Author's Note: Yeah, another story for me to not finish. It's a bit darker than usual, so beware.
Also, it's a Seddie. Yes, I know that I dislike the pairing. But this… well, it demanded to be written.
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"Friends are just people who haven't fucked you over yet."
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I watch her face in the darkness of the night, practically glowing. Her hair cascades down her back. Everything is right.
She turns her head and glares. I put my eyes to the floor.
She knows that this happens. She knows that I stare at her during the night, during the day, anytime. Love has no clock. Love knows no boundaries.
I know that there's a fine line between love and obsession. I don't know which side of that line I'm on. It doesn't matter. I'll still watch her. Always.
She picks up her finger and bites her fingernails. When they come back down to her side, they are bloody. She wipes them on her jeans without a second thought.
I stare at her. She does nothing. Until it gets on her nerves. Finally, she says something about me being a dork and I look down at my hands. I'm nervous now. I always am when I talk to her.
An insult rolls off of my tongue. It feels heavy and bitter, like the cough of a cigarette. It doesn't feel right. I should tell her how much I love her, not how I feel bad for her husband.
She makes another comment and I stay silent. I'm not paying attention to what she's saying. I never do.
Carly wakes up from her spot on the couch and sits up. Her hair is messed up. She smiles weakly before staring at the TV, some random show, before lying back down. Sam makes a comment and my heart jumps.
Sam. What a good name. Don't you agree?
She stares at the screen. I stare at her face. It's a ritual, actually. We do this every time we stay the night at the Shay household. I doubt it bothers any of us. Certainly not me, though.
She looks at me and I sigh.
I wish I had the nerves to say something to her, tell her how I feel. But I know that that's not going to ever happen. I'm safer just staring.
Which is what I do.
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Author's Note: No comment.
