Solangelo One Shots

Meet Me in the Morning

This entire one-shot was based on this one line in a song called First Day of my Life by Bright Eyes, and the line was "I remember the time you drove all night, just to meet me in the morning." I've had this idea for a little while, so I hope you like it!

Nico's POV

hey. He shoots Will a text,  tabs on tabs opened on his laptop lying across his lap. i have an idea. As he waits for a reply from Will he flips through his tabs, pictures of Colorado National Monument at sunset making a smile spread across his face, driving times and stop points on others. His leg is bouncing up and down, making the bed shake lightly underneath him. His fingertips sweat, leaving imprints on the sleek surface of his laptop and he's checking his phone every five seconds as he waits for Will. Maybe he won't answer. Maybe he's partying with his UCLA friends, living it up while Nico wastes the afternoons away in Lawrence. But in a second he hears his phone ding and he jumps, trembling fingers reaching for the reply. 

hey. The simple word makes his heart flutter in his chest, a balloon inside of him about to burst. miss u. Nico bites his lip to contain his excitement. 

miss u, too. The idea is too big to tell over text and he shoots out a quick can we ft? before pressing his phone to his chest as fireworks explode inside of him. He feels it buzzing against his body and he swipes it open, Will's face appearing on his screen. He's tanner than Nico remembers him, the California sun making his freckles pop against his skin. His smile shows off his white teeth and a gleam of happiness is in his eyes. "Hey, Neeks!" he says, his voice cracking lightly on the last syllable. "I miss you so much." He presses his sleeve lightly to his cheek, his smile shaking. "It feels like such a long time since I've seen your face." 

"We facetimed last night." 

"Still, it's been too long," he says. "I miss high school when we saw each other every hour of every day. I haven't seen you in person for months." 

"That's actually what I wanted to talk to you about," Nico says, watching himself smile in the tiny box on the top left corner of the screen. "I have an idea." 

"Should I be nervous?" Will laughs softly and Nico feels his heart grow three sizes. He's missed that laugh. It feels like ages since he's heard that laugh. 

"It involves a lot of driving." He flips the camera around so that Will can see his laptop screen, a picture of Colorado National Monument still open. "I was bored tonight, so I mapped this out. The halfway point between LA and Lawrence. Grand Junction, Colorado. It'll take each of us about fifteen hours to get there. It's about three now if we drive all night we can get there by six. Grab a hotel, sleep all day, leave Saturday night. We'll get to see each other in person, it'll be great." He knows he's begging, but he doesn't care. He misses the feeling of Will's silky hair running through his fingertips, the feeling of Will's smooth lips on his, the feeling of their skin crashing together. Will's hair is longer than the last time Nico saw him in person, hovering just barely above his shoulders. 

His heart pounds against the walls of his chest as he waits for Will's response, Will's mouth twisting as he thinks. "Will? What do you think?" Will is still quiet. "Please, Will. I need to see you. I miss you so, so much. You have no idea. My chest hurts every day you're not with me and I know that's cheesy, but it's true." 

"You might want to get that checked." Will's mouth twists into a grin. "It might be a blockage, a coronary heart artery disease. Or myocarditis. You haven't had any trouble breathing, have you? Or a fever?" He shakes his head. "You know what, don't worry about it. I'll check it out when I see you tomorrow morning." 

"Wait-" His smile feels as if it's splitting open his face. "You wanna do this? Meet me in Grand Junction?" 

"Of course, dumbass. I love you, and I miss you, too." Will's eyes are aglow. "I was just messing with you. So, we leave now we get there by six?"