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august 23, 2023
after texting a couple times throughout the day, in between her class, as it neared 9pm zach had facetimed estelle, while he was sat at his computer desk and playing around with some music beats.
"hi.." she answered, propping her phone up against the wall her desk was against.
"hey phoenix," he returned a smile. "what are you up to?"
"i'm just trying to wrap my head around my college work.."
"what do you at college?"
"um, i major in nursing.."
"a sexy nurse you say.." he subtly smirked, watching as she quietly laughed while shaking her head. "how was your classes today?"
"it was alright.. i don't really know how to explain it, the first lessons are always kind of.. slow.. just making sure everyone know what we're doing and stuff.."
"mh.."
"what have you been up to today?" she questioned as she switched the topic.
"uh.. not much.. i woke up at like two, laid in bed for a while, then ordered some food, then worked on some music shit, had dinner, now we're here."
"are you going to be waking up at two if i come there?" she chuckled.
"well you gotta plan it and give me the dates and so i can wake up a bit earlier for ya," he replied.
"um how does.. the.. fifteenth, sixteenth, and seventeenth sound..?"
"i can make that work," he slowly nodded as he thought about it. "did you book it?"
"mhm," she copied his action. "my friend and her boyfriend are going to come over with me."
"mh, cool, what time do you land?"
"um we're actually taking the train.. it's just- it's cheaper and somewhat easier.."
"if that's how you wanna do it, that's fine. so when is it that you come?"
"i think it's.. three weeks tomorrow- well we leave on the thursday, get there friday morning."
"ugh," zach playfully groaned, laying his head on top of his folded arms on the desk for a couple seconds then lifting it back up to look at her on the screen. "why'd you have to pick the furthest weekend?"
"it was either that or the one after," she giggled.
"what do you have on that's stopping you from seeing me?"
"i have work next weekend.. and um.. i'm.. busy.. the one after.."
"don't sound too confident about that," he chuckled.
"i- i just think the other weekend would be better.."
"it's fine, ess, i can wait for you."
".. i have a question?"
"yeah, go for it?"
"i know we- obviously we aren't anything but do you still use.. tinder.. and like talk to other girls..? i know i probably don't have any right to ask but i just wanted to know, i don't really want to waste time going all the way there for like.. nothing.."
"you want me to be honest?" he watch her hesitate before nodding. "i have.. but.. at first it was cause you're so far away and i didn't think anything would happen. then a couple days into talking i was feeling.. horny, you know, and got with some girl at a party.."
"but you had messaged me right before and i couldn't stop thinking about replying to you and the fact that i was ignoring you," he continued to ramble. "then.. i got with another girl.. cause i was trying to convince myself that i was only thinking about you cause you had messaged but that wasn't the case.. i was still thinking about you.."
"oh okay.." she softly nodded, the smallest of smiles creeping onto her lips.
"ess.. i can't work out why but there's just something about you that makes me think of you constantly," he quietly sighed as he glanced away from his phone screen.
"i think about you all the time too," estelle replied.
"you're so cute," he chuckled as he looked back at her. "you know, i can't wait for you to come here. actually can you text me the dates so i can make sure i'm free?"
"i can yeah," she agreed, grabbing her phone and the screen pausing on the boy's end. "i'll do it now."
"thanks. i'll plan a night out for us, a dinner, okay, i wanna see you all dressed up so bring something fancy."
"okay, i will, but could you maybe let me know the level of fancy cause being overdressed or underdressed is my worst fear.."
"there's no such thing as being overdressed here," he laughed.
"i guess.."
"just bring like a sexy dress, you'll be good."
"okay," she softly giggled.
"how's that book going?"
"i haven't read anymore yet.. i came home yesterday and talked to my friend about la and then went to bed."
"are you excited to come?"
"i'm a little scared.." she admitted, hesitating slightly with her response. "i won't lie.."
"i've told you, phoenix , i'm not gonna hurt you- actually nah, you know what, i'm gonna murder you in friend's house that has cameras all over and while your friends know excatly who you're spending the weekend with, i'll defiantly get away with that," he laughed. "what do you think's gonna happen, ess?"
"i don't know.."
"you'll be safe with me, don't stress about it."
"okay.." she smiled at him. "um.. do you mind if i go now..? i'm feeling quite tired and i have classes early again tomorrow.."
"no, go for it," zach quickly shook his head as he agreed with what she had asked. "i just a wanted to see your pretty face... i'll text you tomorrow?"
