A/N: Sorry, guys, still stuck in the realm of Lie To Me, and now Lie To Me Fanfiction as well (;. If you like that fandom, I'll soon be posting stories for it under the Pen Name GingerLiar. Just awaiting my first two days to be up!
Anyways, this one's self-explanatory once it starts, I think.
Happy Sunday, everyone (:.
I hope you enjoy!
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Tina knows she shouldn't, but she can't help a stab of jealousy in her heart when she sees Brittany wheeling him down the hall.
Because she used to be the only one he trusted to do that. He told her once that he didn't like giving over the reins to anyone, didn't like the feeling of not having control. Needless to say that after that conversation she'd appreciated the gesture so much more every time he let her push him around the school. But now that perfect (if rather dim), blonde Cheerio is doing it, and how the heck is she supposed to compete with that?
She remembers shortly after that she's not in that competition any longer. She's dating Mike now, and they go on nice Asian dates, and hang out at his house with his nice Asian parents; but she can't help it if maybe she's a little totally sick and tired of all the nice, Asian-ness! She misses hanging out with Artie, and watching Star Wars and Star Trek, and listening to him play guitar for her when they'd lie on his bed … She missed him, period.
Because even if they broke up and she's (they're both, actually) with someone else, he's her best friend. And even if they haven't spoken in forever, he'll continue to be. He'll always be that person she wants comfort from when she's upset, because he knows her well enough – better than anyone else – to care for her in a way that Mike just doesn't understand.
But now it seems he's moved on too, and she isn't sure what to make of that. She can't deny that she liked it better when he was pining over her … Because she can't stand the thought of him being with anybody else; she can't find the strength within her to happily step back and leave the path clear for him be happy with anyone else. It's selfish of her, she knows; to want him to either be with her, or be miserable (especially when she's taken that first option away from him).
Even though logically, she knows that she should.
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