What It Is
On the way to the sushi restaurant, Sebastian's phone rang in his pocket. At first he looked like he was just going to let it ring, then he quickly fished it out of his pocket while driving, "Shit! I forgot to call my mom when I got in! (Y/N), can you please answer that and put it on speaker?"
"You're in trouble, dude.", Chris chuckled from the back seat.
Sebastian had already handed you his phone. He started to reply to Chris's comment, but you had already answered the phone.
"Shut--mm, Hello?", he said, cautiously, shooting Chris a playful narrow eyed glare through the rear view mirror.
Chris grinned, wrinkling up his nose and nodding in a silent 'that's right' as you heard a sweet female voice on the other end of the line, speaking Romanian and you're pretty sure she said Seb's name in there somewhere. You had to stifle a laugh after seeing Chris's expression.
Sebastian was stifling a laugh himself while he replied, also in Romanian for a good ten seconds, sounding apologetic towards the end.
You had reached the sushi place while they were still talking so Sebastian had parked the car and turned it off. He took a breath to talk as he gently took the phone from your hand, but she started up again before he got anything out.
Over the course of their conversation, you heard Sebastian say yours and Chris's names and several moments later, you heard her say his name in a calm, but scolding tone, to which Chris shot Seb a look in the rear view mirror, his eyebrows high and his mouth in an O as if to say 'Ooooh, you're in for it now!' Sebastian even winked at you at one point while he spoke, which made you blush and your stomach flutter. His head was tilted to one side, listening, but his eyes were moving around casually to look at different things as she replied. She sounded sweet again and they exchanged a few more short phrases and you assumed they both had said their goodbyes because Sebastian ended the call. He widened his eyes in an overwhelmed expression and then let out a huff and a chuckle.
"What was that all about?", you giggled.
Chris had already exited the back seat and was opening your door. You climbed out, he shut the door and offered him your arm, "My lady?", he said beaming at you. The corners of your mouth pulled up softly and you krinkled your nose at him cutely while you hooked your hand over his forearm and he placed a his other hand over yours. As you walked, Sebastian fell in step to your other side, his hands in his pants pockets.
"Well,", Sebastian started, turning to you, "she asked me when I was gonna marry you."
"What?!", Chris shrieked and laughed so hard he was doubling over as he walked, making your jerk over slightly since you had his arm, which made you let out a distressed squeak, then you started to giggle and Chris straightened at your surprised sounding noise, "Oh, haha, sorry." He softly bumped his head with yours to punctuate his apology.
Sebastian was laughing too now, "I asked her why would I marry you and she got really mad and started defending your honor. I guess she assumed we had a physical relationship. I had to explain to her that we were just friends. Then she couldn't understand how I could be just friends with such a sweet girl that I spend so much time with. I agreed that you were very sweet, but that we just weren't in that kind of place."
You glanced at him, "We've never met or even spoken. Why does she say I'm sweet?"
"Because I've told her. I talk about you", Sebastian's mouth turned up slightly.
"Aww. Thanks.", you put your hand around his back to his waist and pull him closer for a little side-bump hug.
When you all reached the door, Sebastian opened it for you and Chris, following in after.
You have to admit, the relationship between the three of you is pretty difficult concept to grasp for a lot of people. The only ones who really understand is your extended circle of friends outside of the three of you. They have all been around to watch it develop, from the ground up, so it's never really been a mystery to them. You just all love each other, you're friends and that's all it's ever needed to be defined as for each of you.
There are times when one or more of you dates or is seeing someone. Once things get serious and exclusive with someone, usually after a couple dates, the affections being taken from and received by whoever is spoken for mellows out to what most plutonic friends share. It can leave a bit of longing for the comfort of having them nearer, but you all respect that you aren't one big symbiotic mass, as much as it feels that way most of the time, and that you each have your own lives.
Right now, none of you were attached and it was such good timing because you needed them both so much right now with all this crap going on; to hold you when you got panicked, or to talk to or to buy you sushi... And damn, was it good sushi.