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“Robin, come on. Wait! I'm sorry, okay? I didn't mean to…”
“Didn't mean to what? Forget I invited you to my possibly most important gig ever? To spent the night fucking your bandmate instead?” Robin huffed, tears glittering in his eyes.
Aleksi looked down, cheeks burning. “T- that's not… I didn't have sex with anyone besides you in months…”
“Oh, yeah? So now that you couldn't have me for a week or two you switched back or what? Is that what you call an apology? Fuck you, Alex. Seriously. And leave me alone.”
Aleksi bit his lip trying to think of something to explain the situation to Robin and convince him that this wasn't what had happened.
“Listen to me, please. I know you're mad but this is kinda important. Please. Just give me three minutes to explain myself.”
Robin huffed but stopped and turned back around.
“I give you two. So better hurry.”
Aleksi took a deep steadying breath. “I didn't have sex with Joonas. And I didn't forget about your performance. I know how important it is to you. Actually, I…” He stopped, not sure how to say this or how exactly to continue in general. “Joonas helped me prepare a surprise for you. I wanted to make you think I couldn't make it to your show because part of the surprise was to wait for you next to the stage and… and then ask you out. On a real date. With a little picnic on the roof terrace of my apartment, watching the stars. I-I know what Joonas posted looked and sounded different but that's not what happened, it was simply one of his stupid jokes. I… I like you a lot, and I think you know this already but I wanted to do things right this time. But it seems I fucked up big this time without meaning to…”
Robin stared at him in disbelief. “Y-you… you wanted to ask me out? After my show?”
Aleksi nodded shyly.
“I'm sorry for giving you the impression I wouldn't care about your performance. Because I do, I really, really do.”
Robin felt bad for overreacting like that. He should have talked to Aleksi first before screaming at him. “No, I'm sorry for getting so mad at you… W-would you still ask me out and take me on that date you prepared?”
Aleksi's eyes lit up within seconds.
“Do you mean you'd go out with me even after all this? I can steal you from everyone after your show tomorrow?”
“Yes, yes I do. Sneaking out together with you to go on a date? You can totally count me in on that!”
Aleksi smiled brightly at that, hugging Robin close for a moment. “Now you just need to forget about this until tomorrow. Where would be the surprise otherwise?”