If you could see me now
chapter 8
I had one day left of work before I was on Christmas holidays. Praying I could keep it together for Conor's talk with me, I knocked on the front door of the Tailor's house.
Eoin answered. "Hey Jodie," he muttered. "Conor's out in the sheds with Teddy. I guess you'll want to go help him."
My stomach twisted. "Nah. I'm getting sick of Conor. Can't I stay with you today?"
His face lightened. "Well, if you want. I don't mean to be rude, but why do you want to stay with me? You never did before."
"Of course I did. But Conor's so clingy! I don't know why he thinks I want to be friends. I mean, he told me about his girlfriend - Sarah, is it?" I asked.
"Scarlet," Eoin corrected me.
"Right. Scarlet. Anyway, he never shuts up about her! He must be really clingy with her. I'm only his friend and he practically stalked me! Imagine being his girlfriend," I said, smiling and rolling my eyes. "He's a nice guy though."
"Right. Nice," he sounded unsure.
"I think Scarlet would be pi...sed if I kept hanging around with him anyway. You know, jealous girlfriend and all that," I added.
"You're so mean somtimes," Eoin said, laughing. "Come on, we can help with the Christmas tree."
He took my hand and brought me into the sitting room, where we set up the tree. I had to admit, I was surprised at how easily I had lied.
Conor's POV
I went into the kitchen, disappointed that Jodie hadn't showed up. I had a big speech about how I had a girlfriend, but liked Jodie more, and I would break up with Scarlet. Why wouldn't she show up?
"Oh, I was just about to call you in," Hazel said when I walked in. "Call in Eoin and Jodie, will you?"
"Jodie?" I asked. "She's here?"
"Yes. She's been here all day. They're in the sitting room. Tell them lunch is ready."
"Oh." That was strange. I went into the sitting room, and found Eoin and Jodie decorating the Christmas tree. They were laughing and teasing each other. They looked like a couple. Neither of them noticed when I walked in.
I cleared my throat. Jodie looked up at me and, still smiling, walked over to me.
"I haven't seen you all day," she said, in an over friendly tone - not at all like her. Since when was she nice to people? Especially me?
"Ha. Yeah. Lunch's ready," I said awkwardly.
"Okay. Come on, Eoin!" She went into the kitchen and I stared after her, my eyes wide. When Eoin walked past I looked him in the eye.
"What did you do to her?" I asked.
He grinned. "Nothing. She wanted to stay with me, and I wasn't going to ask why. She's been really nice. And she doesn't like you, apparently."
"What? Why not?"
"I don't know," he admitted. "She said you're clingy, and that she would hate to be Scarlet because th-"
"Scarlet? Who told her about Scarlet?" I snapped.
"You did," he said slowly.
"Come on! Lunch is ready!" Jodie called from the kitchen. Eoin shrugged and walked off and I followed him, trying to process some of what was happening.
I sat down opposite to Jodie. She smiled at me and then continued her conversation with Eoin.
"Oh, Conor?" Jodie said, cutting Eoin off mid-sentence. "Scarlet rang earlier. She said she was coming around today. Forgot to tell you."
Author's Note:
I'm aware of this chapters awfulness, thank you very much.
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