~Chapter Fourty-One~

                                    

                                          
Jared knocks on Evans hotel room. "Ev?"
                          
"Come in!" He's got all sorts of papers spread out on the bed with him, laptop next to him, Skyping Zoe. Jared walks in,
                          
"Hey Ev-"
                          
"Jared??"
                          
"Zoe??" Evan grins brightly. He's so happy. Jared's here, Zoe called him, no one has brought up he who shall not be named yet. Jared's sits on the empty space next to Evan. 
                          
"Heeeyyyy"
                          
"She called and offered to help me study for the test I've got to take as part of my project." He's so happy right now, almost all of his favorite people right here. Amazing.
                          
"Well I was just stoppin' by. Might as well leave you to your trees? Come back tonight?" 
                          
"Wait wait a minute," Zoe stops them. "Are you two...?"
                          
Evan blushes a little and chuckles. "Yep. Have been a while, Zo."
                          
"Oh my god, I know that would happen at some point. There's no wonder Jared asked for your-"
                          
"NOTHING. I never asked for anything. And YOU didn't either." Evan is confused.
                          
"..alright. Fine. Never mind."
                          
"Uh... Okay. Well, it's love if you came back tonight, too answer your question, Jared." he kisses his cheek. "Unless you wanna stay and hear me mumble about pollen and stuff."
                          
"Well I really was just gonna go back to the dorm and play COD with Michael. I don't have a lot to do. Treeboy." Zoe snorts at the name
                          
"whatever you want to do, Jared."
                          
"I'll.... stay."
                          
"All right, cool." this is so nice. Evan is so full of love right now. Jared just ends up sitting there on his phone next to Evan. Making a comment every now and then. Evan makes small comments to Jared every now and then, and they're all really cute, about his hands or his face, or plants, or his eyes. He's so lovey today. He's in a very good mood. But then there's Jared who calls him, Treeboy and Nerd. He figures it's just how Jared shows affection. By the time their finished, Jared's head is in Evans lap as he strokes his hair. They're just talking about college now, Zoe and Evan chatting about classes, eventually shifting to dorm life to allow Jared to contribute if he wishes.
                          
"Yeeeaaahhh, I have a four person dorm that consists of three other idiots."
                          
"It's lovely there, they're all very nice. I've just got a two man room with one roommate. What's yours like, Zoe?"
                          
"I've also only got one roommate and she's chill. Name's Lindsay. She's great."
                          
"It's a shame we couldn't have ALL gone to the same college." he chuckles.
                          
"That'd be a mess."
                          
"Yeah, but we'd still see each other all the time." he sighs, continuing to card his fingers through Jared's hair. "I know a couple people I'd love to still see every day."
                          
"There is a way. It's called skype."
                          
"Yeah, but with that I can't do this." he leans down and kisses Jared's forehead. Jared smiles. 
                          
"That just makes these even better when I come to visit." He leans up and kisses him sweetly. Evan smiles against his lips and only parts when he remembers Zoe. She's just smiling.
                          
"You guys are cute"
                          
"Thanks Zo."
                          
"I mean it."
                          
"You too."
                          
"Aww thanks Jared!"
                          
"He's right. You're adorable."