Get A Room!

~:*:~ Fifty-Two ~:*:~

"Both?"

"Chace and Leona... I wanted them to see that what she said about me wasn't true; that I wasn't trying to get closer to Chace to ask him out. I used you to make that point, and I'm sorry for it."

I leaned back in my chair, growing more and more annoyed by her words. I asked for clarification, "So was she right, after all? Did Leona see right through your plans?"

She dropped her head shamefully. "I was hoping to ask Chace out sometime. I know we only just met, but I can't help but feel drawn to him! I was crushing hard, Ian... and I was embarrassed that I'd been caught in the act."

I crossed my arms over my chest and did my best to keep my emotions in check. "Are you still crushing on him?"

She nodded adamantly as she pleaded with me, "Oh, yes! I really like Chace, and I want to ask him out sometime soon before someone else gets to him! A guy like that can't stay single for long! So basically the reason why I asked you here today was to ask for your help in pursuing him. I know this must hurt your feelings since you had such high hopes for us getting back together, but we can't force something that isn't there anymore; our spark is gone. We both should just move on..."

"And you want to move on with my roommate?"

She looked apologetic, but her words became increasingly indifferent to my feelings with every sentence. "I'm sorry, Ian... but I need your help right now. If I'm going to stand a chance, I need to know everything you know about him. What type of girl does he like? What are his favourite things to eat? What kind of dates would he find fun or romantic? What does he-"

I drowned her out, lost in my own thoughts.

I didn't hate the basic fact that Miriam rejected me because I admit that I wanted to reject her too. But what I did hate was the reason why she rejected me! It had nothing to do with our mutual lack of romantic feelings for one another, but rather because of her growing feelings for my roommate.

It's infuriating to know that I've lost not one, but TWO girls to Chace! Is he really that much better of an offer than me?! I mean, I'm fucking hot too! Why does every girl in my life seem to want Chace more?! Lexi was willing to cheat on me just to sleep with him, and the girl who was once madly in love with me won't give me a second look now that Chace is in the picture!

Maybe having such a celebrity stud as a roommate wasn't going to be such a good thing after all? I thought we'd be each other's wing men, and that we'd get equal share when it comes to flirtatious females. But now it seems like I'm meant to yield to him every time. I'm just the buffer that these girls use to get to him; a PERMANENT wing man and never the victor.

Miriam was still going on and on about her plans to ask out Chace, and asking me questions about him despite my lack of answers.

I'd had enough.

"Miriam... I don't have any romantic feelings for you and I don't want to get back together, so you can let go of whatever guilt you felt for kissing me and asking me out tonight." I took a calming sip of water before continuing with an indifferent tone to my voice, "You can do whatever you want with Chace, but leave me out of it. In fact, you and I shouldn't even try to be friends right now because I'd only assume you're using me to get close to Chace. So pursue him on your own, and maybe later when you either succeed or it all falls through, we can try to be friends again. Sound fair?"

She seemed befuddled and stunned by my request, but she slowly nodded in agreement anyways.

"Good!" I forced a smile as I stood to put my jacket back on. "Have a good night, Miriam." I said before walking away, leaving her alone at the table with no intel on Chace and a full cheque to pay after I secretly took back my twenty dollar bill.

Hello lovelies!!!

Poor Ian 😥 Once again, a girl plays with his heart to get into Chace's pants.

So now that you know Miriam's plan and bad behaviour, would you say she's as bad as Lexi? Or do you forgive her for her deception, while NO ONE will EVER forgive Lexi?

What do you think of Ian's reaction? After losing TWO girls to Chace, will he seek revenge? Or do you think he's genuine in his maturity after calmly telling Miriam to do as she likes so long as she keeps him out of it?

How much longer before this friendship between Chace and Ian explodes?! 🤯 I think they're close to snapping 😬

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