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WhatsApp Messages with
Chris (New)

Unknown
chris, are you there?

Chris (New)
may i know who this is?

Naomi
it's naomi.

Chris (New)
naomi?
how did you get this number?

Naomi
sebastian.
i tried calling you after you left for boston.
why'd you change your number?

Chris (New)
so that you and i can put all this behind us.
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i lost my phone. so, i had to get a new one, including a new sim card.

Naomi
and you didn't tell me. . .
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right. . .

Chris (New)
anyway, what's up?

Naomi
what's up?
are you really gonna do this right now?

Chris (New)
it's quite a normal thing to say

Naomi
it's not something you'd usually say

Chris (New)
well, things change
and people change

Naomi
is this another act you're putting up?

Chris (New)
what do you mean?

Naomi
the way you're typing now is a stark contrast to the letters you wrote me.

Chris (New)
they were congratulatory letters, naomi.

Naomi
were they?
because i don't recall you only writing the word 'congratulations' on it.
i vividly recall you mentioning that you've taken notice of the jacket i usually wear around you and that you love me, even if i may love someone else.
and your most recent letter? the one you attached to a bouquet of roses you had sent to my hotel room in LA?
you said you love me and that you were proud of me and that you watched the whole thing live on television.

Chris (New)
i did watch the whole thing on television.

Naomi
you could have been there with me at the award shows, by my side, sitting next to me.
and out of everything i said, that's the one you chose not to ignore?

Chris (New)
can we not do this right now please, naomi?

Naomi
if not now, then when?

Chris (New)
maybe tomorrow?

Naomi
i know you. you won't want to talk about it tomorrow, especially not after you've slept on it.
do you really think i don't know you the way you do me?

Chris (New)
naomi. . .

Naomi
don't 'naomi' me.
i tried calling you for a week after you left georgia. you wouldn't return any of my calls or texts.
for a while, it said your number was not reachable. later on, it said that your number was no longer in service. i thought that you probably needed space since you weren't returning any of my calls because i wanted to ask you what you meant by that last line in your letter.

Chris (New)
you know what i mean, naomi. please don't make me say it.

Naomi
no, chris. i really don't.
it bothered me for a while but then i spoke with sebastian and he said you were taking a break from everything for a while.
that's when i stopped calling and texting your old number because i really thought you just needed a break and that i was bothering you.
but i'm done.
i'm done pretending like i don't know that something's been bothering you.
please tell me what it is. . .
if you tell me what's wrong then at least we'll be able to talk it out.

Chris (New)
it's nothing.

Naomi
chris

Chris (New)
i'm telling you, it's nothing.

Naomi
do you really love me at all?

Chris (New)
why would you even ask me this?

Naomi
please answer the question.

Chris (New)
you know my answer, naomi.

Naomi
to be honest, i'm starting to doubt my own assumptions right now.

Chris (New)
you of all people should know how i feel about you.
you know i love you.

Naomi
if you really do love me, then please tell me why you're acting the way you are now.
and don't say you're feeling feverish because i won't buy it.

Chris (New)
i have to go, naomi.
i'm sorry.
can we talk about this when i get back to new york?

Naomi
fine.
when will you be back?
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chris?
DELIVERED 8.52PM
please tell me when you'll be back. . .
DELIVERED 8.59PM
please don't ignore me again.
DELIVERED 9.11PM
please take care of yourself while you're there.
DELIVERED 9.14PM
i love you. even if you need some space.
DELIVERED 9.18PM

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a/n; did y'all see this coming? :-) also, taylor swift's lover makes me wanna write SO many cute scenes for naomi & chris that i might actually do it and put them under bonus chapters or smtg

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