Chris told Adam and Jay about their little contest, and it got the gauntlet started.
"Why not, man? I could use an extra hundred," Jay boasted.
"And what makes you think YOU'RE gonna get it?" Nora asked.
"Because I am the master, guess who thought up of YOUR little Mystery Man thing?"
"Hey! That was SO NOT YOU!!" Adam protested.
"It so was!"
"No it wasn't! It was MY idea!" Jeff interupted.
"No it wasn't! IT was MINE!" Jay and Adam said in unison.
"Enough, boys. Don't make me separate you now," Nora rolled her eyes. "Besides, this is a much more delicate situation that needs a woman's touch."
"Speaking of woman's touch, why don't you come here and give me some lovin?" Chris said.
"Chris, I do not apprecaite that."
"Sorry."
"Ouch! Boy is WHIPPED already!" Jeff snickered. Both Nora and Chris glared at him and he stopped laughing.
"My boyfriend is NOT whipped," Nora said walking over to Chris.
"Yeah, her boyfriend is not whipped," Chris repeated sticking out his tongue at Jeff.
"Very mature, Irvine," Jeff responded.
"Enough you two. Now, are we going to set down some rules, or is it just a free for all?" Jay said before Chris could answer to Jeff.
"I say that the only rule we have is just flat out telling them while they're in the same room," Adam said.
"Why is that?" Nora asked.
"Because that's no fun. Besides, they'll probably just get mad at us, and NEVER admit their feelings."
"Good point. Okay, is that it?" Nora asked the rest of the guys.
"Deal."
As the days progressed, the akwardness between Amy and Matt just increased. Neither of them were the same around each other, and they both noticed.
"Nora, I think Matt knows how I feel about him. And I don't think that's a good thing. He's been acting different around me, and I don't think he likes me," Amy expressed her concern while in a hotel room.
"Amy, have you ever thought that MAYBE, just MAYBE he likes you, and is just nervous around you because he doesn't know how you feel?"
"Yes, but that's not possible," Amy dismissed the thought.
"And why not?" Nora groaned.
"Because I'm not that lucky."
"Oh Ames! I wish you could just see what everyone else is seeing. Matt is SOOO crazy about you! For crying out, he's NERVOUS around you! Matt? Nervous? When has he ever been nervous?"
"When he doesn't like a person that likes him," Amy answered.
"I give up..."
"Has Amy been acting weird to any of you guys?" Matt asked the rest of the guys while they were eating dinner at the small diner around the corner from their hotel.
"Nope," Chris answered taking a sip from his Coke.
"Not particularly," Adam shrugged his shoulders.
"Not at all," Jay said.
"You're crazy. Amy, acting different?" Jeff feigned a gasp.
"Shut up, Jeff. She's been acting weird around me. I think she knows," Matt frowned deeply.
"How? You haven't shown ANY signs of interest in her, you've barely even spoken to her. Why should she suspect a thing?" Adam rolled his eyes.
"Yeah, man. Maybe she's acting weird around her because she thinks that you DON'T like her," Jay pointed out.
"If you're not careful, you're gonna lose her to someone else, man," Chris said.
"They're right bro," Jeff said. Matt didn't respond, instead he sat and stared at his plate. Was it possible that Amy had some sort of feeling, other than friendship, towards him? No, it wasn't. The guys were just playing with his head again.
"Matt, just make a move on her, what have you got to lose?" Adam said.
"Our friendship," Matt snapped. That was probably the only thing holding him back; their friendship. He didn't want to risk anything for their friendship. Amy was probably the only person that knew Matt as well as Jeff knew him. He valued it to the point where he would give up a chance for true love, to keep the solid friendship. He didn't care what anybody said, friendships were hard to keep after revealing feelings that weren't returned. 'Wait, true love?' Matt stopped himself. 'Who said anything about love?'
"Matt! What is wrong with you man? I think we should get you to a doctor or something, you keep zoning out on us," Chris said waving a hand infront of his friend.
"I was thinking of something," Matt answered.
"Could it have flaming red hair, a hot bod, and visible thong?" Jay grinned.
"Matt, just tell her," Jeff said seriously.
"But what if..." Matt started.
"If your friendships is as solid as you say it is, and as solid as we see it, it's not going to be a big thing," Jeff interupted.
"I just don't know," Matt replied. "I just don't know."
Okay, I'm sorry that this isn't going anywhere. It's just a whole bunch of takling, and no action. I promise that'll change with the next chapter. Thanks for hanging in there, though. :)