[Disclaimer: Sorry for the grammar lapses, English is not my first language.]
One hour after I received his message, Dylan's pick-up truck hummed loudly outside. He casually took up the parking space reserved for our family car. They're currently out to watch a movie I'm not interested in.
He opened it himself, and found me back on the sofa, watching TV.
"What's on?" he said.
"Just a dubbed version of Rick's Restoration," I replied.
"Oh yeah?" he asked, still standing in the doorway. I immediately felt he drove all the way here for something to say.
I didn't want to ask him outright, so I stood up and looked up in the fridge for any food I can offer.
"My family's out. I'll check out for food," I said, while checking out the goods. "You hungry?"
"No thanks, I'm not hungry," he said.
Not listening, I pulled out a chilled cheese bread. "Do you think this will do?"
He shook his head.
"Dylan, please tell me the reason you're dropping by?"
"Were you expecting me?" he asked.
I find that a stupid question, but it makes him cute.
"You said on your text that you'll come by. But you didn't tell me what time you're coming. I tried calling but you didn't answer. So I just waited for you here."
"Oh yeah?" he asked, dumbfounded.
We really don't have any problem nowadays, so I'm not nervous. Dylan is the nervous one. He's really cute. Him standing so close to me makes me admire the way he's taller than me. I can smell the fabric conditioner on his clothes.
"Baby, please just tell me why you came here," I asked.
"I uhh -- listen Mina, it bothers me how Matthew treats you. And everybody can see how he talks, and moves around you."
He kept going. "If you're trying to make me jealous, it's working. But this is wrong."
I felt a pang in heart. He's so precious and he's so dear to me. But Matthew...
"Dylan, there's nothing between us," I said. I stepped forward and touched his forearms. He just stared down at me, his jaws are clenched and his ears turned red.
"I know that," he said quickly. But he was still serious. Something tells me he didn't quite believe what I said.
Matthew is just a lab partner I couldn't really avoid. Maybe it's time to tell Dylan...
"Actually, he tells me things that I'm not sure I could even tell you," I declared.
I felt Dylan's fist crumple. "Like what?"