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chapter 5 - Texting

'Are you there yet?'

'Just entered the hotel'

'Oh I hate hotels,'

'Except if they're the really expensive ones.'

'Why'dyou hate hotels?'

'They're so cold, and you never know who was there before you'

'Oh thanks, I won't be thinking about it at all now

'Sorry, 😅 '
Voice message -alex saying welcome to new york in a new york accent-

'Nice accent'

'Hot innit'
🤔

'I think i prefer yours😘'

'...You can't be saying this while you're so far away'

'Why not'

'Because now I want to take a plane and come to you'

'Sorry that was creepy'

'Not creepy just forward'

'I don't know if that's better'

'For as long as I've known you Alex you're a forward man'

'I've never meant to pressure you'

'I didn't say that. You just never hid what you wanted.'

'Did you?'

'I'm more subtle'

'But we want the same thing then?'

'How about we talk about it while we're at the same state?'

'If the anticipation doesn't kill me of course'

'See? forward.'

'No no'

'I'd be forward if I'd tell you that I really want to see you right about now'

Dots started appearing so he typed as quickly as he could

'But I won't say that'

'Because I'm subtle.'

'I need to get going.'

'I won't even touch on the whole you subtle thing😅'

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'I just heard a local say New York IDENTICALLY to your accent.
I started laughing and the girls looked at me like I'm an alien.'

'Maybe it wasn't identical. Maybe you're just thinking about me'

'If you don't like the word forward, I could always call you a flirt.'