The Tea was Cold but My Heart was Warm

8 months

         It’s easier to say “I am ready” then actually be ready.
I wait in the small tea shop for the boy that has basically taken over my life.  I stared into my now cold teacup to scared to look up at the door to see if he would come. I was a nervous wreck, the night before I thought I was ready to see him smiling across the room, making his way toward to me and finally instead of a warm computer screen we would share a warm kiss. But now that we are here and he is probably right now grabbing his taxi from the airport I am bursting with nerves.

          I feel a hand on my shoulder and I look up to see my best friend Violet smiling sympathetically at me, “It’s going to be okay.”
I shake my head, “But I feel so nervous! What if I say the wrong thing or make him angry.”
          Violet chuckles sitting across from me, “I swear Ivan you couldn’t make that boy go away even if you were a troll you know why?”

“Why?” I ask miserably.

“Because he loves you,” she says with all honesty.

I look down blushing, “Really?”

Violet grins, “Yes really, I mean for the past 8 months all I have heard is, “Griffin’s voice is so angelic.”

“Griffin loves puppies isn’t that so cute.”

“Oh and Griffin just has the cutest smile.”

I blush all the way up to my ears, “I don’t sound like that!”

Violet raises her eyebrow, “Oh really, because I have proof.”
I laugh, “Prove it Pearson!”

She stands up, “Maybe later I have to get back to work and you have a boy to wait for.”

I nod, “Thanks, for cheering me up.”

Violet smiles, “Anytime.”

“Violet!” Someone calls from the counter.

Violet grins, “That’s my queue.”

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           He was one of my followers on my Tumblr photo blog and one day popped into my mail box after I posted a photo of myself.

His first ever words to me being, “You have such a cute ass nose.”

        I was bewildered and flattered all at the same time and decided I’d do what any guy does after he gets complimented by a stranger. I would internet stalk this person. I’d discover he was a boisterous theatre major that lived across the country and posted a lot of music and theatre on his blog. But the post that caught my eye was a cover he did of “You’ll Be Back” from Hamilton. His voice was so angelic and I couldn’t stop staring at his lips.
          By the end of the video I was falling. Which made me scared because he was a guy who lived across the country who could be a axe killer for all I know. But that voice which sounded like it came from God almighty himself. 
Gave me a rush of courage and go into his mailbox and say “Your an angel x.”

           I couldn’t believe my boldness. I left a x for gosh sakes! Who does that?!  It was too late to change it though, I sent it I couldn’t get it back.

I felt my cheeks flare with embarrassment looking to see if he said anything the next day when he answered back saying, “You sweetie, are too cute.”
     
         And that was the beginning to our online relationship.  It flowed so easily we could talk about everything and nothing.
At first we would message each other through Tumblr  but soon after we exchanged numbers and Skype usernames. When his face popped up on screen for the first time he just came from a stage make up class and he almost scared me off my chair. He was wearing zombie make up that was really realistic.
      
         He laughed at me but apologized, “I am sorry sweetie I didn’t mean to scare you with my ugly face.” 

      I blushed hard and shook my head.

     He chuckled and wore a goofy grin, “you’re adorable.”

       His flirting always makes me blush harder than a tomato I am a very shy person and he is so outgoing and honest. I didn’t know at the time if we were friends or more. But one night while we were skyping he got out his guitar and smiled shyly. Which was out of character of him. “I wrote a song for you. Can I sing it to you?”

I smile, “Please.”

         After hearing his song he asks “Will you be my boyfriend?” He blushes and I think to myself that it’s so cute and it’s about time that I make him blush.
“Of course I will you dummy!” I say jumping in excitement and reaching for my pillow to hug. I grin into it and he smiles that goofy grin I love, “You are too cute you know that....”