The Least Expected

Chapter 11

    It had been a month or so since JC and I broke up. I was finally at the point where I realized I needed to move on. I met this guy at my job, his name was Matt. He had dark black hair and bright green eyes. He was absolutely gorgeous, never as good as JC though. He was super sweet and funny which was nice. I had been dating him for three weeks.

Kian and I were still best friends of course, I thought he might of left since JC is like his brother and everything. But Kian is there until the end. He met a girl too. They weren't exclusive and I didn't really want them to be. She gave me a bad feeling. Her name is Jill.

One day Kian was over at my house and he started talking about Matt. "So how are things with you and Matt?" Kian asked as he threw a popcorn kernel in his mouth. "Oh good, he is such a sweet guy. He makes me happy." I answered turning on the TV. "Well, I am really glad to hear that. But when can I meet him?" He asked looking me in the eye. I could tell he was serious. "Who said you would?" I responded knowing it would make him furious. "Whoa whoa, hey! I am meeting him little Missy! Don't get snappy wit me up in heea!!!" Kian said very "Mean Girls" style. We laughed as I finally picked a channel.

"Zoey?" Kian asked me making the conversation a little more serious. "Yeah?" I answered. "Do you ever think of JC? Like, best friend to best friend, do you still love him?" Kian sounded very concerned.

"Why?"

"I don't really know. I just thought he was the one for you."

"Kian, just between you and me, I am still madly in love with JC. I regret getting mad at him. But maybe it was a sign to move on. We have already broken up before, and both of our breakups were big. He could never forgive me. I don't blame him. But to answer your question, JC doesn't just slip through my mind every once in awhile, because he has never left."

Kian looked at the ground obviously not knowing how to respond to that. He is sometimes awkward when he doesn't know what to say.

"Well what about Matt?" He asked finally coming up with something. "Well," I started, "at first he was just a rebound, but then I really started to like him.". Kian nodded his head as if to say he understood. "So how is Jill?" I asked breaking the silence. "Oh she is great! She reminds me so much of you! The only thing is she is more...I don't know, attractive? Please don't find that offensive! You're my best friend, you understand." It was hilarious to hear Kian's response. First it was mushy, then it was confused, then it was guilt, then it was fine. I held my chest as if I had been shot. I stuck out my tongue, and dropped to the floor. Kian just sat there and laughed his head off.

A few days later, Matt and I went to Starbucks. We sat outside and sipped on our coffee. I got a caramel frappucino of course, and Matt got a regular black coffee. We were having a really nice conversation about how people at work gossiped so much in the break room. When all of a sudden, the worst possible thing that ever could have happened did. JC pulled up in his car. "Zoey?" JC asked as slammed his door shut. "JC, hi, how have you been?" I responded rather hesitant. I got up and gave him a hug. "Who is this?" JC asked smiling. "Oh, JC, this is my boyfriend, Matt. Matt, this is my...ex boyfriend, JC" I said looking at the ground.They shook hands and did that bro hug thing. "Well, good to see you Zoey, but um I need...um well coffee." JC added pointing at the door I was unintentionally standing in front of. "Oh um, yeah, of course." I said stepping out of the way and closer to Matt.

Matt and I sat back down to finish our conversation. "So where were we?" I asked sipping my coffee. "Discussing Wanda's hate for Jessica's un-organization." Matt answered putting his cup up, like an air cheers. "Oh, right well, well I mean JC does leave her tea bags out." I immediately covered my mouth after I said that. I hadn't meant to say JC, I meant Jessica.

"Jessica, I meant Jessica! Not JC, that would be silly!" I said very loudly trying to cover myself. "Zoey? Matt asked looking directly at me. "Yeah?" I had a feeling I knew what he was going to ask. "You still like JC, don't you?"

"No, of course not, you're my boyfriend."

"No, Zoey, I am your rebound. Don't play stupid. I can see the way you look at him. I could hear the way you talked to him, I could hear your want for him. It's okay Zoey."

"Matt,"

"Please don't give me an excuse Zoey. It's okay, go chase your dream. Go be with the one you love."

And with that, he kissed me, hopped in his car, and left.

Matt was right, I was still in love with JC, and I couldn't do anything about it. I wanted to march into Starbucks and just go on and on about how wrong I was to yell at him. How he was my first thought when I woke up, and my last thought when I put my head on my pillow to go to sleep. He was and would always be my everything. But I couldn't, after everything that was said, he would never, ever take me back.