Colour | Irby

Part 3

Iris' POV

The Spoon is busy again, as it usually is in evenings. Amber sits down beside me at the counter, having just gotten off her shift and tugs her white cap off before laying her head on the counter, using her arms as a pillow.

"Tired?" I ask.

"Long day," she replies. "I was up late studying last night, because I had two tests today."

"How do you think you did?"

"I have no idea. Do you know who Adam Smith is?"

"You mean the father of capitalism?"

"Welp, I got that wrong," she mumbles.

"I'm sure you'll do fine," I say.

"We'll see." Amber props her elbows up on the counter, lifting her head upright. "What did you do yesterday?"

"I, uh, hung out with a friend."

"Which one?"

"Libby," I answer.

Amber furrows her brows in confusion. "Since when do you know her?"

"Since Friday. We met at Flynn's concert."

"Hmm, wild."

"How was your girls night with Andi?" I ask.

Amber's expression droops even further. "It was good."

"Clearly it wasn't" I say. "What happened?"

Amber shakes her head. "Nothing happened, Iris. I guess that's what's bothering me." She sighs. "I kind of have a crush on Andi."

I purse my lips, then respond, "Yeah, I already knew that."

"Oh. Well, basically, we were watching a movie, then she put her head on my shoulder, and I put my arm around her, and then we were cuddling on the couch, and I wanted to tell her how I felt, but Buffy was there too."

"I'd hate to be Buffy, third-wheeling in that situation," I comment.

"Yeah, whatever. In conclusion, I think Andi broke me, because now all I can think about is her. Am I going crazy?"

I shake my head. "You were always crazy."

She laughs a little before sighing again. At the same time, the door chimes open and Amber and I both look to see Andi, Buffy, and Cyrus entering into The Spoon together. Immediately, Andi notices us and waves.

"Hey!" she says. "Come sit with us."

The trio sits down at a table, and Amber and I go over to join them.

"So Marty's cousin was really nice," Buffy says. "Marty said she likes me so that's cool."

"Getting in with the family," Cyrus responds. "Nice."

Then Andi looks at Amber and I to explain what' they're talking about. "Marty invited Buffy to his cousin's wedding."

"You didn't try to race anyone there, right?" Cyrus jokes. "Cause that's definitely not appropriate for such a formal occasion."

"No," Buffy defends.

"So you didn't try and compete with Marty at anything?" Andi says. "I'm impressed. I figured you'd do something like see who can clink their glass louder and end up breaking them," she adds, causing the whole table to laugh.

"I'm not that competitive," Buffy says.

"Sure," Andi responds, giving Cyrus a look. Then she checks her phone. "Do any of you know where Jonah is?"