hurricane.

“really fucking weird,” the girl agreed, accent piercing through due to the emphasis. she bit at her bottom lip, gaze forward for a second. then her head suddenly turned to look back at calla. they could sit there and stew about it all or they could do just about anything else. mere preferred the later. “do you want to get out of here? get off campus for a while? i could really go for getting sloshed at about—” mere lifted her phone to check the time. “two in the afternoon.” a small laugh indicated that she was joking, but was she really?

“i’m glad we’re on the same page.”calla nodded her head, watching the girl’s gaze before softly nodding again. “please, yes. getting off campus for a while sounds amazing.” she agreed with a laugh. “we can have a few drinks, most people are still in class so we won’t be able to feel their judgment, though i don’t care...they make mimosas for a reason.” the red head laughed a bit more before linking her arm through meredith's, “i’ll follow your lead.”  

“im…” rydel sighed. she was not knowing what to expect when she came to calla’s, she just really wanted help in all of this. hell, it wasn’t just the thought of being with a girl but rydel knew she wasn’t good at reading signals. she looked past them and flirting back? unless she was just acting herself she didn’t know how to do that either. “im not experienced at all. the only boyfriend i had was william and well, we didn’t end too well.” she still got that hurt stabbed feeling as she missed the boy everyday, what she would have done to make them work out. “i don’t know what to do, how to know when the best time to kiss her would be. or ant tips to make it the best kiss ever. this is diana, she’s the prettiest girl at this school, what if i do something she doesn’t like?” rydel opened her hands and motioned toward the red head. “you are gorgeous and sexy, calla. i want to be like you. i want to know what to do and not look like a fool when it really happens… if it really happens.” 

                         footprints of his boots were left in the wet cement as william sauntered towards calla’s building. having little to no friends at du pont, he realized the only person he could count on being there for him was the girl he once mistook for a tree. now standing in front of her door, hesitating to knock, the outer corners of his green eyes crinkling slightly from the frown placed on his face, he finally built up the courage to hit two fingers softly against her wooden door. the frown soon replaced with a faint smile once he saw her.  “ hey. i really need someone right now. ” voice laced with desperation and a hint of sadness. 

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calla was lounging around on the couch, her legs spread across the seats, hercules was on in the background though she was just paying attention to the songs and scrolling on her phone. she was confused hearing the knock since she wasn’t expecting any kind of company tonight, but she got up from the couch and made her way over to the door. the red head peaked through the hole in the door and saw the familiarity of the side of william’s face. she opened the door and gave him a soft smile before he spoke. “hey...yeah, of course. come here.” she grabbed onto his hand, pulled him inside, and shut the door before leading him back over to the couch with her. “what’s going on?”

this was weird. as rydel made her way over to calla’s she could feel her heart beating out of her chest. she didn’t even know this girl but cade has said she could help rydel with all her… girl troubles. it wasn’t like rydel didn’t know what to expect but honestly, she’d never liked a girl before and when diana came a long she was taken back by how quickly the crush on the girl became along with the fear of knowing how to get the girl’s attention, rydel just needed pointers on what to do because everyone knew she had a hard time even reading signals when it came to flirting.   as soon as her knuckles rapped on the door her stomach sank. she was about to just turn around and go home, back to her thoughts before she heard the door opened and she was face to face with the red head. “Um… so cade said you can give me some… tips?” she bit her lip hoping she didn’t look so pathetic.

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“oh it tastes much better in different places.” brooks chuckled kissing her again, before whispering in her ear “you keep kissing me like that, no way you haven’t been on a date.” he smiled before looking down at the red head. “my mom says i’m a pretty good cook, i can probably get the staff let us use the kitchen tonight, and i’ll make you something awesome. and i can really take care of you.”

“do you plan on showing me those places?” calla teased before laughing along with him before their lips met again. “sorry, i’m not sure i can kiss you any differently.” she said smirking at him, looking back into his eyes. “you’re gorgeous and you can cook? alright...tonight in the kitchen then.”

“Honestly no, I know you got my back,” Leah smiled. Calla was literally one of the first friends she made when she moved to New York from L.A. She still missed L.A. from time to time- mostly for the weather but being around Calla always had a way of making her feel less homesick. “First food, and then considering it’s a Monday, we’re gonna have to just let the wind decide for us,” Leah shrugged. She was used to night life in New York, not day life.

“it’s one of the reason we get along so well, trust is important.” calla told her friend with a smile. it was true, the two of them seemed to just click with each other. now they’d been friends for a while and they could just tell one another anything knowing it would stay between the two of them. it was comforting to know someone like that existed, thankfully she came all the way from california into the red head’s life. “please tell me you want hash browns just as much as i do?” she questioned, the smile on her face growing as the words left her mouth. “and coffee.” she added before nodding her head. “hopefully the wind gives us something good, i’m not even sure what there is to do at this time besides get breakfast.”

“that first not date with william…it’s been a while since someone wanted to take the time to get to know me, without trying to get into my pants at the same time. keep in mind i was a hot mess in a cheer uniform at this fancy restaurant and he still told me i looked nice. he made me feel important.”

“hopefully starring in something on broadway…maybe a tv show? something memorable.”

“alice or leah honestly, they’ve always been there for me with no judgments and it always means a lot when you can trust someone completely…when they have your back.”

“when guys roll up their sleeves…forearms are nice, alright?”

“oh, you know, waiting for another ball to drop. maybe someone else to go missing.” meredith’s eyes widened, a hand quickly resting over her heart. “maybe it’ll be me. c, promise me when my driver’s licence and a duffel bag full of clothing wash up that you’ll pick only my best photos for the missing person’s flyers.” it wasn’t exactly good etiquette to be making that kind of joke, but fuck it, everyone coped differently. though, after a few silent moments, the girl resumed a more serious expression. “i know everyone’s focusing on what michael did in the video—which was awful—but i don’t know…” she shrugged. “my first thought was how strange it was to see him alive again. well, sort of.”

“i’m not sure this school could handle someone else going missing.” calla told the girl softly, watching her movements. “you’re not going anywhere, and like cristian it’s impossible for either of you to take a bad photo.” she laughed at the thought, though she did actually miss cristian. “it was all kind of a mess, wasn’t it? i know he had a temper, i’ve seen him use it for many things...including very good things. but i didn’t think i’d see him again ever and then that’s what i get to see when i do? it all feels weird, mere.” 

WILLIAM: we'll see

you piss me the fuck off, but shit, you give amazing head.

WILLIAM: nah. this is a date

WILLIAM: I'm gonna bring a blanket

WILLIAM: but yeah you can cuddle me too

CALLA: i plan to

don’t feed his ego after midnight, maddy needs to control this gremlin.