I've always lived by the quote "if a relationship has to be a secret, you shouldn't be in it." However, that wasn't the case for Noah and I.
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"Have I done something?" Noah followed me, standing directly in front of the tv so I couldn't work it...
"Open." Noah sat opposite me on my bed, an m&m in between his thumb and index finger. I sat myself up a little bit more, my mouth opening as wide as I could, ready to catch this chocolate. "Ready?" He asked to which I nodded my head. He released it from his fingers, it flying straight into my mouth. He gasped, holding his hand up for a high five. I laughed, chewing the chocolate and smacking our hands together.
Noah let out a happy sigh, reaching over me and placing the packet on my bedside cabinet before falling down beside me. "You're pretty fun to be around, you know?" He grinned, his hands moving to the back of his head. "I should hope so." I giggled, getting off of my bed and grabbing a wet wipe. I couldn't be bothered to wash my face properly tonight so this'll have to do. "You should go back to your room now." I turned around, looking at the boy who was now sat up, his eyes on me. "Why?" He frowned. "Because 1) I'm tired and 2) they're going to come up to bed soon." I raised an eyebrow, tossing my dirty wipe into my bin. "Fine." He let out an over dramatic sigh, lazily getting himself up from my bed. "I'll see you in the morning?" He said, it coming out as more of a question, unsure if he'd see me before I left for work. "I don't leave until 11." I nodded my head. "Cool." He placed his hands on my shoulders, pulling me forward and pecking my forehead. "Goodnight, Arielle." He headed towards my door. "Night, Noah." I grinned.
Once Noah had disappeared, I made my way into my bed, pulling the covers over my cold body. When does winter end? I shivered, grabbing my phone and texting Jason.
TO JAY You wanna annoy me at work tomorrow?
I closed down my messages app and opened up Instagram, scrolling through the feed and noticing that Noah had posted something two days ago. Why was Instagram so unchronologically incorrect?
@ncentineo
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@ncentineo Crying until you fall asleep > never crying until you fall asleep
What the fuck is that caption? I don't even understand it... but god damn, he looked good. I licked my lips, deciding to DM him his own picture.
@ariellehartman just because you post a hot picture of yourself doesn't mean you get to write gibberish in the caption. What the heck is that supposed to mean? 😂
Just as I saw Noah's little 'typing' down at the bottom, I received a message back from Jason.
FROM JAY Always. What time? I have to tell you something
TO JAY I start at 11. Give me like an hour to get some work done and then you can show yourself 😂 what have you done...
I then moved back to Instagram, seeing a notification above it.
@ncentineo don't you worry, babe. It's too much for your brain to handle anyway 😉
@ncentineo and you think I'm hot? 🤨
I fought back a smile.
@Ariellehartman nah, you're average i guess
Jason then popped up with another message. Oi Guys, check me out. Little miss popular tonight. Ha... I wish. I'm so sad, oh god.
FROM JAY I'll be there at 12 then and don't you worry, it's nothing bad lol. I'll tell you tomorrow :)
TO JAY Ok, see you tomorrow 💜
Suddenly my phone popped up with an incoming FaceTime call from Noah. I sat up, my reflection scaring the shit out of me. I had about 5 chins out and my hair was flat against my head, making me look like an egg. I was quick to fix my appearance before answering the call.
"Hi." Noah grinned. He was currently laying down on his bed, his curls covering his forehead. "Hey." I giggled, licking my dry lips. "I thought you were going to bed." He smirked. "I was." I nodded my head. "I am." I corrected myself. "I mean, I'm not going to go to sleep straight away." I rushed out to which Noah laughed. "It's fine. I understand that you're getting bored of me already." he faked a sniff to which I gasped playfully. "What can I say? You're just so boring." I played along. "Gosh, I know right?" He snickered. I was about to open my mouth to say something but both Noah's and I's names being called stopped me. I looked at Noah on the other side of the phone who was now sitting up on his bed, looking at me with wide eyes. "Noah! Arielle!" Kelly repeated. "Yeah!" We shouted back in unison. "Come down here a minute." She replied. I quirked an eyebrow, ending the call and getting up from my bed, seeing Noah already at his bedroom door. He walked over to the stairs, me following shortly behind.
Once we had reached the front room where my dad and Kelly were sitting, I awkwardly played with the hem of my top. "Everything ok?" Noah asked. They were acting weird but not a bad weird, it was as though they were about to tell us some news. "We have good news." Kelly smiled widely. Oh god. I swear to god, if they're about to tell us that they're engaged... "We've booked us a holiday!" My Dad exclaimed. I grinned, my heart rate instantly slowing down. "Where?" I asked. "Bora bora." Kelly answered. My eyes widened and I looked at Noah who seemed as shocked as I was. No way are we going to Bora Bora. That place is gorgeous. "Are you serious?" I asked, unsure whether to celebrate. I didn't want to look like a loon if they were pranking us. "One hundred percent." Kelly nodded her head frantically. I immediately rushed over to the both of them, hugging them with a squeal. Noah soon joined in the group hug, his stomach pressing against my back.
We soon pulled back, grins on all of our faces. "When are we going?" I asked. "Three weeks today." My Dad answered. "Make sure you can book a week off from work." He added to which I nodded my head. "On it!" I began to run out of the room before rushing back. "Thank you!" I squealed, hugging them again.
