Chapter Seven- Shy Confessions

Hi :p

The song attached is another one of my favourites .)

Will's POV

I bite my lip, anxiety building up in swift successive bolts.

Shaking hands hold onto my phone, the screen displaying a beaming text message.

Hey! It's Will! Just wanted to know if things are awkward between us now? Because of the kiss?|

I shake my head, scowling slightly. 'Because of the kiss?' What kind of idiot says that!? And what's with all the exclamation marks? I sound like so desperate.

I erase the message and start again.

Hey, it's Will. Did you mean to kiss me the other day?|

I actually scoff out loud this time- if course he didn't mean to kiss me! He fell. That was it.

If only...

I type in a message. The message that I truly want to send. The message that I couldn't ever send.

Hey, it's Will. I just wanted you to know that I really enjoyed the kiss yesterday. I know it might've made things awkward between us but I want to know if you liked it too?|

I sigh. A sharp blush rising up my pale cheeks. He can't know that I liked it; he'll hate me and stop talking to me and-

"WILLIAM!"

There's a shout from outside.

My hand slips, startled, and the message is sent. I stare in shock, quickly scrambling to delete it before-

[read at 6:17]

I swear roughly, my hands going a pale white from the intense grip they have on my phone.

Freddie is typing...

"William! You'll never guess what!" Megan bursts into my room, shockingly announced and certainly unwelcome.

"What?" I respond, trying to keep the wild agitation out of my voice.

He's still typing.

I think I'm about to throw up.

She blabbers on about something to do with her job, a promotion- I think. Her high, pitchy voice drains out of my ears and I can hear the heavy thudding of my heart instead.

Ping.

I get a notification.

I inhale a cold, burning gulp of air.

Freddie: Hey :) I was wondering when you were gonna contact me- I gave you my number for a reason you know! I really liked the kiss too, though it was a bit unexpected- for both of us I guess! If you want, we can FaceTime and talk about it- feels more personal that way. I would come over, but I promised mum that I'd have dinner here :p xx

He put two kisses on the end! I giggle out loud, practically beaming. My heart seems to relax, struck with giddy awe.

That would be cool :)) xx

Megan stops talking, a playful smirk on her face; a knowing look in her eyes. My FaceTime begins to chime- Freddie's calling me.

Her smile simply widens further, before she asks-

"Is that Freddie?"

I nod, my brain thick with apprehension, she has no reason to suspect anything but...

"Ooh better answer your boyyyyyfriend"

But she somehow knows anyway.

I blush- my face turning a deep scarlet- before shooing her away.

She reluctantly goes, pouting and frowning as she does.

I answer the call.

The camera opens and I'm met with Freddie's smiling face, his eyes looking soft yet thick with excitement.

"Hey", his simple greeting is a soothing baritone that calms my raging heartbeat instantly.

"Hi" I whisper, hating the vulnerability of my voice- hating the fact that he can see me blushing.

We stare at each other for a while, the slightly pixelated picture on screen annoying me. He coughs quietly, seemingly apprehensive, before asking-

"So...about the k-kiss"

He beams as I hide my beet red face behind the silky material of my pillowcase- leaving only my eyes on show.

"I-I liked it" Freddie admits, "It wasn't intentional but I'm glad it happened. I...I really like you Will."

I startle, my eyes widening and my mouth gaping.

"R-really? B-because I thought it was g-good too and I kinda wanna do it again? I mean you don't have to but I like you and it would be-"

"Yeah. I w-would like that."

The conversation is a stuttering mess of half-confessions and awkward smiles.

But that's who we are.

Shy, awkward guys who laugh relentlessly over pointless nonsense and argue over who's fault it was for Thanos' victory. (Star lord was to blame in my opinion)

After another in depth conversation about pets and hobbies, I doze off- relaxing into my covers and completely forgetting about the FaceTime open in front of me.

Soon, I'm absorbed in dreams of soft bouncy clouds, sweet blossom kisses and promises of more.

[Freddie's PoV]

I chuckle at the adorable boy on the screen in front of me. He's fallen asleep, relaxation overpowering his facial features with his mouth dropping open slightly. A plethora of emotions bombard my senses but one reigns king- admiration.

I screenshot a picture of my sleeping angel quickly, before settling down under my own covers.

Falling asleep, I listen to his gentle breathing and quiet murmuring- revelling in the fact that this gorgeous boy wants to kiss me again.

[__]

Author's note

Long time no see! I'm super stressed and I broke down crying earlier today- an exam went terribly and I got scared. However these exams are just mocks and don't count towards any grade- so I suppose it isn't the end of the world :)

Next week is another load of mocks so, once again, updates will be limited. However, I thought that y'all deserved a chapter and I needed to calm down.

Despite all that- I'm super happy because Imperfectly Perfect is doing super well! :))

I'm so confused like gahhhh :)))

Thank you 😊

My head hurts and I'm boiling,

Goodnight sleep tight; don't let the bed bugs bite!

El x