[4:06am] 08/11/22
Charles: you sent the good morning text so I shall send you the good night text
Eric: given that it is past 4 am I think good morning is more appropriate
Charles: shit I have work
Eric: so do I
Charles: I have to deal with a class full of students
Eric: that sounds painful, coffee?
Charles: When I moved to the US my mother made me promise not to do drugs
Charles: jokes in her I don't give a shit what she says
Charles: I will need to drink A LOT of coffee
Eric: go to sleep love
Charles: goodnight Eric
Eric: night Charles
[9:04am]
Charles: well I managed to scrape 3 hours of sleep
Eric: that's good, I didn't get any sleep
Charles: Eric that's really bad for you
Eric: I just couldn't sleep
Charles: if you had said that I would have stayed up with you
Eric: you need sleep too Charles
Charles: still, I'd rather the both of us sleep than only one of us
Eric: you are sweet Charles
Charles: *sleep deprived
Eric: both of us are
Charles: you know I kind of see why people think you hate everyone
Eric: oh yeah, how?
Charles: your accent, it's sounds harsh when you say some words
Eric: does it?
Charles: it's sounds kind of Irish
Eric: my dad was half Irish
Charles: that will be why then
Eric: I never expected you to sound so British
Charles: well I did live there for 25 years
Eric: yeah but your accent is basically pure English RP
Charles: I grew up in Oxford
Eric: fair enough
Eric: your accent can sometimes become very formal
Charles: I am a professor
Eric: no when you said "but you know darling my face is my fortune"
Charles: oh haha
Charles: my face is my fortune - it's why a lot of people sign up for my class
Eric: you have a very beautiful accent
Charles: thank you darling
[4:44pm]
Eric: how did your classes go Charles
Charles: I feel dead
Eric: that's positive
Charles: help me
Eric: go to sleep Charles
Charles: I can't I have marking
Eric: Charles you need to sleep, you won't be able to concentrate if you don't
Charles: but I have to stay on top
Eric: Charles go to sleep
Eric: for me
Eric: please
Charles: I suppose I could sleep early
Charles: but I'd much rather talk with you
Eric: if I knew where you lived I'd kiss you goodnight and make sure you fell asleep
Eric: but I don't so I can't
Charles: :(
Eric: go to sleep, message me in the morning/when you get up
Charles: I'll go to sleep if you go to sleep
Eric: fine
Charles: can you call, I find it easier to sleep after talking to you?
Eric: I hope I don't bore you
Charles: you could never bore me darling, you just have a rather soothing voice
Eric: you are an odd man Charles
Charles: we have established that many times
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Incoming call from Eric
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*On the call*
[5:41pm]
Eric: go to sleep Charles
Charles: if I have to
Eric: Jez you sound dead
Eric: and yes you have to go to sleep
Charles: thanks for the compliment
Charles: fine
Eric: good boy
Charles: haha
Charles: nighty night
Eric: goodnight love
Charles: don't hang up
Eric: don't worry, I won't
Charles: good
YOU ARE READING
The Unknown Number
RomanceWhen Charles accidentally sent a message to a wrong number, a friendship is formed. Little did he know, that friendship would turn into being something much more.
