Just Friends? | Shaylivia

Chapter 11

Courtney:

Shayne was pacing around the squad room in a circle. He had been doing this for the past five minutes or so, phone in hand. Honestly it was distracting me at this point.

"Shayne" I said.

"Yeah?" He said glancing at his phone again.

"You good?" I asked.

"Yeah I'm fine, completely fine, never been better" He said.

"You sure?" I asked raising an eyebrow.

"Totally fine" He said looking at his phone again.

I ignored his walking and went back to my laptop. I tried to keep writing the script for next week but again I got distracted. Shayne's circling the room was going to kill me.

"Shayne" I said.

"What?" He said.

"Why are you pacing in a circle?" I said annoyed.

"I'm uh just waiting on a call" Shayne explained.

"Could you maybe sit down and wait for it?" I asked.

"Oh yeah uh sorry" He said sitting at his desk.

"Thanks" I said turning back to my script.

As I was writing I could hear a foot repeatedly tapping the ground. I looked over and saw Shayne fidgeting. Why was he so impatient? I sighed and shut my laptop.

"Shayne, what's up?" I asked.

"What?" He asked.

"What's so important about this call?" I asked.

"Nothing" He said shrugging his shoulders.

"C'mon dude" I said skeptical.

"..... Fine, I asked a girl out to dinner earlier today.... I'm waiting on a reply from her" Shayne said.

"Aww that's sweet" I said.

"Yeah I guess I'm just nervous" He said.

"Oh c'mon, I'm sure she'll say yes" I reassured him.

"You think so?" He asked.

"Yes, just be confident" I told him.

"Thanks, I'm gonna use the restroom real quick" He said.

Shayne left to go to use the bathroom as I opened my laptop again. Might as well use the quiet moments to finish. I finished some sentences before Olivia walked in.

"Hey" I said.

"Hey uh I need some advice" She said.

"Sure, what's up?" I said.

"Let's just say somebody asked me to join them for dinner" She said.

"Aren't you with Sam?" I asked.

"Yeah.. I meant as like a friendly dinner" Olivia said.

"Oh, well what's wrong?" I asked.

"I don't know if I should go" She said.

"Why not?" I said.

"I don't want people getting the wrong idea" She replied.

"Who cares what other people think?" I said.

"You sure?" She said.

"Yeah, if it's just a friend who cares" I said.

"Thanks Court" Olivia said.

"No problem" I said.

"I'll see you later, Ian needs me" She said leaving.

I waved bye as she left and went back to my script. Shayne came back into the squad room shortly after.

"I'll talk you later, Ian needs me for a scene" He said.

"Ok, see ya" I said.

Shayne nodded and left the room. Finally I had some quiet to finish what I was working on. I hope both their dinners go well though. Maybe I'll get some takeout later.