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Valentino Spinelli (tinovslove) wrote in genome_project,
@ 2011-05-06 23:03:00

Entry tags:

may 2011, mia bailey, phonecall, valentino spinelli

Who: Mia and Tino
What: preparation for Operation!Jealousy
When: today!
Where: their respective houses for now
Rated: TBD

Okay. He was going to do this. He was going to call her. It wasn't that difficult. Tino had called Mia before. But it was different. Different circumstances. They weren't dating anymore. And it was past that period where he kept calling to bug her. Still, though. He had a mission, and he knew it was going to ruffle her feathers. Which was the whole point in the first place.

He took a deep breath and picked up his phone. With one quick push of the touch screen, he had it calling Mia. One ring...two rings...three... He was about to hang up when he heard her pick up. He didn't wait for her to answer. Instead, he jumped right in.

"Mia?"

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in_focus
2011-05-07 03:22 am UTC (link)

Mia had not been expecting a phone call from Tino that evening, and the shock showed on her face as she stared down at the phone screen, confused. Why would he be calling her? As far as she knew, he'd gotten over the annoying 'call to drive her nuts' phase. Not to mention the fact that they appeared to be on fairly civil terms at the moment. He had said he liked her eyes.

After a moment of staring blankly at the phone, she finally answered. "Tino?" she answered, voice sounding every bit as confused as she felt.

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	tinovslove 2011-05-07 03:28 am UTC (link)
	She sounded confused. Perfect. "Hi. What's...um...up?" He didn't think he could just jump right into asking her what he needed. She'd probably just hang up on him if he did that. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	in_focus 2011-05-07 03:30 am UTC (link)
	Mia's brows furrowed. "...Nothing." There was suspicion in her voice now. "Why?" (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	tinovslove 2011-05-07 03:32 am UTC (link)
	He swallowed thickly. "Oh, no reason. Just wondering." He paused. "I can't call you to talk?" (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	in_focus 2011-05-07 03:33 am UTC (link)
	Did he just do the nervous gulp? "...When's the last time you called me to talk, Tino?" she asked. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	tinovslove 2011-05-07 03:36 am UTC (link)
	"I don't know. I just want to see how you're doing." He picked at a loose thread on his shirt. "And how are your friends?" (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	in_focus 2011-05-07 03:39 am UTC (link)
	Okay, now she knew something was up. She could feel herself tensing up as she answered back calmly, "I'm fine. And so are my friends, thanks." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	tinovslove 2011-05-07 03:47 am UTC (link)
	"That's good. I haven't spoken to Brooke since a little after prom. Just wanted to see how she was." Another pause. "And George." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	in_focus 2011-05-07 03:51 am UTC (link)
	"She's fine. She said she had a good time." Surprisingly. The mention of George, however, had Mia's hackles rising. "Look, if you're trying to give George more shit about what happened with Janey, just don't. Leave her alone, Tino." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	tinovslove 2011-05-07 03:55 am UTC (link)
	"Why would I give her shit about Janey? I'm friends with Janey." He scoffed. Mia really gave him a lot less credit than he deserved. "I was just wondering what she was up to." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	in_focus 2011-05-07 03:59 am UTC (link)
	"I don't know," she replied, exasperated. "Why do you do anything?" She sighed. "And since when do you care what George is up to?" (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	tinovslove 2011-05-07 04:13 am UTC (link)
	He did things because he usually had alterior motives. But he wasn't going to tell that to Mia. "I don't know. I just do. Listen. Don't get mad. But, can I have her phone number?" (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	in_focus 2011-05-07 04:16 am UTC (link)
	There was a pause. Tino was a douche, but he wasn't that big of a douche, right? Besides, he had to know there was no way in hell George was interested in him. Was he kidding? Yeah, kidding. Or maybe he needed homework from her... or something. "...You want George's phone number? Why? I mean, I can't give it to you. She wouldn't want me giving it out." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	tinovslove 2011-05-12 06:44 pm UTC (link)
	"Why wouldn't she want you giving it out? What if I needed homework?" His answer came back almost immediately. He was starting to get annoyed. He didn't think it'd be easy, but he didn't feel like sitting on the phone and arguing for ten minutes, to still walk away empty handed. He hoped it wouldn't come to that. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	in_focus 2011-05-12 06:53 pm UTC (link)
	Mia frowned. "If you needed homework? So you don't. What do you want it for?" She didn't like where this was going, not at all. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	tinovslove 2011-05-12 07:06 pm UTC (link)
	"Well, considering you're not George, I'd say it's none of your business." Okay. Admittedly, he probably shouldn't have said that. Nope. Definitely shouldn't have said that. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	in_focus 2011-05-12 07:12 pm UTC (link)
	"Well, considering that you're asking me, you made it my business," she snapped back angrily. "So either tell me why you need her number so badly, or fuck off, Spinelli." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	tinovslove 2011-05-12 07:17 pm UTC (link)
	He rolled his eyes, even though he knew she couldn't see. "I need to ask her a question. Please don't make this difficult." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	in_focus 2011-05-12 07:18 pm UTC (link)
	"You're the one making it difficult by refusing to tell me what you want it for," she retorted. Honestly, she wasn't entirely sure she wanted to know why he needed the number, and that thought only made her want to know that much more. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	tinovslove 2011-05-12 07:21 pm UTC (link)
	"I just told you. I need to ask her a question." His voice was losing patience, and it was showing. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	in_focus 2011-05-12 07:24 pm UTC (link)
	"To ask her what?" Mia's patience had vanished long ago. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	tinovslove 2011-05-12 07:30 pm UTC (link)
	"Nevermind. I'll just go to her house. Thanks for your help." He paused, wondering if she'd retort. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	in_focus 2011-05-12 07:31 pm UTC (link)
	"Seriously?! This is ridiculous, Tino!" (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	tinovslove 2011-05-12 07:34 pm UTC (link)
	He raised his eyebrows and stopped himself from letting out a laugh. As frustrating as she was being, at least she was entertaining him. "Seriously, what? I need a number and you won't tell me." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	in_focus 2011-05-12 07:37 pm UTC (link)
	"Why won't you tell me? Why is it such a secret?" Her voice had, at least, dropped a few decibels now. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	tinovslove 2011-05-15 04:16 am UTC (link)
	"I never said it was a secret. I just don't think you want to know." That was pretty honest. She probably didn't want to know. Or rather, she probably wanted to know but wouldn't want to know once he told her. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	in_focus 2011-05-15 04:27 am UTC (link)
	Mia was getting so frustrated with him that she was ready to break her phone in half. But she didn't. "Just tell me!" (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	tinovslove 2011-05-15 04:32 am UTC (link)
	He feigned exasperation. Really, he was happy to tell her why he wanted George's number. It was part of his plan, after all. But he needed to act like he didn't want to tell her. That was the hard part. Tino wasn't necessarily winning any Oscars any time soon. "Fine. I want to ask her on a date." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

in_focus
2011-05-15 04:37 am UTC (link)

There was a moment of silence, partly because Mia didn't know what to say, and partly because she was pretty sure her throat had sealed shut to the point that she couldn't breathe. Mia's fingers curled into her comforter as she struggled to regain composure, to little avail. "You called me... to get... my best friend's number... so you could ask her on a date?" She was infuriated to realize there were tears building up in her eyes, and she had never been so glad that he couldn't see her face over the phone, even if he might have heard a bit of it in her voice.

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	tinovslove 2011-05-18 06:14 pm UTC (link)
	"Well, it's not like we're dating anymore, right? And you clearly don't want to date me still. So, I figure it's fine." He shrugged, even though it was lost on her. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

in_focus
2011-05-19 12:27 am UTC (link)

There was a silence in which it was pretty clear Mia was debating between losing her shit and or just giving up. Surprising even herself, she opted for the latter. "I would never do this to you," she muttered, hanging up on him abruptly. She wished she had been on a landline so she could have slammed the phone down dramatically. Pressing a button wasn't doing it for her. So instead, she opted for punching her pillow. "Such a DICK!" Oops. She hoped her mom hadn't heard that one.

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