unexpected • joey birlem

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Tomorrow i'm meeting Mark. I was terrified, it scared me not knowing what was going to happen. Anthony hasn't spoken to me all day and it's ten at night.

I go on instagram seeing if he was even active on there.
My hands felt cold, my hands shook as I click on his recent with another girl. The caption didn't say anything, he was kissing her cheek with a small smile.
Comments were your normal 'I ship' or 'What about Kayla' and 'You guys are so cute'. I texted him telling him to call me.

Soon my phone rang. I put him on speaker not saying anything, letting him be the first to speak. I get off the call screen and stare at the picture of him and the girl.

"Hey you, what's up?" he asked, I bit my lip and go back on to the call.

"What's going on Anth?" I ask, he went silent making me more nervous.

"I don't know Kayla. Not seeing you isn't helping" I roll my eyes and shake head. I look at my screen seeing him requesting to face time instead.

I press the green button seeing his face appear on the screen. I didn't show my face making him frown.

"Kayla come on. I really like you baby, not seeing you just bothers me and worries me a lot and it makes me question that's all" he said, staring at the camera.

"Question what?" I bit the inside of my cheek waiting for an answer getting really impatient.

"If you even want me, if you lose feelings by not seeing me that much" I show my whole face making him slightly smile.

"Anth no. Why do you think I was worried?" I fake smile, I was still worried.

"Kayla what else is going on?" I didn't want to tell him or ask him but I knew I would've regretted it, if I didn't.

"You don't talk to me at all today, then your recent" he chuckles shaking his head.

"Kayla. That's a fan, like I told you I'm also super busy and I didn't know how you were feeling" I stay silent staring at the camera.

"Who's that?" Anthony blushes turning around then looking back at the phone.

"Josh!!" I smile as im assuming Josh's face pops up on the screen.

"You're Anthony's girlfriend! the boy doesn't shut up about you. You should've came" I smile and shake my head.

"That's Anthony's girl?!" next thing you know four new faces show up on the screen. I recognized Sam, I found him very attractive so seeing him was nerve racking.

"Woah! Anthony your girlfriend is hella cute" Sam says taking the phone winking at me.

"Yeah my girlfriend" Anthony grabs his phone. I smile widely seeing how red he was.

"Anthony can I say something to you? alone" he nods, he walked out of the hotel room and sat in the hallway.

I told him everything about my dad and like always he was there for me and gave me advice.

"Kayla. I really need to tell you something but it would be better if I told you in person first" he started blushing making my heart drop.

"No, now that you said it you have too. You can't-"

"Kayla no, this isn't a middle school relationship where I tell you over text, don't worry it's not bad at all. I promise" I nod trusting him.

"I'm sorry for not talking to you as much-"

"Anthony I understand. I promise. Go have fun and i'll text you" he kisses the camera lens making me smile.

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