More Than An Act

8.Comfort

Zee POV

Each call I made was answered by an automated voice message creating a steady flow in my already high agitation.

-Sorry the number you are trying to reach -

"Come on Nu pick up." I said to myself

Nunew had sped out of the restaurant before I could open my mouth, believing that he would come back after the phone call I gave him a minute, but when he didn't appear a knot started forming in my stomach.Eventually after not being able to tolerate the feeling in my gut I walked out of the restaurant and just as I suspected. Nunew was nowhere to be found.

Okay, Breathe, its okay, he probably wandered

My steps were brisk and calm but beneath the surface I was beginning to lose my cool. Each face that wasn't Nu's chipped away at my rational thinking and I began creating scenarios. Being led away by strangers, falling and being knocked unconscious.

I noticed a group of men hanging out and each time an attractive female passed by the look of desire burned in their eyes. The knot turned into ice

Nu is too beautiful to be unconscious around these VULTURES.

Quickly I took my phone out to call P'Aof but as soon as I was going to dial the caller ID showed that Poppy was trying to reach me. My eyebrows furrowed in confusion, he rarely called.

"Hello N'Poppy I'm surprised you called but I might need to call you back." I said quickly with the intent of hanging up but his voice stopped me.

'Surprised? I'm more surprised you saw the biggest opportunity of your life and didn't take it."

What was he talking about?

Biggest opportun- " That's when I remembered Nunew's confession, this cant be coincidence , "wait, you're with New?" Relief flooded my system knowing that Nunew was safe.

"Was.." He corrected," Phi, what are you doing?"

I don't feel that I had an answer Poppy would be satisfied with but my answer came from the heart.

"poppy, truth is. . "

And I confessed how I admired Nu's genuinity which created perfection in every word he spoke.

I knew, that my selfish desire to wait for the perfect moment had made Nunew unhappy , it took all my mental and physical discipline to be patient at that moment.

"If you really like him. . . tell him." Poppy said but I already had made up my mind.

"I want to show him." and I meant it

"You perfectly match Lian Kilen, be careful." He sounded amused

And then the call ended but I received a text message.

Poppy: Don't worry about New he's at home, sulking.

New POV

This felt very familiar.

I was now in my room laying down underneath my blanket with the phone lazily balanced on my ear.

"Today was a pretty good day!" Nat said enthusiastically,"The fans loved our reactions and they already started making so many video edits."

I laughed but it sounded empty to my ears,"i have realize our fans can read lips too."

"No way!!" Nat laughed on the other end,"looks like we need to start covering our mouths when we talk to each-other." i hummed in response but it didn't take him long to to catch on to my state of mind,