Charles held his phone in his hand. He shouldn't worry. Erik didn't call yesterday but he probably was just was working again.
He did have crap hours.
Then again there are rules. You have to wait at least three days. But wait are the rules the same? This isn't really a date. Is it?
"Are you still staring at your phone?" Raven asked as she walked around his book shop.
He didn't answer knowing he'd get mocked. Raven reached for a book on the top shelf. "You need to stop worrying. He'll call," she rolled her eyes. "Guys just have that stupid three day rule they think that does something."
Charles put his phone down and walked over to Raven. "What if he doesn't call me? What if he knows and thinks I'm weird?"
Raven rolled her eyes. "The only way he'll know is if you tell him," she started, "And if he doesn't like you, you can just make him think he like you." She joked.
Charles grabbed the book Raven was reaching for and handed it to her.
"Here comes the sun~ little Darlin~" Charles' phone rang. Charles almost ran to his phone.
"It's Erik!" He said with too much excitement. He went to open the phone.
"Wait you gotta let it ring or you'll look pathetic!" Raven said. "He'll know you we're just staring at your phone all day."
Charles counted to three slowly in his head and went to open the phone. "Just be calm," Raven said.
He cleared his throat and smoothly said, "Hello?"
Erik closed his eyes relieved. "Hey," he tried not to sound like he was smiling this much.
"I'm sorry who's this?" Charles asked and Raven gave him a thumbs up.
"It's Erik," he replied. He knew this game. Erik lived by this game. "You slept over."
"Oh hey," Charles smiled remembering.
"Yeah I uh, I'm free for lunch today," Erik said and scratched the back of his head.
"Alright groovy!" Charles began to clean up his desk. "Should I meet you there? I could pick you up!" He was excited.
Raven rolled her eyes.
"Yeah sure!" Erik stood up and went into his room to change. "Do you want me to text you my address?"
"Please," Charles said as he finished cleaning the messy area.
"Alright," Erik said as he took off his shirt. "I'll be here."
"Okay I'll be over in 20." Charles hung up and he couldn't hide his smile.
"Way to play it cool," Raven said sarcastically.
Charles smiled, "Okay alright I'm a teenage girl but you need to leave. I'm closing so I can get lunch with him."
"What?" Raven laughed.
"No I'm serious," Charles said as he grabbed her hand. "I'm going on a date. Leave."
