Distant Love

chapter 3

I logged into Skype on my MacBook an rushed over to the mirror and picked up my hairbrush and began to flatten out the knots in my brunette hair. Once my hair was silky and straight and jumped back onto my bed.

'IMCOMING CALL: Troye Sivan'

I let out a little squeal.  

"Keep. Your. Cool."

I moved the mouse up to the 'accept' button.  

It was done. The pixels were loading. I could see his beautiful face appear before my eyes.

"Hi!" He called out with a wave and a cheesy smile on his face.  

"Hey!" I enthusiastically replied.  

"Hang on a minute" 

"Alrighty" 

Troye left the screen and I was left staring at his bed wrapped in fairy lights.

"Are you sure, Troye?" I heard a new voice say from the distance.  

"Yes. That's her. Listen, do you want me to show you or not?" 

"Yes I do!"  

"Then lets go.."

A small but cute boy stepped into the frame. I knew who he was but I was trying to act natural.  

"I assume you know who I am."  

"Tyde!" Troye snapped at him.  

I let out a little laugh, "uhh, yeah I do."  

Tyde gave an 'I told you so' glance over to Troye.  

"Nice to meet you, Poppy!" He said. Tyde leant over to Troye and whispered something in his ear.  

"I don't know! Maybe." Troye began to blush. I sat there in total confusion.  

"Maybe what?" I spoke up.  

"Troye never stops talking about you!!" Tyde shouted and ran out of the room. Troye looked to the floor, "uhh..." He laughed while rubbing the back of his neck. God he looked so attractive.  

"Really?" I laughed.  

"We'll I guess I can't lie now."  

"Guess it's ditto then."  

We both laughed.  

"Tyde actually didn't believe me when I said that you were gorgeous" he dropped his head to the floor.

"You really said that?"  

He looked back up at me and nodded with his bottom lip sucked in. It went silent or a bit when I realized I still had my music playing. A familiar tune began to play. I began blushing.

"Valentines day is creeping up on me.. Still staring at you on my computer screen."

He started laughing, "You like my music?"  

"Love it." I smiled at him. I felt embarrassed yet comfortable with him.  

"What's next? A wall covered in my face?" He laughed. My eyes widened and stared at him. I could feel my cheeks going absolutely red like a tomato.  

"Really?" He laughed, "that's so cute!"

Great now I probably look like a spitting image of a tomato.

I laughed along with Troye. We began talking about anything and everything, how far away from each other we were, which we worked it out to be three states, favorite colours, anything, even if it didn't make any sense. We talked for hours and hours. My bedroom door burst open and it was my mother.

"Who are you talking to, miss Poppy?"she questioned giving me a sly look. She'd obviously hear a male voice and me responding. She gave me a strange look when she only saw me and the laptop.

"Troye, mum. It's Troye."

"Okay," she began to walk out if my room when I stopped her, "wait. No mum. Look..." I turned the laptop around and she saw Troye. 

"Hi mrs. Greene." He waved at her. My mothers face was priceless.  

"H-hi" she squeaked and gave me a look. I laughed. She walked out of my room and I began turning the laptop to face me again.

Next thing I know, it's dark. Total darkness outside. Troye and I had been talking for almost 6 hours! I seemed totally comfortable around him. Like as if I could act like me and just relax. It felt natural.

"POPPY! DINNER!"

"I have to go now" I pouted.  

"Actually I think I do too!" We laughed.  

"Can I text you later?" He asked.  

"Is this some sort of way to ask for my number?"  

"Uhhh.. Yeah." He laughed and I couldn't help myself, I was laughing too. I gave him my number and we said our goodbyes, which took about 15 minutes. Gee, anybody would think we're a couple!

I shut my laptop and starting walking down the hall when my phone started ringing.

"Hello?"  

"Just making sure you didn't give me a falsey" he stated as I giggled.  

"I would never" 

"Have a good dinner, gorgeous."  

"You too, sexy."  

We laughed as we hung up.

I walked into the dinning room and mum sat there staring at me in shock.

"I know right!!" I squealed.