Words to Me

It's On Now

Inside it was much warmer than outside and we all shuffled in fairly quickly. Even though it was barely lunch time and the lunch rush had not yet begun it was already fairly crowded, and it took us a moment to find a table that would fit us all. We ended up finding one in a back corner which was fairly beneficial because it gave us more privacy than sitting at the front of the place. 

Jon ordered us all, apart from Davey who just got a water, some guinness to start off with before we all began to look over the menu. It didn't take me long to decide what I wanted, a simple salad would do I wasn't too hungry. 

"So Scarlett who was calling you earlier, a handsome fella perhaps?" Jon asked teasingly.  

"Yeah it has been quite some time since you have brought around any guys." Rob pitched in while Davey nodded from his spot to my right at the round table. 

"Oh no, no guys for me."

"Girls then?" Andrew asked speaking up for the first time in while. 

I found it hard to contain my blush but somehow managed, I shouldn't be that embarassed at the question it wouldn't be the first time something like that had been asked but it seemed different from Andrew. "Oh no, not like that. I'm heterosexual I'm just not in the dating game right now. It was a friend that had called me actually."

"Ah, I see." Andrew responded nodding before an awkward silence settled over us all. 

Then our waitress came back with our drinks breaking the silence. I'm not sure why but something about her made me uncomfortable. I can't quite place what it is though. I try watching her as she places the drinks down to place what it is about her that makes me feel so odd, then I notice it. She's flirting with Andrew. It's certainly no concern of mine and yet it makes me a bit jealous to be honest,  it shouldn't but it does nonetheless. And I find myself shifting a bit closer to the table adjusting my top slightly, not that it matters with my petite figure but it's a bit satisfying in a way. As she sets my drink down in front of me I look into her brown eyes and she stares directly back. And in the unspoken code that girls have she challenges me over Andrew, it doesn't matter to her what my relationship to Andrew might be (not that there is anything), she just wants him, and to make matters worse I accept this challenge. I don't know what is driving this, but one thing to me is clear, she can't have him. She breaks away from my gaze, turning around to go back to her work her blond hair swishing behind her. 

"What the hell was that?" Davey asks leaning in, looking at me. 

I shrug playing innocent. "I don't know, but I have a feeling she doesn't like me."

"I think you're right about that Scarlett." Rob says leaning back slightly in his chair. 

I just shrug again taking a sip of my drink. 

Throughout the next ten minutes the same waitress keeps coming past as much as possible checking in with us- well Andrew that is, by now her button up top is opened along the top by quite a bit to show her rather hefty cleavage. I frown from my drink trying to decide what I can do to put this back in my court. I shrug off my thick jacket and excuse myself from the table briefly going to the bathroom. Inside I pull out my makeup from my purse, I don't wear much and just top off my mascara and eyeliner fixing a small smudge before pulling out my hair letting it fall in it's bright red waves around my shoulders and fix my lip gloss. It's not much  but it's more than I normally do. My mind strays back to how the woman looks and I self consciously push up my bra a bit, frowning. She is really pretty, she almost looks like another woman I know. My frown deepens as I push back more unpleasant memories. I can do this I tell myself looking into the mirror one last time before taking a deep breath and walking back out to the table. It's on now.