ᵒⁿᵉ 𝐁𝐑𝐎𝐊𝐄𝐍 ⁿᵉʷᵗᵐᵃˢ ᵃᵘ (ᶜᵒᵐᵖˡᵉᵗᵉᵈ)

𝔅𝔯𝔬𝔨𝔢𝔫 𝔄𝔰𝔰𝔲𝔯𝔞𝔫𝔠𝔢

"ℑ 𝔯𝔢𝔞𝔩𝔩𝔶 𝔰𝔠𝔯𝔢𝔴𝔢𝔡 𝔲𝔭 𝔱𝔥𝔦𝔰 𝔱𝔦𝔪𝔢."

"𝔑𝔞𝔥..."

~ ~ ~

Newt throws open his front door. Lizzy looks at him from the couch.

"Lizzy, I think I did something." He says. 

She sighs. "What did you do?" 

"I kissed him." He says.

A grin spreads across Lizzy's face. "Really? That's amazing!"

"No!" Newt says. "It's not amazing! It was stupid and now he hates me!"

"Does he really?" Lizzy asks. "Or are you just assuming?"

"I kind of ran away..." Newt says, a hand behind his neck. 

"Oh, Newt..." She says. "Why did you do that?"

"I...I don't know." He sighs, running a hand through his hair. "It was dumb. Really, really dumb."

"Call him then." Lizzy says.

"I can't do that!" Newt cries. "It seems...desperate."

"Oh my god, no, it doesn't." She says. "You kissed him and ran away. Call him."

"But what if he's straight?" Newt asks.

"Thomas?" Lizzy says. "That's funny."

Newt scowls. "No, it isn't."

"Well, I mean, he's not." She says. "Trust me. He's not."

Newt shifts. 

"Call him, Newt." Lizzy says. "Do it or I'll do it for you."

"Fine, god." Newt says. "Go away."

"Oh, no." Lizzy says. "I'm staying."

Newt glares at her but takes out his phone, scrolls through his contacts until he finds Thomas. He looks at Lizzy who nods. He clicks the button. It rings twice before he answers. 

"Hello?" Thomas says.

"Hi, Tommy." Newt says quietly. 

"Oh my god, Newt, hi." Thomas says. "Are you okay? Why did you run away?"

"Why do you think?" Newt says. 

Thomas sighs. "Listen, Newt-"

"No." Newt says. "No, I-I can't. You can't. I-" Newt sighs. "Please, just don't."

Lizzy gets up. I'll leave, she mouths. Newt nods, waving at her. 

"Newt, you need to listen to me." Thomas says. 

"No," Newt says. "I can't. I can't hear you tell me that you hate me again."

"Newt, I don't hate you." Thomas says. "I couldn't hate you."