Attractive Idiot [NaNoWriMo]

21

Alexia's POV

I waited ten seconds, then thirty seconds, then a minute... as time wore on, I couldn't help but peek open one eye.

Lee's face was impassive, unreadable. Then it broke out into a giant grin, and I had to open both eyes and blink them several times to make sure I was seeing this correctly.

"That's great news!" he practically cheered, and I blinked twice more just to check that I'm really seeing this.

"It is?"

Lee nodded energetically, his face beaming so brightly I was surprised rays of sunlight weren't shooting out of him.

"Yeah, I was going to say the same thing, but I wasn't sure how you felt and if you felt the same way and I was worried about how you'd react because well, we-" He was talking rapidly, his voice a pitch higher than usual.

I couldn't help it, I burst out laughing. Lee broke off as soon as I started, and just stared at me owlishly.

"What's so funny?" he asked, confusion laced in his voice.

"Lee, you were rambling," I told him, but he clearly still didn't get it by the way he continued to stare at me, expression unchanged. "You never ramble. You never babble, you never talk that fast, you never sound like... a teenage girl." I giggled, thinking of how he sounded just like a girl with her first crush the way his voice was.

Lee's face was now a vibrant red, and he started mumbling incoherent things.

I raised a brow, eyes glimmering as I scrutinized Lee in an amused way.

"Who is she?" I asked, and his mumbling stopped, color starting to drain from his face. I felt a smirk sneak onto my face.

"W-Who are you talking about?" His eyes were focused on the table, refusing to meet mine.

"Lee, I know you're seeing someone, and it's perfectly fine. It's what we agreed on, remember? That we could date other people?" I reminded him, giving him a pointed look.

"I know, but I still feel wrong about it," he muttered, and I wanted to squeal and roll my eyes at the same time.

Lee really was a good guy, which was adorable in my opinion. But he was also being incredibly dense right now.

I grabbed the ring sitting on my finger, slipping it off with ease.

"Here, give this to the right girl when you feel it's time," I told him. "Now you don't have to feel tied down, so you shouldn't feel guilty. We agreed that it's over, right?"

He nodded as I dropped the engagement ring into his palm, looking up at me. "Yeah, I guess."

"So no hard feelings, right?" Another nod from him. "Maybe we can be friends," I suggested.

"Yeah, I'd like that." Now Lee was meeting my eyes with a genuine smile, and I had to smile back.

"Good. Since we're friends now, you can tell me all about that girl you met," I teased, winking, and the tip of his ears turned a bit redder.

"W-well, I, uh," he stuttered out, eyes falling to the table once more.

"Oh come on," I urged. "You can tell me. We're just friends." I gave his shoulder a light push, smiling, and that's when he snapped out of the blubbering mess he was.

He regained his cool composure, and started talking about her.

Once he started, it appeared that he couldn't stop.