{ nine }

                                        

                                              
matt, nick, and chris are waiting in the lobby for georgia and i by the time we arrive. 
(because they were early, not because i was late.) 
georgia was super on board with coming to see this movie with the triplets. she really clicked with nick, and she was excited to see matt and chris again, too. annoyingly, she made some more comments about chris 'asking me out', but i shut that down quickly. he didn't ask me out, obviously. and if he did, i would say . . . 
uhm. anyways. 
we meet up with the brothers in the lobby and exchange greetings. chris is wearing a hat again, and i can't help but smile when i see it, remembering our first few interactions at the space camp shoot and in matt's car. i remember calling them 'hat' and 'matt' in my head, back when i didn't know their names. that whole thing already feels like a lifetime ago, but it will go down in my own personal hi온라인카지노게임 book as one of the funniest, weirdest days of my life. 
"what are you smiling at?" chris asks me. 
i shake my head, but the grin doesn't leave my face. "nothing. i like your hat." 
we walk up to the counter to get our tickets, and nick pays for everyone. i try to protest, but he insists, since the movie was his idea. after a bit more protest from georgia, he concedes in allowing her to buy the popcorn. 
"wanna share with me?" chris asks. 
"sure," i say as he grabs the bag of popcorn from the concessions employee. "but we can't eat any before the movie starts." 
he side-eyes me. "you're one of those people?" 
i smack his arm. "yes! otherwise half the bag will be gone before the previews are over!" 
"fine, bree. i'll restrain myself." 
"good." 
we make our way into the dark theatre and find our seats. matt sits on the end next to chris and i, then georgia takes a seat beside me and nick sits to her right. 
once we're settled, chris tosses a piece of popcorn into his mouth. 
"chris!" i hiss. 
he freezes. "shoot, sorry. i already forgot." 
i shake my head. "you're a fein." 
chris laughs. "i'm sorry! i'll stop." 
i have to smack his hand two more times before the lights finally lower and the movie comes on screen. 
"now?" chris asks, leaning his head in close to mine. we're so close, i can smell his cologne. 
"yes." 
we both tear into the popcorn with huge hand-fulls, stuffing our faces like we haven't eaten in days.
i'd been so focused on chris that i completely forgot what we're about to watch. the movie starts, and the opening scene is immediately dark and intense, making my whole body tight with tension. is this going to give me nightmares? i stop eating the popcorn without realizing, too nervous to stomach it. 
"you look scared," chris whispers.
"i am," i whisper back. "we should've eaten the popcorn during the previews." 
chris scoffs, shaking his head. "you're ridiculous," he mutters. there's too much amusement in his voice for me to be offended by that comment. he eats another piece, then glances at me. "i thought you said you liked scary movies."
"i do. they're fun to watch. but that doesn't mean they don't actually scare me." 
"it's okay, it's just a movie. just actors."