Friends With Feelings

My Birthday

Present Day

I texted Spencer and anxiously awaited her response.
Vinnie Hacker texted me. It's really him. I tried to play it off-

*texts with Vinnie*
V- Happy Birthday!
J- Who is this?
V- it's me, Vinnie
J- Vinnie who? I don't know a Vinnie

OHMYGOSH THIS CANT BE HAPPENING RIGHT NOW
I tried calling Spencer but she wouldn't pick up

V- Oh I probably have the wrong number then, I got this number from Blake
J- OH, Blakey Blake?
V- Yeah Blakey blake
J- ohmyGOD it's Vinnie Hacker!
V- You're such a goof
J- Call me to prove its really Vinnie

*ring ring ring*

I answer and there was Vinnie Hacker's face on my phone screen, my jaw dropped. I couldn't speak. I didn't even know what to say to this man.

"Did you actually want a happy birthday from me or was this just some joke?" Vinnie looked at me awaiting a response while I gathered myself.

"No no no, this is the one thing I wanted, Blake got me a gift card last year and I don't like getting money from friends. I didn't think he'd actually do it because he was so against the idea."

My hands were hardcore shaking. And then I embarassed myself.

"I think I might actually throw up,"

"You can't tell someone that!" My mom yelled across the room.

"I can if it's true!"

Vinnie laughed at us and shook his head, "I have a meeting I have to go to but it was nice talking to you, hopefully we can stay in touch."

I sat on my bed completely speechless.

*a few hours before*

J- Hey Blakey Blake can you guess what I want for my birthday?
B- knowing you it could be anything from coffee to Harry Styles and I can't bring you Harry Styles.
J- 😂 not Harry Styles but I want a Happy Birthday from Vinnie Hacker
B- Vinnie? Why?
J- Because he's hot
B- Not happening, I'm not even friends with the guy he's such a douche, not good for you. He's complicated
J- Please oh please oh please I'll never ask you for anything ever again
B- No Josephine, it's for your own good

And that's why I thought I was getting pranked. Blake had told me no, so I was in denial hardcore that it was actually Vinnie.

As I was sitting on my bed Spencer finally called
"Hey Jo what's up?"

"YOU ARE NOT GOING TO BELIEVE WHO TEXTED ME!"

"Take a breath and chill out, who?"

"VINNIE HACKER. VINNIE FREAKING HACKER."

"Jo I don't even know who that is,"

"He's apart of the hype house and I watched their show on Netflix because I was bored and instantly fell in love so I texted Blake asking if he could hook me up with a happy birthday from Vinnie and he told me no and a few hours later I got a text and I thought it was a prank till that man called me and Vinnie Hacker's face was on my phone screen!!" I can't believe I got that all out in one go.

"What the hell Jo, how does this stuff just happen to you?"

"I told you I'm like Blake's little sister at this point, maybe Vinnie and I will fall in love we'd have cute babies"

"Jesus, Jo, you just met this very internet famous man give it a minute before you scare him off."

"Just go watch the hype house show and you'll understand"

"I am not watching that, I don't care about them enough to waste my time." Spence sounded annoyed

"Pleaaasseeee" I begged

"Maybe, I'm on my way to your house so get ready to go to the beach"

"Okay see you soon" I got off the phone and rummaged through my drawers for a swimsuit, while I was doing that I was thinking about how my relationship with Blake had grown over the years.

*Flashback to summer before senior year*

Blake and I had gotten to know each other really well, and he'd really helped me through my depression episodes. He knows what all I've been through and why I am the way I am. This week he was coming out to visit for the fourth of July and I was losing my mind. I'd finally get to meet him in person! I couldn't wait for him and Spencer to meet, they're the two most important people in my life so they have to get along. If they don't like each other I have no clue what I'm gonna do.

*present day*

I could hear Spencer bounding up the stairs as fast as she could, and that shook me out of the memory.

"You know Vinnie is pretty hot,"

"He's mine don't even think about it,"

"Oh trust me he's all yours I'm just saying if I don't get to plan this future wedding or if he screws this whole thing up I'm gonna kill him." She sat down on my bed and gave me the look

"I don't even know how to start a conversation with him let alone let it go that far." 

"I'm just saying when it gets to that point"

"If it gets to that point you mean, okay I'm ready let's go"

"Don't crack your head open on a rock this time!" Spence called as she ran out the door in front of me.

I just shook my head and ran after her.

-to be continued-