Page 16 of Found
“Marc?” She’s confused, she thinks I mean his name but I mean who the fuck is he to her.
“Ya, how do you know him?” Jay is so good at playing fun and casual that I even almost believe he doesn’t care.
“Oh…” She looks uncomfortable and I feel nauseous. Is he her boyfriend?“He’s my exes best friend, he never stopped being friendly even though we broke up.”
That’s because he wants to fuck her, I could smell the lust pouring off himJayspits in our heads.
We are all stewing so we settle into silence as we walk to the coffee shop. I notice Jeremy trailing slightly behind us. I’m guessing his instincts won’t let him leave her after seeing a strange guy touching her.
We make it to the coffee shop but things are still awkward.
Someone say something and fix thisAjax sounds worried but I know he won’t be the one to speak up.
“Whatcha gonna get Aly?” Jay finally breaks the tension and we all sigh in relief. The silence was suffocating.
“A black coffee what about you?”
“Sounds good, I don’t know what I’ll get yet. Could I have a sip of yours?”
“Sure, I don’t mind sharing.”
“Perfect, neither do I” Talk about a double meaning. Jay looks like the cat that got the cream from the idea of sipping from the same cup as Aly. Honestly I’m a little jealous but I try to let it go.
We all order our drinks and I sneakily pay for Aly’s before she can notice.
“Oh, Nicoli you didn’t have to do that.”
“I wanted to and you can thank me by calling me Nic. Nicoli is just so formal.”
“Okay, well thank you, Nic,” she put extra emphasis on the Nic and I love hearing it from her.
We settle into our table and start pulling our books out when Aly takes me completely by surprise.
“So why are you guys hanging out with me so much?”
Sixteen
Aly
Okay don’t get me wrong I know I’m not ugly but when the five new guys on campus try to bring you into their friend group alarm bells start going off.
Yes, I’m super comfortable around them all, except Jeremy the dick, but even serial killers are charming.
So in the public safety of the coffee house I decide to ask why the heck they’re spending so much time with me.
Of course the only one who doesn’t look stunned into silence is Jeremy.
“No clue buttercup, it’s not like you bring anything new to the table.”
“I would be offended but that’s what I’m thinking, you guys have clearly all been friends for a while so what gives?”
Nic seems to figure out what to say next, shooting a dirty look at Jeremy first. “I think we just like hanging out with you, even old friends need to make new ones.”
“Just friends? You sure?” I ask. If we are going to have a friendship it’s important to set boundaries from the start. If I started dating one of them it could ruin a whole friendship.
“Ya and if something changes then we will all talk about it, okay?” Jay gives me what I now know is his signature goofy grin.
For some reason despite my doubts, I really trust them. Maybe we are all old souls who knew each other in another life or something.
