Save Me, Stranger | A Dialogue Story

Bonus Chapter (2)

ariel + other | alex | oliver | new | new

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Message From: Ariel
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How was that movie night the other day?

It was actually pretty great.

You guys have sex?
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Alex's face turns a bright shade of pink. She looks over her shoulder to make sure Oliver is still sitting on the couch playing Destiny with Cam and Damon.

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Uh, absolutely not. You know we're not together.

You both like each other so what's taking so long?

Wdym? He doesn't like me like that.

Oh
My
God
You are the most blind person I've ever met in my life.

How??

Don't you see the way he looks at you? Or the way he stutters when you're around?
He asked you to watch that movie with him as a date.

No he didn't. He just knows I like it and wanted to watch it with me.

Ok so tell me, what kind of food and drinks did he set up and what exactly happened?

?
um..
A bowl of popcorn with candy in it

Your favorite kind of popcorn and candy?

Yeah?

Keep going.

Chinese food.
He got soda and orange juice because he didn't know what kind of drinks I wanted.

Dr. Pepper?

Yeah? How'd you know?

That's your favorite kind of soda.

So?

What happened during the movie?

We sat next to each other.
I set my phone down I think then fell against him on accident.

Was his arm behind you?

Yeah.
Then he started playing with my hair.
And that was it basically. We just watched the movie.

You fell asleep didn't you and you woke up in his bed but he was sleeping somewhere else?

Yeah...
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Alex can't imagine him liking her, even though that's all she wants. Ariel has a point, so could it be true? Could he really like her, a nerdy 19, soon to be 20 year old girl that has the biggest inner nerd child?

"I'll be right back."

Oliver gets up, looking at his phone with worry before walking into the kitchen and disappearing to answer a call.