Therapy (The orchid pt. 2)

Coffee (Part 5)

Brie's POV

My phone began to buzz on the basin in the bathroom as I was delicately putting on mascara, I hadn't put on makeup in months so I was really taking my time.

I looked down to see Quinn calling

"Hi Quinn," I answered.

It was a Saturday morning and I was getting ready to go get coffee with Colby, I was extremely nervous and I hadn't even told Quinn that I was going.

"Hey babes, you wanna get brunch or something?" He asked, Quinn was always so happy, I didn't know how he did it.

"Oh I'm sorry Quinn I can't I've got plans."

"You? Plans?" He asked as if it was shocking news. To be honest it was shocking news.

"You're acting as if I never have plans." I reply back

He was right though, I don't ever have plans.

"Noooo," He lied. "it's just not like you."

"Yeah I have a hair appointment." I lied straight back.

I knew if I told Quinn I was going to see Colby he'd lose it with me.

Quinn hates Colby. He's always hated Colby even before all the drama, he always said he got a "bad vibe from him."

We never speak about what happened that night I showed up at his door in a crying heap, I don't think Quinn himself wants to talk about it and to be perfectly honest I don't think I want to talk about it.

"But come over tonight and we can make dinner or something." I add, hoping he'd say yes.

Quinn never bails on me even if he already has plans.

"Yeah of course, I'll probably come over around 6-7ish."

"Cool can't wait."

We said our goodbyes and I continued to get ready before Colby snap chatted me:

Hey I'm going to head out now, you sure you don't want me to pick you up?

I originally was going to meet Colby at the cafe but he was heading my way anyway so he may as well just pick me up.

On second thought, can you pick me up?

I replied, I got a reply back almost instantly

Yea ofc x

I frowned at my phone, why did he put an x? Wasn't that like a couple thing?

I chose to just ignore it.

About 15 minutes later I heard a knock on my door, I was upstairs grabbing a jersey so I called out

"It's open!" Moments later I heard the door open and heavy footsteps walk in.

I jogged down the stairs.

There he was, seeing him again made my stomach sink. It felt weird, to feel something like that.

He looked around the room a small frown formed on his face.

"I-is everything alright?" I asked quietly, I could feel myself getting shy.

"Yeah no everything is fine!" Colby assured me with a soothing smile. I believed it because of that smile.

"Are you ready to go?"

"Yeah." I gave a small smile and began walking out I felt Colby out his hand on the small of my back to guide me out of the apartment, the touch made goosebumps creep up my back.

I turned around as Colby was shutting the door to my apartment he gave the room one last glance.

This felt all too familiar.

We walked to his car in an awkward silence, once we got in he immediately blasted rap music as if to try drown out the awkwardness. It didn't work obviously.

"This is kinda loud." I said. He looked at me with a frown

"What?!" He shouted.

I reached for the stereo and turned the music down.

"This is kinda loud." I smirked.

"Yeah, sorry. It's just-" He paused and scratched the back of his neck.

I raised my eyebrows at him and we locked eyes. A cheeky grin slipped across his face.

"This is just weird isn't it?" He said still smiling

"Yea a little." I said with a small giggle.

Eventually we were both laughing together. Kind of like the old days.

Our coffee was a lot less awkward than the car ride. We talked about what was up with us since we last saw each other.

Although he had a lot more going on than me. Starting with the Brazilian girl named Andressa his new girlfriend which he met at a party, he never said which party though. We both knew which party it was and how they really met.

When I asked how Colby asked Andressa to be his girlfriend he just replied with

"I didn't really she just kind of followed me around since that night." As he shrugged and took a sip of his coffee.

We also talked about me a little, but most of what has happened to me in the past 6 months so I avoided it as much as possible.

I talked about how close Quinn and I had become and how I quit being a full time artist. He was more interested in Quinn and I than he was me quitting my job.

"So are you guys dating?"

"No he's basically my brother."

That lead onto the topic of Noah and he he was taken away, the look in Colby's eye when he listened to me made me shy and vulnerable all over again.

It was the look of pity and I hated it. It made me squirm. Colby of all people was someone I didn't want looking at me in that way.

I've hated that look ever since my father died.

"Brie I'm so sorry." Colby said.

I sighed.

"What can I say? Ever since my mother died it's been a serious of unfortunate events." I said as lightly as something like that could be said.

After an awkward hug goodbye in my apartment parking lot, as I headed toward my apartment I pulled out my phone and called Noah.

"Hey sis what's up?" He answered on the second ring.

"Nothing just seeing how you were"

Noah and I chatted on the phone for a bit while I cleaned the kitchen and house before Quinn came over for dinner.

Oh gosh just thinking about the conversation i'm going to have with Quinn made my head hurt.