A/N: We're continuing the story and all that jazz. By the way, I realized I've been spelling Margaret's name wrong the whole time. lol. My bad, but hopefully I can avoid that later on.
"I hated that," Mordecai said, while rapidly pressing the buttons on the controller.
"Hated what? You're winning," Rigby said, pressing the buttons much more rigorously than Mordecai was.
"No, not that. This is nothing new," Mordecai said with a small smirk, but it quickly disappeared. "I'm talking about having to explain my personal life to Benson."
"Don't be a baby. It wasn't that bad," Rigby said.
"If you were in my situation, you'd understand," Mordecai said.
"Mordecai, no one has ever been in situations you have. Even Skips, and he's pretty much seen it all," Rigby said, tapping the buttons even more violently.
"Unfortunately, that's so true. Can't I live a drama free relationship?" Mordecai said.
"Nope. I remember high school. Remember Mary and Cathy?" Rigby said.
Mordecai shuddered.
"Hope it doesn't come down to that. This'll be even messier than that, considering CJ's a cloud being and all," Mordecai said.
"And both girls were sent to the infirmary after that cat fight. Half the school recorded it too. I believe that was your real 'ladies man' phase," Rigby said smirking, but quickly disappeared as he lost the game.
"It was only senior year. When I finally got the braces taken out. But I do remember one particular mole wanting to take you to the dance," Mordecai said smirking.
Rigby turned red and glared at his friend.
"I turned her down because I thought it would bad on my rep," Rigby said.
"We labeled ourselves 'The Outcasts of High School.' How can you possibly get a worse rep from that point?" Mordecai asked incredibly.
"Apparently chicks still digged you," Rigby said.
"Number 1, they were the jock's leftovers, and I was the sensitive type. They loved guys like that at Pine Hall. Second, I actually remembered the name of the girl I was dating," Mordecai said smirking and putting his feet on the table and hands behind his head.
"That was one time! You have never let me live it down!" Rigby exclaimed, throwing his hands up in an outrage. "You should have got out of your system when you laughed all week about it!"
"Well, it's renewed. And just as funny," Mordecai said, fighting a laugh back.
"What about the time you got the black eye for flirting with Stanfield's girl?" Rigby said smirking. Mordecai grimaced.
"Don't remind me. That was the last time I ever listen to rumors ever again. Wait, I am I worrying about my past relationships? That's why I'm in this mess in the first place!" Mordecai exclaimed. Rigby shrugged it off like he usually does.
"Just for the sake of it. Anyway, just get it over with. Choose one of them. You like one of them more, so pick that one," Rigby said bluntly.
"It's not that simple," Mordecai said.
"It actually is. You're making it harder because you're… well, you," Rigby said.
Mordecai sighed and stood up.
"I'm gonna get me a soda," Mordecai said, walking into the kitchen. He grabbed a soda and sat at the kitchen table.
"I think you need a round of McHooligan's bro," Muscle Man said, walking into the house. "You look bad."
"To be honest, I think so too. Can't things ever be easy on me for once?" Mordecai said, taking a long drag of the soda and wiping his mouth.
"Nope. Because like I said at the party: awkward," Muscle Man said.
"Thanks. That really reassures me," Mordecai said sarcastically. Muscle Man shrugged.
"Nothing I can really say that would help. Because I've never been in a situation like this. It's always been Starla and only her," Muscle Man said.
"Yeah, lucky you," Mordecai said bitterly. "Unfortunately, I'm stuck between a rock and a hard place."
"You got two girls after you. That's major awesome points in my book!" Muscle Man exclaimed.
"Ah, there's the old Muscle Man. With the small-minded disposition that I remember," Mordecai said.
"Don't use words I don't understand!" Muscle Man exclaimed.
"What? Disposition?" Mordecai asked.
"Don't say it again!" Muscle Man exclaimed. "Anyway, why not just date both of them?"
"For one, I don't roll like that and neither do they. Second, I'd just feel like the biggest slime ball of all time," Mordecai said.
"To be honest, I'm not sure if I could do that to Starla either. But either way, you're screwed," Muscle Man said, walking out of the room. Mordecai sighed.
"Friggin' fate man. It doesn't like me at all," Mordecai said aloud.
"How was the conversation with Muscle Man?" Rigby asked.
"Pointless," Mordecai said simply.
"As usual, but we can't blame him for being stupid," Rigby said.
"I heard that!" Muscle Man yelled from outside.
"And he's got the ears of a dog," Rigby said.
"Shut up!" Muscle Man yelled.
Then there was a knock on the door and Mordecai went to answer it and it was someone he didn't expect in the least.
"CJ. Um… hey," Mordecai said awkwardly, swallowing a nervous lump in his throat. "Uh, come in."
"I'm only here because Eileen somehow convinced me to come over here," CJ said, walking in the house.
"You can feel the tension in the air," Rigby said, gesturing all around the room.
"Rigby, shut it. And out," Mordecai said through gritted teeth.
"Alright. You two work out your problems. I won't get in the way," Rigby said, going upstairs.
Mordecai sighed in relief that Rigby went upstairs so easily. But was suddenly rigid as he realized he didn't know what to say to her. Luckily, he wasn't the first one to speak.
"Did you lie to me?" CJ asked.
"About what?" Mordecai asked.
"About you not liking Margaret anymore. Was. It. A. Lie?" CJ said, stretching each word like a rubber band. The words hurt like one popped on his skin too.
"No, it wasn't a lie. I don't' think so at least. I don't know what to think. Everything was fine before all of this happened, then… it all crashed down," Mordecai explained.
"Just how much contact have you had with her?" CJ asked.
"None really. Around the time she left, I used a sweater she left behind as an excuse to go see her, but I decided to turn back around. Since then, I haven't seen or heard from her," Mordecai answered honestly.
"Then how did what happened at the party, happen?" CJ asked, her tone questioning.
"I wish I had the answers, but I don't. I never wanted to hurt you. That was a horrible mistake," Mordecai said, his voice full of guilt.
"I still can't help but think about what happened that night. I didn't want an explanation that justified what you did. I just didn't want to think about it at all," CJ said, her tone getting emotional.
"Nothing no one can say really can rationalize what I did. It's a boundary that you don't cross," Mordecai said. "Do you forgive me?"
"Part of me wants to, but the other half is screaming for me to punch you," CJ said.
"I'd deserve it. Go ahead if you want," Mordecai said.
"Alright," CJ said, socking him in the forehead.
"Ow! Wow, you can throw a punch," Mordecai said, rubbing the sore side of his head before grinning slightly. "Think I'll have brain damage for a while."
"Your brain's already damaged, you idiot. But that made me forgive you just a little," CJ said, smiling slightly.
"What do you mean by slightly?" Mordecai asked.
"I can tolerate you, but there's no way I'm going back down the relationship path. At least, not yet," CJ said. Mordecai nodded in understanding.
"That's for the best, because I still don't know what to do about Margaret," Mordecai said, leaning back and placing a hand on his forehead.
"You mean you haven't talked to her?" CJ asked, surprised.
"No. I've really been trying to avoid her at any means necessary. Mind you, it's not too bad. I still go out and stuff, but… yeah. I'm paranoid while out though," Mordecai said, grinning sheepishly.
"Lemme guess… ducking behind trash cans. Letting other people open doors first, that sort of thing?" CJ asked.
"Er…. kind of?" Mordecai said hesitantly.
"You're an idiot, you know that?" CJ said.
"Hah. You know me. Total idiot," Mordecai said, pointing at himself with both of this thumbs.
They both laughed at the same time and stared at each other for a minute. Things began to get awkward again.
"Uh, I'm gonna go," CJ said.
"Yeah. See you later?" Mordecai asked, holding out his hand.
"Yeah," CJ said, shaking it and swiftly leaving.
"If that wasn't the most awkward goodbye ever, I don't know what was," Rigby said, walking down the stairs.
"Of course you were listening," Mordecai said, collapsing on the couch.
"Hey, at least you know she doesn't hate you completely," Rigby said.
"At least I've got that much…" Mordecai said.
Switching over to CJ's POV
"Well, at least things aren't completely horrible between us anymore," CJ muttered to herself as she walked to her car.
"Hey, uh, CJ I think?" Muscle Man said.
"Yeah. What's up Muscle Man?" CJ asked.
"To be real with you, there are maybe some things you need to know before you think about getting back together with Mordecai," Muscle Man said. CJ frowned slightly, but she was definitely interested to hear what he had to say.
"Ok. And that is?" she asked.
"First, let me tell you a few things about Mordecai and Margaret. First of all, as soon as Mordecai saw her, it's like he had a drive to win her heart, which I could respect. At times, it really got really pathetic, but that's how Mordecai worked. We even put a bet on him as motivation, but even that didn't work. Margaret dated a lot, so that caused Mordecai to back off a little until she stopped dating for a while. I guess at one point, they sealed the deal when Mordecai came home happier than any of us had ever seen him. He even managed to win the respect of her dad, which, according from Rigby, is a impossible feat to do if you're dating Margaret. Apparently, it involved both of them jumping of out of a helicopter. The fact that they shook hands saved their life, according to the doctor, so he obviously impressed him, but he was in a full body cast for weeks after that. Then things got real. Margaret left for college after a few weeks and I tell you this. I've never seen anything sadder than the way Mordecai was after that. He was depressed for weeks on end and he would just randomly burst into tears at times. Honestly, it was one thing that no one would want to see no matter who you are. You couldn't help but feel sorry for him. All of us kind of helped him through it and eventually we got him back to his old self. Now, it took him until New Year's to even think about dating someone else. The girl was using him to win back her ex, so that backfired. Then he met you at the party and... you know the rest," Muscle Man said in a long rant.
CJ was a giant mixing bowl of emotions right now. Pity, amazement, and shock. Pity from the period of depression, amazement from the lengths he went just to impress her father, and shock from... well, just about everything. Unbelievable the lengths he will go for one person.
"Not unbelievable. He jumped in front of a rocket to save you, remember?" she thought.
"So you might want to think about all that stuff before you jump to conclusions. Mordecai's a bro, so I don't want him making the wrong choice. He likes who he likes, and even he can't help that, much less you two," Muscle man explained.
"That's certainly something to think about. Thanks," CJ said, her voice subdued.
"No problem. Now, I'm off to help prepare the best wedding ever. See you later," Muscle Man said, walking off.
"Why does one blue jay have to be so complicated?" CJ said, getting in her car and driving off.
A/N: Done, and I think it was a job well done. Longest chapter in the story so far, and I hope this makes up for the small interval of updates. Anyway, next chapter coming whenever. Catch ya later!