The Lovable Jerk (boyxboy)

Chapter 21

Arlo

I squealed as soon as Westin hung up the call making Tobias groan as I did so. I whispered a sorry when I realized he was sleeping on the couch and went upstairs to my room. I had to pick my outfit for my date tomorrow...was it a date? I was not sure but Westin knew how I felt about him so it had to be a date.

Anyway, whether it was or not a date, I still needed to look good. With my closet wide open I slowly started taking out all my clothes deciding which would be good for tomorrow. As I was doing so my phone started ringing and I glanced at it, Finn's name flashed. I quickly accepted the video call and placed the phone on the nightstand so he could see me.

"Hey, what's up?" I asked, before standing up and taking more clothes from the closet.

"Hey...Are you moving or...?" He asked and shook my head telling him I had to pick an outfit for tomorrow since I was hanging out with one of my friends.

"Is this the same friend who exposed Xander?" he asked and I nodded once again. "Is it really a friend or are you always this indecisive when you hang out with 'friends'?" He raised a brow and I couldn't help but blush.

"He is just a friend," I told him.

"If that's what you want to believe then okay...Want help choosing ?" He asked and I nodded.

"Wear what you were planning to wear and I'll decide whether it's hideous or not." He grinned showcasing his white teeth.

I nodded moving out of the camera and getting dressed in some navy blue skinny jeans and a white t-shirt. We kept doing that until Fin decided I finally looked appropriate in some black shorts that stop a few centimeters above my knees, a short sleeve white shirt with Aki from chainsaw man anime printed on the pocket, and white sneakers.

After changing back into my PJs, I set aside all the clothing I had taken out of the closet and continued my conversation with Finn. We talked about nothing in particular, he told me about his dates with Garret and how Garret was his first boyfriend, and how much Xander hadn't been sleeping at home due to partying elsewhere.

It genuinely felt good having a friend I could spend hours speaking to, someone who was not judgemental and that was Finn. Things were slowly starting to look up for me and this friendship that miraculously grew between Finn and me was a blessing in disguise. We spoke until sleep overcame us and finally said our goodbyes.

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"Where are you going?" Tobias asked instead of answering my question.

I only asked him how I looked in the clothes Finn and I had picked out since I was leaving soon. Westin told me he'd pick me up at half past one and it was already twenty-five past one. So I was getting a little nervous.

"Out," I answered Tobias. "Now tell me how I look." I pouted and he rolled his eyes mumbling an okay. I wish he'd be more creative with his comments. I sighed sitting on the couch pretending to glare at him making him roll his eyes at me.

"If you looked horrible I would have told you, so take okay as a compliment..." He told me and I nodded. "Are you going on a date with Westin?" He asked and I broke eye contact mumbling a no.

"Why do you ask?"

"Because he is at our front door." He replied standing up and heading to the door.

"What?!" Shot up and made my way to the door too only dusting my dust-free shirt.

It was no surprise that I was a little nervous about our date and I was hoping the feeling was mutual. I hoped Westin felt giddy, nervous, or some sort of emotion towards this date. Tobias only shook his head at me when he saw what state of emotion I was in.