Stef
The second i saw her there i wanted to turn away. What is Mike doing? Hes insane if he really thinks i'm going to sit and make casual conversation with her.
"No absolutely not! Have you gone mad?" i asked and he laughed like it was a joke.
"Always so dramatic, i told you we were meeting up with an old friend" he reasoned as in an old friend would justify Lena.
"An old friend means someone we used to be close to and unfortunately because of life we drifted apart and i would like to sit down and catch up with them. Not somebody i was friends with as a kid and after a terrible crashing and burning episode we hate each other." i said and looked at the clueless girl. I'm going to assume she has no idea who she has agreed to meet with.
"Come on, Steph. We used to be inseparable when we were kids. You two were best friends. You were even that close in high school, is what happened between you two really that bad?" he asked and i rolled my eyes.
"Pretty much… can't we leave?" i asked and he laughed.I'm glad he is finding this amusing.
"I will never understand you girls…"
"Yeah were a mystery get over it" i joked.
"I don't get how you can stay as mad as you were ten years ago at someone. How do you keep a grudge alive when you haven't talked to them in a decade." he asked.
"Very easy." i said under my breath.
"Come on aren't you even a tad bit interested in seeing her again?" he asked and i sighed.
"If it's that awful i can make a run for it and bring the car back for you" he teased as i slapped him.
We walked out and sat at the table and i put on a fake smile.
"Oh hello, what a surprise" she said looking upset then put on her fake smile too.
"You and me both" i said under my breath and he mouthed to me to be nice.
"Well when you said you were bringing your wife along i was not expecting her to be your wife" she said her smile trying to pretend like she's happy for us.
"Oh didn't the asshole tell you i was his wife, what a Mike moment" i said and she was taken aback by my language.
"What it's a decent coffee shop not a fancy restaurant" i said when Mike glared at me.
"You're making it very hard for her to pretend you're a pleasant person to be around" he teased and Lena felt increasingly uncomfortable.
"Now Micheal not everybody gets that we are flirting please don't make her uncomfortable." i said but with some honesty. In no way is Mike actually trying to be brutally honest, even if there is some honesty in it, this is just how we flirt.
"She's joking" Mike lied and Lena laughed nervously.
"So what do you do for a living?" i have to make pleasantries with this woman, i should probably figure out something about her.
"Well I'm a math teacher at the local private school" she said and i smiled. Predictable, i always knew she would go into something involving math. She was always trying to tutor me when we were younger but normally it just ended with me just copying her answers for the homework.
"Thats great." i said.
"So what do you do?" she asked taking a sip of her coffee.
"Oh well me and Mike are both cops" i said.
"Didn't i tell you?" he said. "I'm sorry i apparently forgot to mention like everything" Mike said faking innocence. He knew exactly what he was doing, he set us up.
"Yeah like who your wife is" she said smiling at me. She's very good at making comments that are meant to be an insult sound like a nice gesture, she's genius. Why can't i have that skill? Thats so clever.
"Yeah so are you married?" i asked trying to keep it so i have control over the conversation.
"Oh no, i'm single. Taking a break from the whole dating scene for a bit" she said as if trying to lighten the mood of the conversation.
"Oh well the dating scene can be rough." i said when the waitress finally arrived. Why is it that they are always slowest when you need a distraction.
"What can i get you?" she asked. Mike ordered his usual and i was forced to order mine just minus the caffeine.
"Decaf, thats a change" Lena remarked. i can't count how many cups of coffee i have drank just to wake myself up before school, normally causing a caffeine high.
"Yeah well one of the downfalls of pregnancy is no caffeine" i said. She looked shocked briefly.
"Oh you're pregnant, congratulations both of you. You look great by the way" she said and i smiled.
"Oh thank you, i'm only like three months pregnant" i said.
Lena
I tried my best to smile and be polite but its obvious she doesn't want to be here either. How did we get to this point? We used to be amazing friends. Me, Stef and Mike have been friends since we were like two. Our parents were best friends and therefore we were raised to be friends too. All three of us were inseparable, especially me and stef, until our tenth grade year.
Flashback
She sat next to me and grabbed the blanket putting it over us.
"You don't even have popcorn?" I asked jokingly.
"No sorry just ran out" I said as she got closer to me. Within the last couple of months I've had a bit of a crush on her. I don't know what started it but I never saw it coming. She was my friend for as long as I could remember. We were raised together. I was never suppose to have a crush on a friend. I promised myself I wouldn't. She doesn't even know I'm a lesbian. The one person who does know is Mike, he walked in on me and my now ex-girlfriend kissing.
We were about half way through the movie when she laid her head on my shoulder. She was half asleep by the time her head was on my shoulder.
"Stephanie?" I asked as she snuggled up against me.
She happily moaned in her sleep.
"...is sleepy and wants Lena to let her sleep" she said. I put my arm around her and she cuddled in even closer.
Present
"Do you remember the time we snuck out and went to the beach and swam at like two in the morning?" i said and she burst into laughter. Maybe this won't be so bad if i keep us reminiscing.
"Oh that was so much fun" she said
"I wasn't invited to this?" Mike asked in mock offense.
"No you had cooties" she teased. i tried to get past how cute they seem together. i should have saw this coming after all they were always predicted to be together. They were always the high school sweethearts and i was the friend that was dragged along as a third wheel. I can't believe i'm really getting jealous of them again. So she broke your heart back then it's been like ten years get over it. She was nothing more than a high school crush and i'm not a stupid highschooler anymore.
"How old were we?" Mike asked.
"I don't know like eleven or twelve." Stef said.
"And i still had cooties?" he asked and i decided to try and make my way back into the conversation.
"Once you have cooties you always have cooties" i said and she laughed.
"Do you remember the time when we pretended to be his secret admirer and kept putting love letters in his locker?" Stef asked and i practically fell over laughing.
"Oh my god, that was great. He thought he was being stalked" i laughed and bit my lip when he looked my way.
"That was you two?" he asked and we both tried hard not to laugh but ended up giggling like children.
"Aww babe, you're a little slow" Stef said to him and i laughed harder.
"The picture.." i started and knowing what i was referencing she finished my sentence with me.
"...in your living room is crooked" With that we both laughed so hard people started to stare.
"Hey we should do this again" Stef said and i just smiled.
"I would like that" i said honestly.
Stef
I hate when Mikes right, he just has a smirk on his face that makes me want to smack him.
"Well for someone who was not going to forgive her you sure did forgive her" he teased and i just rolled my eyes.
"It's been ten years Mike it's time to let it go" i said and he gave me a shocked look.
"Whoa.. hold up a second.. are you.. are you saying i'm right?" he joked in fake surprise. I rolled my eyes, he can be so annoying sometimes.
"Yes Mike you're right" i said sighing. I won't hear the end of this.
"Wow.. this is what it feels like to be right. Well it's amazing, can i have that in writing so you can't deny this later" he said and i just flipped him off. He laughed satisfied with yourself.
The next day
She picked up a picture of me and Mike on our Wedding day as i got out a glass of wine.
"You look beautiful in this picture"she said as i poured myself a glass of water.
"Thanks, so theres nobody in your life?" i asked again trying to find something to talk about.
"Oh no, not right now. The lesbian dating scene is getting to be too much" she said and i was thankful her back was turned to me so she didn't see my surprised look. She's a lesbian?
"Oh you're gay" i said and felt like slapping myself.
"Is that a problem?" she asked a little bitterly.
"No no of course not, i'm sorry it just took me by surprise" i said and handed her a cup of wine. There was an awkward silence and i took a sip of wine, a big one. This is going to be a long night.