one night // andre burakovsky ✓

CHAPTER 31

Bella thought she was hilarious. She truly did. Andre brought out this humourous side of her. It all started when he texted her this morning.

andre: thinking of your beautiful face is what's going to get me through such a long day!

bella❤: shut up

andre: you're very romantic

andre: and great at showing your feelings

bella❤: and you're hella cheesy, what's new

andre: you don't like the good morning texts? :(

bella❤: to be honest they're a nice thing to wake up to

bella❤: but if you ever mentioned that i said that ^, i'd deny it

andre: hahahah oook

bella❤: shouldn't you be off to practice?

andre: yep

bella❤: so what are you doing?

andre: changing

andre: and getting yelled at by tom, nothing new

bella❤: LOL

andre: anyway i should go

bella❤: okay yeah have fun!

andre: talk to you later 😘

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Bella thought it'd be fun to pull a small prank on Andre. She didn't have class this morning, so she'd have time.

She changed into suitable clothes to start her day, driving to the iconic Starbucks once she assumed practice was done.

Previously when she had done this, it was to tease Andre. This time, though, it was more playful. She thought he might like her idea, while of course being just a bit angry.

She parked her white car in the back of the lot, walking to the door. Andre, on the other hand, was already inside with the boys at their favourite table.

"I just realized you never told us the tip you left Bella." Tom brought up to Andre. Andre noticed that his friend seemed grumpier today, while he was obviously much happier.

"Yeah, she looked pretty surprised to open that booklet." Nate chimed in.

"I'm not saying." Andre simply says, hiding the smile on his face. Himself, along with Bella, made a plan to keep their relationship sort of on the down low around Tom.

"I thought you weren't going to be nice to her, or whatever." Tom said.

"It doesn't hurt to be polite." Andre shrugs.

"I told you not to give in." Tom said.

Andre just shook his head. "You don't have to worry."

The four of them broke into a conversation about their next game, about their drinks, about anything. Andre just wanted to change the subject from Bella as quickly as possible. All he could think about was how beautiful she looked last night. Their talk really made him happy with how everything turned out with her.

Nate, Tom, and Jakub were emerged in conversation, but Andre was still thinking about Bella. In fact, he took this as a good time to text her.

andre❤: heyy

He put his phone down after, trying to bring himself into the boys' conversation. However, the first thing Andre noticed was Tom's mouth slightly ajar, staring at the door. The three boys, all following Tom's gaze, turned to look at the door.