All Chapters of Step One; Don't Fall: Chapter 11

NOAH“Find a way to make it up to the man.” Nancy’s words float at the back of my mind once again, two days after the whole weekend debacle. “Apologize again, buy the guy lunch, maybe even cook dinner for him…”That proved to be easier said than done by the end of the second day.Theo’s modus operandi, if I can call it that, after that day became what he was used to—avoiding me every single time we were in the same room or just flat out ignoring my existence. So imagine my surprise when I receive a notification a few minutes into prepping the ingredients for dinner with Nancy, open my phone, and find a text from Mr. Grouchy himself.My heart skips a beat the moment I read the content.CAPTAIN: Stop texting me, Noam.CAPTAIN: You’re making me miss important updates.Shit.He even manages to get my name wrong on text.Anyway, yes, I might have been texting Theo like some crazy ex ever since Nancy gave me that advice. Don’t blame me. And naturally, I never receive a response.ME: Very, v