Roommates & Soulmates

Ch129: Simon's Wisdom

Simon's life was more cup half full than empty these days. Somehow he'd managed to snag a women way out of his league, and a great group of friends. Plus graduation was on the horizon. The future was bright and the present was beautiful. Could life really get any better?

"How's Maia?"

Ah yes, there was that.

"She's fine," Simon replied, trying to fake a smile. It was rather an odd thing to be friends with two people who weren't talking to each other, and yet still wanted to know everything going on in each other's lives.

"Just fine?" Jordan continued. "Or like mostly fine?"

"Fine, fine," Simon added, with a slightly awkward shrug.

"I don't know why she doesn't want to be friends?" Jordan sighed. Simon didn't reply. He had a rather good idea as to why Maia didn't want to be friends, but he was also sure it wasn't his secret to tell.

"We were friends before," Jordan said. "I mean, I think we were. During those study sessions, and then back in high school before we ever dated."

"I'm not saying anything for sure," Simon began, testing the waters. "But what if she couldn't to be friends with you for the same reason I once couldn't be friends with Clary?"

"I'm not sure what you're getting at?" Jordan inquired.

Simon sighed then elaborated. "What if she likes you again?"

"Ha, like that would happen," Jordan laughed. "I'm not a complete idiot, you know. It might only take a dozen rejections after flying half way around the world, but I do eventually take a hint."

"Okay," he added cautiously. "But let's say for the sake of argument it were true. Would it change anything for you?"

"I'm with Paige," Jordan replied.

"I'll take that as a no," Simon said, resolving to keep his mouth shut and leave the fools to their own problems.

"Though I'll admit it would be nice to know," Jordan added quietly after a moment's thought. "Sometimes I find myself wondering if she ever loved me at all."

And Simon's resolve crumbled to pieces. He knew he'd end up sticking his nose where it doesn't belong, but it wasn't his fault. It was their fault for being so completely stupid!

"Where are the girls anyway?" Jordan sighed. "How long does it take to powder one's nose?"

"Depends how badly their boyfriend's messed up their makeup," Simon sniggered, remembering how he and Izzy had almost been late.

"Well if they don't hurry up I might order without them," Jordan complained. "I'm starving."

"Actually you are only very hungry," Simon corrected him. "Since I know for a fact you had breakfast and lunch today, you are in no way starving."

"That movie you made me watch," Jordan replied. "The one character talked like that.... The really literally guy with the funny ears. What was his name?"

"Spock," Simon sighed. "Good fiction is so wasted on you, my friend."

And just then the girls arrived. Paige and Izzy made their appearance from around the corner. Paige was wearing more casual attire, a nice pair of jeans and blouse, while Isabelle was in a navy blue tight knee length dress.

"You two didn't get up to any trouble while we were gone, did you?" Izzy asked Simon as she greeted him with a light kiss and sat down. Simon always loved it when Izzy showed him affection in public because it usually lead to at least one guy in the restaurant doing a double take. Tonight it was the muscular blonde on their left who was sitting at the bar. He'd been eyeing Izzy up since she'd walked in. Until this moment, it seemed he hadn't realize Simon wasn't her brother or friend zone buddy.