We're Older Now | Chris Collins

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Montana's pov

"You're going to California for Christmas?" Damon asks me before tossing another chip in his mouth. "Yeah." He frowns. "I thought you were gonna spend it with us?" He gestures to him and Skyler. "I was, that's until my mom already told me she bought me a ticket." I explain, dipping another chip in salsa. Just as Damon was about to say something we are interrupted by the workers of El Corral singing happy birthday to an older man beside our table.

"That'll be you soon!" Skyler teases Damon. He rolls his eyes at her but smiles. "Hey, look at it this way. At least you don't have to leave for a couple months, it's only October." He tells me and I nod agreeing with his statement.

"I'm just so scared about seeing Chris. What if he hates me? I don't think I could do that." I wipe the corners of my mouth with a napkin after eating some rice. "Maybe you won't be so nervous if you already have a boyfriend." Skyler pipes up. "True, but that'll hurt him." I respond. "So what? You have to be able to live your life. Do what you want, not what he wants." Skyler says.

"She's right Mon. I could always set you up with Jacob." Damon says, smirking. My heart flutters at his name. "It's a possibility. But at the same time, there is no way he'd ever like me." I sigh.

"We'll just see about that."

After we've finished our meals we pay for our tickets and exit the restaurant, all heading back to mine and Skylers dorm room. Once we enter I flop down on my bed. Skyler sits on hers and Damon lays next to her pulling out his phone. "What are you doing?" Skyler asks reaching over to look at his phone screen.

"I'm going to text Jacob." Damon says keeping his eyes on the screen, rapidly moving his thumbs. I laugh at how fast he texts but my stomach soon tightens realizing he's texting Jacob. "What exactly are you saying to him?" I walk over and lay next to him. Skyler and I are on either sides of him as he texts. "I'm just asking him if he's free this weekend."

I furrow my eyebrows and look at him. "I thought you were helping me?" I ask him with confusion. "I am, stupid."

I don't see how this helps me. "He said he's free." Damon says after the notification ring sounded. "Ok?"

"I'm gonna tell him to ask you out."

My eyes grow wide and Damon laughs. "Chill Montana. It'll work!" Skyler says. I give her a fake smile and glare at Damon. He's still looking at his phone so he doesn't see me. "Please don't embarrass me." I beg. "I won't."

It seems like forever before his phone rings, alerting a text.

"Let me see it!" I reach for Damons phone but he pulls it away sliding it open. "He said, 'That sounds like a plan! Do you think she'd say yes?' With a smiley face." He reveals. Oh my gosh. Did that just happen. He's gonna ask me out? "Of...course...she..will..." Damon talks out loud as he types. "Send..." he says wih his tongue sticking out to the corner of his mouth.

I'm not sure about how I feel going out with Jacob and all. Heck, I know he hasn't even asked me yet but I can't help but feel weird about it. I mean it's pretty bad when you can't think about another guy without thinking about Chris. This boy has done some serious damage to my brain. I like Jacob. I like Jacob. I tell myself the same thing over and over again hoping it would help even more each time.

Just as I finally got Chris out of my head my phone buzzed. I was expecting my mom to have texted me because she normally texts me about this time but it wasn't her. If you're thinking it's Chris, you're wrong. It's Bailey?

Bailey: Hi monty! Haven't talked to you in forever. I'm really missing you so please answer this

I stare at the lit up screen blankly. I can feel Skyler and Damon staring at me. "Who is it?" Skyler asks. "It's Bailey. Remember me telling you about her?" Skyler nods and Damon just looks confused. "Who is this girl?" He asks me. "She was my best friend in high school." Damon just says oh and leaves the subject alone. I show Skyler the text. "Should I reply?"

"I don't know," she shrugs. "I don't think I will." I tell them after locking my phone and setting back on the night stand.

Soon Damon leaves. Skyler leaves with him so they can go on a date while I am stuck here alone. I decide that I should just watch a movie on Netflix. I go with the movie Ender's Game.

It's such a good movie. I had watched it a while back with Skyler and I couldn't get enough of it. Just as the movie begins there is a knock on the door. I wonder if Skyler might have forgotten something so I unlock it and open it up but not to see Skyler. Instead it's Jacob. Why is he here?

My stomach twists. "Um, hey," I manage to get out. He half smiles at me. "Hi, can I come in?" He asks and I nod, not trusting my voice. I turn the light back on because it was shut off earlier. He sits down on my bed and I sit on Skyler's bed which isn't even made.

"What are you doing here?"

"I just wanted to come over and ask you something," Jacob replies shyly. His eyes are looking at the ground instead of me. Is he nervous? He rubs the palms of his hands on his jeans before looking at me. "What might that be?"

"Well, you see. I think you're really pretty," I chuckle softly at his words. His cheeks redden showing embarrassment. "I was wanting to know if you'd want to go on a date with me?" My insides feel like they're exploding. "Of course. I would love to." I smile and stand up, closing the huge and awkward gap between us by giving him a hug. He hugs back and it feels so warm. Come to think of it, I haven't been in a relationship since Chris. Chris. Okay, no. Stop.

"So that's a yes?" Jacob asks me smiling from ear to ear.

"It's actually a no." I tease.

"Ha-ha. I can't wait. I'm going to go now, but I'll text you the details." He smiles before going to leave. His brown eyes are glowing. He looks so happy. I smile to myself before I realize something, I don't have his number.

"Wait! I don't have your number." I tell him and he turns around grabbing his phone out of his pocket. "Sorry, I'm so stupid. I forgot." He chuckles. "That's okay. I would of forgotten too." He hands me his phone and I put my number in it. He sends me a text so that I recieve his number as well before we say goodbye.

I smile after locking the door.

I'm actually going on a date with Jacob. I can't believe it.

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