Pursuit of Happiness | Taz Skylar

048. text messages

[messages between zoe and nate]

zoe
hey so i was thinking about going to the cemetery tomorrow for ivy's birthday
did you want me to swing by and grab ethan?

nate
i've actually been meaning to talk to you about that
ethan wants to try and make it not such a sad day this year

zoe
how does he plan to do that?

nate
he got me to buy a cake and he wants us to all have dinner and just be together
it's okay if you're not feeling up to it

zoe
i actually think that's a great idea
did you need me to bring anything?

nate
just your boyfriend, if he's down

zoe
what boyfriend

nate
you're kidding right
zoe i have a piece of advice for you
if you don't want me to know that you have a boyfriend
DON'T MAKE OUT WITH HIM IN YOUR CAR PARKED IN FRONT OF MY FUCKING HOUSE

zoe
oh
i forgot about that
i'll keep that in mind for next time

nate
why did you try to lie about it anyway?

zoe
it's complicated
but basically jay told him that he doesn't think that it's a good idea for us to get back together and neither of us really want to deal with what he might have to say about it for now

nate
wait wait wait
it's been three weeks since you had ethan
are you telling me that you guys have been keeping it a secret for that long?

zoe
i wouldn't say that we're keeping it a secret exactly
we've still been going on dates and all that stuff
we're just not posting about it or jumping up and down to tell everyone

nate
not a secret my ass
you're so full of shit

zoe
fine, it's a secret
it's not that big of a deal
we're going to tell them eventually

nate
you know the longer you wait the harder it's going to be, right?

zoe
i'm honestly more worried about me accidentally calling him babe in front of bree
she already thinks we're screwing since he moved all his stuff to my place, so it wouldn't take much for her

nate
and what bree knows, jay knows
wait
you've already moved him in?

zoe
kind of
it got to a point where he was sleeping at my place and just going back to his hotel every couple of days to get clothes, so it just made sense for him to move all of his stuff to mine and stop paying for the hotel

nate
and how did you explain that to jay

zoe
we made up a bullshit story about a mix up with the hotel
they think he's sleeping on an air mattress in the spare room

nate
ah yes, because any man would love to sleep on an air mattress with his ex girlfriend in the next room when he could have a comfy hotel bed

zoe
to be fair, i'm pretty sure they already figured out that we like each other

nate
yeah that tends to happen when you're both as subtle as a brick to the face

zoe
i don't think we're quite that bad

nate
you are
i'm interested to see how long you two sneaking around lasts before you guys either get sick of it and come clean about it or one of you slips up

zoe
please do not jinx it i swear to god

nate
i'm not jinxing it
i'm honestly rooting for you

zoe
really?

nate
i was serious when i said that i always liked him
it seems like he makes you happy

zoe
he does
he really, really does

nate
good