She's One in a Million

Twenty-three

At the Mansion's gym, as Casey and Max went for the trend mill, Max was having thoughts whether to ask Casey a certain question she has been wanting to ask.

"So, Casey-" She cleared her throat first, "Ian and you were childhood friends. You mentioned it, right?"

"Yeah. Like a lot. Why?" Casey asked, not looking at Max.

"It just came to my head. So, technically, you've known him for a long time?"

"Yeah. You could say that."

"Oh. Uh...what-what was he like back then?" Max asked, trying to be casual. "I bet he's popular and all."

Casey looked up and pouted, remembering that awkward boy by the lockers."No. No he wasn't. He was a bit dorky before. He was so thin, awkward and kind of a loser back then."

"That's cute." Max said bluntly. He didn't mention that last night though. He didn't mention his high school life."I mean-really? Why such change?"

"Some enhancement for oneself, maybe? He completely change in college. He just went all-hot and stuff."

"Was it after Ian and Emilia broke up?"

"No. They got together in college." Casey stopped for a laugh, "She never noticed him before. She was one of the popular girls in school and Ian has this huge crush on her ever since. And they went out for 5 years-must've been a dream come true of his until Emilia decided to end up things."

Max nodded slowly before she stopped the tread mill. So he has this thing with Emilia before-way way before. "So, he dated anyone?"

"Of course. Loads."

"But never like in a serious manner?"

"He never plays with women. That's what I like about him."

Max nodded again slowly. "You didn't say anything what happened last night." Casey asked, stopping the treadmill, before she looked at Max.

"Huh?"

"Last night. You two went stargazing. I know it's going to be romantic."

"Yeah. It was romantic. The mood, the ambiance, it was hard not to kissed." Max shared.

"You kissed?"

Max looked at Casey's face-and it was a whole new one. She looked surprise with those blue eyes widen, her mouth slightly opened. But what Max saw was Casey's eyes had a bit of sadness in them. "It was nothing."

"I see." Casey tighten her smile at Max. "He's a great kisser isn't he?"

"I guess? It was just some plain liplocking." She lied. She couldn't bring herself to tell Casey that she was the one who jumped on him.

Cassie nodded and exhaled." Shall we have brunch?"

"Yeah. That's ll be a great idea."

Max started to wonder why Casey suddenly became silent the whole afternoon. She didn't ignore Max but the silence made her anxious. Was there something that I said? Something that I may have offended her? She just found it very unusual to see Casey being quiet.

"Casey?" Max asked her while they were both by the den, watching the other girls swimming on the pool.

"Hm?"

"Was there something that I said earlier that made you act this way?"

"Was there? No, I don't think so." Casey shook her head, giving a pout.

"I see. You are unusually quiet today."

"I was just thinking that Ian has kissed all the girls in this Mansion. I just remembered that boy back in high school and now, he's kissing different women." Casey shook her head and laugh. "This may sound a bit selfish but I feel uncomfortable when he does such things to others."

Max laid her hand on Casey and grip on in tightly. "It's normal. It' totally fine. I understand why you are feeling this way. We're friends while we dated on guy, I mean, this is so like No Other Woman."

Casey laughed. "Yeah. We have the most weirdest friendship ever."

"I know. We most certainly have." Both of them smiled at each other.

"Come on! Let's take a swim!" Casey exclaimed, removing her robe as she ran towards the other girls in her black one piece swimsuit with multiple cuts design by the waist line. Max watched them, smiling but also wondering, Could it be that Casey has been in love with Ian for so long?