Heartless (On Hold)

Ice cream

Hope POV

I get a call at 3 am, waking me from my sleep. I look at the caller ID, and see that it's Josie. With a loud groan, I answer. "Josette, it's about 4 and a half months too early for you to be having the baby" I say, already irritated. She didn't say anything, so I let out a sigh. "What do you need, Jo?" I ask. "Don't be mad, but..." she starts.

"I'm craving ice cream, and I ran out" she finishes. "Josie" I reply, trying my hardest not to yell at her. "Can you get me some, please?" she asks. "Can you not wait until the morning?" I whine, not at all wanting to get up. "No. I want it now, Hope" she tells me. I clench my jaw, trying to contain my anger, and annoyance.

I take a deep breath, then ask "What kind", while rolling out of bed, and going over my closet to get clothes, since I'm only in my underwear. "Mint chocolate chip" she answers. "Alright, I'll be there in a little bit" I say, before hanging up. I throw my phone onto my bed. "This is why you wear condoms, Hope" I mumble, angrily.

I quickly get dressed, and grab my things. Since it's so late at night, most stores aren't open, so I have to go to multiple, until, eventually, I find a store that's open. I go in, and find the dairy section. I grab about 6 tubs of ice cream, just to make sure I won't get that call again. With a sigh, I make my way to the register.

I purposely avoid eye contact with the cashier, because I'm not at all in the mood to talk. Luckily, she doesn't say anything to me. She bags the ice cream, I pay, then I leave. I make my way to Josie's, which takes longer than usual, since the store I just left is in the opposite direction of her house. Though, I arrive some time later.

I grab the bag of ice cream, then go up to the door. I ring the doorbell once, and the door opens literally a second later. I furrow my eyebrows, and ask "Were you waiting at the door?". She gives a nod as she moves out of the way, so I can come in. I do so, and walk to the kitchen. I put the bag on the counter, then grab a bowl.

I grab the ice cream scooper out of the drawer, then put a few scoops into the bowl. "More?" I ask, referring to the amount of ice cream in the bowl. "No, that's good. Thank you" she answer, gently grabbing the bowl out of my hand. "I'd say no problem, but I'm a little pissed at you right now" I say. She eats a spoon full of ice cream.

"I would've gotten it on my own, but there's no stores open at the moment" she replies. "Yea, I know. I had to go to 5 different stores until I found an open one" I respond, putting the other tubs of ice cream in the freezer. "Is Lizzie here?" I ask. She shakes her head. "No, she said she misses MG" she answers. I give a slight nod.

I lean against the counter, and stand silently. "Do you want some?" she asks, getting my attention. "No, I'm good. Mint chocolate chip is disgusting" I answer. She frowns, then says "I do not like you right now". I chuckle, then say "You have no choice but to like me". Now, I see that she's almost done with her bowl.

"I mean, I got up in the middle of the night to get you ice cream. Who else do you know who would've done that for you?" I continue. She doesn't give me an answer, so I mumble "Exactly". She goes over to the freezer, and grabs the tub of ice cream back out. I watch as she struggles to scoop the ice cream out, since it's frozen.

I move behind her, and place my hands on hers. I carefully help her with a few scoops, only stopping to ask if this is a good amount. She gives as nod as an answer. I gently grab the ice cream scooper out of her hand, and the tub of ice cream. I put the ice cream away again, then go back to where I was standing.

"You know you can leave, right?" she asks. "I don't need you to watch over me" she adds. "I'm not here to watch over you, Josie. I'm just here to make sure you have everything you need before you go to bed" I reply. She chuckles before saying "That won't be soon". "What won't? You going to sleep?" I ask. She gives a nod.

"For some reason, I've been really restless at night, and tired during the day" she says. "It's probably just a pregnancy thing, but I'll ask Vincent about it" I say.

Josie POV

I give a slight nod, eating more ice cream. I look up at her, and ask "Are you sure you don't want any?". "100%" she answers. With a sigh, I walk over to her. I get some ice cream on the spoon, then bring it up to her face. "Josie, no" she says. "Open your mouth" I say. She shakes her head, and moves her hands to my waist.

I try to bring the spoon closer, but she turns her head. I put the bowl down, then grab her jaw, making her look at me. She tries to gently push me away, but I don't budge. "Hope, open your mouth" I demand, giving her stern eyes. "But I don't want it" she pouts. "Hope" I warn. She reluctantly opens her mouth, and I push the spoon in.

With a smile, I pull the spoon out. I tap her cheek with my hand twice, then pull away. "That was disgusting" she says. "Oh, shut up. You'll survive" I reply, finishing the ice cream, and putting the bowl in the dishwasher, along with the spoon. I look at the time, and see that it's already 4:30. "Um, you can go now" I say.

"I'll be fine for the night" I add. "What are you gonna do?" she asks. "Since you're restless" she explains. "Well, I was watching tv before you got here, so I guess I'll just do that" I answer. She gives a nod, then opens her mouth to speak, though, I beat her to it. "Do you maybe wanna stay for a bit?" I ask. "Um..." she starts.

"Yea, I guess I could stay for a bit. I mean, it's not like we have anything to do later" she finishes. I give her a small smile, even though my smile is huge on the inside. The both of us make our way upstairs, and to my room. "You had all of these snacks, and couldn't wait until the morning?" she asks.

She's referring to the snacks on my nightstand. "I told you, I was craving ice cream" I reply, getting in bed. She shakes her head, and joins me. Though, there's a space between us. "What do you wanna watch?" I ask, grabbing the remote. "Whatever is fine" she answers. I go to something random, and get comfortable.

Hope POV

About 20 minutes into the movie, Josie says "Hey, Hope?". "Yeah?" I reply, looking at her. "I'm getting tired. Do you mind cuddling me?" she asks. "You don't have to if you don't want to, it's just that Lizzie usually does it, and it helps me sleep better" she continues. "Yeah, sure" I answer, moving closer to her.

"Do you want me to just spoon you?" I ask. "Mhm" she hums, flipping onto her side. I gently slip my arms around her waist, and press my front against her back. "Is this good, love?" I ask. "Yea, thanks" she answers. I lay my head down, and close my eyes. "Goodnight, Jo" I say. "Goodnight" she mumbles.

How do you guys feel about mint chocolate chip? Personally, I hate it.