Ethereal | e.n

Chapter 27

Buzz buzz buzz

"What the fuck" I groan to myself.

Buzz buzz buzz

"Who the fuck calls someone at 8am?" 

A normal functioning human being that has a actual LIFE.

"Hello?" I say into the phone.

"Hey, Eleanor is it? I saw on Facebook that you can build a pc and I really need one built." The voice of the other side of the phone replied.

"Yeah, I can build a pc for you." 

"How much do you charge?" The guy asks.

"Well, we can do this two ways. I can buy the necessary parts, build it and you pay me the amount or you buy all of the parts and I just build it. Either way you're spending the same amount." I laugh.

"Well you seem to know what you're doing so I'll let you buy the parts." The guy chuckles.

"Okay, we can do that. Do you live here in L.A? We can meet up somewhere and we can talk about the kind of computer you want." I ask.

"Uh, yeah. I do. Will tomorrow work for you?" 

"Yeah. We can. How about we meet up at the Starbucks on La Brea Avenue at say, 2 o'clock?"

"That'll work. My name is Ryan, by the way. Ryan Hollbrougher." Ryan says.

"I'll see you tomorrow Ryan." I added before I hung up the phone.

Elena:
i got my first job!!

Ethan:
that's great elena! 

Elena:
yeah, i'm meeting up with the guy tomorrow so we can talk stuff over

Ethan:
...meeting up with a guy? a stranger?

Elena:
it'll be okay, love. it's going to be at a starbucks 

Ethan:
okay. i trust you. it's just...it's a guy that you don't know.

Elena:
i know. it's apart of the job. it'll be okay. i'll be okay.

Ethan:
i know :)) 

I check the clock again and mentally groan. 

8:18am. 

I DIDN'T SIGN UP TO BE CALLED THIS EARLY.

Okay, I did but that's besides the point.

I decide to get out of bed and take a shower.

It's going to be a long, tiring day today. I can already feel it.

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"What are you doing here, Ethan?" I ask Ethan as he sits besides me.

"I wanted to come see my girlfriend." He kisses me. 

"Well your girlfriend is tired." I whine.

"Let's take a nap together then." Ethan suggests.

I nod. 

Ethan surprisingly picks me up and carries me to my bed.

"You didn't have to day that, silly." I giggle.

"But I wanted to." Ethan smiles.

He lays me down in bed and crawls under the covers next to me. 

"Goodnight my love." I say as I snuggle into the crook of Ethan's neck. 

"Goodnight Elena." Ethan laughs as he wraps his arm around my waist.