-Nicole's p.o.v.
It had been a couple of days since I had first met Joseph in the elevator. I wondered how the heck I was suppose to talk to him again if we didn't give each other our contact info, but I guess it's too soon to do that since we barely talked for a few minutes in the elevator. I wanted to see him again and get to know him better. I know I probably sound kinda creepy thinking that, but I feel like we connected pretty good. Not to refer to when I bumped into him. I felt so bad that I wasn't paying attention to where I was going.
I was still unpacking a lot of my stuff. I was currently putting together a new drawing desk that my mom had bought for me as a going away present. I was glad that when I finished putting it together that I didn't have any spare parts. Which meant that I built it right. After I finished I took an elevator down to go check the mail. As I got out of the elevator I recognized a familiar face. It was Joseph. He was walking from where the mail boxes were reading one of the envelopes in his hand. I quickly tried to fix my hair since I wasn't planning to go out anywhere. He stopped walking and looked up from reading the envelope and smiled.
"Hi Nicole"
Holy crap he remembers my name.
"Hi Joseph. How have you been?"
"I've been good. And you?"
"I've been good. Still been unpacking stuff."
"Whoa, you must have a lot of stuff then, huh?"
"Yeah, most of the stuff is for school, like my art work."
"Cool, I'd like to see some of your artwork sometime."
I smiled.
I walked to the mailboxes and got a bunch of ads for stores that I don't where they are so i just tossed them into the trashcan that was next to the mailboxes.
"I'm entering some of my artwork into the Summer Art show at the University next month. You can check them out there"
"Awesome. I'd totally go to that. uh, so what do you have planned for today besides unpacking stuff?"
"Nothing much really. I wanted to go take a look around the apartment complex since it's actually nice outside. I'm used to the Arizona heat."
"Ah, I've never been there so I don't know how the weather is there, but I'm gonna guess that it's always hot there. Would you like me to give you a tour of the place? I don't have anything to do anyway."
I looked at him and smiled.
"Uh, Sure!"
He smiled back.
"OK, cool."
We walked around the whole apartment complex. I found out that we had four swimming pools. I didn't know that the apartment complex was that big, but I guess I was wrong. I should have known that the complex was huge since we lived down the street from a University. It was so cool to get to know Victor more when we were walking around. I was kinda bummed out when the so called 'tour' was over. We walked to the elevators and pushed the buttons to what floor we lived on. I pushed the 7 button and he pushed the 10 button.
*elevator door closes*
"Holy crap, you live on the tenth floor?"
He looked at me weird and laughed.
"Yeah, why?"
"Wasn't it hard to move all of your stuff up here?"
"Yeah, but I had a couple of people help me move the stuff. A couple of my friends and my roommate Eric."
"Ah lucky! I only had my cousin Zach that helped me move my stuff."
"Was that the guy that was with you when you were walking to the front office?"
"Yeah why?"
"Oh just wondering." then he looked down and smiled.
I wondered what was that about, but I didn't ask.
"Oh, so have you played your guitar yet or have you been too busy with the unpacking situation?"
"Yeah I've been busy with settling in still."
*elevator bell rings*
*doors open*
I walked out in the hallway of the seventh floor. And turned around to say bye to Joseph before the elevator door closed. I could tell he wanted to say something, but hesitated.
I smiled a little "What's wrong Joseph?"
"Nothing, just thinking of whether or not I should ask you something."
He smiled and started to blush a little.
"I'm an open book. Ask away."
He looked down at his feet and said:
"I know we've only met and talked twice, but I was wondering if I could have your number? It's okay if you say no, I'll understand since we've barely met."
I was surprised that he asked me that and was glad that he wanted to get to know me better. I wonder if that was why he asked who Zach was. I stood there for a couple of seconds to make sure I wasn't daydreaming again. Then the elevator door started to close but Joseph pushed it to make it stop.
"Ok sure, give me your phone and I'll add my number."
Joseph smiled so big and handed me his phone.
I was kinda nervous when I was typing in my number and I had an even harder time with it since it was a touchscreen phone and I suck at using those. I finished and handed the phone back to him.
He smiled and said bye before the elevator door closed and he was gone.
I was thinking to myself why didn't I ask for his number too. Now I'll be waiting for him to call or text me. Then all of a sudden I hear my phone ring.
"Hello?"
"Hey it's Joseph."
I laughed
"Hey, what's up?"
"Just wanted to make sure you had my number saved on your phone since I didn't give you mine."
I smiled.
"Okay, thanks. I'll be sure to save it then."
"Okay cool, well I'll let you go so you can finish unpacking all of your stuff."
"Thanks, okay. Bye"
"Bye."
I walked to my apartment and spent the whole day unpacking the rest of my art stuff and rearranging the living room to how I liked it.
-Joseph's p.o.v.
Wooo can't believe that I got Nicole's number. I was so nervous to ask for it, but I had to do it. I was so relieved that Zach was her cousin and not her boyfriend. She's so cool and laid back. It was nice to get to know her better when I showed her around the apartment complex. I found out some random stuff about her. How she's an only child and doesn't like flowers for some odd reason. But then I don't know what to get her if we ever go out on a date. I shook my head since I started to day dream about her again.
I went back to my apartment and grab my iPod with the new music that I downloaded and headed to the University where I was going to start teaching the summer music class. Tomorrow was going to be the first day of class so I had to come up with a cover song to teach to the students that were going to be taking my class. So I turned up the music on my iPod and started brainstorming but then I kept thinking about Nicole so it took me a while to think of something.
