I try to hide the grin spreading across my face. “You asked your mom?”
He chuckles under his breath. “Yes, okay, I did. She thought it was a cute idea too,” he says, sitting up straighter, like he’s proud of the praise he got. “Do you have a drink?” he asks, searching around the screen.
I hold up my White Claw. “Sure do.”
He holds up his beer, and we pretend to cheers. Then, we dive into the yummy food in front of us as we talk about our day and other things.
After dinner, I ask, “So, what did you have in mind with what’s in the bag?” I hold it up for him to see.
“You have Netflix, right?” he asks.
“Yeah …” I say, slightly confused.
“We’re going to Netflix and chill,” he says, shrugging his shoulders.
I let out a sharp laugh. “You do realize what thechillpart actually means, right?”
His sexy grin makes my heart pound. “Yes, but in our quarantine times, it literally means just chill. If I ask you to though, you have to pretend that I threw some popcorn at you.”
“Deal.”
“And that I’m holding your hand throughout the movie, okay? Maybe even wrapping my arm around you?”
“Will I get a kiss good night too?” I ask.
He holds up his hands in front of his face. “Whoa, whoa now. Don’t move too fast; we just met.” He can barely hold his expression from falling into laughter.
“Okay, Drew, let’s Netflix and chill.”
“You can pick the movie if you want.”
I bring my shoulders up to my ears in excitement. “This date just got even better! Romance anyone?”
He smiles and nods. “Romance it is.”
6
Day 6
April 1
My text dings with an incoming message, and I smile brightly when I see Drew’s name flash across my screen.
Drew: They should change the lyrics to this song to, “Wake me up when April ends.”
A YouTube link appears on my screen of a couple embracing in Green Day’s “Wake Me Up When September Ends” video.
I click the link and watch for over a minute of a couple talking about how much they love each other before the music even starts. When it does, I’m taken to a much different meaning than what I thought the song actually meant. I assumed it was about Hurricane Katrina, but the video shows a young couple in love, and then the guy joins the Army before going off to war.
I text back.
Me: Wow. Why did I think that song was about Hurricane Katrina? That video was intense.
Drew: Yeah. I just watched it for the first time too. I kind of regret sending it, as it’s a little bit of a mood buster.
I look up the song’s meaning.
Me: And now, it takes on a whole new meaning even more. Did you know it was actually written for the lead singer’s father who died September 1 when he was ten?
