the next few weeks at the office angela and i have been getting to know each other better. i've been starting to rethink my decision of not wanting to date, interacting with angela made me realize how much i actually like her.
i've been sitting at my desk for the last hour, trying to get work done but instead i've been huffing in annoyance. shayne finally had enough of listening to me because he quietly taps my desk to get my attention, "what's wrong this time, kid?".
i sigh again, pinching the bridge of nose, "a couple weeks ago i told angela i wasn't ready for a relationship yet, but i'm starting to rethink that decision. but i'm still way to scared to act on my feelings." i spill out, glancing away from screen to see the shayne with a soft look on his face.
"only you will know when you're ready to start dating again. take your time. angela knows better than to rush this kind of thing. maybe telling her this new development might help you with the stress you might be feeling." he gives my shoulder a squeeze before turning back to his work. knowing angela's in shoots for the rest of the day, i decide to text her later tonight, taking shane up on his advice.
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later that night, spencer and i are watching a movie together. he sees me keep glancing down at my phone, and finally after seeing me do this for the last 30 minutes he asks, "whose got you checking your phone like that? it's been a while since i've seen you be like this."
"i texted anglea earlier and she hasn't responded, and now i feel like i've said the wrong thing." i shut my phone off and set it down on the coffee table.
"i'm sure you haven't, anglea's got her self booked to the max outside of the office. i'm sure she's in rehearsals right now. she'll either text you late tonight or she'll come find you in the morning, don't stress it julien."
"you always know the right thing to say, spence. this is why we're best friends!" i wrap my arm around his shoulder bringing him closer, the both of us staying this way until the movie is finished.
after getting into bed for the night, wrapped up in angela's hoodies, i finally get her answer back. i sigh in relief at her words, but then my eyes widen. she's invited me to come watch her perform a comedy set tomorrow night. is this a date, oh god what do i even wear, i wondered before drifting off to sleep.
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after work, i'm placed in front of my closet, hoping that if i stare at it long enough an outfit would jump out at me. eventually i give up, sending a picture of my closet to courtney, asking for her opinion. she gets back to me, and i pull the articles out, before heading to the bathroom to try and tame of hair.
while i'm struggling to get my bangs to lay the right way, the doorbell rings and spencer answers, letting angela into our home. i poke my head out of the bathroom and give her a grimace, "would you mind helping me sort out my bangs?" i question her.
"of course, julien." she steers me to sit on the toilet while she uses my flat iron to sort them out. i can't help the butterflies from erupting in my stomach. when she's done, she has me by the shoulders, smiling at me softly, "you look amazing, not to ruin the moment, but we gotta go." she takes my hand leading me to the front door, the both of shouting goodbye to spencer and heading to the venue for her comedy show.
after the show, i'm waiting outside, enjoying the cool october air blow across my face, the trees in gorgeous shades of oranges, red and yellows, when the door opens and anglea appears at my side leaning against the building, copying me. "so...what did you think?" she asks softly.
"i think you did amazing, seriously you guys are hilarious!" i chuckle, remembering their bits.
"hey, so i was thinking, maybe you and i could wear matching costumes for courntey's halloween party next week, what do you think?" angela asks breaking the silence.
"i love that idea, any suggestions?" i turn to look at anglea before she replies, "what if we were dina and ellie from the last of us?" she questions.
"i think that's a wonderful idea! assuming you want to be ellie?" i say with a hint of laughter in my tone to which she replies, a giggle bubbling up, "i mean you said it not me!"
while she's turned away, collecting herself from laughing, i pull out my phone and snap a picture of her. "we should probably get going, early morning tomorrow," this time i grab angela's hand as we walk back towards her car, squeezing her hand, before letting go to get inside the car.
once we're outside of my apartment, i turn to angela, "thanks for inviting me tonight, i had a a lot of fun."
"i'm glad you had fun, see you tomorrow," she pauses looking into my eyes. she slowly brings her hand up to my face, my eyes following her every move. she cups my face brings us closer, before placing a hesitant kiss onto my cheek. "bye julien."
once i've stepped foot into my apartment, spencer looks at me with a knowing smirk, i feel my face flush even more red than it was, "shut up!" i exclaim, flipping him off before heading off to the safety of bedroom. deciding to post the photo of angela before heading off to sleep, not even bothering to check on the comments.
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the next morning at the office, my phone keeps silently buzzing in my pocket, but i haven't had to chance to check it, as we're filming for smosh games. the cast decides they want to take a break halfway through the game, spencer and i sat on the couch, i pull my phone, my eyes widening at my screen. my ex-boyfriend some how got my number again.
new messages:
unknown seriously jules you moved on that quickly you swore to me you'd never date a girl
julien first off, what the fuck i thought i had you blocked second of all, you're not in charge of how long and who i date third , it's julien, it's never been jules i told you when we were dating that i've liked girls my entire life
unknown i got a new phone and a new number i was going to text to see how you were doing and then i saw you're post seriously? i'd be better for you speaking of, i think we should go out again
julien uhh yeah not happening
unknown so you're dating this chick?!
julien well, not exactly. but i'm not really into guys anymore you should know this, i told you when we broke up
unknown but we never officially broke up? so actually, you will be going on a date with me next week. i'll pick you up i know where you live.
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ry speaks! this is me trying to write longer chapters for this fic, i hope its suffice (you'd think as an english major, writing would be easy)
i would've published this earlier, but i missed one day of classes and got so behind, and also tiktok is so fucking addicting, i need to delete it stat! anyways hope you enjoy :)
