Since Saturday morning, Karl and I have talked every day. It's been strange, but in a good way. We went over a week without talking, but now we've talked every day for close to a week. I don't think I could ever go back to not talking to him. He likes bright colors and has never seen the Harry Potter series, which I criticized him heavily for, and he doesn't actually get offended by how much he's picked on by the guys since that's just their friendship but I wish they would be nicer to him anyway.
"Speaks Law Firm, this is Avalon, how may I help you?" I greeted happily as I answered the phone on my desk.
"Hi Ava, the boys are on their way in," Ashton informed me.
"Okay, do you want me to just send them in?" I asked.
"Actually, you can come on in with them. They're bringing us both lunch," Ashton laughed.
"Okay," I laughed, "if they keep it up, I'm going to get too used to them buying my lunch."
"I know, we should've gotten you a fake ID before your birthday. If we had all gone out sooner, maybe they'd be buying us both lunch a lot sooner," Ashton suggested.
"Maybe," I agreed, "but I hope you realize I plan to milk this for as long as possible."
"You're a smart girl so I'd expect nothing less," Ashton teased, "I've been meaning to ask. When we were out you told me about a guy named Karl."
"What's your question, sir?" I asked.
"You said he's a guy you could love and I told you to call him but he didn't answer. Did you ever get ahold of him?" Ashton asked.
"I did," I responded truthfully.
"And?" Ashton asked cheerfully.
"Mr. Irwin, I hardly think this is an appropriate workplace conversation," I giggled.
"I guess I'll just have to ask when we're not in the office then," Ashton laughed.
"Why are you so curious?" I questioned.
"I want you to be happy, or something like that," Ashton offered as an answer.
"I'm sure," I laughed, "the boys just got here."
"Thank you Avalon," Ashton laughed.
"You're welcome sir," I shook my head as I hung up the phone.
Calum, Luke, and Michael walked up to my desk with wide smiles on their faces. Michael just held up a large bag and wiggled his eyebrows at me. I laughed as I grabbed my phone and opened the doors to Ashton's office, letting the boys walk in first. I shut the doors behind us and we each took a seat in the various chairs around the room. Michael handed out everyone's food and I opened mine appreciatively.
We were laughing as we ate. These guys truly are like an older version of my guys. I really like being around them. I felt my phone vibrate in my lap, and I did my best to read my text without drawing any of the boys attention.
Karl: FaceTime dinner tonight? We can both go get some sushi or something and eat together over FaceTime
Me: You're adorable. How about pizza? I will never turn down pizza. And we can watch the same movie together after dinner. Just an option...
Karl: Okay now who's adorable? But that's perfect. When do you get off work?
Me: Around 5, I'm usually home before 5:30
Karl: Okay, we're filming right now but we'll be done before 5. I'm excited to see you
Me: You saw me yesterday
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Fiksi PenggemarAvalon Montgomery has been best friends with Jimmy Donaldson since they were in elementary school, but since graduation, they've lived in different cities and don't see each other often. Avalon is about to turn twenty-one and all she wants is to spe...
