Liberate You, Liberate Me✔️

Chapter 31

31. The Kiss

Dillon

Libra had missed out on movie night and instead left Sophia, Jack and him to watch Good Fellas. He had asked Sophia at times throughout the evening what Libra was up to and all she had said was that she had a lot to study. Somehow Dillon felt like that wasn't it and that Sophia was lying to him but he had no idea why. When she asked Jack to follow her up to her apartment Dillon was officially concerned. He cleaned up the chips and drink they had eaten during the movie and tried to keep himself busy until Jack had returned.

When he heard the door slam he rushed to meet Jack before he headed into his room, he had to find out what was going on with Libra. Perhaps there was another elevator incident or Todd had come on to her again, whatever it was he wanted to know and help.

"Hey man, is everything alright with Sophia and Libra? She didn't show up tonight and then Sophia seemed a bit off..." he tried to stay with his calm voice but he was certain Jack could see the pleading and desperation in his eyes.

Jack only shrugged his shoulders and walked past him into the kitchen area to grab the leftovers of the chips in the bowl. He had yet to speak but Dillon had followed him and was waiting patiently for whatever answers Jack would give him. A thousand responses floated around in his mind and refused to leave until a real one would replace it.

"I'm sure it's just a girl's thing. Sophia only wanted to ask me to join her for a party she's going to tomorrow, she doesn't want to go alone and Libra couldn't make it."

His heart relaxed a bit and started beating close to normal phase again. Sophia felt embarrassed about going alone to a party and Libra was studying, he could handle that. Libra was a good student who liked to study so he bought that off the bat and he didn't know Sophia well enough to disagree with Jack's statement. But that still didn't answer the question why Libra hadn't at least texted to inform him that she wouldn't be coming tonight – she had before.

His mind was itching to find out more from Jack and thanked the Gods that they had become fast friends; otherwise this conversation would be slightly awkward. By now Jack could tell he cared for Libra and if he just explained that maybe he would let on if there was something he should be concerned about.

"Are you sure it's just that? She usually texts whenever she can't make it."

"Are you getting paranoid about Libra?" Jack asked with a grin on his face, "have you spoken to her about your feelings?"

He should've done that on their date but instead they had talked about becoming friends and now he had to settled with that since she had agreed to it. Then there was the issue of not wanting to scare her away by being too forward. Dillon had done the majority of the things he fantasized about doing to her but Libra was inexperienced and should be approached whenever she was truly ready – even though he wished that would come sooner than later. Admitting all of this to her would more than likely scare her away if he understood anything about her.

"We agreed to be friends first; I think she'll be more comfortable that way. I wouldn't want to lose her now that I've finally won her trust." He murmured.

Jack chuckled and put a hand on his shoulder for comfort, "I think you've been reading the situation all wrong, dude. Libra may be a rookie in many things but that doesn't mean you can't talk to her about it. You don't think she and I have these conversations about you, too? Stop talking to me and talk to her – the both of you!" He threw his arms up and said he was heading for his room to study.