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Now shall we see how far Morgana is from getting over Merlin?


Double Date?

Or maybe not.

Even though Gwaine was a great guy and extremely handsome, they had both come to the conclusion that nothing would happen between them. It was probably for the best anyway. He had become a great friend and even better drinking partner. He was always good as someone to help wash away the stresses of the day. She knew that she could always rely on him to make sure she had a good time.

It was a shame that they wouldn't be more. Gwaine was just the person that Morgana could see herself going out with. The nights would always head the direction that most people would want them to go but after a few awkward kisses, it just didn't feel right for both of them.

Morgana handed him a glass before opening up the wine and pouring it into the glass.

"So where is this room mate?" Gwaine asked when she sat down on the sofa next to him.

"Out more than likely. With his girlfriend, more than likely."

"Is someone jealous?" He teased.

"God no." She said a bit too quickly for her own liking. "I haven't really seen him today and he isn't one to text so I haven't spoken to him today. They are a cute couple. Sometimes too cute."

Gwaine laughed before laying his arm on the back of the sofa, just behind Morgana. "You don't need to explain."

"I have known him for so long. He is a great friend."

"I know. Arthur goes on about him all the time but we have never met him. Maybe I have met him, I was just too drunk to remember."

"That sounds like you."

They heard the door close and Merlin shouted out to Morgana.

"Lounge." She shouted back.

"I hope your are hungry. I would have called ahead but my phone ran out of charge. But, bearing in mind that you still have the same thing that you had a secondary, I thought I would be safe." Merlin stepped into the room. "Hello." He said when he saw them both on the sofa.

"Hi." Gwaine said. "So you are the infamous Merlin that I have heard so much about."

"Gwaine, finally a meeting that you will remember." Merlin paused and looked at the bag of food. "I didn't realise that there would be four of us."

"Don't worry, I will just eat what is left over. Anyway I am sure you could do something magical."

Morgana burst out laughing. "Oh my god, Arthur likes to keep a joke up doesn't he?"

"At least I am his trusted advisor." Merlin teased.

"Do you really think I want to be the evil, magical step-sister?"

"Yeah but it does suit your personality."

Morgana rolled her eyes at him. She turned to Gwaine and saw the smile that he was giving her.

"A great friend." Gwaine repeated from earlier.

"Shut up."

"Oh, hello." Freya said as she joined them.

The smile on her face confirmed an earlier suspicion that Morgana had. Freya knew that she had a crush on Merlin and now thought that her and Gwaine were going out, thus not putting her relationship at risk. Morgana knew that the questions would come and she didn't really know how to tackle them.

"Morgana, why don't you help me plate up?" Merlin said.

"Sure." She replied and put her wine down on the table before joining him in the kitchen.

Merlin got the plates out and the few moments of silence between them felt like a lifetime. She waited for the question or statement to come, thinking up ways that she could answer it.

"You never mentioned that you were seeing someone." He said with a hint of jealousy in his voice.

"I didn't realise that I had to tell you."

"No, you didn't."

Morgana sighed. "I asked Gwen to set me up with a date and she chose Gwaine. I suppose we have gone on a few dates but it just hasn't really worked out. We have both decided that it would just be better off being friends and I mean, he isn't a bad friend to have."

"I would have thought he would have been your type."

"Looks and personality wise, yes. Just we didn't click. I want someone I click with."

If anything, Merlin looked a little embarrassed. She knew that both him and Freya had jumped to the same conclusion and she probably would too if she saw them as they were.

"Shall we eat?" Merlin eventually said.

"God yes. I am starving."

"Merlin, did you know he was a model?" Freya said when they rejoined them.

"He has the looks for it." Merlin commented.

"He certainly does." Morgana added.

Gwaine gave her a wink before take the plate being offered to him. Morgana smiled. Oh how she wished that something would could have worked out between them. It would have made things so much easier for all of them. She cursed herself for not being as attracted to him as she should be.

"So how long have you known each other for?" Freya asked.

"A few weeks now." Gwaine replied.

Morgana took a deep breath. She had explained to Merlin. Gwaine could explain to Freya.

"A few weeks? It took Merlin months to even have the courage to speak more than two words to me, let alone ask me on a date."

"Yeah, a few weeks. We were kinda set up together. A blind date."

"You knew more about me than I did of you. I don't think it was very blind." Morgana commented.

"I don't think Gwen did give me a very accurate description of you. She said that you were very pretty. I would say you were gorgeous."

Morgana wanted to wince at how couplely they sounded. She could only see Freya's smile get bigger.

"You know what we should do?" Freya said after a while.

Not double date. Not double date. Morgana thought.

"We should double date."

Morgana turned straight to Gwaine.

"Double date? We couldn't do that." Gwaine said.

"Why not?"

"Because it would help if we were dating in the first place. We are just friends. It didn't work out."

"Oh sorry, just I presumed by the way that you were."

"No." Gwaine said before taking a mouthful of food.

Freya's smile dropped the moment Gwaine said that they were just friends and if Morgana thought that Freya knew that she had a crush on Merlin before, she knew it now.