The Most Likely Pair (Completed)

CALLED IT!!

He walks cockily toward me, head slightly tilted to the side. "...so do I get that date now?" He takes my hand and intertwines our fingers.

PAUSE

I should probably explain how we made it to this point. For that, we need to go back to the day of Maq and I's argument, after I got back from hanging out with the guys. 

REWIND BACK TO THREE WEEKS AGO

I walked in the door still laughing at CC's declaration of love to my mother. He tried to convince my mom that that was what I wanted, because I was tired of being an only child, and the only man I approved of for her, was him. I am not calling him daddy... 

Anyways, I walked in the door still shaking my head and Maq is in the living room waiting for me. 

"Where were you?" 

"Minding my business."

"You were with him weren't you?"

"YUP." I pop the "p" extra hard.

He walks toward me. "Are you cheating on me? Again?"

"What do you mean again?" I cross my arms over my chest.

"The kiss."

"Yeah, because I knew he was going to kiss me right? I was not aware that my name is now Ms. Cleo."

He remains quiet, so I turn away from him to go to my room.

"...Axe..."

I roll my eyes. "What Dane?"

He wraps his arms around my waist from behind. "I'm sorry. I just...I don't like that you guys hang out so much. And before you say anything, I know it's my fault for leaving you alone for a month. I'm sorry about the strippers, and the dancers, and the girls from the club. I was just being a guy, having fun. And you're right I was being unfair to you. I don't like you being so close to him. He clearly likes you, but he also gets you and the guys loves you like a little sister. I won't take that away from you. I think...maybe we should just be friends. I can't not get jealous of other guys around you, and I can't not get angry when other guys have feelings for you. I know it's stupid because I mean look at you, you're perfect. I can't change that I want you all to myself."

I remove his hands from my waist and turn toward him. "Deja Vu...isn't this how we broke up last time? Because you got jealous and we started fighting and so you ended it?" 

"Yeah...I forgot that's how it actually went down, and not what we told everyone. I'm sorry. I mean we could always..."

"NO! This is the last time. I can't keep doing this in and out of love thing with you.  It's not fair to either of us. This is it Maq, no more." I hold his gaze until he nods and closes his eyes.

He puts his hands in his pockets, turning away from me. We are silent, allowing the gravity of 'THIS IS IT' sink in. I think on some level we thought of each other as, for lack of a better term...safe. Kind of like a fall back plan, which sounds bad. And now that safety net aka our fall back plan, us, is no more... It's strange, but it's like this weight or cloud or I don't know...something has been lifted. I look at Maq and all I feel is brotherly love. I guess someone being your fall back plan does something to you. And now that it's gone, whatever it was, is gone too.

He turns to me with a smirk. "Can we break up tomorrow morning?" 

I look at him like he's crazy until it clicks. "YOU JERK! NO!" And just like that we're laughing. Walez walks in and looks at us odd.

"Earlier you were fighting and now you're laughing. You two are the strangest couple I have ever met."

"We broke up."