Of Scissors And Scooby Doo

Chapter 25

"What do you mean? Why can't I come over?"

"Andre's staying the nig-"

"Why is Andre staying overnight?! Do you want to tell me something?"

I flinched at the accusing and harsh tone and peeked into the empty hall, piano music drifting up the stairs, before I quietly closed my bedroom door. "His grandmother was keeping him from writing his song so he came over to write it here."

"Oh, and he has to stay overnight for that?"

"He just turned up here with two suitcases," I defended myself and sat down on the edge of my bed, "I couldn't say no."

"Yeah, you could have."

"No! That would have been mean."

"Your mom could have said no then."

"Jade, are we seriously fighting over this?"

"He's not gonna stay in your room, is he?"

"Of course not!" My parents didn't even let Jade stay overnight anymore, – well, not that that stopped us. There was still the window, it wasn't like they could just barricade it. – so did she really think they'd let a boy stay into my room who wasn't even my boyfriend in the first place? Not that anything would happen between Andre and me but... you get the point. "But even if he did, which he doesn't, you wouldn't need to worry."

"...Fine."

"Is it really fine or are you just saying that so I won't annoy you any longer?"

Jade sighed. "Maybe a bit of both."

A light smile began to tug at my lips. "You know, it's actually really cute."

"What's cute?"

"You being so jealous."

She scoffed while my smile only widened at the unusual sound of hearing Jade stammer. "No one said anything about- I mean, I don't get why you- I'm not jealous!"

"Oh, sure you aren't."

"Don't be so smug. I know you wouldn't do anything with him."

"And still you're jeeeaaalous," I sang softly, teasing her even more.

"Nonsense. I'm just disappointed that I won't be getting any tonight."

Ugh, that's what she always did. Every. Freaking. Time. Whenever I'd finally find something I could tease her with, she turns everything around by turning the situation into something sexual which she knows will always shut me up. Just like this time. Well, at least she couldn't see me blushing. "Well, you... You wouldn't have gotten any either way so... so it doesn't even matter that Andre's here and you... yeah."

Jade laughed loudly, a sound that always managed to lift up my spirits, no matter what. "I love how innocent you are."

My head snapped toward the door when a knock sounded. "Hang on a second," I told Jade before telling Andre, presumably, to come in. Knew it. He pushed the door open just a little bit and smiled, eyebrows raised. "What's up?"

"I was wondering if you could help me with something."

"If he's trying something with you I'm going to kill him."

I ignored Jade's voice and nodded at Andre. "Yeah, sure. What do you need help with?"

"I just want your opinion on what I already have of the song."

"Yeah. I'll be down in a second."

He nodded and sent me another smile before he was out of the door again. "I have to go now," I said into the phone and heard Jade grumble something under her breath. "What was that?"