LatviaxReader Something to Talk About

Ooh, ooh, ooh,
People are talkin', talkin' 'bout people,
I hear them whisper, you won't believe it.

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You walked down the street with a smile on your lips, it was Saturday night and you and your best friend Ravis were going to hang out at your favorite pizza place that night since you were both 'forever alone' as you so eloquently put it. You had been friends since sixth grade and hadn't separated yet. You were still the best of friends.

But that's not what the rumors said. No, they said that you and your dear friend Ravis were dating. And he never seemed to hear the gossip, but then again he was a guy, so that's not so unusual. You walked into the pizza parlor and found him sitting in the corner that you both called your table. You walked up with a bright smile on your face.

"Ravis!" you called going to sit across from your Latvian friend.

"Hey (Name)!" he said brightening up as soon as he saw you.

"How have you been?" you asked him.

"Confused honestly…you will not believe what Toris and Eduard think." He told you.

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They think we're lovers kept under cover,
I just ignore it but they keep sayin' we...

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"They think we're dating." He said, "Toris just came up and asked me where 'my girlfriend' was."

You tilted your head confused, of all people his brothers should be the ones who would know that there was nothing between the two of you. Why on earth could they actually ask him if you two were dating? Why would they think that?

"Did you tell him we're not dating?" you asked him.

"Of course…because we're not. " he said in a defensive tone, "Toris apologized but then gave me a whole LIST of reasons why he thought that."

"Really?" you asked, "Care to enlighten me?"

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Laugh just a little too loud,

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"He said we laugh too loud when we're together…not like friends." He said, "He told me that we laugh like we're lovers."

"How do lovers laugh?" you asked giggling loudly.

"Loudly apparently." He said with quite the audible laugh of his own.

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Stand just a little too close,

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"We stand to close, too." He said, "He said that standing as close as we do is a sure sign."

"How close do we stand?" you asked confused.

"Like we're holding hands but not, apparently." He explained his hands right next to yours across the table.

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We stare just a little too long.

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"He says we stare into each other's eyes too long, also." He said.

Your eyes were locked as you asked him to explain.

"I don't know, apparently eye contact is a bad thing." He said not taking his eyes off of yours.

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Maybe they're seein', somethin' we don't darlin'.

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A the pizza arrived you were shocked as the server said, "And a large peperoni a for the love birds."

Ravis told him that you two were not dating you looked down, even a server in a restaurant you two went to all the time thought you two were lovers.

"God, can you believe this?" he asked, "Everyone thinks we're together."

You picked up a slice of pizza and took a bite so you didn't have to answer him as you thought, 'Are they seeing something we're not?'


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Let's give 'em somethin' to talk about
(Somethin' to talk about)
Let's give 'em somethin' to talk about
(Somethin' to talk about)
Let's give 'em somethin' to talk about
How about love?

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You walked out of the diner with Ravis and you two decided to go to the park and walk around for a little bit before you two went home for the night. You walked in a seemingly comfortable silence; but, in your case your mind was reeling.

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I feel so foolish, I never noticed
You act so nervous, could you be fallin' for me?

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You began to think about your little Latvian friend. It was true he was really cute…really, really cute. Shorter than many guys with soft blond curls and curious violet eyes, he was absolutely adorable to you. You tucked a strand of hair behind your ear. You were crushing on him, you finally realized. You looked over at him and saw a slight blush on his cheeks, but it could have just been the slight crispness to the air.

"Hey Ravis?" you asked.

"Yeah (Nick-Name)?" he asked, and you blushed slightly.

It was his personal name for you, no one else could call you that. He referred to you as that all the time, so why did it make you blush now?

"Do you…do you well think we could just go back to my place or yours I'm kind of cold out here." You said, covering up what you were originally going to ask, which was if he did like you as more than a friend.

He nodded and you both headed back to the home he shared with his brothers and their Russian guardian, lucky for you, he liked you, you had smoothed things over by teaching him how to grow sunflowers, a bottle of good vodka…and the fact that you spoke Russian fluently didn't hurt. All three brothers were in shock when you just walked right in one day, instead of sneaking in like before.

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It took the rumor to make me wonder,
Now I'm convinced that I'm goin' under.

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Walking into his house you both headed to the living room to watch a movie, he had suggested your favorite movie and you had smiled brightly.

"How do you always know?" you asked giggling as you sank into the couch.

He shrugged and chuckled as he sat beside you and you just curled up and leaned against him as usual.  He looked at you and smiled softly.

"You know this is the actions that I think are giving my brothers the wrong idea." He said chuckling.

'But is it the wrong one?' you asked yourself.

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Thinkin' 'bout you every day,
Dreamin' 'bout you every night.
I'm hopin' that you feel the same way,
Now that we know it, let's really show it darlin'.

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You realized how much you did care about him, how much you thought about him every day…you had even dreamt about him sometimes. You bit your lip as the movie started.

"Ravis?" you asked nervously as you looked up into his entrancing violet eyes.

"Yeah…(Nick-Name)?" he asked seemingly stopped by the sight of you.

"What…what if it's not the wrong idea?" you asked him.

"What?!" he asked shocked.

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Let's give 'em somethin' to talk about
(Somethin' to talk about)
A little mystery to figure out
(Somethin' to talk about)
Let's give 'em somethin' to talk about
How about love?

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"I said, what if it's not the wrong idea." You said sitting up and looking at him intently, "What if we are just dancing around…well…the truth…?" You asked him nervously, "I mean…do you…have you ever thought of me as any more than a friend?"

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Let's give 'em somethin' to talk about babe,
A little mystery to figure out.
Let's give 'em somethin' to talk about,
How about love? Ooh...

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"Well…umm…just…maybe…" he stammered before finally admitting, "Yes…I…I have thought about you like that once before."

You smiled sheepishly as you bit your lip.

You two leaned in and your lips gently met in the middle.

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Listen to 'em baby
(Somethin' to talk about)
A little mystery won't hurt 'em
(Somethin' to talk about)
Let's give 'em somethin' to talk
How about our love, love, love, love

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The world seemed to stop in that moment as you two just sat and kissed for a moment. When you two separated you just looked deep into each other's eyes.

"Wow." You breathed.

"I guess…you're my girlfriend now…" he said.

"Let's just not let anyone know just yet…a little mystery never hurt anyone." You said with a mischievous smile.

He smiled back and you two kissed once more.

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Whoowhoo mmmm hey oohh whoowhoo
About love, love, love, love
How about they talk about it? uh huh
Talk about love........