chapter eighteen

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ace de santis

"where's chole?"my nonne asks "noah's staying with jordan"i say as i kiss her cheek

my grandparents aren't old but they are fairly younger

noah de santis

my phone rings

i answer eilish's facetime call

"i just got to new york and i was thinking we could get breakfest in the morning"eilish says "yes please"i say

"where are you?"eilish asks "i'm at jordans penthouse"i say "hi!"jordan shouts from the couch

marcus pushes eilish out of the phone frame and raises an eyebrow at me i laugh "i'll see you guys for breakfest"i say

"i love you"eilish says "i love you too"i say "i love you more than eilish"marcus says i laugh and end the call

"it's weird they were only a year older than us when they started dating"jordan says "i know"i say

jordan cruz

i watch noah pause the movie and get up

god the way he walks

"do you want some ice cream?"noah asks "yeah bring the carton over and we'll just share a spoon"i say

i flip paparazzi off as i close the blinds

i sit back on the couch by noah

noah de santis

jordan takes my spoon from me and eats a spoonful of ice cream

my phone rings jordan pauses the movie

"hey dad"i say "tomorrow you need to do your testosterone injection"he says "okay, i'll do it after i shower in the morning"i say

"okay, i love you"my dad says "love you too"i say

"bye ace"jordan says "bye kiddo"my dad says

i end the phone call

"unpause the movie"i say "why did you and arlo break up?"jordan asks

"j"i say "what happened between you and arlo?" jordan asks i sigh "did he do something to you?"he asks "because our parents were really upset and almost broke an alliance between russia"jordan says

"if he did anything to you, i can cut his breaks"jordan says "after i told him i was trans he broke up with me because he wanted to date... a real boy"i say jordan raises his eyebrows at me

jordan laughs "it's been a while since i killed a fucking russian"he says as he starts to get up i pull him back down "it's fine, i'm used to it"i say

jordan cruz
morning

"what are you doing?"i ask

"i have breakfest with eilish and marcus"noah says i sit up "were watching harry potter when you get back"i say noah nods

"bye, love you"noah sings "love you too"i say

eilish madison

"so how is staying with jordan?"i ask "good"noah says "do you share a bed?"marcus blurts

"you sound like you shouldn't be around schools"noah says marcus frowns

"what've you and j, been up to?"i ask "uh were having a harry potter marathon"noah says i nod

"what do you want for christmas?"i ask "i don't know, i didn't think i'm even spending christmas with anyone"noah says "why not?"i ask

"i don't want to see my cousins"noah says "if anyone of them do anything we'll slash there tires"marcus says i shake my head in dissapointment

"so..."marcus starts "jordan and i kissed"noah says "haha motherfucker you owe 50"marcus says to me "actually i don't know if it really counted as kissing since all he did was blow his vape smoke into my mouth"noah says "i owe you nothing"i say to my husband

"since when do you vape?"i ask "i don't but jordan likes blowing his smoke into my mouth so i guess i'm second hand vaping?"noah says "don't vape it's bad for you"marcus says "you guys vape"noah laughs

"does your dad know you like jordan?"i ask "no he'll get me like condoms or something"noah groans "and he'll make a big deal about it and i don't want anyone to make a big deal about it cause it isn't a big deal"noah adds "but it is a big deal, you and jordan have been friends for... twelve years, you taught him english"marcus says

"noah compared to us there story is way more romantic and way less dramatic/traumatic"marcus mumbles "what was traumatic about you guys?"noah asks confused "nothing"i say

noah doesn't know giovanni fucked with mine and marcus' relationship a lot

"i think you and jordan should take it slow"i say "i disagree eilish had sex A LOT at the start of our relationship and it helped us learn about our insecurities faster"marcus says "he's 16"i say "yeah?"marcus questions noah clears his throat "i don't have sex"he says "i'm placiosexual rememeber?"he says

"so you don't even have to worry about sex, so nevermind"i say noah nods

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my phone rings

"hey apollo"i say "hey"he says

"so andre and i got you and noah a penthouse since, he doesn't feel comfortable at your grandparents house"apollo says "noah's staying with jordan but we will use the penthouse for christmas so thank you very much"i say

"he's staying with jordan?"apollo asks "noah needs condoms cause i could feel the sexual tension between them a few days ago"apollo says "ew okay bye apollo"i groan as i hangup

andre sends me the address of the penthouse

i leave the guest room at my grandparents and go downstairs "are you leaving?"one of my uncles asks "yeah um andre and apollo got noah and i a penthouse so i'm going to go decorate it for christmas"i say

"are you staying at the penthouse?"my nonne asks "i don't know"i say

jordan cruz
a few hours later

noah and i sit on the outdoor patio and listen to christmas music

i have feelings for noah wolfe de santis

and i hope he has feelings for me too.

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