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_clairemarie11 My son😍😍
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1 month later, February 14th
Claire's POV
It was Valentine's day, so I dressed Zealand in a red shirt with hearts on it and jeans. I passed my drivers test and I was getting my licence after school, so I was able to drive after today, so I was super excited.
I walked to school, Zealand held my hand and walked next to me since he really loved walking. I saw Eileen at her locker with Neo in his stroller, he wasn't much of a walker like Zealand. I opened my locker and saw a note and flowers in it. I noticed that there was a guy on my Instagram who recently started following me and he likes my picture of Zealand yesterday but I didn't think much of it.
"You have a secret admirer" Eileen says after I pulled the flower out
"I guess, but no one at this school likes me" I tell her, picking Zealand up and putting him on my hip
"That you know of" she says, winking
"Shut up Eileen" I say, smiling and she smiles
"I'm just saying, who do you think it is?" She asks
"There's this guy on Instagram named Ezra King who just started following me and liked my post yesterday" I say "but I don't know him" I add and she pulls her phone out
"Only one way to find out" she says and I look at her phone as she types Ezra King into Instagram "is this him?" She asks, showing me a profile
"Yes, but what are you..." I start, but she shushes me. She goes to his DMs and I stop her "do not message him" I tell her and she rolls her eyes
"Do you wanna know if it's him?" She asks and I look down
"What if it's not him?" I ask and she shrugs
"At least you'll know it's not him" she says and goes back to her phone, I just roll my eyes and stand there. She texts him 'do you like my best friend Claire Hayes?' and sends it "there, now we'll wait" she says and puts her phone away.
During lunch, she pulls her phone out and sees the text message from Ezra 'does she like me?' and Eileen replies without letting me see
"What did you say" I ask and she shrugs
"That you don't know him" she says and I continue feeding Zealand some of his snacks.
After school, I go outside and I hear someone running behind me
"Hey, wait up" the voice says and I turn around and see a guy, about 5'8 with brown hair, behind me
"Do I know you?" I ask, picking Zealand up and putting him on my hip
"I'm Ezra" he says and my eyes widen, he was actually way cuter than I thought "Eileen said you got the flowers in your locker"
"You sent those?" I ask and he nods "oh, they were pretty"
"Thank you, I've been in love with you since last year, but I knew you were dating Henry" he says and I just stay silent
"We broke up when I found out I was pregnant" I tell him
"I know, I was just too scared to ask you out, you are so pretty, but then Eileen told me you liked me too, and I..." He says and I stop him
"I never said I was in love with you" I say and he looks down
"Oh" he says
"I just never met you and I wanted to find out who sent the flowers" I say and he looks at me
"Ok, so can we get to know each other?" He says and shakes his head "I mean, go on a date... Or just hang out or whatever you want" he stutters, which makes me laugh
"Yeah, a date would be nice" I say and he smiles
"Can I pick you up at 8:00" he says and I nod
"Yeah, I usually put Zealand down at 7:30" I say and he smiles
"I guess I'll see you then" he says and then he leaves. Eileen comes around the corner
"You just got yourself a date" Eileen says and I smile
"Were you listening the whole time?" I ask and she shrugs
"Maybe, maybe not" she says and I roll my eyes
"Did you tell him I was interested in him?" I ask
"Yeah, I was trying to hook you up with him, like a best friend would" she says and I laugh
"Well, thank you" I say and she smiles
"It's my job as your bestie to make sure your happy" she says and I hug her
"Thank you" I say and Zealand giggles.
YOU ARE READING
Someone I've always wanted
Teen FictionClaire finds out she has an unexpected journey when she discovers she's expecting