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A/N: So far so good. Thanks to everyone who reviewed!
Tea had spent the morning avoiding both Tony and Michelle. She knew it wouldn't last but she wanted to think a little, formulate a plan on what to say to either of them once she saw them. She knew Tony would never tell Michelle what happened and that it would be her decision on when, not if, she would tell Michelle. She didn't want to keep something like this from Michelle. They were friends, always had been and hearing it from anyone else would surely end that friendship before Tea could explain. She headed to the cafeteria with Daisy and knew she would have to act indifferent until she could speak to Tony alone and clarify things for once and for all with him.
"Your head still fogged up?" Daisy asked when she noticed how Tea seemed to be somewhere else.
"What? Oh, nah, just thinking about a few things." Tea replied.
"Anything I need to know?"
"No. if there was you know I'd tell you so I could get your 'sage' advice."
Daisy rolled her eyes. "You mean just plain common sense? That I can definitely provide."
Tea laughed, "Yeah, that."
Their friends were already seated at their table and as they approached, Tony looked up at Tea, a question in his eyes. Tea shifted her gaze and greeted everyone before sitting next to Abbud. Abbud and Chris were entertaining everyone else with their expectations for the party tonight. Tea joined in occasionally, blatantly ignoring the looks Tony would throw across the table. Michelle's sitting right there dumbass! Sometimes Tony's actions made her so mad then he'd turn around and say something smooth or charming and bounce right out of trouble. Finally she couldn't take it anymore.
"Tony, you wanna come with me for a sec?"
"Okay," Tony answered before getting up and following her out of the cafeteria.
"Tony?" Michelle asked as she noticed him getting up from the table.
"Don't worry. Tea's just trying to get out of me helping her find someone," Tony replied with a smirk.
Tea narrowed her eyes but didn't respond before heading towards the hallway. Tea took a quick look back at the table and noticed that almost everyone had continued their conversation. Michelle had a small frown on her face but she shrugged before facing Chris and Abbud again.
She kept walking until she found an empty classroom and walked in, knowing Tony was right behind her.
"You have to stop calling me okay?"
"Only when you admit it."
"Admit what, Tony?"
"That we could work. I matched you good and you just don't want to admit the fact that I, a guy, matched you." Tony replied with a smirk.
"Are you serious right now? Our conversation wasn't boring and you danced with me so now I must like you?" Tea asked incredulously.
"Yeah." Tony simply answered.
"Uh..how about no. I told you already. I" Tea pointed to herself" am a lesbian, in other words I like girls and you," she pointed to Tony, "are not a girl ergo it's so not going to happen."
"You said you were looking for someone who was interesting, who could keep you interested. Well, didn't I do that? Don't I do that?"
"What part of 'I'm gay' do you not get? Did you ever think that maybe we're so compatible because our personalities are similar? We have zero chemistry and you have a dick."
"We do have chemistry. We hooked up." Tony answered with a frown.
"And I laughed! I know you're used to girls falling all over themselves for you but not this time Tony. It was enjoyable to the point of hilarious. I was drunk and not thinking straight. One night with Tony Snyder, as hard as it is for you to get, isn't going to make me straight."
"You just haven't given it a chance and you're a coward for it."
"No Tony. I just know who I am and who I want and it's not you."
Tony had stopped smirking. "You'll never find a girl who can keep you as interested as I can. All because you're too scared to take a chance. With me."
Tea sighed. "Even if I wasn't gay Tony I wouldn't do that to Michelle. Remember her? She's your girlfriend and my friend."
"Forget Michelle for a minute and just be honest with me. Take a chance with me and I can show you that we could work."
Tea shook her head. He doesn't get it at all! "I'm gay Tony. G-A-Y. That isn't going to change now, tomorrow or even next year. So please stop calling and stop with the staring. It's beginning to creep me out." She picked up her bag from where she had placed it on the floor and began to walk towards the door.
"Fine. But don't expect me to still be here when you realize your mistake Tea." Tony called out to her as she walked out of the classroom. Tea shook her head again. She had had enough. If Tony couldn't take it, it wasn't her problem anymore.
She didn't go back to the cafeteria knowing that Tony would try to get her back for rejecting him. He's going to try anyways, it's Tony and Tony hates losing at anything. She still had to figure what to do about Michelle and she didn't want Tony jeopardizing that with his bullshit.
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