Homecoming

Chapter 14

On Wednesday, you slipped into your seat next to Spencer as usual. You greeted each other with a warm welcome. Once you sat down, you reminded yourself to fulfill your promise to Garcia.

"Hey, do you remember Penelope? She was one of my friends that joined us at that new bar."

"Yeah, I think I remember her. She was the one flirting with Morgan, right?"

"Yep, that's her. I promised I would help a girl out and get Derek's number from you. Is that cool?" you asked.

"Of course. One second," he said as he pulled out his phone from his pocket. He tapped the phone screen a few times and scrolled through his contact list. He read the number out loud to you as you copied it into your phone. You quickly relayed the number to Penelope in a short text. She responded immediately with burst of excited messages. She was blowing up your phone, so you switched the phone the silent.

"Thanks! I just sent her the number, and she's already freaking out," you told him.

"They would be an interesting pair," Spencer observed.

"They would, indeed," you agreed.

"So, are we still going to the movie event on Friday night?" Spencer asked.

"Yeah! I'm looking forward to it," you replied. More than you even know.

"Great! The movie night is outside, so it might be chilly. You might want to bring a jacket or a blanket," Spencer suggested.

"Okay, I'll make a mental note of that. Are we still meeting up tomorrow? I think we have a quiz next week," you reminded him.

"10 am?"

"Sounds good to me," you said with a smile.

He smiled back at you as he fiddled with the pencil in his hands.

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When you walked up to the study room, you could hear a muffled conversation.

Who could Spencer be talking to? It's usually just us up here.

When you opened the door, you could see Spencer sitting at the table in his usual spot, but there was a girl you have never seen before sitting across from him. She had dark brown hair with bangs, and she was wearing a beige sweater with a white collared shirt underneath. Her complexion was flawless and pale. She was glowing. They both paused their conversation when you entered the room. This mysterious girl gave you a smile.

"Hey!" Spencer greeted you.

You decided to be polite despite some twinges of jealousy tugging at your heart.

"Hi, guys. I'm Y/N. Nice to meet you," you held out your hand, and she shook it. "And you are...?"

"Oh, I'm Maeve! It's nice to meet you, too. I hope it's okay that I joined in on your study session," Maeve replied.

You fought back the jealousy monster trying to claw its way out from inside you because Maeve seemed nice and hasn't done anything to wrong you. You were trying to give this situation the benefit of the doubt.
"Of course you can join us."

"Great!"

You were unpacking your things when your thoughts started overflowing.

Who is this girl? How does she know Spencer? Why did he invite her here? I thought this was our special spot. Does Spencer have feelings for her? Does she have feelings for Spencer? What is going on? God, I hope this doesn't turn me into a third wheel. I need some of my questions answered before I jump to any conclusions.