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"I swear if Melissa picks fucking Brad over Jason I'm gonna flip this table." Luca threw a piece of popcorn at the Tv. Aesop glared at him, knowing Luca would never pick it up and it'd be up to him to clean later.
"I'm hungryy" Luca complained. "You're literally eating popcorn." Andrew said.
"Popcorn isn't filling. I want some pizza." Luca threw another popcorn, this time at Andrew. "Order me pizza."
Andrew tried to catch the popcorn, but missed. He rolled his eyes at Luca. "Order your own damn pizza. You're a big boy."
Aesop gasped as if horrified. "Andrew, don't you remember what happened last time he ordered? We nearly got banned from Pizza Hut!"
Luca laughed at the memory. "Aah that was fun. By the way, I want a Hawaiian." Luca turned his eyes back to the Tv. "Seriously?! Melissa's fucking stupid!"
Andrew got up from the couch and went to the kitchen for some quiet while he made the phone call. He dialed the number for the closest pizza place.
"What do you want?" A tired voice called from the other line.
"Can I get a medium Hawaiian?" A laugh came from the other end.
"Haha a Hawaiian pizza. Stop joking, what do you really want?" Andrew sighed. "That is what I really want."
The voice stopped laughing. "That's messed up man. Pineapple doesn't belong on pizza."
Andrew was getting annoyed. "Can I just get my order please?"
"Alright, alright. Just tell me your address for the delivery." Andrew told him, then hung up the phone.
- - -
Thirty minutes later, there was a knock at the door of the apartment. "Pizza!" Luca cheered, while Andrew got up to answer the door.
When he opened it, a young man with blonde hair was holding the pizza. He smiled, then typed onto a screen Your total is 10.54.
Andrew started at the man, noticing his beautiful blue eyes and cute little nose and-
The pizza man waved and pointed to the screen. "Oh, sorry!" Andrew fumbled around his pockets for the money. When he handed it over, he asked "Hey, what's your name?"
The man looked surprised, then typed Victor onto his screen. Andrew held out his hand, and Victor shook it. "I'm Andrew" He blushed, then took the pizza.
"Thank you." He said, then closed the door. He set the pizza down on the table.
"What took so long?" Aesop asked, taking a slice.
"He was staring at the cute pizza guy." Luca answered, taking three slices.
"No I wasn't!" Andrew stammered, blushing again.
Aesop laughed. "Sure Drew, sure."
- - -
Two weeks later, the apartment was full of friends, to celebrate Luca's birthday.
"You ordered a fancy cake but no food?" Aesop asked. Luca gave a small smile. "Whoops?"
Aesop sighed. "Whatever. Andrew, can you order some pizzas?" Andrew nodded and called the local Pizza Hut. He ordered two large pepperoni and a Hawaiian for Luca.
Fourty minutes later, there was a knock at the door. Andrew opened it, and saw the same pizza man from last time.
"Hey, Victor, right?" The pizza man nodded, smiling. He typed Andrew? Andrew smiled. "Yeah. How much for the pizza?
Victor typed 26.38 . Andrew paid and took the pizzas. As he was about to go inside, he felt a tap on his shoulder.
Can I have your phone number? was typed on the screen. Victor was red behind it.
Andrew was silent a moment, shocked. Victor's face fell, and he realized he should probably say something.
"Oh, yeah, totally, mhm." He stammered. Victor smiled again, and handed him the screen. Andrew typed his number and gave it back. "Thanks, Victor." he blushed as he went back into the apartment.
- - -
New message from: 468-904-3296
468-904-3296: Hey! It's Victor :)
Andrew started at his phone, surprised by the text. He messaged back
A: Hi Victor. It's Andrew.
He immediately got a text back.
V: Haha, I figured.
Andrew felt stupid.
A: Oh yeah, haha.
V: So, what are you doing today?
A: Nothing much, just some errands to run. What about you?
V: I have the day off today. Wanna meet up for lunch?
Andrew stared at the message. " Did I just get asked on a date?" he wondered. He realized it had been a few minutes since Victor had sent the text, and Andrew felt embarrassed at how long he had just been staring at the invitation.
A: That sounds nice :)
V: Awesome! Let's meet at that new coffee place ^-^
A: See you there
"Ooh, what's got you looking so red?" Luca sauntered into his room. Andrew put his phone on the bed. "Uh, nothing"
"Mhm, that's believable. Lemme see." Luca snatched the phone away before Andrew could grab it back.
"Aww, my little Andy's got a date!" he gushed. Andrew stood up and stole his phone back. "So, who's the lucky guy?" Luca asked.
Andrew was quiet a moment, before he answered, "The pizza man."
Luca laughed. "Haha, and you said you weren't flirting with him."
"Shut up." Andrew threw a pillow at Luca as he walked away.
- - -
An hour later, Andrew arrived at the coffee shop. He saw Victor sitting at a table near the window, and waved as he made his way over.
"Hey! Sorry if you were waiting a while." Victor shook his head and typed I just got here a few minutes ago.
"That's good then. Should we go order?" Andrew asked. Victor nodded, and they went to the counter.
"What would you like today?" the barista asked. Her name tag read Martha.
"I'll have an espresso." Andrew said. Martha nodded, and typed the order in. "And you?" She asked in Victor's direction.
He typed Java Chip Frappachino please. Martha smiled. "And the name for the order?"
"Andrew" Martha typed that in. "I'll have that right out for you"
They got their drinks a few moments later, and sat back down. They sat in silence a moment, both thinking of something to talk about. Eventually, Andrew broke the silence. "So uh, you come here often?"
Victor was quiet a moment, then he laughed. No sounds came out, but Andrew could still hear the amusement as if it had.
No, I don't come here often. Not a huge coffee fan. Victor typed. He then gestured to his drink, which was more of a milkshake than a coffee.
"If you don't like coffee, why'd you suggest it?" Andrew asked. He sipped his espresso while Victor typed I thought you might like it.
Andrew smiled, a little red. "I do, thanks for suggesting it."
They hung out at the shop for a while, conversation now coming easy to them. When it was nearly 5:00, Victor typed I think we should go. The shops about to close.
Andrew hadn't realized they had been there for so long. "Well, I guess we say goodbye then?" He frowned a little as he stood up.
I guess so. Victor typed. They walked out of the shop into the busy street.
"Well, bye Victor. Text me when you get home." Andrew said. Victor nodded, but didn't turn to leave. He walked closer to Andrew, stood on his toes, and kissed him on the cheek. Andrew felt his face heat up.
Victor smiled and waved goodbye, turning and leaving. Andrew walked back home with a smile larger than any he'd smiled before.