Chapter Fourteen: Love is Nothing
Merlotte's just had gotten over lunchtime rush. Ryan and his friends were still at the same spot. I cleaned some tables just to pass the time. Jason Stackhouse and Andy Bellefleur came in. I helped them to their table. I sat down at the bar until more people came in. "Hey! You look tired." Ryan said scaring the shit out of me. What is up with everybody scaring me? "Hey! You?!" I said being awkward. It's awkward around him. But when I tell him how I feel, Ryan will understand. "So I've been thinking about what you told me yesterday." I said contemplating on what I was gonna say. "And..." Ryan said anxious. "Ryan, I like you a lot. But I don't want us to be a couple. I didn't come here looking for relationships. I came for Sam's help. But I do want us to be friends." I said putting Ryan in the friendzone. The feeling ached my stomach, I just turn down the only human guy who actually cared who I was.
Sookie drove us home, after work. The look on Ryan's face when I turned him down was horrid. I knew what his pain felt like... because I went through the same exact thing at school.