The next day, “Zoey” feels somewhat excited and giddy, as if she can’t wait to meet Raúl that evening. ‘Why do I feel so giddy,’ Jeff asks himself, ‘it’s as if I can’t think of anything else than Raúl! Why am I feeling like a girl who’s falling in love with a boy? I am a straight boy, I shouldn’t feel this way, and yet… here I am, feeling all excited, and every time I think of him… I get the “butterflies”!”
Jeff feels so conflicted, but he must admit, that the feelings he is going through feel right and natural, ‘I should stop asking myself these questions and just follow what my heart is telling me and ignore the voice in my head,’ the “girl” thinks to herself, ‘Raúl is such a handsome boy, there is no denying that, we’d make such a great couple. We’ll see what will happen.’
That evening, “Zoey” puts on her most beautiful dress and even some make up, even though she never used make up, the “girl” somehow, instinctively knew how to do it. After she is finished, “Zoey” looks at herself in the mirror for a while, she then smiles, “you know,” she says, “being a girl is not as bad as I thought. It actually feels great, better than being a boy!”
The “girl” heads to the gaming room, to meet Raúl, when she enters the gaming room, she spots Raúl sitting on a bean bag, the “girl” smiles when she see’s Raúl’s eyes widen and his mouth hang open when the boy notices her.
As “Zoey” starts to walk over to the boy, Raúl gets up from the bean bag and walks slowly towards her, they stop an inch apart from each other, Raúl looking up and down “Zoey’s” body. “Oh my god, Zoey,” he breaths, “y-you look amazing!”
“Zoey” giggles, “thanks, Raúl,” she says, “you look amazing yourself,” she adds with a smile.
Raúl smiles back, the boy gently takes the girl’s hand, “let’s have a seat,” he says and guides her to the bean bags, they then sit down on one bean bag together side by side.
The two smile at each other, without saying a word, for a while, “so, Raúl,” the “girl” says, “I can tell that you have something you would like to say,” she says.
Raúl takes a deep breath, “you know, Zoey,” he says, “from the second I saw you… I… I fell in love with you,” he says directly. The boy turns away, blushing a little, “s-sorry for saying it directly,” he continues, “I know we just met a day ago. But… I… I just wanted to let you know”.
There is a few moments of silence, then “Zoey” says, “Raúl, I kinda knew that. The way you looked at me when we met, and then the kiss you gave me in the elevator… that told me you wanted to be more than just friends”.
Raúl rubs the back of his neck, “I… I shouldn’t have been so direct,” he says.
“Zoey” giggles, “don’t be sorry,” she says, “to be honest, I think I fell in love with you too”.
Raúl’s eyes widen, “r-really,” he asks, “h-how do you know?”
“Zoey” smiles, “I can’t get you out of my head,” she says simply, “every time I think about you, I feel butterflies in my tummy, and…,” the “girl” stops, Raúl notices the girl’s eyes scanning his body. “Zoey” blushes when she looks Raúl in the eyes.
The boy grins, “… and you are imagining how I look like without clothes,” he says.
“Well… y-yeah,” she replies, blushing.
Raúl grins, he takes “Zoey’s hand in his and looks her deep in the eyes, “if you really want to see me naked,” he whispers, “then let’s go somewhere more… private”.
“Zoey” gulps, she then giggles, “my room or yours?”