Chapter 10

As if this could get any crazier…

Clarissa PoV:

I had moved into my bed a while ago. Even when she wasn’t really here, I didn’t feel as alone as I usually did.

“You too, Clarissa…” She mumbled those words and I assumed that she slowly fell back into her sleep. I stared at the ceiling, thinking about what she just said.

“I want to spend more time with you…” I repeated her words, pulling the blanket higher. Did she really mean that? And should I give in to that? I mean, I wanted the same as her.

Carefully, I picked my phone up and stared at the screen. We were talking for almost one and a half hours. She was still on the call and I thought about, if I should end it or not.

Getting lost in my thoughts, I stared to hear little snores from the other line. “Naww, how adorable…” I whispered, placing the phone back down.

Why should I end the call? She fell asleep and so could I. The tought of having someone next to me, calmed me down. Even when I loved my apartment, it could get lonely sometimes.

I closed my eyes and felt how I drifted off to sleep aswell. Slowly, I snuggled closer to the phone, a little smile on my face as I heard her.

…

My alarm woke me up the next morning at 5 AM. I groaned and turned it off, rubbing my eyes.

“What was that…?” I winced, when I heard her voice. “Are we still on the call?” She asked and I smirked. “We are Dear, seems like we both fell asleep.”

She groaned and I heard some shuffling sounds. “It’s 5 AM. Why the fuck do you have to get up that early?” “Watch your language Nora.” I could clearly see her red face infront of me.

“Sorry…” She mumbled and I chuckled. “To answer your question, I have to be at my office at 6, so they don’t kill eachother. Without me they all just go crazy and chaos starts everywhere.”

She started laughing, as I stood up and walked into the bathroom. But not without grabbing my phone and taking it with me.

“So your saying your their mother?” “Kinda… Why? Jealous?” I heard how she breathed in and smirked. “Not that I wouldn’t love to talk with you my Dear, but I need to get ready. I’ll talk to you later, alright?”

There came no answer and I wondered if she fell back asleep. “Nora?” “Hm? Yeah, sorry… I hear from you later then Clarissa. Have fun at work.” I chuckled and looked at my phone.

“Thanks Dear. See you later. Oh and be a good girl till you hear from me again…” With that, I ended the call. A little bit of teasing never hurt nobody.

Leonora PoV:

I stared at my phone. “Did she really just…?” Mirror looked at me. My face was red and I pressed it into my pillow, screaming quietly.

God this woman was driving me crazy, I swear. My shift was starting in like two hours and I decided that going back to sleep would be useless.

“Comon, let’s feed you and your brothers, hm?” Mirror jumped at my lap and I picked her up, carrying her into the kitchen. Tired, I made myself some coffee, before I prepared the food for my three kids.

And as usual, the other two walked in and meowed at me, as if they wouldn’t have been fed for like twenty years. “Stop beeing so dramatic boys.” Rumpel jumped up onto the table and meowed.

“Yeah, I’m already done, see?” I showed him his bowl and placed it down. They all started eating and I grabbed my coffee, placing it on the table.

“Now let’s see what I can eat.” I opened the fridge and sighed, grabbing the milk and toppings for a sandwich. After toasting some toast and preparing my breakfast, I sat down and started eating.

If Clarissa got up every morning at 5? I stared out of the window. She was a morning person, someone of the people I didn’t understand.

How could you get up that early and not be tired to death? It’s just like, they wake up and bing, completely awake. I shook my head and took a sip of my coffee.

Even with coffee, I had my problems waking up that early. After thinking about this some more, I realised the important point of this. She didn’t end the call yesterday.

I stopped my movements. “She didn’t end the call…” I whispered. But why? Did she fell asleep aswell? I felt the blush come back to my face at that thought.

“We both fell asleep on the call together.” A smile came to my face and I got all excited. How did this woman manage to make me this happy?

I unlocked my phone and opened the messenger, before going onto my group chat.

We fell asleep on the call together.
~L

-sent 5:12 PM

The only one, that should be awake aswell now, should be Corinne. And as I had thought, she answered almost directly.

You. Did. What?!
Tell me everything…
~Crazy one

-sent 5:13 AM

I wrote with her, talked about my
day and stuff… Then she suggested
that we could call, to make it
easier. And I said yes…?
~L

-sent 5:13 AM

I’m kinda impressed Leo.
~Grandpa

-sent 5:14 AM

You are gonna tell me that you
said yes, without us forcing you?
~Crazy one

-sent 5:14 AM

I did, I was just as suprised as you
guys are. I talked about my day, she
laughed about my jokes and I slowly
got more tired.
And that’s not even all…

Maybe or maybe not I told her that
I would love to do these calls more often…

And that I would love to spend more
time with her?
~L

-sent 5:15 AM

No one was typing. Actually, I was suprised that Bryce was already awake aswell. After I got to know them all better, Corinne and I changed their names in my phone, when we were drunk.

When I found out the next morning, I thought it was funny and kept it. Crazy one is Corinne, Grandpa is Bryce and Little Boy is Ossie. And they all do fit. Bryce is the oldest of us all and Ossie the youngest.

Don’ ask me what excatly made us choose those names, we just did. I still blame the alcohol for it.

Guys? You all still here?
~L

-sent 5:16 AM

Sorry, had to take in what you
just wrote there.

You can’t tell me you actually
did that. You don’t even ask for
help in a hospital and just tell
her such things?
~Grandpa

-sent 5:17 AM

I did. And she loved the idea too.
~L

-sent 5:17 AM

I am screaming right now! Leo!
Oh my god! Something else
happened?
~ Crazy one

-sent 5:18 AM

As if this could get any crazier…
~Grandpa

-sent 5:18 AM

Actually, it gets crazier… I fell
asleep on the call. And then woke
up this morning because of her
alarm?
~L

-sent 5:18 AM

She fell asleep too?! Is this what
your trying to say?!
~Crazy one

-sent 5:18 AM

Please say yes. This would make
it soooo much better.
~Grandpa

-sent 5:19 AM

She did.
~L

-sent 5:19 AM

I closed the chat and drank the rest of my coffee. I swear they are going more crazy about all this then I am. And this is all about me.

I sighed and picked up my phone again, clicking on the group chat.

I’m gonna talk to you all later,
need to get ready. Why don’t we
meet up after work? Campus
Martius Park?
~L

-sent 5:20 AM

Alright, I’ll be there. Have fun
at work Leo.
~Grandpa

-sent 5:21 AM

Count me in aswell. See you
later.
~Crazy one

-sent 5:21 AM