Finally Free - Charlie Gillespie

Chapter Five

Kenedi
I wake up to my phone buzzing and groan looking at it. I click accept seeing Charlie is trying to FaceTime me even though it's 7 in the morning.

"Dude. Do you see what time it is?"

"I do, but I missed you." He pouts making me laugh. I sit up opening the blinds.

"Fine. But you don't get to complain about how shitty I look."

"You don't look shitty. You look beautiful like always." I try to hide the redness in my cheeks, but I know he saw it by his reaction. "Are you gonna watch the prom virtual event tonight?"

"I forgot that was tonight! I'm hanging out with some friends today, but I'll try to be home for it."

"It doesn't start until 8 your time so you should have enough time. I'm probably gonna go live during it."

"Just don't go drinking again. And make sure you wear actual clothes this time."

"So you were looking." My jaw drops horrified.

"NO! I wasn't!"

"Then how'd you know about it?"

"Because it's all over tiktok my dude."

"Honestly, I hate that you call me dude."

"Why?" I laugh nervously stretching.

"It sounds like I'm in the friend-zone." I snort. If only he knew.

"So what? You want me to start calling you baby then? Or how about my love?" He laughs making me smile so wide my face hurts.

"I think baby is good for now." We look at each other and say it at the same time.

"Nobody puts baby in the corner!" He wipes the tears from his eyes making me giggle.

"Okay fine. I'll call you baby, but I want a cute nickname too."

"Okay what do you want me to call you?"

"You have to come up with that yourself. I came up with baby myself so."

"Fine. I'll get back to you on that."

"I'm holding you to it!"

"If I don't come up with a nickname for you before I leave for Ecuador tomorrow, I'll take you on a shopping spree."

"Ew. I hate shopping."

"But you love me."

"Sadly." He gasps holding his chest offended making me laugh. "I'm kidding!"

"You better be."

"I am. I love you, baby." He just smiles at me. If I wasn't stupid, I'd say we're having a little moment.

"Sunshine!"

"What?"

"Your nickname! Sunshine."

"Uh...why?"

"Because you-"

"Don't you dare." He smirks.

"Light up my world like nobody else." I groan flopping back onto my pillows.

"You had to didn't you?"

"Hey! It's a good song!"

"Fine. You're baby and I'm sunshine."

"I love it." I giggle.

"I do too."

"And I love you, sunshine." I close my eyes just soaking in his words. Each day we talk, I fall for him harder and we've only been talking for six days. Six days and he already has me feeling like this.

"I need to start getting ready to go out."

"No don't hang up!"

"I need to shower though."

"So? You have that waterproof thing." I raise an eyebrow at him surprised.

"You want me to take you into the shower with me?"

"Why not? Best friends do that don't they?" I shrug. I've done it with previous girl best friends.

"Fine." I sigh getting out of bed. "On one condition."

"What?"

"You go to the virtual prom with me tonight."

"Sunshine, I thought you'd never ask!" I giggle putting my phone into the case and hang it up on the shower head with only my shoulders up visible.

"You're such a dork."

"Yeah well you're beautiful so."

"That was a shitty comeback, baby."

"It wasn't supposed to be a comeback." I snort shaking my head.

"Okay it was a weird compliment then."

"Hey it's not my fault you make me nervous."

"Awwww I make you nervous?" He pauses the FaceTime and I quickly step into the hot water sighing. "Who are you texting?"

"Owen. He asked what I'm doing."

"And you said?"

"Showering with you."

"CHARLIE! Oh my god! No that sounds so bad!"

"How?"

"We're not showering together!" Just then I hear water begin running on his side of the call and then a shirtless Charlie appears on the screen. I nearly lose my breath not expecting that.

"We may not be together-together, but we are showering together while on FaceTime."

"Maybe a little warning next time."

"Why? Am I too sexy for you?" He starts doing a weird little dance making me laugh.

"Yeah sure whatever you say, baby. Now play some music so we can have a party."

"Your wish is my command!"