Chapter 1960
“Stella, I’ve saved a lot of money. Can I take you out to play tomorrow? No Uncle Keegan this time,” Coco said via voice message.
Stella paused for a moment, then grinned. “Sure, but I’ve got something going on during the day. Can we meet up in the evening?”
Coco, who hadn’t slept yet, texted almost instantly, [Okay!]
Perhaps feeling she was too forward, she took a while to type another message, [Stella, why are you not asleep yet?]
[Just waiting for your Uncle Keegan,] Stella replied.
[Is he working overtime again?] Coco questioned.
[Sort of.]
Coco then sent another voice message saying, “You’re a nice person, Stella.”
Stella was confused.
“Uncle Keegan said you’re a good-looking, a good cook, and a good actor. Now that I’ve met you, I think you’re better than he described. Chatting with you is great. You’re good at comforting me. And you’re nice because you wait for Uncle Keegan. Everything about you is nice. I really like you,” Coco explained.
Taken aback, Stella thought, ‘Do kids these days throw compliments around like nothing?’ She blushed.
But she had a question to ask Coco, so she just called Coco, “Coco, when’s your birthday?”
“Tomorrow.”
Her response left Stella stunned. “Tomorrow?”
“Uncle Keegan says I can pick any day for my birthday. If I wanna celebrate it tomorrow while hanging out with you, then tomorrow it is.”
Stella rubbed her temples and said, “Sweetie, I’m asking about the birthday on your records.”
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