Scattered Pieces

Chapter Thirty-Nine

[still alive?]

[01:14 Define 'alive']

Jake grinned.

[i think we've had this conversation before]

[01:16 Too hungover to feel nostalgic]

[yet alive enough to use nostalgic in a sentence]

[01:17 I forgot how cruel you could be person I accidentally texted]

[see you do remember]

[01:18 Bits and pieces]

[01:19 How much that I remember from last night is real?]

[depends - do you remember giving Cody a lapdance?]

[01:20 I WHAT?!?!?]

[cody. lapdance. pretty sure it was along to pretty woman]

[01:21 THAT'S NOT EVEN A SEXY SONG 😨😦]

[01:22 Did I seriously do that?!?!]

[01:24 JAKE!!!]

[01:30 I spoke to Cathy, you sir are a lying asshole]

[

]

[01:32 I hate you so much right now]

_ _ _

[02:14 You still awake?]

[apparently]

[whats up?]

[02:16 Nothings up]

[02:17 Just having trouble sleeping]

[02:17 Wbu?]

[not gone bed yet]

[02:18 You rebel, you]

[

]

[02:20 That's just unfair]

[what is?]

[02:21 Nothing]

[02:22 Can I ask you something though?]

[what is it?]

[02:29 I'm going to sound really nosy - so feel free to tell me to fuck off or whatever - what happened with the last girl you dated?]

[what?]

[02:32 It's stupid]

[02:32 Forget I asked]

[why did you ask?]

[02:35 Idk? I was talking to Cathy and it came up that the last girl you dated was rediculously pretty and funny or whatever but she didn't know how it ended, and apparently that was like a year ago?]

[02:36 Sorry, I'm coming off sounding really creepy]

[she wasnt that funny]

[02:37 She wasn't?]

[she wasnt unfunny either? but i wouldnt say she was exactly hillarious]

[02:38 Oh]

[things only started going really badly after we broke up]

[02:39 What happened?]

[she spread around a rumour that i beat her while we were together]

[02:40 She WHAT?!?!?]

[02:41 BUT YOU'RE A PACIFIST!]

[its fine, the rumour died pretty quick]

[02:43 THAT'S not the point!!!]

[02:44 The point is you'd never do something like that!!!!]

[02:45 Abuse is a really serious issue, she can't..,]

[yeah. it is.]

[02:45 I'm so angry right now]

[i can tell]

[02:47 So is that why you haven't dated anyone in a while?]

[sort of]

[02:47 ??]

[its not like i wont date, but im a bit pickier now i guess?]

[02:48 Oh]

[02:49 What about the girl from the party?]

[beth?]

[02:49 I guess]

[what about her?]

[02:50 She's really pretty and nice]

[she was, we haven't really spoken since vinnies?]

[02:52 Oh... tbh you're kind of always surrounded by rediculously hot people]

[02:53 It's intimidating]

[02:54 The redhead you were with when I first met you? Rediculously pretty.]

[trust me, i know]

[my cousin never shuts up about it]

[he once wrote a poem about her eyes that lasted three pages!]

[02:56 Your cousin sounds amazing]

[you misspelt sappy]

_ _ _

[10:06 Question: pizza or ice cream?]

[why are you asking?]

[10:09 For science]

[ice cream]

[10:10 Thanks :) ]
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Jake didn't actually hear much else from Ron over the next few days, other than an occasional question like: do you prefer blue or red?

Or: where is your opinion at on pandas?

And every time Jake asked why Ron answered with the same 'for science'.

So when his phone buzzed on wednesday night he assumed it was another question like that, only it wasn't.

[10:59 Hey]

Jake frowned slightly at the message.

[you okay?]

[11:01 Yup, I'm good]

[11:02 Actually had another question for you?]

[for science?]

[11:04 Actually no]

[colour me intrigued, whats the question?]

[still there?]

...

[11:11 Do you wanna go see a movie with me on Friday?]