You Plus Me Equals - Chapter 18

“Um, Leo…” Max said softly from behind him.

Leo shivered and turned back around. It felt nice hearing Max call his name. It was like little drops of dew dancing across his skin and soaking into him. It felt wonderful. So, so wonderful.

“Max?” Leo looked up at Max expectantly, wondering why he had chased after him and come back.

Max gave him a giant toothy grin and rubbed the back of his neck again. Leo was noticing it was something he did a lot around him.

“I just realized I don’t have your number…” He blinked sheepishly and chuckled.

“Can’t really call without that,” He smiled again.

“Would it be okay if I got you added on Line, Leo?”

Leo shivered at how soft his voice was with him.

“Sure,” Leo said shyly and handed Max his phone. Max took it and within a minute he handed it back their numbers exchanged.

Max’s hand lingered on the phones Leo took it back and their hands touched for a moment. Static electricity jolted from the tips of Max’s fingers and into Leo’s

Leo jumped back in shock. “Ah,” they both said at the same time.

Leo tried to slow his heart back down, but it was beating so fast. They had both been holding hands and staring into each other’s eyes when that happened. ‘He had literally been hit by a bolt of electricity from Max! Like when does that even happen outside of comics!’

‘WHEN?… Never, that’s when… God, why did he turn into such an idiot around him?’

“See you tomorrow, Leo,” Max said with a light wave, then slapped both of his hands against his pants gently, turned and walked away.

Leo stood there staring at him, wondering if he could handle the amount of electricity between them. If this was how his heart was behaving from just Max touching his hand, he was pretty sure he was going to die if they ever did anything else.

Leo walked back to the dorm room in a daze. A happy, fluffy, shivery daze.

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Leo woke up to the sound of his alarm going off. He felt so sleepy he didn’t want to leave the warmth of his bedding, to go into the, colder spring air. While the days were warm and inviting. Mornings still held a light rain, or misting dew. That left the grounds fresh and vibrant with life for the rest of the day. But also made it still slightly chilly in the mornings.

He groaned. Maybe he could sleep in late. He had been up late talking with Evan about Max on Line last night and felt like he could for sure happily sleep another hour or two.

But then he remembered he had a date to go on, well not a date,

But… Like… A “DATE”

One that had him so excited he hadn’t fallen asleep till super late in the morning. And when he opened his eyes, like really opened them and decided to ascertain his surroundings. He saw the clock and rushed to smash the alarm off next to his dorm bed, he stared in disbelief at the time.

Leo jumped out of the bed and frantically started to run around the room collecting his clothes and hopping to the bathroom while he took his pajamas off.

There was a loud click outside of his room as he brushed his teeth.

A loud chuckle made Leo poke his head out of the bathroom, then roll his eyes.

He stood there with his shirt off and his pajama pants at his ankles, he had been getting changed while brushing his teeth, which was one hell of a sight to see, especially in his heart boxers.

“Hey, something funny to you?” He asked Evan.

“No, No, not at all. Just the kid who always has his shit together is a disheveled mess. I like it, you’re me for once. How does it feel?” Evan asked sassily.

“I hate it, don’t ever let me sleep in again,” Leo said with a grimace.

“Let you sleep in, I couldn’t wake you for the world. I tried so many times, but you were so caught up in the dream world.” I decided to go out and get a coffee.

“Did you grab a coffee for me?” Leo asked.

“For you?” Evan looked at him as if he was an alien.

“How are you gonna have time to drink anything you are already a half-hour late.” He scoffed at him.

“You can have a sip of mine, however.” He said and handed his coffee over to Leo. Leo grabbed it and took a massive gulp, making sure to be as loud as possible.

“Hey!” Evan snapped, Leo looked at him mischievously.

“You little shit!” Evan glared at him playfully. “Too bad I didn’t come back in time.”

Leo quirked his head sideways and raised an eyebrow while drinking as an inquiry.

“I thought I could come back and maybe record you dreaming. You were dreaming so loudly, about the alphabet I think, well at least all I kept hearing was M, M….M. It was so amusing.”

“AH…Ma…x”

“Owe, jeez” Evan grabbed the stuffed teddy bear that had smacked him in the back of the head.

“Dude, did you just throw Mr.Bear at me?”

Leo nodded in evil triumph while his eyebrows wiggled and he smirked around his toothbrush as he continued to brush his teeth.

“Who are you, and what have you done to my sweet baby, Leo,” Evan said with mock disbelief.

“Harming, Mr Bear…”

“Have you no respect for the elderly?” Evan said mockingly.

Leo snorted shaking his head and laughed, then went back into the bathroom.

The showerhead turned on.

A soft knock at the door made Evan stop chuckling and then go to open the door.

His face became drawn tight.

It was Max.