Jealous John

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"Pick" John said switching between two movies on Netflix.

"Um... that one" I said pointing to a movie I had been dying to see.

John and I decided to be some good roommates and hangout for the rest of the day since I had gotten off of work early and he had already finished editing.

John put the movie on and laid his head on my lap, my hand immediately going into his hair.

About 30 minutes into the movie, my phone started to ring. Causing John to jump and groan.

"Shit, sorry" I said reaching for my phone.

"Did you fall asleep already?" I asked him laughing. He nodded his head and yawned while sitting up.

When I looked at my phone, it had stopped ringing. "Jaren?" I whispered to myself confused as I read the caller ID. I got up from the couch and went to call him back.

"Smitty?" John looked at me confused.

"Yeah..." I said sounding a bit confused. "I don't know why he called me" I placed my phone to my ear.

"What do you mean?" John asked me, his eyebrows furrowed.

"He usually doesn't call me" I said tapping my foot nervously. He finally answered.

"Hello?" I said

"Hey, Y/n" Jaren's voice came through the phone.

"Hey, you okay?" I asked him a bit worried.

"Yeah, I'm good. Just wanted to call, we haven't talked in a while" he told me.

I laughed a little. "Um, where's J and what have you done with him??"

He laughed "Hey I'm right here. I was just a bit bored."

"Bored huh?" I walked into the kitchen.

"Yeah" he trailed off. "Are you busy right now?"

"I mean kinda, John and I were in the middle of a movie."

"Oh shit I didn't mean to interrupt my bad," he says.

"No it's fine, John had fallen asleep anyways. What's up Jaren?" I leaned against the counter.

"Okay so you know that girl I had told you about?

"I know of her. The girl that works at the corner store?"

"Yeah, that's the one" I could almost hear his smile through the phone. "So I went in there earlier today and she gave me her phone number-"

I cut him off with a gasp, "seriously!?"

"Yeah okay so- god this is stupid," he cut himself off with a laugh.

"You haven't texted her have you?" I asked shaking my head already knowing the answer.

"No..." he said softly, "I didn't know what to say!" He exasperated.

"You idiot. Well it's too late to say anything now," I sigh in disappointment.

"So tomorrow for sure" he says.

"Yeah," I nod. "Just text me tomorrow and I'll help you."

"Okay yes please, thank you" he says.

"Goodnight J," I say before hanging up.

I walked into the living room shaking my head with a smile. John was on his phone and the movie was still playing.

"Everything okay with Smitty?" John looked up at me.

"Yeah, he just needed a favor," I told him.

"Do you want to put a different movie on, since you kinda fell asleep during the beginning?" I said sitting next to him and laughing softly.

"Nah I think I'm going to head to bed" he got up from the couch.

"Oh, o-okay" I said confused as his whole demeanor changed.

"Goodnight" he got up without another word and went towards the stairs.

"Goodnight" I sat there confused as to why he suddenly had the urge to go to bed already.

I turned my attention towards the TV and laid down continuing watching the movie. My eyes slowly closing as the movie came to an end.

It was now nearly midnight and the movie had finished. I picked up the mess that was in the living room and headed upstairs to my bedroom.

I quietly walked passed John's door and peaked my head in. There was a soft light coming from the other side of him letting me know that he was on his phone.

I frowned at him lying to me earlier and turned back towards my room. I walked to the bathroom to take a quick shower.

Once I finished, I got dressed and crawled into my bed thinking about what I could've done to cause the sudden change in John's mood. Coming to the conclusion that I did nothing wrong, I sighed and went to bed.

The next morning, I got up and went to the bathroom and did my business. I walked down stairs and saw no sign of John. I ran my fingers through my hair and walked to the kitchen and sat on one of the chairs by the counter.

John and I have been roommates long enough for me to know when he was upset. This time I know he's upset at me. For what reason? No clue.

My phone buzzed from next to me with a text from Smitty. Not feeling like texting I FaceTimed him. Almost immediately he answered.

"What!" He yelled into the phone.

"Hi" I stood up to go around the counter and propped my phone up.

"I don't know what to do," he groaned stuffing his face into his pillow.

"Crazy idea," I said reaching for a bowl, "actually text her" I covered my mouth dramatically.

"Yeah no shit, saying what though?" He ran a hand through his hair.

"Hey it's the cutie from the shop," I said trying to hold in my laughter.

"Absolutely not," he responded. I laughed while grabbing a box of cereal.

"Question," I started to pour it out into my bowl, "do you even know her name?"

"No..." I stop pouring my cereal to look at him. "But I know it starts with a A! Or maybe a D?" I shake my head and continue pouring my cereal.

"You've been going to this shop since you moved there and still don't know her name? How do you not know your crush's name?"

"Shut up," is all he responds. I walk over to the fridge and reach for the carton of milk. I pour it into my bowl and see Smitty shaking his head, "Pathetic."

"Hush you milk bag," I put everything away and go sit at the counter.

"How's living with John going?"

"It's good. Other than last night he was acting like he was upset at me, and I don't know why." I explained.

"Did you guys get in a fight recently?"

"No, and I haven't said anything to him that should offend him."

"Should I have a little chat with him?" He said raising a fist to the camera.

I started laughing picturing how that would go causing me to almost choke on my cereal. Jaren busted out laughing as I stood up out of frame.

Too busy focusing on trying not to die, I didn't hear the front door open with John walking in with a bag of food in his hands.

"Hey," I approached softly unsure of his attitude towards me.

"I brought you some breakfast," he looks over at my bowl still on the counter, "but I guess you already ate," He frowns a bit.

"I mean I'll still take it," I smile going back to my seat.

"Baby!" Jaren screams through my phone making me laugh.

John immediately whips his head over confused.

"Your boyfriend," I pick the phone up and turn it towards John.

"Oh," he says quietly. He blows a kiss to Jaren and turns back around to eat his food.

"So back to the topic of hand, yeah?" I set Jaren back up to face me.

"What? Sorry I couldn't hear you?" He says.

"I said-" I start to repeat myself but he cuts me off.

"Nope bad internet sorry," he says and before I can get a word in he hangs up.

"Last night and this morning? Something I should know?" John asks, his tone suggest otherwise.

"What's that supposed to mean?" I ask realizing he's still in that mood with me.

"Nothing apparently," he shrugs and walks out of the room. I sigh and pick my dish up and wash it.

I head up to my room and pass John sitting on the couch watching TV.

I change into more casual clothes and come back downstairs to find John still in the same spot watching tv.

"Can we talk? Please?" I asked sitting down on the couch next to him.

He nodded his head.

"Did I do something wrong? Because I don't know what I did to make you mad at me" I frowned.

"I just thought we were all suposed to be close friends thats all," he shrugs looking back at the TV.

"'We' who John?" I ask confused to what he was refurring to, "You, Smitty and I?"

He stays quiet letting me know I was right, "John of course we're all close."

"Apparently not when I'm left in the dark about things," he mumbles.

"But there's nothing to be left in the dark about, you know that right?" I tell him confused as to why he was saying this, "so tell me what the hell it is thats actually bothering you."

He sighed, "It's just that..." he hesitated, "Smitty clearly likes you and I dont want to end up being stuck third wheeling." He glanced up at me for the first time in a while.

I looked at him confused trying to read his face trying to figure out if that was actually what was cause him to get so upset. Did Jaren not tell him about the girl? Does he think we like eachother?

"Because then you guys are going to go out and do all this fun stuff and try to include me but it's not going to be the same so I'm just going to be left behind while you guys start your big planned out lives. Then I'm gonna be forgotten and die and no one is going to find my body and I'm just going to rot all alone. And the smell of my rotting corpse would be terrible for the person that found me and then I would get embarrassed." he took a deep breath when he finished this random rant causing me to smile realizing this was a result of miscommunication.

"John look at me," I tried to hide my smile. He slowly looked over at me. "I've been trying to get Smitty to talk to a girl he's liked for the past month. So me and you," I motion between us with a finger, "we're third wheeling together." I laughed softly.

His eyes widened a bit and his cheeks turned a light shade of pink. He sighed and put his head in his hands laughing a bit, "Ugh, I'm sorry for being such a dick to you."

"I forgive you," I smile. "Maybe instead of third wheeling we can make it a double date instead?"

"Yeah?" He smirked at me. I blushed and nodded my head, not knowing why I said that but having no regrets.

"Sounds like a plan."

"But first we need to figure how to get Jaren to talk to this girl because he is a lost cause at this point."

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