More Than Neighbors - JM

Don't Fuck This Up|22

"Yes, I guess we're dating?" Aubree shrieks as she refills her wineglass. I sign to mine and she empties the bottle.
"He's a really nice guy but he's broken and I feel like I'm forced to pick up the pieces" She says as she places the glass on her lips. I nod in understanding.
"Christina was indeed a nice girl, but it broke him when they realized they both wanted different things from each other" I say to her. She nods and thinks. We're currently in my apartment, at 11PM on a friday night. Just girls night. But basically all we talk about is boys. We hear some noises next door, probably Jonah and Corbyn gaming or something.
"For how long are you and Jonah together?" Aubree asks. I smile as she mentions him.
"1 month and 3 weeks" I grin and my cheeks hurt from the smile that's plastered on my face. Aubree laughs and pushes my side.
"Do you take him serious?" I suddenly ask her. Not to be rude to my bestie, but she's a hoe. She invented the word whore. I'm not even kidding. She uses men more than I use my coffee machine. And that's basically 3 times a day or more.
"Of course I take him serious Ruby! I do see he's different than most guys so I try my hardest to stick with him and get things rolling" She smiles and finishes her glass. I cock her brow. She ain't telling the truth. I see her shifting on my couch and don't know if I want to know more than i'm already suspecting.
"Aubree, is he the only guy you're seeing right now?" My words are soft and I see her quickly glancing upwards, catching my eyes.
"No" She whispers and I let my head fall down and let out a loud sigh.
"Aubree!" I yell.
"You can't be like that!" I say and I see the hurt in her eyes. Someone has to tell her.
"Corbyn is the sweetest guy I know and he's perfect for you! He has a good influence on your life and I see you're smiling when you're with him! DON'T FUCK THIS UP!" I'm literally grabbing her shoulder so that's she's taking every single words i'm screaming in her face.
"Okay, I'll cut it off" She whispers.
"Corbyn?" I ask in disbelief.
"No the others" She says.
"OTHERS! They're more? Aubree no!" I feel i'm drunk and shouldn't be shouting to her this loud but i'm getting so angry seeing her playing boys like this. Every other time it didn't do me anything, I didn't knew who the guys were. But now I know Corbyn personally, he's my friend. I can't let my best friend break his heart. The man's heart is already broken.

"I'm sorry, do you like him or something?" Aubree snickers and I can hear she's mad at me so she's just now blurting out real crap.
"Aubree, don't act childish! I have a boyfriend! You're with Corbym, not me!" I say to her loudly. We never fight, like never ever ever! She sinks down back into my couch and I see we both stood up while screaming to each other.
"I'm sorry, I can see Corbyn is important for you and you don't want your whore best friend getting along with him" She says, knowing she triggered me again.
"Along with him! YOU'RE USING HIM YOU BITCH! Why can't you stay loyal to someone for more than 2 hours!" I stand up and walk to the kitchen. Fuck, I hate her. Aubree is perfect, for me, for my life. She's the sister I needed all along. But the one thing she's not perfect in, is boys. Men are always a problem, wherever you go with her. She'll be flirting and crushing on ever fucking dick she meets. Don't break his heart please.

"Is everything okay in here?" Jonah's soft voice echoes through my apartment and I see only him in my doorway. No Corbyn, good.
"No actually not, but can you go please?" Aubree cries out. Good, now we're both crying. You know what happens when these boys see you're crying.
"No don't cry" I suddenly hear from behind Jonah and Corbyn walks in. Did I gave Jonah my key by the way? He walks over to Aubree but she directly stands up and walk back from him.
"No Corbyn, I'm sorry, but we're not going to work out" She says soft and I'm happy she's honest. Honest with him, because he deserves it. Honesty.
"Hey you're okay?" Jonah asks while he wraps his warm arms around me. I sniff a few times and try to disappear in his large chest.
"I was so mean to her, I'm a horrible friend" I swallow and feel fresh tears froming in my eyes. Jonah rubs my back and pecks my hair.
"Corbyn is going to be fine" He whispers and I nod. Good, good.

I wake up in my bed. When I turn around I see Jonah next to me. I smile and wrap my arms around his back.
"Morning" I whisper and before I get an answer, I jump out of bed. Entering my kitchen I notice the mess on my counter and I decide to clean my kitchen. Starting with taking the trash out. I slip into some sneakers and throw on a jacket. I open my door and the cold air from my hallway creeps under my pajamas. It's summer, wtf.
As I walk through my lobby, I see Corbyn outside. I frown deeply. It's 8 a clock in the fricking morning. I walk up to him and when he notice me, his face lits up.
"Good morning Ruby" He smiles and I grin.
"You're happy, how so?" I say as I throw my trash in the can and stand next to him, admiring the late sunrise.
"Christina wanted to talk again, I said I'm down and now i'm waiting for her" I see the sparkle in his deep blue eyes and I have the urge to kiss his beautiful face. Okay what the heck was that.
"That's sweet, have a good day and give the kisses to Christina" I say and step back. But Corbyn quickly pulls me into a hug and I laugh. Idiot.
"How's Aubree?" He suddenly asks and I freeze. She's bad, very bad.
"Good, yep" I say soft and I avoid him.
"Ruby, you're one of my best friends, you can't lie to me" His voice has that fun crack in it and I giggle.
"I honestly haven't spoken to her ever since, it's almost 2 weeks ago" I whisper and Corbyn frowns.
"I'm sorry, I hope you talk to her soon or later. You need her Ruby" He says and he pecks my hair. Only Jonah pecks my hair, fuck off. And why would I need her, why you're being so specific?