hello, anon | salia

thirty five

FACETIME

"mm! don't mind me, i'm just finishing dinner," simon said, covering his mouth as our facetime connected.

"not a problem, i was actually just about to start eating mine too!" i laugh, holding up a sandwich to the camera, which i now realised wasn't incredibly substantial...

"is that...a cheese sandwich?"

"yes, yes it is. what about it?" i giggled, faking being annoyed at him. 

"nothing at all, you can't beat a cheese sandwich."

it was so stupid that it made me laugh - properly laugh. 

"you look really pretty," he commented, just smiling at the camera as i was laughing. 

"i do? i haven't even got any makeup on, or anything," i said quietly, feeling a little self conscious now, my hand instinctively covering my face. 

"i meant it as a good thing! you don't have to cover your face, it's just me here," he countered. 

"it's not you, it's just habit," i explain to him, slowly lowering my hand. "i just don't normally feel great with no makeup on, but thank you anyway!" i continue, trying to lighten the mood again. 

"i actually had a question i wanted to ask you," simon said, after a few seconds of us just enjoying the company. 

"oh yeah? shoot."

"i was wondering if you wanted to meet up again? we could go into central again, or you could come to mine, or whatever you're comfortable with...i really enjoyed the other night, and if i'm being completely transparent i miss you," he reveals to me, his words giving me immense butterflies in my stomach. 

"you miss me?" 

"so much it's unreal," he confirms, his signature smile showing, once again giving me more butterflies. 

"i'd love to see you again! i don't really mind where we meet, maybe i can bribe holly to come with me too."

"oh, you don't need to do that. trust me," he said, a wicked grin on his face. 

what the hell did that mean?

"and why not?"

"because she's here, at the house," he said hesitantly. 

"she's what?"

"when i went down for lunch earlier she was sat at the table, in one of jj's hoodies," he spoke, his grin now off of his face. 

"well now i want to come round and ask what the hell is going on with her and jj!"

"like today?"

"does today work?" i asked, desperate to see holly's face when i would appear at the house. 

"it definitely does...i'll text you the address?" he asked, getting excited now. 

"yes please...i'll be there in an hour!"