Thanks for the reviews :) There will be no Mellie/Fitz engagement..i'm not that patient.
Sunday September 16, 2007 – 8:30 pm
Fitz is messaging me, what do I do? Do I ignore him? Is he Mellie's boyfriend? I don't know what to do?
Fitz: Are you there?
Olivia: What's up?
Fitz: Just wanted to make sure you were okay, you seem irritated by Andrew last night
Olivia: He brought up something from my past that bothered me.
Fitz: I'm sorry about that, I wouldn't have invited him if I'd known he was going to be an ass.
Olivia: You didn't know, it's ok.
Fitz: I'm glad you're ok.
Olivia:
Fitz: Did you have a good rest of your birthday?
Olivia: Yeah, we went and saw Superbad today, it was awesome.
Fitz: Nice, I've been meaning to see it.
Olivia: You totally should, it was so funny. Mellie would probably see it with you.
Fitz: Yeah I guess, she's not the one I'd want to go see it with.
Olivia: Maybe, you could take Jake.
Fitz: Could we maybe hang out sometime as friends?
After seeing that post, I froze, part of me was screaming yes and the other part was asking what about Mellie.
Olivia: I'm not sure, what about Mellie?
Fitz: Mellie and I are not exclusive. I'm not asking to date you just to be your friend. If you don't want to, just say so.
Olivia: It's not that I don't want to, I just don't want to hurt her feelings.
Fitz: We could go see the movie as a group outing then.
Olivia: That would be fun.
Fitz: Jake's calling, I've got to go, we'll figure out the movie thing later in the week.
I sat back, was that awkward, should I not have said anything about Mellie? I called Abby, needing girl talk.
"Hello?" she answered the phone.
"Hey Abs, I have a question, need your opinion?"
"Sure," she said.
I read her my conversation on Facebook with Fitz, she listened and then started laughing. "What's so funny?" I asked.
"It sounds like he wants to hang out with you by yourselves," she said.
"Yeah, but what about Mellie? She's totally into him, and you know how she is with guys she dates, we're never allowed to date them afterwards, not that we would because her taste in men is totally different from ours, but I like him and ugh," punching my couch cushion felt good.
"I don't know what to tell you, I think if you hung out with him by yourself, it wouldn't be so bad, because he and Mellie aren't defined as exclusive yet, if they were then it would be weird, since you're her friend, but maybe you should hang out with him by yourself, if you want to," she was playing both sides of the argument.
"You're supposed to help me make a decision, not make it more confusing," I whisper shouted into the phone.
"Think of it this way, is he worth the friendship you have with Mellie?" Abby asked seriously.
I was silent, thinking about it, Mellie and I had been friends for more than 10 years. I didn't feel like she could say anything against Fitz and I hanging out as friends.
"I've got to think about it," I said into the phone. "Thanks for listening to me."
We said our goodbyes and hung up.
I sat on the couch unsure of what to do. I sat there for a while, had a glass of wine, got into my pajamas and went to bed.
Wednesday September 19, 2007
My phone buzzed, I was sitting at my desk, it was after 5 and my boss was waiting for a call so I had to stick around to type up the memo for my boss based on the outcome of the call.
I picked up my phone and saw that Fitz had sent me a message on Facebook.
Fitz: Superbad tonight at 7 at Sundance Cinemas? Mellie and Quinn are in.
Olivia: See you there.
Fitz:
Arching an eyebrow, I tossed my phone back in my bag. I hadn't heard from Mellie all week, I'm surprised she was coming to see Superbad again since she didn't seem to like the humor from the movie when we saw it on Sunday.
The phone rang in my boss's office, distracting my attention. I walked through to her office with my notepad.
6:45 p.m.
I bought my ticket, walked into the movie theatre, my phone buzzed.
Fitz: We're in the back left corner of the theatre.
Olivia: Be right there, buying some M&M's
Fitz: Chocolate or peanut?
Olivia: Chocolate
Fitz: A girl after my own heat
I dropped my phone into my purse like a hot potato. Paying for my chocolate, I walked into the theatre, it was dark and the previews were rolling.
I walk down the rows and see a group of 3 people. I stop and walk down the row slowly. I stop and see that there is a seat on the left side of Fitz. Mellie and Quinn are together…sit by Quinn or sit by Fitz?
I sit next to Fitz, I rationalize it by deciding that it makes more sense than having to bump past all three of them.
The movie starts, I pull out my m&m's and open them. I nudge Fitz and offer him some. He takes some, I smile.
About halfway through the movie, I put the empty bag on the floor. I put my hand on the armrest and feel Fitz slowly take hold of my hand and link my fingers through his. My heart races. Friends hold hands…right?
More soon…