Title: The Problem With You
Summary: Penny/Jake angst junk. I don't really know what it follows. Penny loves Jake but he doesn't know, Jake is in one of his confused Dylan phases but he still likes her, and Dylan thinks she might have feelings for Jake. But Jake and Penny haven't kissed or anything. He hasn't yet acknowledged the chemistry between them.
Person of Voice: Penny/Jake
Notes: I wrote it a while ago, and I found it the other day, so I updated it a bit and decided to post it.
Feedback: Love it. Please review! (Or email me at kathleen@michellebranch.ca)
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------Penny-------
I sit and watch him gawk over her. It makes me nauseous.
Oh, what a surprise. She's smiling again. *Gag* Give me a break. Maybe she has injections put in her lips every morning that makes them smile, 'cause let's face it, no one is that happy all the time.
Or are they?
Maybe it's just that I'm never happy. With anything. I wonder why.
Then I see him smiling and flirting with her and remember: that's why.
And I'm nauseous all over again.
-------Jake---------
I laugh and flirt with Dylan. A smile plastered on my face. Am I being obvious?
I glance over at Penny and she looks completely disgusted. I take that as a yes to my question and I frown.
"Well, I should get back to work," says Dylan.
"Yeah, sure, I'll talk to you later," I smile again.
"Okay! Bye!" Dylan walks off.
I grab a mug and pour some coffee. I keep glancing at Penny. She's just flipping through a magazine, not saying a word. Not even an insult. She is really quiet.
It's strange.
"Penn?" I ask, somewhat cautious.
"Yeah?" she replies, without looking up, still flipping through her magazine.
"You okay?"
"Fantastic," she says, sounding sarcastic.
"What's wrong?"
"Nothing," she sighs, putting down her magazine and starting to work.
"You sure?"
"Yes, Jake," she says annoyed, finally looking at me.
"Okay," I say, and I walk into my office.
I know she's lying. There is something wrong. I just can't quite tell what it is.
------Penny-------
I sit at my desk, doodling on my pad of paper.
Why would he think there was something wrong? Nothing was wrong. That's so stupid. What would be wrong? Nothing had happened since the last time we'd talked. I mean, I just went out, sat at my desk, and watched him flirt endlessly with Dylan. The obviousness of his crush on her was a little bit embarrassing, but I wasn't bothered by it.
Why couldn't I just admit it? Why couldn't I just accept the fact that I'm in love with him?
I should just tell him. If I tell him, I'll have to deal with it.
And maybe when I deal with it, I'll get over it.
And maybe when he knows, he'll realize he loves me too.
Okay, that last part won't happen. He doesn't love me. He never will.
So, to keep our friendship as it is, I just need to deal with it some other way. Telling Jake that I'm in love with him will ruin the only kind of relationship I will ever have with him. And I don't want that to happen.
I just have to let it go. I just have to forget about those feelings.
Just then I see him walk from his office and bump into Dylan again. More laughing, more talking, more flirting.
More nausea.
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Let me know what you think. More chapters soon.
Summary: Penny/Jake angst junk. I don't really know what it follows. Penny loves Jake but he doesn't know, Jake is in one of his confused Dylan phases but he still likes her, and Dylan thinks she might have feelings for Jake. But Jake and Penny haven't kissed or anything. He hasn't yet acknowledged the chemistry between them.
Person of Voice: Penny/Jake
Notes: I wrote it a while ago, and I found it the other day, so I updated it a bit and decided to post it.
Feedback: Love it. Please review! (Or email me at kathleen@michellebranch.ca)
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------Penny-------
I sit and watch him gawk over her. It makes me nauseous.
Oh, what a surprise. She's smiling again. *Gag* Give me a break. Maybe she has injections put in her lips every morning that makes them smile, 'cause let's face it, no one is that happy all the time.
Or are they?
Maybe it's just that I'm never happy. With anything. I wonder why.
Then I see him smiling and flirting with her and remember: that's why.
And I'm nauseous all over again.
-------Jake---------
I laugh and flirt with Dylan. A smile plastered on my face. Am I being obvious?
I glance over at Penny and she looks completely disgusted. I take that as a yes to my question and I frown.
"Well, I should get back to work," says Dylan.
"Yeah, sure, I'll talk to you later," I smile again.
"Okay! Bye!" Dylan walks off.
I grab a mug and pour some coffee. I keep glancing at Penny. She's just flipping through a magazine, not saying a word. Not even an insult. She is really quiet.
It's strange.
"Penn?" I ask, somewhat cautious.
"Yeah?" she replies, without looking up, still flipping through her magazine.
"You okay?"
"Fantastic," she says, sounding sarcastic.
"What's wrong?"
"Nothing," she sighs, putting down her magazine and starting to work.
"You sure?"
"Yes, Jake," she says annoyed, finally looking at me.
"Okay," I say, and I walk into my office.
I know she's lying. There is something wrong. I just can't quite tell what it is.
------Penny-------
I sit at my desk, doodling on my pad of paper.
Why would he think there was something wrong? Nothing was wrong. That's so stupid. What would be wrong? Nothing had happened since the last time we'd talked. I mean, I just went out, sat at my desk, and watched him flirt endlessly with Dylan. The obviousness of his crush on her was a little bit embarrassing, but I wasn't bothered by it.
Why couldn't I just admit it? Why couldn't I just accept the fact that I'm in love with him?
I should just tell him. If I tell him, I'll have to deal with it.
And maybe when I deal with it, I'll get over it.
And maybe when he knows, he'll realize he loves me too.
Okay, that last part won't happen. He doesn't love me. He never will.
So, to keep our friendship as it is, I just need to deal with it some other way. Telling Jake that I'm in love with him will ruin the only kind of relationship I will ever have with him. And I don't want that to happen.
I just have to let it go. I just have to forget about those feelings.
Just then I see him walk from his office and bump into Dylan again. More laughing, more talking, more flirting.
More nausea.
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Let me know what you think. More chapters soon.
