You Don't Own Me.

08.

["Sounds more like a date to me."} Hyde spoke through the video chat I sat up this morning.
I looked at him with an arched brow.
"Its just us having dinner-"
{"Rocky, the entire time you've talked to me this morning you've been blushing."} He pointed out.
I blinked seeing my reflection in the video.
Sure enough my face was red.
Even my ears.
I scowled softly.
"Its called recovering from being sick." I argued.
{"Oh is that what we're calling it?"} He smirked.
I flipped him off.

{"Is that Rocky?"} I heard Chelsea question and soon enough the bride to be was in the video as she sat in Hyde's lap.
{"Hi, Rocky! Did you hear about Josie and Nate?"} She smiled.
I nodded smirking.
"I did, we actually ran into each other last night at the store. She's having twins, its exciting." I said.
She nodded with a grin.
{"So what are you two boys talking about?"} She questioned completely interrupting the previous conversation.
Hyde gave me an apologetic look.
{"Rocky is going on a date tonight-"}
"It's not a date!" I hissed feeling my face burning.
Chelsea grinned.
{"Who is it?"} She questioned.
"Ares." I told her.

Chelsea blinked.
{"Oh, that's shocking? Since when have you two been talking?"} She asked me.
Yeah I really couldn't talk when it came to a three way conversation involving a girl.
I cleared my throat.
"Since last Saturday actually." I told her.
She looked at me.
{"Oh wow."} She looked to Hyde who knew all this time but was a great friend by keeping his mouth shut.
Sometimes he couldn't help but speak, but this was a time where I was desperate for him to stay quiet.

{"Oh that reminds me! Hyde have you asked Rocky yet?"} She changed the subject.
Hyde blinked looking to her.
{"Have I asked him what?"} He looked confused.
Chelsea looked at him as if they were reading each other.
{"Oh!"} He looked at me with a smirk.
{"So I'd rather ask you in person-"}

"Hyde you both may be attractive but I'm staying away from any kind of threesome or whatever you're fixing to ask." I told him.
He arched a brow.
{"Well now I have a lot of questions about that, but no."} He smirked at me.
{"I was going to see if you'd be my best man at the wedding."} He told me.
My eyes grew wide.
"Shouldn't you be asking Casey-"

{"We did."} Chelsea cut me off.
{"But he was stubborn about it, he kept saying you were the best friend and should be the best man."} She told me.
I blinked looking at Hyde who was already looking at me.
{"If you have plans, I can always ask Nate or-"}
"No, I'll do it. I've never been a best man." I cut him off.
He grinned.
{"Awesome man! Well hey we're fixing to go out for a bit, so I'll talk to you later."} He told me now.
I nodded with a smirk.
"See ya." I said ending the video call.

I sat there for the longest time.
Being Hyde's best man?
I'm sure Case was upset about not being it, but if he really surrendered it for me.
Then I had to thank him later.
I looked to the time and frowned.
I still had two hours before Ares showed up to come get me.
I wasn't sure why I felt nervous but the feeling wouldn't go away.
It was just us having a dinner and finally catching up without interruptions.

I still needed to find out more about his brother and cousin, because when I first went to his house he told me he lived alone.
So why would he lie about that?
It wasn't like I cared if he had family living with him.
Maybe he was trying to look pitiful.
He used to do that back at the camp.

I let out a tired groan and after tonight I started work after nearly a week of missing it.
I'm sure Darby was furious but he ignored it so no one would think negative of him.
It was sad how titles were more important to people nowadays.

I lied there for a moment before sighing as I sat back up before making myself get up to go shower.
I had to kill time somehow.
And Ash wasn't here because he had an earlier shift today.
I wasn't huge on helping myself out.
It never felt the same and I'm sure we can all relate to that.
It never feels as good like it does when someone else is doing it.
It's like they have this magic touch.
It was frustrating.