Hey! So the big news is that I'm going to on vacation this week, and I leave tomorrow! It's really exciting but unfortunately, that means I probably won't be able to update for a while. There is a small possibility, but I highly doubt it, so don't get your hopes up.
In the meantime, here's this short installment!
The morning after his welcome party, Mike still didn't feel right. He hardly slept that night, and decided to go for a run at about 5 in the morning. But he could not will himself to go back, knowing that he would run into Jenny, and he didn't know how he would react around her anymore.
It was an odd feeling, not being able to control himself when she was around. Though, he never did anything that he didn't want to do. Like when he leaned in to kiss her; some part of him had wanted to do that since he first met her. He had wanted to stop himself, but it was as if his body had a mind of its own and ignored the commands from Mike's brain.
Mike found himself at the Sun's Basket, making him smile. This was the place where he and Jenny first met. Glancing over to where he had first laid eyes on her, he could still see her pouring over that book she was reading, her beautiful long hair blowing slightly around her face due to the breeze off of the ocean. Quickly, he shook himself back to reality and sat himself at a table the furthest away from the table where she had been.
He ordered himself a waffle and ate in silence for a while, his mind going back and forth between Abby and Jenny. All of a sudden, a hand slapped him on the back, making him jump and nearly spit out the small chunk of waffle in his mouth. He turned and saw Johnny and Jakes laughing at him.
"Hey, man, calm down." Johnny giggled, sitting down at the table. "I'm not even armed."
"What are you guys doing here?" Mike asked, after swallowing.
"We were hungry, and then we saw you here." Jakes explained.
"Well, I was kind of hoping to be alone right now." Mike said, as friendly as he could.
Johnny shot him a look. "Dude, what up? Is that time of the month again?" He teased, earning a punch in the arm from Jakes.
"Very funny." Mike muttered, rolling his eyes.
"No, but seriously, man. Something's eating you." Jakes leaned forward in his chair and studied his face. "What's going on, Levi?"
Mike wanted to deny everything up and down, but he knew that these guys wouldn't give up until he told them. He took a deep breath, and mentally prepared himself. "It's about Jenny." He started.
"Man, I told you." Johnny cheered at Jakes. "I told you something was going on."
"Wait, what?" Mike asked.
"Oh, come on, man. I've seen the googly eyes you've been making at each other. And contrary to popular belief, I'm not stupid." He explained.
Neither Jakes or Mike knew how to respond to that. So, Mike just tried to hide his blushing, and went further into it. "I don't know, man. I mean, I really like Jenny, whenever she's not threatening me or whatever. And with her, I don't have to lie to her about what I'm doing or where I'm going. Mostly because if I do lie to her, she will always find out the truth."
"So, what's your problem, then?" Jakes shrugged, not seeing the issue.
"But I'm already going out with Abby. And I really like her, too. She's been the one stable force ever since I got here. But she thinks I'm a pilot, and is always suspicious that I'm seeing someone else because I'm always rushing off and I can't explain why, not fully anyway."
"Sounds pretty clear to me." Jakes said smiling. Mike looked at the friend, who once referred to himself as "Chocolate Jesus". He needed someone to tell him what to do. "You like Jenny more."
"Yeah, man." Johnny included. "I haven't seen you more comfortable around any other girl, including Abby. And I mean, Abby's a real catch, but by the sounds of it, you already have your mind made up."
Mike paused as he considered his friends' opinions. "But then why do I feel like a jerk for playing Abby like that?"
"You weren't playing, Mike." Jakes assured him. "It's just that once you met Jenny, everything seemed to click with you two. That never happened with Abby. If you just don't have feelings for someone, then you don't have feelings."
"So, you're telling me that I have to break up with Abby and tell her that I have feelings for someone else?"
"I'm not telling you to do anything. You've heard us blab our mouths with what we think, but when it comes down to it, it's all up to you."
Oh Chocolate Jesus, you are my fave! Anyway, I'll see you in about a week!
And because i keep forgetting to give this to you, I do have a tumblr! My url is tennantgastic and I'm always up for a good conversation!
Au Revior, mes amis! Mwah! Xx