"What? Dave would never hook up with my sister. They basically hate each other." This side of John that Roxy knew nothing about made her curious.
Shit, this isn't why I met John in the first place. Time to change the subject, Roxy thought. She cleared her head, trying to shake the idea of Dave and Jane out of her head. Right as she started to speak, John interrupted.
"So uh, we should go out some time, like, to a movie or something." He cleared his throat, trying to make it seem like that timid 'Jonathan' she met a few minutes ago has transformed into the masculine 'John'. Roxy blushed, thinking that he wouldn't come on strong, but she didn't mind one bit.
"Actually, I would like that, Johnny Cake." She smiled sweetly at him, he of course, tried to hide his blushing cheeks, especially with that Outsider's reference; but for the first time, Roxy was the one acting weird. Just a glimpse of his quirky, yet adorable face made her feel a strong beat on her chest, beating so hard that she could feel it in her ears, and now he wasn't the only one blushing. The beat grew stronger and stronger, making her breath more heavily; she couldn't even look at John directly without the painful heartbeat growing worse. The sweet smile has lost its sweet; all she had now was a goofy grin on her face.
"You okay? Are ya sick?" John asked, worried. Roxy merely shook her head, trying to act normal again. What the fuck is going on? She looked back at him, seeing how his expression changed this time from adorably shy to a cute, concerned face.
Why's he makin' me go all loopy? She rubbed her temple, calming her sudden nausea. She looked up again, and restored that cutesy smile she was lookin' for.
"Well," She got up, stumbling a little, but still keeping her balance.
"I should be on my way." You could see the disappointment in John's face, but you could also see the acceptance, too. He nodded, walked over to Roxy, and gave her a goodbye hug. She could feel like melting in his arms now. She wrapped her arms around his back, inhaling the Betty Crocker cake and Vanilla icing scent that is John's aroma. John also enjoyed Roxy's apple-tini scent; the festive smell did go well with her bubbly personality.
"Okay you two, what did I-" Jane stopped in front of the doorway, seeing them in between of their long and memorable embrace. She let out a small 'aw', and patiently waited there. Roxy was the first one to pull back, giving her the impression of maturity, but we all know Roxy isn't like that. She awkwardly tucked a strand of hair behind her ear, another strand she played with.
"So about the movie, how does tomorrow sound?" John said, his confidence risen. The blonde nodded, still left speechless by their long hug. She gave him another quick hug goodbye and descended down the stairs. Jane, of course, went behind her. As she walked her outside, the excitement was almost overflowing from Miss Lalonde.
"Aww, gee wilikers, Jane, didja see that? Who knew your brother was such a gentleman!" She giggled, still a little loopy.
"Anyway, speakin' of men, who was the shades fellow you were canoodling with outside?" Jane immediately stopped in her tracks.
"W-who, Dave?" She sputtered in her own guilt, obviously Ms. Crocker wasn't the best liar around. She laughed nervously, only making the scenario worse.
"Oh, I w-was just informing him on, the um, baking convention coming up next month. You see, h-he's grown a liking to baking, and I thought it would be friendly to-"
"Janey, we both know that cookin' convention is in 5 months, and that you're lyin' to me. I saw you giggling, and-and sweet talkin' each other, and that seems like somethin' you would do if you were CANOODLING, Janey!" Roxy was never one to raise her voice, nonetheless at her own best friend, but she felt betrayed. The only thing Jane could do now is to simply keep her mouth shut.
"Janey, I thought we were bff-sies! Keepin' secrets from each other isn't what BFF-sies do!" Jane sighed in frustration, and left Roxy to walk home on her own.
Some best friend, thought the alcoholic. She stormed off onto the street, getting her anger get the best of her, but she knew she had to calm down. She couldn't stay mad at her best friend. That's just not how the relationship works.
"So I see you and Roxy are much closer after merely one day, that's a good sign." Jane pinched her brother's cheeks as a sign of pride. He had no choice but to accept her smothering; he sort of liked it when she did this anyway.
"Yeah, Roxy sure is great." His mind drifted off to Roxy again, her smile, her giggle, the way she had an amazing taste in movies was uncanny for a movie connoisseur like John. His mind went from his beloved Roxy to what she told her.
"Hey, so, not to butt in on your personal life but; is it true you and Dave are-" Jane covered his mouth as if by instinct. She shook her head in disapproval, and John didn't even bother to continue with his question.
"On another hand, what are you going to wear at your date tomorrow?" Jane continued on another topic, a topic John knew nothing about.
"Gee, is the name 'date' really suitable for tomorrow?" John scratched his head in confusion. He wasn't necessarily a 'Ladies Man', and the only date he's ever been on in his whole life was a play date when he was 5; and he wasn't good around ladies anyway.
"Of course it's a date! It's just going to be you and her, is it not?" Now that John thought about it, it WAS going to be him and her. Alone. In a dark room, where anything might happen. They could even kiss, if they wanted, of course, the only education John has on that is from his movies, he has never actually kissed a girl. Well, Nanna was a girl, but that didn't count; it was on the cheek, and she's his grandmother, but still. There was still a lot for John to learn.
