Unexpected // sm

Chapter 57

An hour later, we were back home. My mind was still full, but I was able to focus on the television show we were watching. I still had no idea why Casen was with us, but it was okay. He was a good leg rest for me while I lied on the couch. I hadn't heard anything from Shawn. It was starting to scare me, but I knew he had to meet with his family and stuff. Surely he would message me later. A quick look around the room told me that Elizabeth was laying practically on top of Nash, and they were staring into each other's eyes. Gross. I picked up a nearby pillow and chucked it at them. "Get a room." My voice was rough with my wanting for sleep, and I cleared my throat.

"Oh, shush. Just because you're alone doesn't mean we have to be. Oh! We haven't taken a picture together yet! Here, Nash, go take a picture of us three. Please!" She happily handed her phone over to him, before jumping off the couch and hurling us up with her.

Casen scratched his head saying, "I don't really want to. I'm not the best at pictures and stuff." Elizabeth leaned back against the couch, her hand on her hip.

"There is no such thing. Stand here, yes like that, put your arm around our waists, easy. Tallest always goes in the middle, come here big guy." She grinned up at him, before dragging him by the edge of his sweater to the spot she wanted him at. "Just smile and look natural. Ah, there we go. Very nice."

"I'm still here babe." Nash smiled at Elizabeth from behind her gold iPhone, his finger ready to snap the picture. She shrugged and moved to the other side of Casen. I felt his hand reach around my side, and the picture was snapped. She grabbed the phone and smiled.

"We're so cute. Seriously. I'm posting it. Add my Instagram, Casen." Elizabeth was busy typing away at her phone, she barely noticed me sigh. I really didn't want people to see us, I had enough heat from the media lately. Hopefully they wouldn't find it. And the fact that I looked like a complete mess, wasn't exactly something I wanted online. I plopped down on the couch backwards, my head on the cushion. "Okay, cool, I like the username. Did you ever reactivate your account? You should." She was talking to me. My hand showed her a thumbs up. I had about a week ago, just for the purpose of people knowing that I had not in fact died.

Nash scratched his head saying, "I'm hungry. Like seriously. Babe, can we go get food? I'll pay." He begged Elizabeth, lightly tugging her arm. He knew she would never turn down food.

"Sure, only because I love you." She smiled at them as they kissed. Seriously? Gross. This cutesy stuff is giving me a damn headache. "You want anything? We can go get something and bring it back." Casen shook his head and pushed them up the stairs.

"No way. Go have a night to yourselves, don't worry about us. Go have some fun or something. Just don't get pregnant." He finished off with a laugh. Elizabeth poked him in the arm, laughing also.

"Um, how about no. I can't ruin this body with a baby, no way. We'll be back in a while, okay? Be good. Don't trash my house, you party animals." She winked and dragged Nash up the rest of the stairs. The front door slammed shut, and I knew they were finally gone. Casen's body stood over mine, as he watched television from behind the couch.

"He's nice. Is he friends with your, um, Shawn? Is he the guy I saw when I left your apartment that one time? I heard Elizabeth and Nash talking about him. I didn't mean to snoop." He sat down on the couch, his eyes locked on the screen. "You never told me."

I slid down the couch, and sat upright. Was this really how we were going to spend the night? "I wasn't with him when I met you." Had he thought I was leading him on? I wasn't. He was actually the only reason I got over my pills at the beginning.

"You never told me anything about him. I told you almost everything. Did you skip over him on purpose? I'm not here to get toyed with. You could have just told me." I narrowed my eyes at him, sighing. No way was he serious right now. If he had known all we had been through, he wouldn't bother to ask. I couldn't tell him though. I don't think he would even want to know.

"No, you don't need the details of us." My voice was shaking along with my hands which were folded in my lap. "I didn't tell you because I didn't want to make it awkward between us. You're just my friend and you knew that." I was trying not to be a bitch. Which was hard for me these days.

"No, I really didn't. I thought we had something. You just walked into my life, and basically I fell for you, not knowing the whole while that you had other options." Casen stood up from the couch and left me alone downstairs. My head dropped into my lap, suddenly heavy. I was done fighting with him for the night, and my eyes closed slowly.