When Dan and I had finished washing the dishes I decided it was time.
"I have to go and tell Phil," I sighed.
"Let me come with you," Dan grabbed my hand, pulling me back.
"No, let me handle this," I knew it would only make it harder for Phil if Dan was there too. I had known for a long time that Phil liked me, he tried to hide it bit when he did it just seemed even more obvious.
"I'll text you if I need you, OK?" I grabbed my phone as Dan nodded at me. I slowly crept to Phil's door. I knocked softly.
"Phil, are you awake?"
"Why wouldn't I be?" He snapped, this clearly indicated he knew, or something else was wrong. But it was probably the fact he could hear us giggling last night...
"Can I come in?" I spoke softly.
"Yeah, I guess," he suddenly sounded upset. I slowly opened the door, there he was. He had his laptop on the bed in front of him, but his head was buried into his knees.
"Phil, what's wrong?"
"Why are you here?" he didn't sound pleased. It was hard to tell whether he knew or not.
"Well? Why are you hear?" He lifted his head and just looked at me, he just stared. It was heart-meltinginly adorable, but I couldn't suddenly make out with him, no. I was with Dan.
"Phil, me......ugh...me and...ma and Dan sorta...kinda....well.." I took a deep breath.
"OK, Phil. I. I mean me and Dan have sorta started a relationship," I shielded my face, expecting him to know and now that I told him he could lash out. But no, he didn't know. That's not what he was upset about. He had this look, a look of disappointment, like his heart had just been pounded. It made me feel horrible.
"Oh...really? Well that's...that's great.." he put on his best fake smile, I think he knew I could see right through it. But he wasn't going to say anything.
"I'll let you go now," I began to walk away when I realised I still didn't know why he was upset in the first place.
"Phil, why were you upset when I first came in?" he turned his laptop screen towards me, I saw it. Someone had spread a rumor around about him. A rumor saying he was double dating me and Dan.
"Oh my god, people aren't believing this shit are they?" he shrugged innocently.
"I'll tell you what. I will take you out tonight, just you and me, Dan is going to his parents house for the weekend so he won't feel left out. We'll hit the club and have some fun, yeah?"
"That's sounds good, OK," Phil wiped away his tears and hugged me. Phil's hugs weren't like Dan's. Phil's were almost like a child hugging you when they had hurt themselves, but Dan's were full of love and meaning.
I walked back to Dan's room and sat next to him.
"I'm taking him out tonight when you leave. I'm taking him down to the club so he can relax," I lay across Dan, holding his hands.
"OK, " he kissed my head thoughtfully.
"Oh, have you seen the stupid rumor people are spreading around about me you and Phil?"
"No."
"Then you got a while lot comin for ya."
