districts in the heart of town.

As Trish stopped the car, your mouth was agape in shock. There were so many places and stores to visit! You had never really bothered to go to this part of town until today since it was sort of far from your house. Not to mention that it was usually always crowded.

Opening the door, you looked around the place, taking in the sights with fascination. Buildings among buildings lined the corners of the plaza, an overwhelming amount of shops in all different colors and heights.

At the end of the path, there was a walkway that lead to a boardwalk at the ocean. You had never seen such a lively place before- there were lots of people, couples and families walking down the plaza talking excitedly.

“Is this your first time here?” Trish’s voice interrupted your thoughts, and you turned to her, still a bit surprised. “Um, yeah, pretty much.”

She giggled again, her face lighting up with another smile. “Pretty much?”

You blushed. “Well, I don’t really come to this part of town that often.” You paused. “Also because this place is really busy a lot sometimes. The crowds sort of stress me out a bit,” you added.

Her hand grabbing yours, she turned to you, her expression gentle.

“Don’t worry. Remember that you have me, and if you ever feel stressed let me know.” Squeezing your hand, together you walked towards the main plaza, ‘oohs’ and ‘ahs’ escaping your mouth as you took in all of the sights.

Though, the thought of the huge crowds still loomed over you, your breath a bit shaky at times as you felt people’s eyes on you and Trish.

After about a half an hour, you asked Trish if you could both sit down and take a breather on a bench you had spotted. To your relief, there weren’t as many people where you had chosen to sit.

“Are you okay?” she asked, her hand on your shoulder. You smiled back at her, albeit a bit weakly.

“I’m fine… thank you for worrying about me. It’s just a bit crowded.” You felt her arm wrap around your waist, and you leaned into her embrace as she spoke reassuringly. “I understand. Please let me know if you want to do anything else, though. Seriously.” You nodded, taking a few minutes to breathe.

After a while, you frowned to yourself. You didn’t want to let Trish down by just sitting down here- she had planned this all out, anyway. And here you were, delaying the date.

Taking a shaky breath, you started to get up, only to be interrupted by Trish’s hand pulling you back down onto the bench. Giving into her pull, you sat back down, coming face to face with your girlfriend.

“(Y/n), please, don’t feel pressured to keep walking. I’m perfectly content sitting here. Besides, you’re here with me. That’s all I could ask for.” You felt your cheeks flush again, as you rested your head on her shoulder.

“Are you sure?” you asked tentatively, looking over to her as you were met with a kiss pressed onto your cheek.

“I’m positive.”

And so you sat there together for a while, discussing things and being in each other’s company. Even though the date hadn’t really worked out as planned, you were glad she didn’t mind just hanging out with you.