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Every Friday night starts the same. It's always me, Conoor, some popcorn, and a movie. All is perfectly content, and I get carried away with the thought that tonight might be different. That maybe, just maybe, Connor won't get a text saying, "Hey, there's a party at my place, you should stop by " from one of his millions of friends.
These nights always go the same. We, of course, end up going because I'm a sucker and can never say "no" to the boy I've had a crush on since the seventh grade. Sometimes I even think that at one of these godforsaken train wrecks Connor's going to have a miraculous epiphany in the midst of making out with one of the insanely attractive preppy girls, that he in fact doesn't like any of the girls he hooks up with at these parties, and that he's, well, gay, not just gay, but in love, with me.
Now, I know it sounds crazy, but you haven't met Connor Stevens. This boy can do 12 flips in a row after chugging down 10 beers, without puking.
So basically, at this point, anything could happen.
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Tonight we settle for R.I.P.D., on Connor's request. Like most nights, we're, i guess you could say, affectionate, but that's only at my house or behind closed doors. We lay on the couch, limbs intertwined under a blanket, still dressed in our clothes from that day considering we were both too lazy to go upstairs and change.
My head lays on him, the only thing between me and his bare chest is a dark red tshirt, but I've learned to not let my thoughts linger too long in case i do something stupid.
Best friends do this, right? It's just platonic, he doesn't like me like that. I think to myself. I snap myself out of it before i can get too far, but they just come right back.
All is right. I'm laying in Connor's arms, the movie is pretty mediocre, but who cares, I'll be choosing the next one, hopefully giving him some better taste. My thoughts go on like this for a good 5 more minutes going back and forth between Connor and all of his perfection and random shit that pops into my head.
That is, until Connors phone starts to buzz on the coffee table in front of where we lay. He instantly sits up, retrieving his phone, almost knocking me off the couch in the process.
"Sorry," he murmurs with a slight look of pity on his face and i can't tell if it's for almost knocking me onto the floor, or the inevitability that this movie date is over for the night.
The conversation he has with the caller is blunt, consisting of: Yeah, Uh huh, ok, alright, be there in 5. Then Connor pulling the phone away from his ear and pressing 'end'.
Connor looks up from the phone only to find me giving him a slight glare.
"Come on Jude, don't give me that look." he says with his signature puppy dog eyes, ironically enough.
"We can't go one Friday night, not even one, without being interrupted by yet another party Connor?" I respond.
"Well, you don't have to come if you don't want to, you can stay here and watch one of your 'artsy, meaningful' movies." he says standing up from the couch making his way to the front door grabbing his shoes.
"Uhm, there is no way in hell i'm letting you go there alone. Who's going to yank you out of there when you've had way too much to drink and are as high as a kite?" i protest getting up to turn off the movie and put my shoes on.
"Jude come on, don't over exaggerate, you know i don't do drugs."
"And you aren't starting tonight, but that's besides my point, i'm coming with you."
Connor gave me a smirk, opening the door.
Jesus Connor i swear you will be the death of me. I think as i push him out the front door, pulling my keys out of my pocket and unlocking the car.
We both climb in and i notice Connor is staring at me with this look in his eye.
"What?" i ask in curiosity.
"Oh, uh, nothing," he says, eyes immediately darting away, now looking at the garage ahead.
He gives me the address, i start up the engine and pull out of the driveway now cranking up the stereo, trying to flood out all of the thoughts that go through my mind when i think of the look that Connor just gave me. This is going to be a long night.