Venetia helps me out with my hair as I finish off my makeup, "you are going to look gorgeous." She smiles looking at me through the mirror. "Thank you venetia, says you though, I mean...look at you." I finish off coating my eyelashes, "venetia i have something to tell you."
"Yes?"
"I was bathing earlier in felix's bathtub-"
"First off, gross."
"Venetia." I laugh, "not the point... felix came into the bathroom." Her mouth is wide open at this point, "go on.." She stops doing my hair, her hand holding onto a strand and the other was on the iron. "We were both still a little drunk and he suggested we bathed together so it would be quicker."
"shut up you guys did it, didn't you.. gross." Venetia giggles finishing the last curl on my hair. I turn to face her, "don't mention it to farleigh please, we did not do anything we just sat there.. but it got too awkward so i left."
"awkward?" Venetia questions it, "you and felix look like you guys are ready to bone each other every minute of the day." I roll my eyes at her, "Yeah very awkward, i am sure he is just trying to mess with my head, he's such a flirt, just like what he did with india." Her facial expression changes into confusion. "india? whos india?"
"She fancies felix... she has been since i've known her." I roll my eyes and scoff at the idea of him and her together.
"Well I have never seen him the way he is with you, with anyone else." She smiles pinching my cheeks. "Trust me."
"Like what? him and i are NOT a thing i promise you that, we are far from that. we are just really close friends, you trust me."
"Yeah whatever you say."
I begin to change putting the dress onto my figure and finishing up a few last touches. We walk down to dinner together where everyone is already sitting.
Felix and I immediately make eye contact. He turns away quickly as I approach him. I decide not to sit next to him, and walk over to ollie, who's across the table from felix. I pull out the chair next to him, "hi ollie." I smile.
"Hello cordelia, you look stunning." He responds, fidgeting with his hands. Felix doesn't even take a look towards my way. Really felix? This is how you are going to be after that? I stop myself, from thinking these thoughts immediately. I think to myself, why am I feeling soo sad? Something towards him. I couldn't be. I should distract myself, maybe make him a bit jealous again. Like earlier? Yes.
"So ollie how was your day today?" I grab ollie's attention by placing my hand onto his. His eyes dart up to me and his cheeks quiver. "Oh it's been quite lovely dear." He smiles, his cheeks turning into cherries. I can feel felix's eyes on us, but i don't look up to him. Ollie and I continue to chat, we talk about today and our childhoods. Partially getting interrupted by Sir james and Elspeth. But always continued back to our conversation.
Dinner was over, so I decided to go outside for a moment of peace to smoke a cigarette. I light my cig as I made my way around the corner. I see someone has also had the same idea. He was face towards me already and I immediately turn to walk away. It must've not been quick enough when I hear, "Maeve!"
I turn myself around, felix walking towards me as quick as he could. "Maeve?"
"What felix, what do you want?" I take a drag of the cig and tried not to show any emotions on my face. I don't understand what is happening but felix is getting inside my head. I have never seen him in any way before, only as my close friend who without any doubt was hot but that's it.
"What's going on with you and ollie?" He inches closer to me with every word he pronounces.
"Excuse me?" I roll my eyes at him. Excuse me? Who does he think he is asking me that. When he was clearly ignoring me at dinner. The corner of his lips turned down and his eye brow raised. He seems sad and shocked.
"I thought-" He pauses, "you and him look so great together, I am glad i got to play match maker." He quickly paints a smile on his face, grabbing the cigarette from my hand and taking a drag. My stomach drops from hearing those words come out of his mouth. I look at him with so much doubt in my eyes that he can tell that what he said must've hurt or done something to me.
"Fuck you." I start walking away as quickly as I possibly can. I can feel him chasing after me, "leave me alone please." He grabs my arm and pulls me up against him.
"It's ollie, he told me he really likes you... that you and him have gotten so close and the flirting i can see it too."
I look up at him, his hands wrapped around my waist. Holding me close to him, staring into my eyes. His eyes glistened as the light from the moon beamed down on his face. I know in this moment that all I wanted to do was kiss his lips. Make him mine.
"Felix, ollie and I are nothing. I don't want him, he's just my friend." Felix's eyes immediately dart up, looking behind me.
"Ollie."
Fuck.
