My Other Half (Rickian)

Playing Cupid

When we got to Panera I still felt way too sad to be out of the house. I felt like those cheesy characters in movies after they've gone through a break-up. Every couple I seen sent a twinge of pain through me. 

I watched the other two guys joke around and fling food at each other but I felt like I was on the outside looking in. I was so lost in my own miserable world that I didn't even realize they were talking to me until Connor stabbed me with his fork.

"Ow, what the hell?" I said, instinctively slapping a hand over the place he'd stabbed. He laughed but still seemed a little unimpressed with me.

"I asked if you thought our waitress was cute, but you obviously were too far gone to even notice her." I grumpily looked in her direction. She was alright. She had a good body, curled blond hair, and big blue eyes. I suppose to anyone other than me she'd probably seem gorgeous. I watched the way her curls bounced as she made her way back to our table with our food in hand.

"Sorry for the wait guys, here is your order." She had a sexy southern drawl but she still wasn't Kian. I watched her awkwardly push a stray strand of hair behind her ear but after that I was bored. I turned to look out the window and felt someone pinch my leg.

"What?" I hissed under my breath.

"Did you see the way she looked at you? She wants it." Jc said, making awkward sex faces. I wrinkled my nose.

"No thank-you." I laughed, wolfing down a bite of my food.

"She's gorgeous! What are you, gay?" I stopped chewing to look up at Jc through my eyelashes. He was staring at the waitress again so luckily he didn't see the way I blushed.

"No, I just have my heart set on someone else."

"Please don't tell me you still like Shelby. You guys are friends and live states away from each other, I don't see it working out."

"It's not her it's someone else."

"Well how come we've never seen her around the house before?" Connor managed through his mouth full of food. I cringed at the site, wishing he had better manners.

"She's just getting out of a bad relationship and I don't think she knows how she feels about me yet." That was true. Well, except for the she part.

"What better way to make her debate how she feels about you than to hook up with someone else? If she likes you she'll feel jealous and realize her feelings toward you. Trust me, it's foolproof." I made a face.

"Jc, I know you like playing cupid but now really isn't the ti-"

"Waitress! Over here!" Oh god. I watched her sashay back to our table witha  huge smile on her face.

"Can I help you?" She said, hands on her hips. I pleadingly looked over at Jc, begging him not to do what he was about to do.

"My friend here wants to know when you're off." He said, giving her his signature smirk. I tried not to show the disappointment on my face, not wanting to insult her. Her eyes lit up.

"Really? I'm off in half an hour, what were you thinking handsome?" I felt like I was cheating. I'm not even with Kian, why do I feel so commited? I looked at her excited eyes and sighed internally. Jc pinched my leg again and I yelped.

"Yeah, sorry, I was thinking we could-"

"It'll have to be your place, my roommate is home tonight." I was going to say go to a movie.  I didn't want to have sex with her! 

"Get some!" Jc said, the girl still standing there. He gave me a high-five and the girl must have took this as an okay because she trotted off to another table. 

"Jc, what the fuck is wrong with you?!" I growled, punching him in the arm.

"Just tryna help a boy out. Sorry for trying to be a good friend." He couldn't possibly be trying to guilt trip me right now.

"I do not want to have sex with her, Jc." I said, shaking my head slowly to help him understand. He rolled his eyes.

"Oh, boo-hoo. It's a one night stand, you'll just have to suffer through it." He said, rubbing his eyes and pretending to cry. Connor was giggling on the other side of me. What had I let them get me into?