The Accidental Skype Call

Chapter 4

As I'm laying in bed tossing and turning I look at my phone great its 4 am not this again. I do a double take looking back at my phone and I see I have an unread message from Shawn, great now I'm wide awake.

2:12 am

Shawn: Hey you're probably asleep but I can't sleep soo I'm texting you hoping for an answer...

Aww, he's thinking about me at 3 am... Is that a good thing?

2:13am

Jules: Well it is your lucky day I happen to have the worst sleeping schedule during my holidays and can't fall asleep to save my life.

I hit send and don't expect an immediate response but that's exactly what I get.

2:13am

Shawn: yesss same here I have the worst sleeping schedule. Do you wanna video chat?

I think about it for a second and even though I look like absolute crap I'm curious if he still looks like an angel at this time.

2:15am

Jules: You know what sure why not but a warning, I talk nonsense when it's really early or really late.

2:15am

Shawn: I'm not any better.

Then a few seconds pass as I get my earphones trying my best to be quiet. I accept the video chat request then I see Shawn shirtless laying down on his bed wrapped in a cover ... wow okay, Jules act normal you know how to breathe.. don't die or pass out.

"Heeyy," I say trying to whisper then realizing how raspy my voice came out. Great, I sound like a dying frog.

"Helloo," Shawn says not sounding any better than I.

I then realize that my dads went out clubbing and wouldn't be here for another hour or two. I remove my earphones feeling a bit more free that I wouldn't have to worry about my dads finding me talking to a boy at 2 am.

"Aren't you gonna wake someone without those?" Shawn asks.

"No, actually I'm home alone so I'm good," I say feeling relieved.

"Wow lucky my dads pretty much a light sleeper so I'm dead if he wakes up," Shawn says laughing nervously.

"Then why risk getting caught--," I say
Then Shawn says something I was not at all expecting he must really talk nonsense at these hours.

"I'd risk it for you, I like talking to you a lot," Shawn says making eye contact with me.
I try my best to not make eye contact with him before my face turns tomato red. I hate making eye contact with people.
Then I realize I haven't said anything for a while.

"Ohh umm that's a yup,"  I say mentally slapping myself HOW IS ANYTHING A YUP.. instead of questioning my response Shawn just laughs throwing his head back.. what a cute laugh.

"Okay you said you weren't going to make sense but you know I don't think it's from the lack of sleep but more from the fact that I make you nervous," Shawn says confidently.
My mouth literally drops wow how.

"Nervous pshh what I'm telling you it's just I'm sleep deprived," I say fidgeting my fingers looking away from the camera.

" Then why haven't you made eye contact with me in the past few minutes hmm?" Shawn asks.

"I have made eye contact--" I say but Shawn cuts me off.

"Look at me and don't break the eye contact," Shawn says.
This was me trying to prove to myself that I didn't like him he was a normal (above average) human being I could make eye contact.
I gulp then stare at his face and we just stare at each other never breaking the eye contact. A few more seconds pass by and Shawn bites his lip.
oh, my lord, I think to myself please brain stop the whatever signals you do, don't make my face turn red. I could already feel the heat rise to my cheeks I was bright red I could feel it as I watched Shawn smirk.
Instead of mocking me he just laughs.