Zachary And Victoria

06 | patronisingly

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"Hiya."

"Hello, Zach."

"Wrong timing?"

"No problemo. I can stop working for few minutes."

"What do you work as?"

"General manager at Lindsey's corporation. Majored in civil."

"That's kinda hot."

"It isn't. I quit few days ago. Just finishing up the remaining of the works I already had before leaving that forever."

"Why did you ever quit?"

"Nothing felt right. What do you do?"

"I write."

"You write what?"

"Magazine and newspaper articles for a living but I'm working on my very first book now."

"Have you started as such yet?"

"Nope."

"What's the idea about?"

"A girl."

"I demand for spoilers and details, Zach!"

"I'm not spoiling it. When I finish writing it, I want you to be the first one to read that."

"Why me?"

"You inspired me to write, beauty. You did."

"That's a first. I have never inspired people as such. Why, I'm not even inspirational-worthy."

"Beauty..."

"I am fine, Zach. You worry too much unnecessarily."

"For you, always."

"Don't you have a girlfriend, mister? She won't like you flirting with another girl."

"I don't have a girlfriend."

"B-nut, t-that day. . . you told me you had a girlfriend."

"I was joking. I've had girlfriends in the past though."

"Oh. I am really not surprised."

"Why not? You finally agree that I'm dashingly handsome."

"Never. But you are, indeed, a major flirt."

"Very funny, beauty. Ha ha."

"There's no necessity to be this sarcastic, Mr. Tussel."

"I like how you say my surname with high formalities lacing your voice, beauty."

"I am not your Anastasia Steele, Mr. Grey."

"But you could be the Hermione to the Draco in me."

"Zach. . ."

"Or the Clary to the Jace in me."

"Zachary. . ."

"Or the Schuyler Van Alen to the Jake Force in me."

"Zachary William Tussel!"

"Or the Katniss to the Peeta —"

"Stop, please. Before you become the reason for my ears to bleed."

"Haha. I'm sorry. C'mon, you got to agree that this was hilarious and that I made your day."

"Whatever you say, Zach."

"Come onnnnn, beauty. You can say it."

"Say what?"

"That Zach Tussel is the handsomest, most amazing guy that you've ever met and that he makes you laugh all the time and brightens up your day."

"I am not going to say that, Zach."

"You are."

"In your dreams."

"Then I will be living it in a couple of minutes. So, you can repeat that, beauty."

"Nada. I'm not in the mood."

"I'm not leaving until you tell that."

"I can cut the call."

"You're too kind to do that."

"Maybe. But I'm still not telling."

"Beauty beauty beauty beauty beauty beauty beauty beauty beauty beauty beauty beauty beauty beauty beauty beauty—"

"Zach."

"Beauty beauty beauty beauty beauty beauty beauty beauty beauty beauty beauty beauty beauty beauty beauty beauty beauty beauty beauty beauty beauty beauty beauty beauty beauty—"

"Zach, stop it."

"Not until you say it. Beauty beauty beauty beauty beauty beauty beauty beauty beauty beauty beauty beauty beauty beauty beauty beauty beauty beauty beauty beauty beauty beauty  beauty beauty—"

"I'll tell it. Just shut up."

"Okay."

"Stop grinning so much too. I can literally feel it."

"Okay. So say it."

"Argh."

"You can do it, beauty."

"I hate you."

"You know you love me."

"Whatever. Zach Tussel is the handsomest, most amazing guy that I have ever met and that he makes me laugh all the time and brightens up my day always. Happy?"

"Very happy."

"I got to finish my work, Zach."

"I'll call you tomorrow then. Bye, beauty."

"Bye, Zach."