Let Me Know| Monty x Winston (13 Reasons Why) *discontinued*

Party Forty-Two

POV:Monty
Tuesday, June 10, 2021
4:09pm

The dinner with Winston's parents didn't really go as planned-well it wasn't planned at all so that's the first problem. His mother and father were once but then once we started eating they started asking these questions and soon it just became awkward. Winston barely even touched his food and soon asked to be excused and told his parents we need to go study somewhere else. We drove by a few stores and restaurants downtown and all over the city with their lights flashing brightly and advertising summer sales.

We were seated at the window booth at Victoria's Diner which ironically was where that whole thing with CJ happened last year.

"I'm really happy we're doing this ," he whispered to me rubbing the back of my hand.

"Me too."

He smiled and blew air out of his nose.

"O-M-G," Rafaela said, "Who would've thought I would've met you guys here?"

I was surprised because I had no idea that Rafaela still worked here, "Me neither," I agreed.

"What can I start you off with-"

"Oh no,no,no," I barged into the conversation, "We're not eating anything, we just ate!" he added cheerfully.

She pressed her lips together, put her note pad and pen away and walked off to the next table.

"I was thinking, I could bring you somewhere tonight?" I chided.

"Oh?" Winston questioned crossing his arms on the table, "Like a date?"

I rolled his eyes, "We're kinda already on a date right now but I was thinking something more special."

He raised my eyebrows, "Like what?"

I sat up in my seat, "Well, there's this place right above Evergreen, like a mountain but it has a seating area and its really pretty at night and during the sunsets."

He looked confused.

"You know it's um..." I said looking up trying to remember my thoughts," where they buried Hannah's tapes last year."

"Oh!" He exclaimed, "Yeah, yeah."

"Anyways, me and my sister, Estela, when we were younger, our mom would bring us there and she said that it was a place where all of our problems would go away, that all we had to do was look up at the stars and the lights of Evergreen and we would completely forget everything," I comforted, "Its kind if my safe place, where I know no one can hurt me there...I don't know it's kinda stupid-"

"I'd love that," He added and caressed my hand while looking into my eyes.

"Cool," I mocked.

He chuckled softly, "cool."

Rafaela came up to our table with two glasses of orange juice, "Okay, I know you said you didn't want anything but Marjorie said that if your not eating here you have to leave so just take this," She placed one glass infront of me and another in front of Monty, "And don't worry the juice is on me."

"Who's Marjorie?" I blurted.

Rafaela rolled her eyes, "my bitch boss, I fucking hate that whore."

Winston laughed and looked around to see if her boss was there, "Got it, thanks Rafa."

She winked at Winston and I and placed two straws in the center of the table, "You know, I'm off at 4:30 if you guys wanna hang."

Winston widened my eyes, "No!"

She frowned, "Sheesh okay no need-"

"I mean yes-or...no," He stuttered, "Molly said that she and CJ wanted to hang out today with you actually."

"She did?" Rafaelas cheeks blushed.

J pressed my heel on his toes trying to get him to shut up. I winced in pain and pulled my foot away, "Yep."

Rafaela looked behind her, "Okay thanks, I got to go or Marjorie will literally eat my ass," She tucked some hair behind her ears and walked away to the bar area, "Hey Marjorie! What did you need again?" her voice echoed distantly.

"What," I started, "the actually fuck are you thinking?"

"I'll text her it's fine," Winston mumbled hurrying to his phone.

"You can't just go around and say shit like that," I warned him.

"Yeah I know I just didn't know what to say, what was I supposed to do? tell her she can come hang out with us? Nuh-uh."

He put his phone into his back pocket and drank a little bit of the water, "C'mon let's go."

I exhaled sharply, "Let's go then."

He grabbed me by my hand and lead me to the car parked infront of the diner and handed me the keys, "You drive."