Saving Me From Myself ( The Weeknd ࿎ Abel Tesfaye Fanfic )

A Job (Chapter 14)

(Abel's POV)
Obviously I was upset. But I decided to just let it go. If Jess didn't think I was serious, then she just must not want me.

"Abel!"

I snapped out of my thoughts.

"Sorry man." I said to Lamar.

"You need to stop with all this lovey dovey shit. It's not like you."

I sighed and looked down at my notes. We were in the studio trying to think of new ideas but I kept getting distracted with thoughts of Jess.

"Yea I know, I know. I just-"

I get interrupted by my phone ringing and I look over at it.

'UNKNOWN CALLER'

I decide to not answer continue working with Lamar for the next hour or so before deciding to be done for the day.

When I get home Jess is sitting at the counter looking at her lap top intensely.

"Hey.." I say.

"Oh hey." She says glancing up at me. "I need help. I'm trying to find a good day job but I can't really find anything I want to do."

"Why do you need a job? I told you I'd take care of you." I say grabbing a bottle of henny from the cupboard and two glasses.

"Yea I know. I just want something to do, you know?"

I nod and pour us each a glass.

"I'll figure something out." She says closing her laptop and grabbing the drink.

We talked while we finished our drinks and I couldn't help but stare at her lips half the time.

"Im gonna go shower." She said as she started walking upstairs.

Once she was upstairs her phone started buzzing on the counter next to me.

Don't be nosy, I tell myself.

It buzzes a couple more times so I decide to just take a peek. I turn it on and see that it's text from Bryce, the guy we went to high school with that was here the other day.

I roll my eyes and grab her phone to take it up to her.

Her door was open and I could hear the water running in the bathroom so I walked in and put her phone on the bed.

When I turned back towards the door, a picture caught my eye on top of her dresser.

I got closer so I could see it clearly. It was the Polaroid picture of  her and I on the studio couch.

I smiled at it when my phone started ringing.

As I grabbed it from my pocket, I saw that it was an unknown number but answered it anyway.

"Hello?"

"Abel! Finally you answered." A girl said into the phone.

"Uhm, who is this?"

".. really? It's V."

I say nothing and I hear her sigh.

"Its Veronica."

"Ohhh heyy. It's been a while." I say walking out of Jess's room and making my way to mine.

V or Veronica was a girl that I dated last summer. Well, it was more like a "summer fling" type relationship.

"I know right. Well I was just wondering if you wanted to hang out with a couple of friends of mine and I tonight at my place?"

I think for a second before answering.

"Yea, sure. I'll be there at 9."

We hang up and I check the time to see that I have a while before 9 so I decide to turn on Netflix.

A couple minutes later, Jess knocks on the door before coming in and I see that she's wearing black shorts and a white t-shirt.

She smiles and jumps on the bed next to me so that we're sitting right next to each other and she leans her head on my shoulder while we watch Netflix.

After a couple minutes, I shift so that she sits up and looks at me.

"What if.. you work with me?"

She just looks at me confused so I continue.

"Like, you can help with song writing and production and stuff like that."

"Um, I don't know. I'm not that good at-"

"You graduated in AP music theory in high school. The hardest class there. And you graduated in music performance in college."

I give her a side ways look and she smiles.

"I'll think about it. Ok?"

I smile and nod as she leans her head back down on my shoulder and falls asleep.

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Authors note:
Updating again today!
-JB