Nick couldn't believe what had just happened. The man of his dreams had been standing literally yards from him in his own living room. He had seen Charlie walking in and out of the apartment block several times since he moved in a few weeks ago but was always too shy to introduce himself. He knew he had a type and Charlie was exactly that. His mum and very close friends Tara and Darcy always joked about it when Nick came out as bisexual to them several years before and they always kept saying that one day his dream partner with curly hair, piercing blue eyes and the cutest dimples will show up.
He sat down and shook his head muttering to himself "did that really happen? did I see the most beautiful guy in my living room?"
He pulled his phone out of his pocket and immediately opened Instagram and needed to see if this Charlie Spring was indeed real and not his imagination playing with him. He types in "Charlie Spring" and there he was. Nick couldn't believe it the man he had seen was very much real - curly hair, blue eyes and oh my god the dimples, he couldn't get enough of those cute dimples.
He noticed that Charlie's Instagram was private so he couldn't see much but his thumb was hovering over the request button. He takes a deep breath and quickly taps the request and then throws his phone down onto the other sofa opposite him.
"Oh my god, why did I do that? He's going to think I'm a weirdo after only meeting him like ten minutes ago" Nick mutter while putting his head into his hands.
Must have been only a few minutes but felt like a lifetime to Nick, his phone chimes. He looks over at his phone on the other sofa and sees the screen lighting up with an Instagram notification. He takes a deep breath and leans over and picks his phone up and presses the home screen and he sees the following notifications.
charlie_spr1 has accepted your request.
charlie_spr1 has sent you a message.
He unlocks his phone and with shaky fingers opens up Instagram to see that red number one in the corner so he knows that there definitely is a message from Charlie. He opens up the message and reads it.
charlie_spr1
hi
i am so so sorry about my cat
i didn't know she would escape and cause havoc
and i hope she didn't cause any damage
i will pay for anything
omg i am rambling
ignore me i'm not like this normally
Nick laughs when he reads all the messages that Charlie had sent.
nick_nzzzz
hi!
haha don't worry your cat is so adorable!
would love to meet her properly sometime
she didn't damage anything so it's fine! :)
After sending those messages he puts his phone down and pops to the kitchen and grabs a drink of water and he leans against the counter. He really wants to get to know Charlie, he feels like he wants to be closer to him even if as friends.
He decides he needs to ask him out, he has to know him so he heads back to the living room and picks his phone up and noticed that Charlie had read his messages but not replied yet.
nick_nzzzz
so i was wondering if you would like maybe go out for a drink sometime?
to get to know each other?
if not it's fine
He's wondering if he was being too eager by asking that after only knowing Charlie less than thirty minutes but after a few minutes he gets a reply
charlie_spr1
yes!
would love to go out for a drink sometime.. how about tonight??
is that too soon?
nick_nzzzz
no it's fine! we can do tonight!
how about i meet you outside at 6:30?
charlie_spr1
okay!
see you then x
Nick sees the "x" and he blushes. He looks at the time and he sees he has 2 hours to get ready and he panics. He quickly heads to his bathroom grabbing a towel from the cupboard on the way. Once in the bathroom he looks in the mirror, he leans against the counter and takes a deep breath.
"It's only a drink Nick, it's not a date, you can do this" he mutters. He shakes his head and takes a quick shower.
After his shower he heads to the bedroom and looks in his wardrobe trying to decide what to wear. He's so used to wearing sports tshirts and joggers so he's struggling to figure out what to wear to the pub for some drinks.
He sighs to himself and picks his phone up and decides that the only thing he can do is speak to Tara - she would know what to do! He taps Tara's contact and presses dial, she answers after three rings.
"Nick! What can I do for you? You never ring unless it's an emergency!"
Nick laughs "I have a slight emergency - I'm going out for drinks with my neighbour and I have no idea what to wear!"
"Oooh, so who's this neighbour Nicholas?" Tara squeals
Nick is blushing "His name is Charlie and we kind of bumped into each other earlier in my living room"
"What?? How was he in your living room? And Charlie? Do you mean Charlie Spring?" she sounded so excited hearing all this
"Yeah Charlie Spring, how do you know him? And it's a long story, maybe we can meet up sometime this week for a drink and I can give you a story time" Nick says wondering how his own best friend knows Charlie.
"oh my god Charlie is like Elle's best friend and we've been friends since school! So you're going out for drinks with him? It's not a date is it? I know he's your type and everything" Tara squeals
"No not a date!" Nick quickly replies.. "Just drinks.. what do I wear? I have thirty minutes to get ready and be outside to meet him!"
"Okay Nick breathe! Wear your white top and some jeans. He will love that"
"Okay I can do that.. why did you say white top? Is it to show off my rugby arms?" Nick laughs
"No of course not Nick!" Tara giggles. "Just be yourself Nick, he will love you"
"Thanks Tara! I will speak to you later"
"Bye!" Tara says then hangs up.
He now knows what to wear thanks to Tara so he gets off the bed and picks up his tshirt and jeans and quickly throws them on and heads to the mirror. He grabs his cologne and sprays a bit on and checks the time, he has ten minutes to get to his shoes on and get downstairs. He walks to the front door and puts on his vans. He grabs his jacket then picks up his phone, wallet and keys. He double checks he has everything and then heads out and down the stairs.
Once at the bottom of the stairs, he sees Charlie standing outside leaning against the wall waiting. He takes a deep breath, runs his hand through his hair and heads outside.
"Hi"
Charlie turns round and smiles.
"Hi"
YOU ARE READING
My Cat Is A Matchmaker
Fiksi PenggemarCharlie's cat escapes out his apartment window along the fire escape into his neighbour Nick's living room. Nick arrives home to see Charlie there with his cat.
