āiām observant,ā she shrugged,Ā āalways have been.ā really, she had to be. she liked to be a step ahead, to notice things people thought she wouldnāt catch.Ā āplease,ā she scoffs, a light laugh falling from her lips, āi get noticed in my sweatpants at the grocery store. i always expect it.ā and she wasnāt shy of the attention either, she just didnāt need it going any further than that. though she wouldnāt admit it, his words made her a bit flustered, legs crossing underneath the table as she shifted her gaze away from him the moment she noticed him staring,Ā āmaybe i just have bad friends,ā looking over at them, she couldnāt help but be embarrassed by how they seemed to be acting over this whole interaction. that confused her more than anything, theyād normally be a lot more nonchalant about it, but maybe they were just too drunk to notice how obvious they were being.Ā āi guess, if friendship is really what youāre after, i could use a new one after all.āĀ
āĀ andĀ youĀ couldĀ beĀ observantĀ overĀ anyĀ guyĀ hereĀ ,Ā yetĀ youĀ seemĀ toĀ beĀ keepingĀ tabsĀ onĀ me.Ā someĀ mightĀ thinkĀ it'sĀ myĀ luckyĀ day.Ā āĀ ifĀ heĀ thoughtĀ sheĀ trulyĀ wantedĀ nothingĀ toĀ doĀ withĀ himĀ ,Ā heĀ wouldĀ haveĀ leftĀ herĀ alone.Ā likeĀ sheĀ hadĀ pointedĀ outĀ ,Ā thereĀ wereĀ plentyĀ ofĀ womenĀ whoĀ wouldĀ happilyĀ takeĀ hisĀ attention.Ā somethingĀ aboutĀ theĀ oneĀ inĀ frontĀ ofĀ himĀ intriguedĀ himĀ ,Ā willingĀ himĀ toĀ giveĀ herĀ oneĀ lastĀ try.Ā rejectionĀ didn'tĀ botherĀ himĀ ,Ā notĀ whenĀ heĀ knewĀ heĀ wasĀ desiredĀ byĀ soĀ many.Ā āĀ guysĀ likeĀ aĀ girlĀ whoĀ canĀ carryĀ herselfĀ withĀ confidence.Ā plusĀ ,Ā iĀ canĀ imagineĀ havingĀ anĀ assĀ likeĀ thatĀ inĀ someĀ sweatpantsĀ wouldĀ catchĀ someĀ eyes.Ā āĀ Ā smirkingĀ atĀ hisĀ ownĀ observationĀ ,Ā momentarilyĀ imaginingĀ justĀ howĀ goodĀ theĀ femmeĀ wouldĀ lookĀ withĀ herĀ clothesĀ onĀ hisĀ floor.Ā āĀ orĀ maybeĀ they'reĀ doingĀ youĀ aĀ favorĀ ,Ā āĀ reachingĀ forĀ hisĀ drinkĀ ,Ā lipsĀ pressingĀ againstĀ theĀ glassĀ beforeĀ placingĀ itĀ backĀ down.Ā āĀ iĀ guessĀ iĀ shouldĀ getĀ yourĀ nameĀ thenĀ ?Ā friendsĀ knowĀ eachĀ othersĀ namesĀ ,Ā afterĀ all.Ā xavier.Ā āĀ hisĀ handĀ outstretchedĀ ,Ā palmĀ open.