sweet tooth - karl jacobs

chapter 6- shoe size

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karl's pov

as soon as the truck starts moving, i open my phone and dial nolan's number. it rings three times before he picks up.

"karl! did you get the candy?" nolan asks.

"the taffy, yes!" i respond. i can hear nolan sigh from the other end of the phone.

"jimmy also asked you to get all the chocolate! did you forget about that?" he asks with disappointment in his tone.

"i didn't forget."

"what's that supposed to mean?"

"i didn't forget, but i didn't get the chocolate."

"why not?" there's a pause as i try to stifle a giggle. nolan sighs loudly. "is it because of that girl? the one you told us about yesterday?"

"yes!" i say as i release the giggle. "i'm gonna see her again tomorrow!"

"karl... you're like a little puppy that's obsessed with his new owner. you just met her! and you hardly know her."

"i know her very well, actually!"

"what's her favorite color? when's her birthday? what's her last name? does she have any siblings? what's her shoe size?"

"shoe size? do you even know my shoe size?"

"yes i do!"

"what is it then? huh?"

nolan is quiet for a second.

"that's besides the point. as long as you get- oh! hi jimmy!"

"jimmy's there?"

"you wanna talk to him?"

i nod enthusiastically, but then remember he can't see me.

"uh huh. put him on."

"alright."

i can hear nolan shout about me wanting to talk to jimmy, and there's a bit of shuffling in the background before i hear someone clear their throat.

"hello?" jimmy answers.

"hey!" i say happily. "guess what!"

"you saw haven today?" jimmy guesses. i pout.

"you were supposed to say 'what is it, karl?'" jimmy scoffs and laughs.

"what is it, karl?"

"i saw haven again today!"

"that's literally what i-"

"she looked so pretty! her hair was down today, and it's longer than i thought it would be. and she barely had any makeup on, but the natural look is so pretty on her. her blue eyes really stood-"

"earth to karl..." jimmy mutters. i snap out of my trance.

"yes?"

"you're rambling about a girl you just met."

"sorry."

"it's fine. it's really different hearing you act like this, though..." jimmy trails off before he clears his throat again. "in any case, did you get the chocolate and taffy?"

i'm silent for a moment.

"i'm taking that as a no," jimmy says laughing.

"it's only a half-no! i got the taffy! but i'm getting the chocolate tomorrow so i can see her again." i giggle and can hear a long sigh from the other end of the call.

"it's fine!" i defend. "everything will be ready by thursday. then you can film by friday!"

"karl... we wanted everything to be done by today. so we have two days to prepare rather than one," jimmy says gently. my face drops.

"oh."

i stumble on my words a bit.

"i'll go back right now!"

"no, you don't have to do that. it's okay. we'll just find extra help. tell the boys that finding some extra help from their friends to set up would be appreciated. maybe we could fly a few of your friends out here, as well."

a light bulb goes off in my head.

"i'll ask haven if she wants to help!"

jimmy doesn't respond.

"are you sure? does she know about all of this? do you know her well enough?"

"yes! well, no. but... i can get to know her!"

"how are you gonna do that by tomorrow?"

"i will charm her, of course. using my karl jacobs charm."

i think back to me attempting to ask her out (which i played off as just a friend hangout) and her rejecting me. but i decide not to mention that to jimmy.

so what if the karl jacobs charm failed once? you know what they say- if at first you don't succeed, try, try again!

"just, trust me, okay?" i say quickly, trying to clear any worry. "it's going to be fine."

"i don't doubt you, karl. i know everything will work out," jimmy responds. "i've gotta go, i'm helping people set up everything the cameras for the filming. come back as soon as you can so you can help too, alright?"

"i'm on my way back now."

"perfect. i'll see you soon, then."

"bye!"

i hang up and lay back in my seat, thinking back to that head of long blonde hair and icy blue eyes. she's enthralling, and i want to get to know her better. but how can i do that if she continuously shuts me out?

i mentally slap myself. she's known me for two days! of course she's not going to be interested after only knowing me for two days!

okay... i shouldn't say "knowing me." that's being generous. she doesn't really know me. 

i mean, she knows my first name and probably somewhat remembers my appearance. and maybe she remembers me as the guy that bought one thousand pounds of skittles, a bunch of saltwater taffy, and brought a huge truck as transport. but you gotta stand out amongst the crowd, right?

besides, tomorrow will be a new day. i'll see haven again, buy chocolate, and convince her to join me in the youtube video!

i hope...

(A/N karl all lovestruck omg... so cute we love him <33 anyway please vote, comment, share, and add this story to your reading lists! we hit 1.1k reads yesterday like... hello?!?! already?! how?!? you guys are amazing i love you all so much it's not even funny! *big kiss for all of you* have the best day ever you gorgeous human being mwah mwah)