Seeing You - Boys of Tommen

Suitors

January 27th, 2006

Patrick:

I don't know what I was thinking attending a party, where some guy would be trying to hit on Katie all night and I had just had to sit there and watch them dance together. And even worse Damien showed up, and was apparently throwing his hat in the ring too. 

So now I was sitting too close to Katie, while these two morons drooled over her, and I couldn't do anything. The funny part was, that I liked both of them, before learning of their interest in Katie and now they were apparently both enemy number one. 

I could tell Katie was overwhelmed by the whole situation, and was starting to flounder at all the unwanted attention, so before I could think I had my fingers locked around a piece of her hair, taking her back down to earth. 

She didn't say anything, or pull away, but she did visibly relax and that made me smile. Yeah these two eejits think they have a chance with going home with her, but I've got her hair wrapped twice around my knuckles and they have no idea. 

I know I'm being completely unreasonable, being jealous, but I am. I'm not only jealous that they're talking to her, but I'm jealous they're able to. They're not obligated by their friendships to not go after the girl they want. 

Not that Hugh and I's friendship had been strong as of late. Ever since he saw Lizzie kiss me on his birthday, it's been a little tense. And now I'm the one pulling away, because of his actions towards the girl sitting next to me who deserved the goddamn world. 

"I'm going to get another drink." Katie announces and I quickly untangle my fingers from her hair as he stands up clearly needing a breather from everything. 

The two eejits don't get the hint and fucking follow her. I shake my head in the direction of their backs but am met with a conniving giggle coming from Aoife who is splayed across Joey's lap.

"She's got quite a number of suitors." Aoife muses, narrowing her eyes at me. 

I ignore her and move to Joey who's got a bored expression on his face now that Aoife's no longer kissing him. "Did you tell Damien to come?"

Joey just nods and Aoife looks shocked, "Joe, Podge is your best friend and you brought competition!"

"One, he gave me test answers and two, it'll kick Podge into gear, he won't take action unless there's a timer on it."

"Jesus, Joe you're pimping out Katie for test answers?"

"Well they weren't for me, I got them for you."

"Oh, the math ones, okay that's good then." She says kissing his cheek, "Very entrepreneurial of you." I just stare at the odd pair. 

Aoife looks back at me, "so why aren't you up following her?"

"What?"

"With the others? It's like the Bachelorette, and I hate to break it to you, but you're losing."

"What are you on about?" I ask.

Aoife just gives me a knowing look, "hey, Stud can you grab me another drink?"

"Sure, Queen" Joey says as he makes his way to the 'bar' where Katie is trapped in more suffocating flirting. 

"You like her."

"Who?" I ask, my pulse spiking. 

Aoife just shakes her head knowingly, "I've seen you, you watch her and pay attention and care about her and have had white fucking knuckles since her dates joined us."

"You're imagining things, we're just friends." I say, trying to keep my voice even.

"You know, Joe and I were just friends for almost five years, and well you've met AJ, also you'd be a little more convincing if you weren't eye fucking her right in front of me."

"I wasn't-" I start, but I totally was. "I would never do that to Hugh, okay?"

"But are you strong enough to let her go home with one of these two gentlemen?"

I snap my head, "Katie's not going home with anyone."

"Except you?"

"Yes." I say too quickly, and then amend, "because I'm driving her and dropping her off at her house." Aoife seems sweet until she's completely unnerving you. 

"Okay... Look I won't say anything to her, but don't let her wait for too long." I'm dying to ask more questions, but they've all rejoined us now and I'm forced to return to my quiet contemplation also known as fighting the urge to challenge these fuckers to a duel for Katie. 

She sits back beside me and looks over at me a couple times, until I realize what she what she's waiting for. I twirl a few of her hair strands in my fingers hidden by the high cushions, but I guess it's not as hidden as I thought, because Aoife lets out a soft giggle and tips her drink towards me with a knowing smirk.

Thanks for reading!  - H <3