AN: Lmao, some of you read the reviews it seems.

"What are you doing?"

North brings a finger to her lips to shush her friend. Josh, who stands behind her, raises a brow at her strange behavior. She was hiding behind a light pole that did little help to conceal her from the two she was trailing. That Josh would find her was unexpected but it was nothing she couldn't work with.

North stiffens when she sees her fiancee throw an arm around his friend's shoulders. Connor. When she had first heard rumors that they might be in a relationship she needed to find the proof that this was wrong just to prove the others that there was nothing going on. She knew them or so she thought. Now she was beginning to see the logic in the rumors that had been floating around even if she knew the ultimate truth.

"You're spying on Markus and Connor?" Josh isn't trying to hide. He's just standing out in the open. North, seeing this, grabs him by the sleeve and tugs him towards her.

"Don't they act too friendly?" North whispers.

"Um… no?" Josh observes Markus urge Connor into a paint shop with his hand laying on the middle of his back.

Josh sees how intently North stares at the two until they leave her sight. Her lips are pressed together in a thin line that shows she's not too impressed with the current situation involving her fiancee. Josh, in his confusion, says, "Again, why are you spying on them?"

North bites her bottom lip for a second and then says, "They're too close."

Josh stares at his friend for a good solid minute before breaking out into laughter. It was a loud laughter and North was immediate in her efforts to silence him. He ignores her as he doubles over in his laughter.

"You… HA!" Josh can barely talk in his laughter.

North's lips turn downward.

"Are you jealous?" Josh asks, recovering from a laughing fit.

"No," North defends, "I'm not."

Josh's smile may have slipped from his face but there was still humor sparkling in his eyes. He then leaves North's side and North gives him a questioning gaze. He simply waves at her as he runs after Connor and Markus. North, in a panic, follows after him.

"Wait a second! Wait! Don't!"

She stops halfway as she watches Josh disappear into the store. It is not long when he, Markus, and Connor leave the store together. Joshua seemed to be explaining something to him and Markus looks at North with a goofy grin that makes her feel utterly silly.

Markus leaves his two friends behind to jog over to her.

"North," his smile makes her heart melt, "If you wanted to come with me, you could've just asked."

North blanks.

Josh didn't tell them about her… uh… stalking?

Markus lays a gentle hand on North's cheek. His thumb smooths across her skin.

North gazes over Markus' shoulder to look at Josh who gives her a thumbs up. She then looks at Connor who holds a familiar indifferent expression but there was a glint of joy in his eyes. North suddenly felt quite embarrassed that she even considered… ahem…

"Okay," North says, "I'll remember that."

Markus chuckles, "Good."

As he retrieves his hand from her cheek he has the most mischievous expression.

"You know I only have eyes for you, right? Connor is a good friend and nothing beyond that."

"Huh?" North plays dumb.

Markus smiles knowingly.