mary lou and jimmy took the kids to a cafe called zum bogen. it was on the outskirts of town, hidden away behind the hustle and bustle of apartments and clubs. the outside was neat and tidy, with a green lawn and small stream. the inside was made up of booths, and a waitress led the group of eight to a room off the side. a big table sat in the middle, with a fireplace against the wall. freyja's eyes were instantly drawn to the bookcase that made up the back wall.
"this room is usually reserved for students when they need somewhere quiet to study, but we also use it for larger groups like yours," the waitress said, stumbling over her words. english was clearly not her first language. she handed out menus, and everyone found a place around the table. jimmy sat at the head, and on his left sat chris, justin, freyja, and nic. on his right sat mary-lou, matt, and madi.
freyja searched through the menu. all the food sounded amazing. a waitress passed the door holding a mountain of waffles covered in cream and chocolate syrup. chocolate waffles for freyja it was then.
meanwhile, matt was struggling to pick something to eat. he was debating between poached eggs and chocolate chip pancakes, which were usually his go-to. "what would you like, freyja?" matt's ears perked up when he heard his mom talking to freyja.
"ill get the chocolate waffles, thanks," she replied. and then matt's decision was made. he was getting chocolate waffles.
the food arrived about half an hour later when jimmy was beginning to get impatient. "two serves of chocolate waffles?" the waitress asked. freyja put her hand up at the same time as matt. she frowned to herself as the waffles were placed in front of her. she swore she had heard matt saying he was either getting eggs or pancakes. he hadn't said anything about waffles. she shook her head, letting the thought disappear, before she dug in.
"matt, you've got chocolate on your lip," madi laughed from her seat across the table. matt frowned, looking up from his phone, before swiping at his bottom lip, laughing when he saw the chocolate on his finger.
the adults were engaged in a conversation about the trip so far, and nic, chris, and madi were playing snap with a deck of cards they had found on the bookshelf. freyja was engrossed in a book from the shelf, justin was watching the game, and matt was playing clash of clans on his phone.
matt looked up again when he heard the clatter of glasses as a waitress ran past their little room. seeing that justin was no longer engaged in the game of snap, he opened his messages and sent his older brother a text.
as soon as justin saw the screen light up, he picked up his phone.
imessage
matt: justin
justin: whats up
matt: i need to talk to you about something, and i cant do it with everyone around.
justin: ok, well do you wanna go outside?
matt: everyone is gonna be sus if we just leave, plus u went to the bathroom before so it would be weird if u went again
justin: alright, just tell me on here. whats up? are u ok?
matt: its freyja.
justin: ahhhhh girl troubles 😏
matt: not exactly....
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🌟sparks🌟 (matt sturniolo)
Fanfiction"i saw sparks" a story in which freyja (pronounced fray-ya) comes to LA as an exchange student from iceland. she moves in with a family called the filipowicz's and when the sturniolos come to visit for a few days, a spark is formed between freyja an...
