We're Older Now | Chris Collins

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Montana's pov

To think that I've been here for a little over a year is crazy. I've made new friends and basically everything is going well. My grades are pretty good if you ask me and the second year is definitely a lot easier then the first, because now I'm used to the schedule of everything!

Right now I'm in my dorm room waiting for my roommate to come back so we can head to lunch.

There is this amazing little diner that's a couple blocks from campus, that we're going to.

In case you are wondering, I haven't spoken to Chris or Bailey for a few months now. I feel terrible about it but they haven't contacted me either. Also, it seems like every single one of our conversations end up going into how they wished I'd come back home. I get that, I really do but I have a life and it doesn't always revolve around them. I do in fact keep in contact with my mom.

The door opens, interrupting my thoughts.

"Montana are you ready?" Skyler asks me, sitting down across from me on her bed. I sit up and lean over to grab my purse from beside my nightstand and answer, "Yeah. Let's go."

We exit the room after locking it and walk off campus.

"I hope you don't mind, but Damon is meeting us there." Skyler tells me.

"Why would I mind, he is your boyfriend."

"That's the thing...," She starts.

"Yeah, and?"

"Well, Jacob is coming too."

My heart skips a beat when I hear his name. I've had a crush on him for months now. This is my first crush since Chris and I don't know how to feel about it. I can't think of liking any boys without thinking of Chris. "Montana? You okay?" I must have been spacing out.

"Yeah, and that's awesome." I try to sound enthusiastic.

"Really? You're okay with that?" She asks me and I nod. "Of course."

"Well, I just thought maybe you'd get nervous..,"

"Oh. Well, I might but I have to face my fear sometime." I say even though my stomach feels shriveled up and I can't breathe. Luckily we get inside the diner a few minutes later. Skyler points over to Damon and I sigh in relief not seeing Jacob anywhere. Damon waves us over and I laugh a bit, taking in the sight in front of me. Damon's hair is a bright lime green color with a bit of blue on the sides.

"If you keep dying your hair it's gonna end up falling out." I tell him and me and Skyler slide in the booth. He laughs a bit and points to the restroom. "Jacob is in the bathroom." He looks at me and my eyes grow wide.

"Dang, he's actually here. You weren't kidding." I say to Skyler and she shrugs. "Nervous?" Damon smirks and I roll my eyes at him causing him to laugh again.

"No...yes."

"Don't worry, it won't be as bad as you think. He's a nice guy, Damon has been friends with him for a while and he wouldn't set you up with someone that's a total idiot. Right babe?" Skyler looks at Damon and he nods. "Totally. He's a great guy." Damon says and I start to feel a little better about the situation. If he says he's a good person I will believe him.

Just as I was about to get over my nervousness Jacob walks out and sits down next to Damon. My nerves come back.

"Hey, I'm Jacob." He reaches his hand across the table and I take it in mine and shake it. He has dark brown hair and brown eyes and his skin tone is darker. Once our hands leave contact we sit down at the table. Me by Skyler and Jacob by Damon.

I can't help the feeling of awkwardness that takes over me as I continue to listen to Damon rant on about someone stealing a dollar out of his wallet. Jacobs eyes are on me and I try not to look at him. Once I do my face will turn red for sure. Skyler listens intently to what Damon has to say while his voice trails off in my head.

I almost don't realize that quiet has taken over. "Montana, tell me about yourself?" Jacob asks, smiling. "Uhm, I'm not very interesting." I tell him and he chuckles softly. Skyler and Damon have picked up more conversation and I feel like crawling out of my skin. Jacob makes me feel so nervous. "Of course you are. What are you studying?" Jacob comments. "Arts."

"You like art? Maybe I can take you to a museum sometime."

"Yeah, sure. What about you, what do you study?"

"I'm actually studying Literature." He says and my eyebrow rises. "I didn't know that you like to write." I tell him. "You don't really know me." He smiles. My face reddens. You just met him dummy.

"I think it went well." Skyler nudges my arm as we walk into our dorm room, me collapsing on the bed and her kicking her shoes off. "You're kidding right? I made a complete fool out of myself." I groan placing a pillow on my face as I groan louder. "Shut up. You did not."

"Skyler, were you even there?" I sit up and place the pillow back. She rolls her eyes and walks to the mirror fixing her eyeliner. "Of course I was." She says nonchalantly. "Hey, if you're not interested in him then more for me." She teases. "Damon?"

"Kidding,"

"Plus, don't you have that Chris dude?" She asks like it's no big deal. "Don't remind me. I get sad just hearing his name." I groan once again. My phone buzzes on the table and I reach over to pick it up. It's my mom.

I hit except and my mothers voice screeches over the receiver. "Honey, I have exciting news!" She gleams. "What mom?" I ask. "I booked you a flight to come here for Christmas! Isn't that exciting?" I can see the smile on her face. "Mom, that's wonderful." I hear a small laugh in the backround. "Who's that?" I ask. "It's no one. I'll talk to you in a bit. Love you!" She says before hanging up. Weird.

"What did she say?" Skyler asks sitting beside me. "She booked me a flight to go there for Christmas." I say.

"Oh. You don't seem too excited."

"I'm actually nervous."

"Why?" She asks. I'd expect her to know but she can act slow sometimes.

"Chris."

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