A Chance Meeting | Chris Evans

Chapter 18

3.30pm
Becs📚
Chris?

4.59pm
Becs📚
Chris? You there?

5.59pm
Chris 🤪
So glad to hear from you deleted
Sorry, filming ran late again. Just changing and then going home

Becs📚
Changing? Do you have to wear a uniform?

Chris 🤪
Yeah, its red, white and blue deleted
Something like that

Becs📚
I wanted to apologise for earlier - when you messaged me and I couldn't talk. It probably seemed like I was being really rude, but my friend was having a bit of a crisis

Chris 🤪
I thought you were mad because deleted
No worries. Is he/she okay now?

Becs📚
Not really. It's my friend Viv who just came over from home. She has this really shitty boyfriend. Horrible guy. And we thought that something had happened with them because she came over here really suddenly and she was upset, but she didn't want to talk about it. Then yesterday it all came out that he's been cheating on her

Chris 🤪
That sucks

Becs📚
Yeah. So that's why I couldn't have a conversation

Chris 🤪
It's okay, I understand - you had to be a good friend

Chris 🤪
Umm...would it be okay if you gave me your email address?

Becs📚
What for?

Chris 🤪
There's something I need to send you

Becs📚
What?

Chris 🤪
I don't want to say - it's a surprise

Becs📚
It's nothing dodgy is it?

Chris 🤪
No, I promise it isn't

Becs📚
Okay. It better not be. It's rebeccasmith123@hotmail.com

Chris 🤪
Great, thanks. I'll email you when I get home in about an hour

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'I bet it's a dick pic.' Ella said, later.
'He's not going to send me a dick pic, Ella.' Becca said, laughing. 'He wouldn't do that.'
'You never know. Guys do love to send them.'
'I've never really understood why.' Viv said. 'I mean, it's not exactly an attractive part of their anatomy, is it?'
'They obviously think so.'
'I'd much rather see their ass.' Ella chuckled.
Becca laughed. 'Of course you would Ella. Viv and I are obviously a bit more sophisticated in our tastes.'
Viv laughed a little. 'Very sophisticated.'
'You'd just want to see their chest Viv.' Said Ella. 'And we both know that Becca has that weird forearm and hand thing.'
'And eyes. Don't forget about the eyes.' Becca joined in.

Chris 🤪
Hi Becs. I'm going to send a test email to make sure it's going to the right person. Can you let me know when you get it?

Becs📚
Okay. Nothing yet

Becs📚
Oh there it is

Chris 🤪
Great. I'll send you the proper one now. But before I do, you've got to promise me that you won't show it to other people and won't put it on social media

'I told you - dick pic.' Said Ella.
'Tell him that we're here and we'll see it. That might put him off.' Said Viv.

Becs📚
Well, Viv and Ella are here with me now, so whatever you send they'll see

Chris 🤪
Okay, they can see it but no one else. And it can't get onto social media in any way. Promise?

Becs📚
I promise. This feels very cloak and dagger - are you sure that you're not a spy or something?

Chris 🤪
Definitely not a spy. Sending it now...

Her email pinged and there it was.
'What does it say?'  Asked Viv eagerly.
'It says 'I hope this reassures you that I'm not from Montana.' And there's a winking emoji.' Becca answered.
'That's it?'
'That's all it says. But there's an attachment.'
'Of course there is.' Said Ella dryly.
'Shall I open it?'
'Yes.' The other two shouted.
She clicked on the attachment, and it opened up the media player.
'I think it's some kind of video.' She said
'I can't wait to see what it is.' Said Viv  while they waited for it to load.
But when the file finally finished loading, it was nothing like she'd been expecting. In the middle of the screen was Robert Downey Jr in his Iron Man suit. The picture was a little wobbly as though someone was filming it on their phone.
'Is this on? Are you recording?' He asked, looking directly at the screen. A voice in the background answered a muffled 'yeah'.
'Holy shit!' Ella yelled.
'Hello Becs.' He said, waving. 'Robert Downey Jr here. Or Iron Man if you prefer.'
'He said your name.' Said Viv, sounding awed.
'Chris tells us that you're a fan of the MCU, so we wanted to say hi.'
The camera then panned out to reveal some of the other Avengers actors in what looked like a canteen. She could see Black Widow, Thor, and Dr Banner and every one waved and said 'hi Becs' when he introduced them.
'Back to me.' Robert said and the camera panned back to him.
'Maybe Chris can bring you onto the set one day so that we can meet you properly.' He continued. 'Anyway, gotta go, places to be. Laters.' And the clip finished.
'Bloody hell, Becca.' Viv breathed.
Becca just sat there not saying anything, she just felt too shocked. Chris was telling the truth.
'That's way better than a dick pic.' Ella said.
'Play it again.' Viv demanded.
After they'd watched it for the fourth or fifth time, Ella said 'Well, I take back everything I said about your Chris. He seems to be the genuine article.'
My Chris. I like the sound of that. Becca thought.

Chris 🤪
Did you get it? Did it play?

Oh God, in all the excitement she'd forgotten to message him back.

Becs📚
Yes, sorry. I got it and it did play. It's amazing. Thank you so much

Chris 🤪
It's nothing

Becs📚
How did you get them to do that?

Chris 🤪
I just asked - they're all good people

Becs📚
You won't get into trouble will you? You said they're really strict about phones and stuff

Chris 🤪
Probably not. Just make sure that it never finds it's way onto social media

Becs📚
It won't, I promise

Chris 🤪
I've got some friends coming over soon to watch the game, but is it okay if I message you after, if you're still up?

Becs📚
Of course

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