"okay. where do we go next?" noelle asks the boy in her bedroom, looking at the textbook in her lap.
"well, you gotta get to know him better. how about texting him? he loves when girls text first." ethan sounds very confident, and her heart goes out to him and his brother. they must miss each other so much, she's sure.
"like...now?" suddenly, butterflies begin to flutter in her stomach and her palms are sweating against her legs.
"i mean, yeah. if you want." the boy shrugs casually. noelle bites her bottom lip between her teeth, nervous, looking at the cellphone that's lying before her on the bed. shoving the school book aside, she grabs the phone, opening imessages. she readies for a new conversation, typing in grayson's name. once the number pops up, she's ready to send the first text of the conversation.
"what do i say?" she blurts, looking to ethan, eyes wide with question. he looks at her, almost dumbfounded.
"just like...'hey' or something like that." she goes with the first option, typing the three letter word and pressing send. she yelps of surprise, tossing the phone onto the blankets in front of her. ethan chuckles as he sits on the beanbag in the corner of the room. suddenly, the cellphone, dings, and the both of them freeze. the boy leans foreword of anticipation.
noelle picks up get phone, turning it on. there's a text from grayson, and she gets extremely giddy and excited. before responding, she looks to ethan for approval.
"you're perfect for him. i know it."
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