“Roscoe! It’s so nice to see-” Felicity, smiling widely, held her arms out to hug him, but he cut in before she could finish her thought.
“Look, Felicity-” She interrupted him in turn.
The cheerful look hadn’t left her face, but Roscoe’s rage only got worse. He’d never seen that expression on her when she was around Roux, the boy head over heels for her.
“I’ve had it up to here,” Roscoe held his hand high over Felicity’s head. “With how you treat my friend. I’ve put up with it because Roux clearly likes you a lot. I’m going to give you the barest benefits of the doubts, and assume you weren’t actually flirting with me before-”
“Why you-” Felicity started towards him, but Roscoe didn’t back down, and kept talking like she’d never stopped, scowling all the time.
“but if I ever catch wind of you doing anything that would hurt Roux, in any regard, you will have me to reckon with.”
“Oh really.” She leaned in, all warmth gone from her eyes. In one way, it was a relief to no longer be one of her targets. “Do you reckon?” Sarcasm dripped off her words. “Who would he believe, if you were right? His beloved girlfriend, or the boy he’s clashed with since he was a kid?”
Roscoe’s glare didn’t lessen. Let her believe what she would, Roscoe was certain Roux would trust his word, if it came to it.