-Chapter Nine-
Jake’s in the hospital? What? No, he can’t be, I was just talking to him earlier. Was he okay? Did something happen to him?
“He’s in the hospital?” I asked Lily slowly, my eyebrows furrowed with worry.
“Well technically yes, he is in a hospital. I literally only meant he’s at the hospital.”
“Okay…” She could’ve just said that in the first place, rather than getting me all worked up for nothing. “Well, hy is he the hospital?”
“He’s just checking in on his friend. I’m on my way there now,” she told me.
“Why do you have his phone?”
“Because he accidentally left it behind.”
Wow, that’s probably the first time he has ever done that. “Okay, well is friend okay?”
“Yeah, yeah. She’s… fine.” Her?
“What happened to her?” I probed. At least it wasn’t Jake that was checked in to a hospital, right?
“Uh, nothing really. Cops are everywhere out here. I’ve got to go, talk to you later, Alex!.”
Before I could get in another word, the line clicked dead. I placed my phone down next to me. Weird.
* * *
“Hello, people! I am home!” Danielle announced, walking through my front door, and into my house.
Hmm… should probably tell her now, right?
Tell her about what, you ask? About Jake, of course. I guess I was going to make the decision to tell her about everything.
“Dani, come here,” I called. I placed my Mac Book Pro on the floor next to the chair I was sitting in.
She walked into the living room, throwing her over-sized purse onto the couch. She placed her hands her hips. “Yes, my darling?”
“You know my ‘cousin’ Jake?” I asked doing air-quotes.
“Yeah. I don’t think it’s healthy to have that close of a relationship with—”
“He’s not my cousin.”
She cocked her head to the side like a lost puppy. “Then who is he?”
“Jake is a guy I met.”
Her eyes went wide. “Whoa, whoa, whoa! And you didn’t tell me!?”
God, I knew she would freak. “Chill, Danielle. It’s not that big of a deal!”
“Yes it is! Does this mean that you’re over—“
“Don’t say his name! And I’ve been over him for months,” I told her, even though it was a lie.
She narrowed her eyes at me, probably sensing the lie immediately. She knew me to well, and I had a reputation for being the world’s most terrible liar. “Sorry. But who’s Jake? When did you meet? How did you meet!? OMG are you two getting married!?” She gasped loudly at the end.
“Jake is just a friend!” I exclaimed. “And technically we haven’t really met…”
Her eyebrow quirked up. “What was that?”
“I said we haven’t met,” I repeated.
“What do you mean by ‘we haven’t met’?” she asked. “Sorry, but I’m not quite understanding.”
“He… Uh, he kind of lives in California.”
Once again, Danielle narrowed her eyes at me and stayed silent for a few moments. “How the hell did you end up becoming friends with a guy who lives in California?”
“It’s a long story.”
“I have time, and you better hope that he isn’t trying to catfish you. Now explain!”
Once I had finished delving into the topic, thoroughly explaining details (she made me), she was smiling like a Cheshire cat, gushing about how cute this situation was.
She’s such a creep.
“Aw!! That is so freaking adorable! Why didn’t you tell me this sooner!? Aw! I want to see what he looks like! He seems so adorable! Oh my gosh, Alex!”
Why didn’t I tell you? Because I knew you would act like this! That’s what I wanted to scream in her face. But then I’d just end up apologizing.
I rolled my eyes at here and continued watching my favorite TV show, The Big Bang Theory. And that’s when my phone buzzed.
My breath hitched when I saw that the new text message was from the one and only Jake Carter. I had been tempted to text him all day, but I knew that I shouldn’t because he’s with a friend in the hospital. I didn’t want to interfere.
“Hey, Alex. Sorry I couldn’t get on Skype earlier. I had some. . . Issues.” It said.
“Yeah, I know. Lily told me. And it’s completely understandable.”
“Do you still want to Skype though?” he asked.
Well of course I still want to! Who wouldn’t want to Skype with someone as hot as that? Okay, Alex. Stay calm…
“Sure :) Let me get on.”
“Okay, hold on, I’ll be on soon.”
I opened my laptop and went to the Skype application. It automatically signed me on., and I waited patiently for him get on too. It felt like hours, but it was probably only like what, ten seconds? Or was it seven?
Once again the Skype ringtone blared through the speakers of my laptop. Danielle walked over to me in two long strides. “Who’s that? Is that Jake!?”
“Yes, it is. Now, don’t get too excited. It’s just a guy.”
She sucked in a large breath of air and let it back out again. “Yeah. It’s just a guy…”
The green light next to the camera on my laptop started to flash as I clicked on the ‘answer’ button.
Jake’s face popped up causing Danielle to gasp loudly. Oh God, Danielle. . . . Why are you so dramatic?
“Who’s that?” Jake questioned.
“That, is my best friend Danielle! Sorry, she’s over dramatic sometimes.”
“I am not dramatic!” she squealed, coming into view of the camera. I rolled my eyes at her lie. “You just never told me he was that hot! I mean you said he was hot, but—”
I slammed my hand over her mouth, glaring at her. I looked back at Jake who was smiling, showing off his dimples. I could tell he was trying to contain his laughter.
Danielle licked my palm, but I hardly noticed. And then she bit it, making me queal.
“Ouch!” I yelped.
“Look, there are those dimples that you pointed out! Aw. . .!!” she cooed as she pointed to Jake’s face, leaving her fingerprints on the glass screen.
“Did she just bite your hand?” Jake asked, amusement laced in his tone. I looked up at him then back down at my hand where Dani left bite marks.
“As a matter of fact, yes she did!” I scowled at her.
“Sorry, Alex!” she replied, smiling sheepishly. Yeah, I doubt she’s sorry.
“So is your friend okay?” I asked as I gave Jake my full attention.
“Yeah, she’s fine. But I don’t want to talk about her right now. Let’s talk about you. How was your day?”
“Well, for one, I told Danielle about you.”
And that’s when she dove into how cute everything between us was, further embarrassing me. Someone please remind me, why did I tell her that again?
Okay, from now on, these author's notes will be rare =) Or short and sweet :P I just wanted to say thanks to all of those comments! xD To all those people who commented a/o voted: YOU ARE AWESOME! To all of those who didn't do either: -_- thanks for the support.... Lol anyways! First person to comments = dedication! And, yes, Jake is A-Okay =)
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