Chapter 6: Love triangle
Connor and Dinah were in science laughing about what happened yesterday. They couldn't believe they thought that they were brother and sister. Now, the idea just seemed hilarious to them. On the other end of the classroom, Matt and Gabby were working on their lab. "Matt? Matt? Hello, earth to Matt." She waved her hand in front of his face. "Are you there?"
"What? Did you say something?"
"Jeez, stop staring at Dinah and start working on this. I don't want to fail," Gabby told him.
"I was not staring at Dinah."
"Oh come on. You couldn't have been more obvious. Just because you're jealous that Dinah's paying attention to some guy, who's not you, it doesn't mean that we should fail this lab."
"I am not jealous."
"Yes, you are. You haven't been able to take your eyes off of them all week. Just admit it to yourself already."
"Okay, fine. I admit it. I'm jealous. It doesn't matter anyway. I was the one who just wanted to be friends, remember. I can't just change my mind now. Whatever, let's just finish this lab." Even as they were going over the answer to question number five he kept looking at Dinah. Gabby noticed this.
"Okay, that's it. Just go over there and talk to her," she told him.
"And what do I say, I changed my mind and I think we should be more than friends now."
"If you don't go over there and talk to her than I will."
"Okay, fine. I'll go talk to her." He walked over towards Dinah and Connor.
"Hey, Connor, Matt's heading in our direction. We can't talk about what happened yesterday in front of him." Dinah said.
"Hey, Dinah."
"Hey, Matt. Oh, Matt, this is Connor. Connor, this is Matt." They both said hi to each other.
"So, how's the lab coming along?" Matt asked them.
"Fine." she responded.
"That's good." Connor was working on the lab when Matt distracted him.
"Ow. Damn it." he said. His exacto knife had made contact with his finger. "I cut my finger. I'll be right back," he told them.
After Connor had left, Matt finally said something. "Listen, Dinah, I've been wanting to talk to you."
"About what?"
"You know how I said I just wanted to be friends. Well, I was thinking that maybe I was wrong. I was just wondering if maybe you wanted to do something later and have that first date." She couldn't believe what she just heard. Matt had just asked her out. She had been wanting him to ask her out for the longest time. She thought she would say yes in a heart beat but something stopped her. Connor.
She liked Matt. She liked him a lot but she liked Connor more. She had such a great relationship with him and they could just understand each other. They had so much in common. It's not everyday you meet a crime fighter like Connor. But she didn't know how he felt about her. At least she knew how Matt felt. She has no idea what's going inside Connor's head and she's not going to take the short cut by using her powers on him. He probably thought of her like a sister. How else could he have come up with the crazy idea that they might be related. But still. Even if he did feel that way, she couldn't deny her feelings for him.
"Wow, Matt, I wasn't expecting that. I'd love to but."
"But what?"
"There's sort of somebody else."
"I thought so. Connor right?"
"Matt, I'm sorry."
"It's okay. I understand. I hope we can still be friends."
"We'll always be friends."
"Okay, well, I just wanted to ask you that. I have to finish my lab. I'll see you later. Bye."
"Bye." Matt left and Connor came back.
"Hey, what was that about?" he asked her.
"Matt asked me out."
"Really?" Connor had a jealous tone in his voice. "What did you say?"
"I said no. I didn't really feel like it was the right time."
"Oh, okay. Hey let's finish this lab," He said changing the subject. He couldn't hide the sound of relief in his voice. When Dinah looked into his eyes she knew she had made the right decision.
Connor and Dinah were in science laughing about what happened yesterday. They couldn't believe they thought that they were brother and sister. Now, the idea just seemed hilarious to them. On the other end of the classroom, Matt and Gabby were working on their lab. "Matt? Matt? Hello, earth to Matt." She waved her hand in front of his face. "Are you there?"
"What? Did you say something?"
"Jeez, stop staring at Dinah and start working on this. I don't want to fail," Gabby told him.
"I was not staring at Dinah."
"Oh come on. You couldn't have been more obvious. Just because you're jealous that Dinah's paying attention to some guy, who's not you, it doesn't mean that we should fail this lab."
"I am not jealous."
"Yes, you are. You haven't been able to take your eyes off of them all week. Just admit it to yourself already."
"Okay, fine. I admit it. I'm jealous. It doesn't matter anyway. I was the one who just wanted to be friends, remember. I can't just change my mind now. Whatever, let's just finish this lab." Even as they were going over the answer to question number five he kept looking at Dinah. Gabby noticed this.
"Okay, that's it. Just go over there and talk to her," she told him.
"And what do I say, I changed my mind and I think we should be more than friends now."
"If you don't go over there and talk to her than I will."
"Okay, fine. I'll go talk to her." He walked over towards Dinah and Connor.
"Hey, Connor, Matt's heading in our direction. We can't talk about what happened yesterday in front of him." Dinah said.
"Hey, Dinah."
"Hey, Matt. Oh, Matt, this is Connor. Connor, this is Matt." They both said hi to each other.
"So, how's the lab coming along?" Matt asked them.
"Fine." she responded.
"That's good." Connor was working on the lab when Matt distracted him.
"Ow. Damn it." he said. His exacto knife had made contact with his finger. "I cut my finger. I'll be right back," he told them.
After Connor had left, Matt finally said something. "Listen, Dinah, I've been wanting to talk to you."
"About what?"
"You know how I said I just wanted to be friends. Well, I was thinking that maybe I was wrong. I was just wondering if maybe you wanted to do something later and have that first date." She couldn't believe what she just heard. Matt had just asked her out. She had been wanting him to ask her out for the longest time. She thought she would say yes in a heart beat but something stopped her. Connor.
She liked Matt. She liked him a lot but she liked Connor more. She had such a great relationship with him and they could just understand each other. They had so much in common. It's not everyday you meet a crime fighter like Connor. But she didn't know how he felt about her. At least she knew how Matt felt. She has no idea what's going inside Connor's head and she's not going to take the short cut by using her powers on him. He probably thought of her like a sister. How else could he have come up with the crazy idea that they might be related. But still. Even if he did feel that way, she couldn't deny her feelings for him.
"Wow, Matt, I wasn't expecting that. I'd love to but."
"But what?"
"There's sort of somebody else."
"I thought so. Connor right?"
"Matt, I'm sorry."
"It's okay. I understand. I hope we can still be friends."
"We'll always be friends."
"Okay, well, I just wanted to ask you that. I have to finish my lab. I'll see you later. Bye."
"Bye." Matt left and Connor came back.
"Hey, what was that about?" he asked her.
"Matt asked me out."
"Really?" Connor had a jealous tone in his voice. "What did you say?"
"I said no. I didn't really feel like it was the right time."
"Oh, okay. Hey let's finish this lab," He said changing the subject. He couldn't hide the sound of relief in his voice. When Dinah looked into his eyes she knew she had made the right decision.