An Unlikely Connection: Part 2

Chapter 5: Double Date Night

The weekend after the electrifying day I had with Naomi and Yosefin, I had enough time to contemplate my choice of whether I should go on a date with Naomi. I decided that we should go out on the condition that we take it slow as we have done so far. She agreed with me one hundred percent. We were still testing the waters about what we do and don't like about each other. Yosefin was right to call me out on liking Naomi enough to want to date her after a few weeks. I considered it when I made my decision. Plus, I didn't want to have another Kat moment where I was blinded by short-term lust.

I took Naomi on dates and so did she when it was her turn. She went to parks, and various restaurants new restaurants, and watched movies in her apartment. On some of the days that we weren't going to places, I brought her to my home so she could get familiar with my parents before we decided to call it official. My parents seemed to be fine with her. They liked her personality and found her funny. On the other hand, my sister, Vanessa, didn't seem to understand why I would be with Naomi instead of Yosefin.

When Vanessa got wind of Naomi coming over, Vanessa had to throw her two cents at us in the middle of the foyer. She believed that it was a matter of time before Yosefin and I would be boyfriend and girlfriend. I tried to tell her just because we were close, doesn't mean we should be together. She refused to believe that according to what she saw and a conversation she had with her during the time I asked her to help paint my room. She told me what I already knew. Yosefin had feelings for me. But, she didn't know how deep they were. They didn't know the complexity of our friendship.

As the weeks passed, Yosefin slowly showed signs of what I considered mild depression. The more time I spent with Naomi, the less time I spent with Yosefin. I had a feeling this would happen. Most of our time talking was on the phone. On some days, Naomi came to my job after her workout to eat lunch. Her nighttime job made spending time with me during the days possible. During class, Yosefin was reserved and mostly kept to herself. There were only a few particular times she would spring up. One, was when Naomi wasn't around, the second was when we were doing projects in class and lastly was when Naomi let us hang out together when she felt like she was hogging me.

At the beginning of October, Yosefin asked if I could spare some time after school to listen to another rant while we were in class. Once my classes ended, I headed towards the den where Yosefin was waiting for me. I took the elevator since it was clear instead of the stairs. It was kind of cold that late morning. The stairwell didn't have air conditioning or insulated walls, but that didn't bother me. She was sitting on a bench on the phone in front of the elevator I came out of. She didn't see me because she was looking off to her right. I intentionally walked over to her, hiding in her blind spot then sat on her left side.

"Was zum Teufel? (What the hell?)" She said after jumping and gasping. She frowned, shook her head, and softly growled at me.

"Who's on the phone?" I asked only moving my lips.

"It's nothing, James. My friend surprised me."

"I'll wait over there," I mouthed, pointing at the den. I got up and almost walked passed before she brought me back to sit down. She gently grasped my index and pinky finger on my right hand with three of her fingers.

"Um, I could come. That's if they want me to." James's voice was a bit loud coming through her phone. It sounded like he was talking gibberish but some words were hearable. She continued talking with him even though he was the main one chatting. I felt like this was going to take a while so I got myself comfortable and sat sideways. She glanced at me twice with the side of her eye. The first glance was directed at my face. The second glance was long and was looking somewhere down my body. "James," she sighed then leaned into my body, squishing my arm against my ribs. I had to put my arm on top of the couch to get comfortable. "How about I come Sunday, okay?"