Surprise
Chapter One
We all watch the door of the choir room waiting for it to open. Trust him to be late. I glance over at Lea as if it is her fault that her best friend can't turn up on time. I hear Ryan clear his throat.
"Lea could you please call him." I try not to flinch inwardly at the irritation in his voice. It takes a lot to wind Ryan up and Jon has done it with perfection. Lea nods and walks into the halls of Mckinley.
"What is wrong with that guy?" Amber whispers into my right ear.
"Do you want a list?" I ask sarcastically. I wanted to get started so I could get home early and just curl up on my sofa with a book. Amber goes to respond but we all look up as Lea enters with Jon in tow. A million butterflies start to flutter in my stomach at the sight of him but I squash them down. How could you be almost an hour late for work! Though, I'll give the guy his due he does look apologetic. Ryan just glares at him waiting for a response. Jon looks over at him sheepishly and shuffles over to his seat.
"Sorry." I hear him murmur. Ryan just lifts an eyebrow waiting for a bit more of an explanation.
"I overslept and then I couldn't find my phone." He speaks to the floor and I keep my eyes narrowed at him.
"What an idiot." I murmur. Nay nudges my shoulder playfully from behind me. I turn a fraction in my seat and smile at her.
"Well can we start rehearsal please." Ryan claps his hands together and Matt takes his place in front of us and immediately turns into Mr. Shue and Jon goes to stand next to him, turning into Jesse St. James. I watch the way he stands and portrays Jesse St. James to perfection and swallow harshly. I shift in my seat trying to hide the growing problem in my jeans. Jonathan opens his mouth to say his line and I shiver slightly at the sound of his voice and I hear her Amber chuckle next to me and cross my arms. The next few minutes go by slowly but soon I hear Ryan call the rehearsal to a finish.
"Seeing as it is now lunch you can all head to the cafeteria. Unfortunately, because of a certain someone you will be staying here until sex." He says seriously. I glare at Jon in annoyance and get a brief feeling of satisfaction at the blush on his face. I feel Amber grab my hand as we walk with everyone else to the cafeteria.
"Come on Chris, it isn't that bad." I can't tell whether she's talking about my unrequited feelings for Jon or the fact that said crush has made it so that we have to stay here an hour later. I decide to go for the latter, not wanting everyone to know about my feelings for him.
"I was looking forward to my own lasagne and a book."
"What book?" Kevin asks me as he falls into pace beside me.
"The Magician's Apprentice by Trudi Canavan." I respond.
"You have a bit of an obsession with fairy tales don't you Chris?" I hear an arrogant voice ask me from behind. I turn so that I am walking backwards and give Jon a menacing look.
"It's not a fairytale! It's more of a Harry Potter genre." I retort with my hands on my hips. I can see this ending badly with me walking backwards but I don't stop glaring at him.
"A fairytale then." He shrugs. I suppress the urge to push him, not wanting to harm Lea who is holding onto his hand, smiling slightly.
"Just because my imagination is much more broader than yours." I snap.
"I expect that imagination of yours helps you whilst you touch yourself then." He remarks casually. My jaw drops to the floor and I stop walking. What a pompous prick going on about such private things.
"What's wrong with you!" I yell. He flinches at the sound of my raised voice and I smirk.
"Jeez Chris it was only a joke, no need to get so wound up." I grunt and turn away from him, walking straight past Amber and Kevin and into the cafeteria. I ignore everyone and get a BLT, choosing a seat by the window. I concentrate on my sandwich, acting as though no one else exists.
I swallow my last bit of sandwich and look up to see Jon sitting opposite me. How long has he been sitting there for? I sit back in my seat with my eyebrows raised waiting for an explanation.
"Chris I'm sorry." He blurts out. I raise my eyebrows further sceptically. "I'm a dick, I know. I didn't mean for it to seem harsh you know." He continues apologetically. I rub my eyes and study him carefully.
"You've done a lot of that today." I say slowly.
"Done a lot of what?" I asks confused.
"Apologising." I remark coldly. He looks down at the table sheepishly and I sigh irritated.
"I'd apologise again but I get the feeling that I would just annoy you." I half expect him to pout but instead he gives me a calculating look. Something he's been doing quite a lot recently.
"Chris!" I hear a familiar voice shout across the cafeteria.
"Dare!" I yell back, getting up from my seat to give him a hug. He pulls out of the embrace and grins like a dork at Jon and then back at me. Besides Amber and Lea, he is the only other person who knows about my feelings for Jon. Anyone who doesn't realize that his grin is a knowing one, would think that he is gay and is having some weird threesome fantasy.
"Jon." He nods at the man still sitting in his seat.
"Dare." He nods back.
"Well I'll see you later Jon. Come on Dare let's get on with this scene." I smile kindly at him. "Even though, I'm stuck here until six anyway because of someone!" I continue, louder this time so that Jonathan could hear. Darren gives me a quizzical look.
"He was late for rehearsal this morning, so Ryan's made it so that we have to stay till six to make sure that everything is done on schedule." I explain. He just grins and I know that he's trying to suppress a laugh. I shove him lightly and we walk over to the next set.
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