###Chapter 15

Chapter 15


As soon as Kourtney got home, she slammed her door shut that it shook her apartment.

She removed her clothes, throwing it in the laundry basket in the mini laundry room before going to the bathroom and stripping completely nakéd.

She turned on the water in the bath tub and put a lot of liquid soap in it. Going back into her living room area, she dragged a single seat with her laptop on it.

Climbing into the foaming bubbly fragrance of water-filled tub. She tapped some buttons on the laptop and Daphne's face came up.

" Hey, babe. " Daphne chirped, waving at the screen with a big smile on her face. It fell when she saw her friend; Kourtney's sad, teary eyes. " What's wrong?" She cooed.

Kourtney sniffled. " It won't believe what just happened. " She paused, studying her friend's curious gaze. " Michael Kingston may or may not have tried to flirted with me and you know I kind of have something for him, right?"

She gasps, covering her mouth with her hand. " What the héck? He flirted with you!" Excitement could be seen in her eyes but soon after, it got overwhelmed by confusion. " What is it? You don't seem happy, what aren't you happy when you should be?"

" You don't understand, do you?"

Shaking her head sideways, slightly. " I really don't. You are literally obsessed with this guy. " Daphne said, sipping her coffee.

She isn't a coffee person, her job made her one. Her morning can't start unless she already had her brewing hot coffee. It keeps her up all day; she has a routine of having coffee twice a day; in the morning and lunch but she absolutely loves smoothies.

While Kourtney is a caffeine addíct, she drinks coffee like her life depends on it. Morning, afternoon and evening; anytime and anywhere.

" I am not!" She denies firmly, lyingly. She shrugs, sighing. " Maybe I like him a little but I just amire his skills in ice stake dancing just as Anthonia also likes him too. "

" Anthonia likes him because she also loves ice skating, you don't because you suck at it. " Daphne retorted, sharply at her friend who let out a deep breath. " So, back to Michael?"

" He flirted with me and I liked it, unfortunately. Every girls likes it when he flirts with them, they don't complain but I did and now, I'm embarrassed. I may or may not have overreacted, I just don't want to be like the other girls who blushes because of him, he's not God. " She snapped at no one in particular, letting her frustration slip out. " Even if he look like one. " She muttered to herself or so she thought.

Her friend hummed in pretend thoughtfulness, tapping her chin for dramatic effect. " You liked the flirting but you don't like it, you also want him not to flirt with you because he does so to other ladies, you want Michael Kingston all to yourself. You even said he looked like a God, have you seen a God before?"

" How can I even want a whole Michael Kingston to myself? That's selfish and senseless of me because one; I can never have him and two; he's WAY out of my league, he will not like me. NEVER. "

" I don't think so. Life is pretty unpredictable. " Daphne muttered, audible enough for both of them to hear.

The feeling of sadness and sulkiness washed away from her as she sat up properly to look at the screen of her laptop to study Daphne's face well.

She has known Daphne since the registration of highschool. She knew everything there was to know about Daphne. She could ask a biography Daphne Lew under sixty second; a minute.

Her age, her date of birth, her first kiss, her first boyfriend, her first sex, her first break up, her first job as an intern, her second break up, her first job as a graduate, her many many lists of crushes and the man that topped the list. Just name it.

The four friends kept data on each other like they were in some sort of spy/detective/ FBI/ police/ undercover agent type of movie. Anthonia Cooper, Nathasha Lewis, Daphne Lew and Kourtney Gardener; the unstoppable, unbreakable, unbeatable and intelligent force that they called the 'NQ' meaning Nerd Quad but it was just a tease because they were part of the prettiest girls in highschool then.

After highschool, they separated but still keep in touch with each other until recent. Anthonia stayed back in New York with Nathasha, Daphne went to Australia while Kourtney went to Paris.

" I know that look. Are you okay?" Kourtney asked, taking hold of the stretchable tap, rinsing off her body before tying a towel around her body. She took the laptop and the chair towards the faucet.

Daphne let out a shaky breath before drinking her coffee as if to wash down the nervousness in her system.

After some moments of silence with Kourtney waiting impatiently but quietly for her friend to gather her thought together and stop kílling her with slow-kíll curiosity.

" I - um, um, I don't know. It. . . It is Edward. He asked me out of a date and I don't know what to say. "

Kourtney halted her movement of brushing her teeth and gasped before spitting out the foamy substance in her mouth into the spigot. " Edward? Which Edward? There's only one Edward that I know of and if that's the Edward you are talking about them I'm going to fréak the fúck out. " She gushed. " Is it Edward Jonathan?"

" Yes. " Daphne simply answered like it wasn't a big issue while deep down, she's freakíng out.

Ever since that day, he told her that he likes her, she hasn't been herself. Her boss noticed it and sent her on a three days off. She couldn't be more grateful but it also meant, sitting idly at home all by herself and then it will lead to her thinking about that day then it will lead to her overthinking about it.

Downing a few cups of coffee might help, she thought but it didn't. She didn't have any friends in Australia because she focused on her studies, I'm not saying she's not friendly or she's rude, she talk to people and has friends but not friends-friends if you know what I mean.

" OH MY FREAKÍNG FUCKÍNG GOD!" Kourtney practically yelled. " You must be kidding!" She let the words slip out one by one putting a lot of weight on them. " That's great, you love him and he technically likes you too so why not?"

" He's a celebrity. " Daphne replied.

" Doesn't matter. If he likes you then it is fine. He's going to date you not the public, who cares what the public thinks?"

Daphne smiled, tilting her head. " You are a reporter, you shouldn't say that. "

" I know, right. Nathasha is fit for this job, I mean, she is literally obsessed with celebrities. "

" You literally need to stop using literally in every single sentence. " Daphne joked.

Kourtney rolled her eyes, rinsing her mouth. " I can literally use any word I want to use, literally. " She teased.

Daphne broke into laughter that made her laugh too.

" But seriously, be happy and do what makes you happy. Don't let the public and netizens decide your future with him. "

Daphne smiled, gratefully. " Thank you. You should be a motivational speaker. "

" I know, right?! I'm on fire, not literally tho. " She giggled. " I'm sleepy, thanks for being there. "

" Always. We are still the NQ after all. "

" I love you. "

" My heart belongs to only Eddie. " She said, teasingly, holding her chest. " I love you too. Bye. "

Immediately she shut her laptop, she went to the fridge to find something to eat.

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Australia**

As soon as Daphne shut her laptop, her phone rang on cue. She looked at the caller's ID blankly before picking it up.

" Hi. How are you doing?" The caller said.

She froze on her way to the sofa, removing the phone from her ear to inspect the number.

It was an unknown number but the voice. . . That soothingly angel- like voice isn't. It isn't an unknown voice.

" Hi, I'm good. " She managed to let out a full sentence without stuttering which is very much surprising even to her.

" I'm Edward. " He introduced himself as if she didn't know.

" I'm Daphne. " She decided to introduce herself too.

He chuckled, making her heart race like cràzy. " This is another reason I like you. "

That. That sentence stopped her heartbeat for twenty seconds straight. " W. . . What?"

" You're sounding like you didn't know yet. Okay, I know I said I'll give you space and all but I'm dyíng, it is kílling me. What's your answer?"

" My answer to what?" She asked, acting clueless so he would say it again.

He did. He said it again.

" Daphne, I really like you and I want to know if you would like to go out on a date with me?"

" Yes, I would. I'd love to go on a date with you. " She replied, trying to contain her blushing, screaming, squealing, jumping inside one box till he ended the call.

" Woah, really? I'm so happy. Tomorrow, I'll meet you at your place. You don't have to worry, I'm not a stalker. Your Boss gave me your address. "

" I didn't think you were a stalker. "

" But you definitely thought; ' hmm, how does Edward Jonathan know my house?' right?"

She hummed. " Maybe. " She giggled.