Vacation | A Tyrus Story

8

I'm writing this in the middle of dance class again

Pov - Cyrus

It's been an entire day since me and Tj have been together, but it feels like longer for some reason.  I know it sounds strange, but that's what it feels like.

My parents have been more lenient when it involves me going out, which is good on my part.  I'm just glad that they're happy that I'm making friends.  Well, boyfriends.

Tj should be meeting me up for breakfast soon.  So I sit at my usual table.  I came early as I usually do, I don't know why I do, it's just a habit.  I guess I just want to be the kid that is there early, and not late, so you don't feel bad for being late.  It's a complicated process in my mind.  Yet again, half the things in my mind are complicated.

A body sits down in front of me.  I recognize him as Reed.  I almost feel the color drain from my face.  I forgot about what happened on our date.  The way he looked at me.  The way he held my hand.  The way he tried to kiss me.  The way I mirrored Tj's actions and walked away.  I felt terrible, but I felt nothing romantically towards Reed.  Tj was the only romance I could think about in the moment.

"Hey Cyrus," Reed says with his charming smile.  

"Hi," I say, avoiding eye contact.  I don't know what to say.  I decide to straight up apologize. "Look, I'm sorry about the other night-"

"No, it's fine that was my fault." he says.  "But we could hang out another night?  How about tonight." he flicks his eyebrows upward which forms an uncomfortable pit in my stomach.

I give him an apologetic look. "Actually, I can't.  I have a boyfriend now."

"Oh," he says.

"But that doesn't mean we can't still be friends." 

"No this has happened to me before, it's really okay." he says.  Well that changes things.  My look on him is completely different, not in a good way.

"Who's the lucky guy?" he asks, trying to charm me again.  It doesn't work.

"Tj," I say, knowing what happened between them.

"Oh," he says, looking at the ground.

"Look, I know what happened between you two," I say, recalling when Reed took it too far with the kiss on the first date. "Can't you two just get over it?  And talk to each other?  I mean, I don't want to hold a grudge with you either, but it's been like, what, a year?"

"Tj doesn't want to talk to me, and I don't want to talk to him.  He bailed on me."  

"Because you pushed too far," I say.

"I was just doing my thing," he says. "I do it for all the guys, even you should have this figured out."

I sigh. "I don't want to fight, but I'm just saying. This grudge is stupid and you should get over it."

He crosses his arms. "Whatever, I'm heading out."

Reed stands up and leaves.  What an asshole.  Uses the same trick on guys?  Who does he think he is?  Reed just thinks he's on top of the world and he's the greatest person alive.  I can almost imagine us being his servants whenever we need him.  Good and the bad.  Nightmare fuel for sure.

Tj walks up to the table and a smile instantly spread across my face.  He sit across from me with a bright smile.  He looks happy.  Like happier than a normal happy.

"What's got you so joyful today?" I ask.

"Oh nothing," he says shrugging his shoulders and resting his chin on his hand.