Kissing Booth: Another Take

Chapter 29

Chloe

"Do you think Jake can help out?" Elle's voice said through my headphones as I walked through campus.

"Absolutely lovey," I guaranteed, "He's always down for a plot against Flynn."

Elle laughed. "So are we all set for next week?"

"I can't wait for you to get here! When do you land again?"

"Hmm, land Sunday night and then fly out the next Sunday morning."

I pulled my phone out to look at my own schedule, this upcoming Sunday was all set. Elle had put in a request for me to be her student host during her visit. They had wanted her to stay with someone from the soccer team but I had gone to speak with the admissions office myself and assured them that they were likely to win over Elle to Harvard with me as her host as opposed to a random host. They easily complied; The Winthrop family had been long time benefactors to Harvard after all.

"That works for me. But I don't keep a car on campus so I could Uber to meet you at the airport?" I suggested.

"Don't be silly. I can just uber to your dorm from the airport. It's far enough from Noah's though right? He wouldn't catch me coming in?"

I smiled at her nervousness, "I'll be Flynn free that night. I'll make sure Jake keeps him busy since they live in the same building and further from my place."

I was in one of the newer dorms of Harvard. It was just another perk of being a Winthrop. I never asked for it but they just gave it to me because of my grandfather's part in the housing commission for the college when he was in his prime. It meant I had a single with a private bathroom and I didn't have to worry about sharing a common space with anyone. I told Elle I would happily take the couch and she could take my bed but as usual she insisted on taking my couch.

"Good," she said.

"So did you decide how you're going to surprise him?" I asked excited. I adored surprises.

"I thought maybe just showing up to one of his lecture halls and sitting next to him," she thought out loud, "But then knowing Noah he'd end up skipping that class or try messing with me the whole time and I don't want his teachers to think he's regressing."

"He does have quite a problem keeping his hands to himself with you doesn't he?"

Elle giggled, I had embarrassed her.

"I definitely want to surprise him on Monday morning. I don't want to spend any more time than I have to hiding on campus from him," she reasoned. I looked at my phone thinking about what Flynn usually had on Mondays.

"Oh!" I had an idea. "If you can wait until Monday evening the football team practices that night. They happen to share the field with girl's soccer team because on Mondays the intramural teams use the soccer fields. Is that on your soccer schedule?"

I heard some papers rustling on Elle's end. "Yes!" she exclaimed, "It has drills on Monday evening here. Are you sure it's shared space?"

"Yes ma'am," I had dated a girl from the soccer team briefly. I knew the schedule better than I'd care to admit.

"You can surprise him after practice. He'll shite himself," I laughed.

"That sounds perfect. So your dorm Sunday night, then I'll pass between you and Jake during the day Monday and then surprise!!" she squealed.

"Yes that's perfect," I bent over to pick up a bottle some litterbug had left to toss it into a nearby recycling bin, "He's going to lose it, he's going to go absolutely mad," I swore not paying attention to where I was going. I walked right into a hard chest, arms coming around me quickly to catch me. I looked up to none other than Noah Flynn.