Rod didn't speak to Neil for over a week, still not sure if he should even ask Rachel out, all he knew was he wasn't at all happy with his friend.
Sure, Neil wasn't exactly the most positive guy, but it wasn't like him to be so damn negative. He also kept trying to make Rachel out to be some sort of man-eater, which she wasn't!
Sure, she did get a lot of attention, but that wasn't her fault. She was beautiful, and sweet, and kind, and caring, and just everything that made a woman perfect in his eyes, as well as all the other men. In fact, Neil was the only single guy in town that wasn't interested in her. Rod was beginning to question if Neil even liked women in general, or if he was that damn anti-social that he couldn't be attracted to anyone.
What's that called again?
Oh yeah, asexual.
Rod laid back against his bed, pinching a strand of his flaming hair between two pale fingers, twirling it around and around until it became almost tangled, before letting it fall back down against his forehead.
The more he thought about Neil, as in, actually thought about him, the more he questioned why he even talked to the blonde in the first place.
Then again, Rod was good with making friends with pretty much anyone.
He was a generally happy person, and pretty social.
When he first moved into town over a year ago, he met Neil, and noticed him almost instantly.
The guy defiantly gave off the 'fuck off' vibe, but Rod knew better than to listen to it. Honestly, any guy who liked animals as much as Neil did couldn't be a bad person, no matter how they dressed or acted.
Neil seemed to open up almost instantly, as if having someone pay attention to him was a huge deal, and he didn't really seem used to the interactions. People avoided him like the plaque, only talking to him when it came to buying from him, even then, it was iffy.
After spending so much time in the booth next to his, and every evening in his home, Rod got a pretty good understanding on Neil, though there were some things that still confused him, he probably knew Neil better than anyone else.
So why didn't he get why the guy seemed to hate Rachel so much?
It didn't make sense.
Rod wanted Neil to approve of Rachel, especially since he planned on asking her out.
Sure, Allen was his best friend, but Neil seemed like a closer friend than anyone else.
Rod wanted his blessing.
Rod shrugged his shoulders as he turned to his side.
His mind was made up, and even if it upset Neil in some weird way, it wouldn't change his decision.
He was asking Rachel out, end of story.
Sorry it's so short, but the newer chapters should be longer :)
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