Fresh Meat

Chapter 5

Chapter 5

I didn't know how to respond to that text. So just like every other girl out there, I didn't reply. I didn't know if I was going to see him, I wanted to but I wanted to be with Jared more. He's the guy for me, and last night was something I would never in a million years forget. I felt like we were in one of those love stories. I didn't know weather to tell Jared about Devein or not. If it comes up I guess, it comes up.

"Hey," he walked into my room, as I threw my phone. "You okay?"

"Fine, aha. It was- you just startled me a pinch."

"Sorry about that, well I'm going out to eat with my team. Team bonding shit, after that I have somewhere I want to take you."

I couldn't help but blush a little, "sounds good! I'll be here, or at the mall."

I ended up going to the mall, I had to pick out a cute outfit for tonight and for the fair in a couple days. To start off, I went to Forever 21, just like any girl would do. It's so overwhelming though, like where do you even start off? For me, I started at the sale racks. I found cute teal colored shorts with a white v-cut shirt, I could match them with my gray vans. Perfect! Now I am 10x more excited than I was before. I was walking out happily with my purchase when a magazine caught my eye.

"HOW to find out YOUR crush likes YOU!! Xx -Teen Vogue"

I mean, thats so desperate, like who would need this? .....me I guess, I ended up buying it. I wanted to see if Jared fit the guidelines. It didn't really help, I mean these were things like DOES HE TRY TO GET TO KNOW YOU? Um, we've been bestfriends since diapers, we know everything pretty much.

I heard the classic "ding, ding" coming from my vera bradley clutch. I took out my iPhone and saw 2 messages from Devein and one from Jared. Of course I decided to open Jared's first.

-Change of plans for tonight, Devein wants to double date tonight for pizza? You down? (Kissing emoji) Love ya!-

I mean I guess, but how much did Devein tell Jared? I opened up Devein's next.

-Pizza tonight? Me&you, and I got a lady friend for Jared?-

-Ill see you at 6 ;)-

Well, this can go either terribly wrong, or perfect. A girl for Jared? I thought I was his girl?

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It came around 5 and I started to get ready. It doesn't take me long, I mean it's summer, who ya trying to impress? Even though I have a date with the two most attractive men I've ever met.

Devein was right on time, just like he said. I looked out my window and saw the lady friend that he brought for Jared. I wasn't so happy about it.

"They're here babe." Jared came and pulled me by my hands off my bed and softly gave me a kiss on my forehead while walking me to the car. He sat with me in the back, not letting go of my hand. I hope the girl saw us, she better stay off Jared. He's mine. I don't care if we aren't dating yet.

When the lady friend, Bridget, or I like to call her "lady friend" met Jared her pupils instantly got huge. I witnessed it, her voice changed too. I was already mad at the lady friend being here so I didn't want to see the expression Jared had.

"How many?" The waitress said.

We all said in sync, "4"

Me and Devein sat in one booth together, and lady friend and Jared sat across from us. I was watching her every move. I guess you could say I was a tad bit jealous of her beach blonde hair with light blue eyes, of course she was skinner than me. Girls like that strike me out as the whore-type. Every couple of minutes she kept inching closer, every couple of minutes I kept getting even more angry.

Our food finally arrived, we went out for pizza and blondie over here ordered a salad. What the heck.

Conversation picked up the most when we were waiting for the bill, not because it was awkward because we all weren't shoving our faces. When suddenly I felt a cold hand touch mine, I couldn't help but jump a little. I looked up to Devein's green eyes, I felt something I don't know what but I'm pretty sure my stomach did a back flip.

What was I doing? I like Jared. I shook it off and "accidentally" dropped my fork so I could get my head straight under the table. Unfortunately, Devein went for it too. Then suddenly both of us were under the table. I looked over because it was sorta awkward, I wish I didn't. Because I saw it. Jared and blondie, the lady friend was holding hands with my man. I bet he knew her. I looked back at Devein, he was biting his lip. Not too much that he was over doing it, I don't think he knew he was doing it. We just kinda stared into eachother eyes when I caught a glimpse of his lips. They were inching forward by the second.

"Uh, hello?" Blondie said.

I jumped but there was no where to go, so I ended up hitting my head.

"Ouch," I yelped, "yeah, we're cool"

I winked at Devein and we quickly got up and started walking out. I could over hear Jared asking blondie for her number as they walked interlocking their hands. I mean, she can leave anytime now.

Devein grabbed my waist and turned me around, "Hey, so tomorrow? What are you doing?" He flexed and did his hair flip, and according to that Teen Vogue Magazine that means he's into me. Obviously Jared isn't going to care, he's got blondie. I should take advantage of this, I could actually get to know Devein.

"I'm free, all day. Just a call away" and bit my lip. He softly kissed me on the cheek, my left one. He towered over me, and I'm actually kinda excited to just spend time with him. On the ride home, I had to sit in the back with blondie and the boys sat in the front. I didn't even try to make eye contact with her, she was #1 on my hate list. In fact, she created it.

When we got home, I beat Jared to the house. I didn't really want to talk to him, can you blame me? I went straight to my room and pulled out my phone to see a message from Devein;

-Hello beautiful (: hope you're not afraid of heights, lets go to the pier. -

That's a whole day trip, the pier is like an hour away! I can't pass it up.

-Sounds wonderful, I can't wait!-

I smiled at my phone. I've never done that before, but I couldn't help it.

"What the hell Lena?" Jared barged in my room giving me no privacy. I just gave him a confused look, but I knew it was Devein he was talking about.

"Seriously, you're just going to date Devein? After all that, after yesterday?"

"What about your lady friend? Guessing you like her too considering you and blondie were holding hands. Just switching girls by the hour, eh?"

"I can't have a little space from you? It's not like we're dating! Why the hell do you care what I do with any other girl?"

"So you are just going to hold hands with a girl, kiss her, have deep talks up to 5 in the morning, then go off and like another girl? How do you know see you are wrong on your part?"

"What's going on in here? Everything okay?" Jared's mom irrupted our argument. We didn't reply to her. Just stared at each other in anger.

"We're fine Mom.... Have fun with Devein."

"Don't break barbies heart Jared." I spitted out before he could leave the room.

"Okaaaay, Lena you want to fill me in on what's going on??"

"It's nothing, were fine. It's just late."

I wish I could believe what I just said like Jared's mom did. But instead I guess I have a date with my bed. I buried my head in the pillow and just let out my tears, I've never fought with Jared before. I should just go home, this isn't working for either of us.