NANNY FOR MENDES.

Twenty-four

𝗦𝗛𝗔𝗪𝗡'𝗦 𝗣𝗢𝗩.

"So how's Noah? I expected to hear about or from him." She asks me, chewing her food.

She made Spaghetti Bolognese.

We're setting at the kitchen table, having dinner.

"We... we're kinda on bad terms. We're not talking."

"WHAT?! WHY?!" She sounded genuinely sad.

"We had a fight last night."

"That's why you called me last night."

"Yeah. I was feeling like shit. It's my fault. I kicked him out."

"Why?"

There's no way in hell I'd tell her that our fight was about her.

"Sometimes, best friends fight. It's fine. It's nothing. I called him though after he left last night but he didn't answer his phone. I left him a voicemail."

"That won't work." She stands up.

"Where are you going?"

"Getting my purse!" She yells from outside the kitchen.

She got back with her purse, opens it and uses her phone.

"What are you doing, Soph?"

"I'm calling Noah."

"What? No."

"Why? I'm already ringing him."

She puts her index finger over her mouth, shushing me.

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𝗦𝗢𝗣𝗛𝗜𝗔'𝗦 𝗣𝗢𝗩

"Hey Noah!"

"Hey, Soph! How are you?"

"I'm good. What about you?"

"I'm fine." He sounds sad.

"You're at Shawn's?"

"No. We fought. He's an asshole."

"Woahhh. What happened?"

"Just a fight, Soph. Don't worry."

"You okay? You want to talk about it?"

"It's okay. No, thank you."

"Okay. I gotta go. Bye, Noah."

"Bye."

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𝗦𝗛𝗔𝗪𝗡'𝗦 𝗣𝗢𝗩

"Hey Noah!" She greets him, excitedly. "I'm good. What about you?..... You're at Shawn's?.... Woahhh. What happened?.... You okay? You want to talk about it? Okay. I gotta go. Bye, Noah."

"What?"

She's looking at me like she wants to kill me.

"Let's just say that he's upset. And he's mad at you. He didn't give me details. But if I know Noah even a little bit, if it was his fault, he would've told me. He would've sounded guilty. But he didn't. What happened?"

"Nothing, Soph."

"You're such an ass, Shawn Mendes. You better apologize. Don't lose him. He's a great friend. You better make up. I want to spend time with both of my friends."

"Okay. I'll apologize. It's my fault. And you're right. I'm such an ass."

She nods, smiling at me.

She puts her hand over mine on the table, catching me off-guard.

This girl catches me off-guard a lot.

"I know you'll make up. You two are great. I never want you to lose each other. I always want you two to be friends." She smiles at me.

I nod, smiling back.

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We watch one more episode of Lucifer and she stands up.

"I gotta go. It's 9:30."

"Okay. I'll drive you."

She nods.

"You won't say no?"

"You will still drive me after all, won't you?" She says the same words I said earlier.

"You know damn well that I will."

"Then there's no point saying no."

"Good girl."

I get rewarded with a laugh. This is my new favorite sound.

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"You're coming tomorrow?" I ask her as I drive.

"For the omelette? I wouldn't miss it for the world."

"Good. I'll be waiting."

"How are you feeling? You know, since Raul is coming?"

"Excited. Happy. I missed him. I haven't seen him since Monday."

"When exactly is he coming tomorrow?"

"I think around four, five."

"Okay. I'll spend the morning with you until Bear comes. And then I'll spend the evening with you two."

I nod. "I'd love it."

"No wait. You have to work. You know what? Forget it."

𝘐 didn't remember that I have to work.

"Don't worry. I'm taking the day off anyway. Because when Bear comes home, I don't want to be tired."

If isn't entirely a lie. I would call Noah and take the day off in the morning.

Noah. Shit. We aren't talking.

"Okay. Look. Come over. I'll eat breakfast with you and go to the company. I have to go there tomorrow. I have to do something. But I'll come back, I promise."

She nods, smiling. "Okay."

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"Goodnight, Shawn. See you in the morning."

"Goodnight, Soph."

I wait for her to get inside, and drive back to my apartment.