mackenzie missed chris. 

it had been a couple weeks since she left boston and resumed her classes at college. she had been calling or texting chris almost every night, much to ayla's annoyance. they were trying long distance and so far, it was working. 

only a little while more until she could go see him in los angeles for thanksgiving. she had been counting down the days until she could see him again.

"god, you look so miserable." emaan notices as she walks into the dorm. mackenzie was currently in bed with a very bad cold.

"i am miserable. i am conjested and i feel like shit. fucking seasonal allergies. every fucking year." she complains. emaan laughs as ayla comes back into the dorm, drying her hair.

"get the fuck out of bed, mack." ayla says. "i don't care of you're sick, we are going out right now."

"i'm not going." mackenzie says. "you cannot make me go if i'm deathly ill."

"stop being so dramatic." emaan rolls her eyes. "it's only allergies."

"only allergies, my ass." mackenzie grumbles. "i feel dead."

"you always feel dead." emaan points out.

"no i don't! ayla's the one who's sick every other week."

"true." ayla notes. "but you're still coming with us, we need a girls night."

"no, fuck you." mackenzie puts the blanket over her head. she heard emaan sigh.

"fine. we'll leave without you. bye, mack!" 

mackenzie heard the door close and lock a few moments later. already bored and regretting staying home, mackenzie opens snapchat and snaps chris.

SNAPCHAT

mack 💟💯🎉 sent a snap!

chris 🫶🙏🫂 sent a snap!

IMESSAGE

chris 💟

how sick are u

mack 💟

miserably sick

ayla and emaan went out for a girls night

but my stubborn ass didn't want to go

and now im regretting it

chris 💟

aw

ur just like me when im sick

mack 💟

let's have a disney plus party

chris 💟

im down

what will we watch

mack 💟

hmmm

OH

OH

THE MIGHTY DUCKS

ayla's sleeping over at emaan's tonight

so we can watch all three movies

chris 💟

is that the hockey movie

with the dawsons creek dude

mack 💟

yes

chris 💟

alright i'm almost home from my walk

can we facetime while we watch 

mack 💟

that's such a stupid question

of course

chris facetimed her ten minutes later. his headphones were plugged into his computer, where he had the groupwatch link that mackenzie had sent open, and he had his phone up against something, standing it up. mackenzie had her airpods connected to her laptop and her phone was charging and was propped up against the wall at the edge of the bed. 

"woah you look like shit." chris comments before she could say anything.

"fuck you." mackenzie feigns a hurt expression.

"i'm sorry." chris laughs. "hey, on the bright side, thanksgiving is in two weeks. and i spoke with madi and laura and their totally fine with you, declan, your parents, and emaan spending thanksgiving with us and my family. you finally get to meet justin, he's coming up to."

"woah, it's gonna be a full house." mackenzie replies. "declan's actually flying out there tonight because dad needed his help with something. and i'm gonna head out once classes finish next wednesday, so me and emaan should be there thanksgiving morning."

"matt's gonna be so psyched to see emaan again." chris says. "he's been planning to finally ask her to be his girlfriend and he has this whole thing planned it's great."

"aw, that's so cute." mackenzie grins. she sneezes and immediately frowns. "fuck." she muttered before grabbing a tissue from the bedside table and blowing her nose.

"bless you." chris states, suppressing a laugh. "want to watch the movie now?"

"thanks. and yes, please." she presses play on the screen and both teens start to focus on the movie. 

every now and then chris would steal glances at mackenzie while she smiled and laughed at the movie. he could tell this was one of her comfort movie series.

about halfway through the second movie, mackenzie had fallen asleep. not wanting to watch without her, chris paused the movie from his side and picked his phone up. he didn't hang up, but he started going on different apps, occupying his time while mackenzie slept soundly on the other end. 

after a couple hours, chris was lying on his bed, his phone on the charger and propped on his desk again while he ate a bowl of mac and cheese. he was writing something on a piece of paper. finishing his bowl of mac and cheese, he got up and placed the paper in front of the camera and left the room. a couple moments later, mackenzie woke up and stared at the paused movie on the laptop screen in front of her. she looked over at her phone to check if chris had left, but was met with a piece of paper scrawled with chris's handwriting.

taking a piss. brb.

laughing to herself, mackenzie picked her phone off the charger and checked the time. upon realizing she was asleep for more than two and a half hours, she also realized that chris had never left the facetime call and was just going about his day while keeping an eye on her. 

"oh, you're awake!" mackenzie's head snapped back towards her phone as she was met with a grin from chris.

"you didn't hang up." mackenzie said in awe. chris shrugged like it was nothing.

"of course i didn't. you're sick and home alone. someone had to be here in case you woke up and needed something."

"you are so..." mackenzie trailed off with a sigh.

"so what?" chris asks, a smug look growing on his face. "go ahead, say it."

"perfect." mackenzie finished. she wanted to add 'i'm actually in love with you' but she didn't know if it was too soon.

"you're so perfect too." chris replies with a smile. mackenzie stays quiet for a moment before opening her mouth to speak.

"i-"

"don't say it." chris stops her. mackenzie furrows her eyebrows.

"what?" she asks, confused as to what chris thinks she was going to say. if he knew what she was going to say, would he have stopped her?

"not over facetime." he says. "i know what you're going to say and i want to hear it from you for the first time in person. wait one more week."

"what?" mackenzie asks again incredulousy. there was no way chris actually knew she was about to tell him she loves him.

"i know what you're going to say. and the feeling is mutual, but let's wait until we're actually with each other. please." chris suggests. mackenzie's smile returns to her face, which was now turning pink. 

"okay." she responds. "i'll say it next week." chris smiles in return and is about to say something before being cut off by a voice.

"CHRIS GET OFF THE PHONE NOW." nick yelled from upstairs. "WE HAVE SHIT TO DO. CONTENT TO MAKE."

"OKAY, GIVE ME A SECOND." chris yells back. he turns back to mackenzie. "well, duty calls." 

"bye, chris!"

"bye, mack!" chris waves before hanging up.

"i love you." mackenzie finally says once he's gone. 

somehow, she didn't feel as sick anymore. happiness filled her mood as she quickly got out of bed and got dressed. she called emaan and ayla and told them she was joining them wherever they were before putting her shoes on and leaving the dorm. 

she could not wait for thanksgiving week.

maha speaks :)

hey bffs!! i really love this chapter i just love mackopher so much. 

fun fact: this chapter was sitting half finished for like three weeks before i decided to finish it today bc my writers block decided that it should be nice to me and it disappeared so i have ideas now.

do u guys want to have something happen before thanksgiving like a fight or something or should i keep it happy? i know what i'm gonna do but i also want your input in case i decide to change my mind