adelaide street [s.m]

~nine ~

it's 6:00 pm, the next day and it's the day i'm finally meeting jordana's new boyfriend.

she hasn't been able to shut up about him the whole day.

i told shawn about it and he is able to come.

he agreed that he'd pick me up at 6:30 and drive me there, which leaves me with thirty minutes to get ready.

getting ready has never been a struggle or a big deal to me.

i wear minimum cosmetics on my face and most of the time, i just throw on whatever i see.

but today, i decide to dress up a little bit since it is a special day for jordana.

i put on a sleeveless loose black dress with matching black flats.

i walk out my room and i hear sobbing coming from the other room.

"leo? are you okay?" i knock.

"go away!" she yells in between sobs.

"why are you crying?"

"leave me alone!"

"please...i'm sorry about our fight the other day. i-i just- can you please let me in?"

"i said leave me alone!"

"i'm sorry," i whisper and turn away from her door.

just then, the doorbell rings.

with a sigh, i walk down and open the door.

shawn stands in front of me in black jeans, a black shirt, and a denim jacket.

and damn, does he look good.

"hey muffin, well uh, you look great!" he says with a smile.

"thanks shawn, so do you."

we get into his jeep and arrive at jordana's apartment in 25 minutes.

"hey guys!" she opens the door. "miles is already inside."

i walk into a cozy apartment to see miles eyeing jordana strangely.

"hey, is everything alright?" i ask as i give him a hug and he kisses my head.

"yeah, i just had a weird thought abou-" he starts but gets cut off by jordana.

"i made lasagna!" she yells. "he'll arrive a little later, we can start first."

"okay, i'm hungry!" we follow her to the dining room.

we start to dig in and just as i've eaten my first bite, the doorbell rings.

"he's here!" she exclaims and goes to get him from the door.

they walk in hand in hand and i feel my throat go dry when i see who it is.

nathan.

miles chokes on his food.

"nate? hey, man! i haven't seen you in forever!" shawn says.

"you two know each other?" jordana asks.

"yeah! we used to be neighbors when we were kids but i moved," nathan replies.

i kinda miss his voice...

i can feel him staring at me and i start to feel overwhelmed and insecure, causing me to run out of her apartment.

i hear two chairs move and someone say "i got this" before i hear footsteps coming from behind me.

i sit down on the steps leading to the apartment building and soon, someone joins me.