She gaped at her phone. Did he just—?
Audrey| THEODORE SULLIVAN
Audrey|…
Audrey| Does this mean you like my ass?
Audrey|
He completely ignored her.
Theo| Are you free tonight?
She sighed. She’d left an English literature credit until the end like an idiot, and if she hung out with him tonight, she’d get nothing done. She chewed on the inside of her cheek while she typed, and that now-familiar ache in her chest started to grow again.
Audrey| I’d like to see *you*, but I’m stuck in the lab until at least 5
Audrey| I have piles of reading to do and a paper to draft
Audrey| And then I have to open the coffeehouse tomorrow
That grimace emoji didn’t do her despair justice.
Three dots.
Theo| You have to eat dinner, right?
She’d only barely started typing that yes, she did, but she was just going to eat at home when another message popped up.
Theo| You’re not just planning on having ramen or something boxed, are you?
That earned him a scowl this time. So what if she had a box of Kraft macaroni and cheese calling her name?
Audrey| Do you have something against blue box mac and cheese?
Audrey| All my friends who work in kitchens have that for dinner most nights
Audrey| Noodles are a perfect food.
Theo| You’re not wrong, noodles ARE a perfect food, but you shouldn’t eat actual cardboard.
Theo| Those are shit.
Theo| They might as well be made out of the blue box itself.
She wrinkled her nose, trying hard to stifle a laugh.
Audrey| You going to take me out to a fancy Italian restaurant or something?
The dots were back, until they weren’t.
Theo| No. I’ll do you one better.
Another message slid in on its heels.
Theo| I’ll bring it to you.
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