Never Knew I Needed

20.1

Adrienne, December,
YEAR 2

I bit the inside of my cheek while Ceej just stared impatiently. After a minute she let out an annoyed sigh.

"Bitch well! What is so important im missing time with Keem for?"

"Okay first of all you're with him like literally everyday hoe"

"That's not whats important.Tell me what got you breaking out!"

Keem came back in the living room with the bowl of popcorn and sat behind her on the couch since she was sideways on the cushion facing me.

I glanced passed her to him then back to her. "Well I could use both of ya advice"

Keem now joined in the conversation.

"Okay so it's about a guy-"

"Yes bitch finally! Who is it?"

"Umm I go to school with him so I've known him for a while" well it's only a half a lie. "And I think I'm starting to like him as more than a friend"

Ceej nodded while Keem had this sort of smirk like he could see through my half lie.

"Well okay I guess the feelings didn't just come out of nowhere so they've been growing but I didn't really notice them until recently, ya know? Like suddenly he was invading my thoughts, I constantly wanted to check on him, and I felt like I wasn't doing enough when he wasn't around"

Ceej quickly covered her mouth with her hands before looking at Keem with the side of her eyes. They had some telepathic like conversation before Keem shook his head. Cj moved her hands before pouting. He shook his head again and she let her shoulders drop.

"Okay what the fuck? Can we use words because I'm lost. If I wanted to get no advice I would've just told Jay about my problem"

Yes Adrienne play it off.

Keem raised an eyebrow. "Wouldn't it be hard to talk to the one you're in love with about the one you're in love with?"

My jaw dropped. Hoooooowwwwwww?!

"Okay we kinda predicted you too would eventually catch some type of feelings for each other at one point" Cj quickly says.

"I thought it would be the first time you two seen each other after being apart but he fucked that up since he couldn't come down"

"But... is it that obvious?"

"Well to us of course we've known you guys for years separately and together so we've noticed the change"

"Have you guys just talked about us a lot?"

"Weeeeeelll" after filling me in on their numerous conversations about them, mostly Cj, shipping us since we graduated high school we've come to the point we're at now which is figuring out if I should tell him or just see if it goes away.

"Tell him" I don't know why she's so excited honestly.

"Don't tell him yet. You two are both going to different colleges and a fresh relationship should not start long distance. We have two years left so sometime closer to graduation time if the feelings are still there then you can tell him." When did Keem become a love guru?

I sighed and let his words seep into my brain. "So what if they don't leave but he doesn't feel the same way?"

They both smiled and shrugged their shoulders. "Well if that happens I'll be here for you to console with"

"And I'll punch him for you" Keem added.

"Thanks" I stood up and said. "I'll call ya tomorrow" before hugging them and leaving.