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Chapter9
Maci
October 2015
Katieand I were notorious for waiting until the last minute to get costumes. Halloween was tomorrow, and we still had to get ready to have people over tonight for pregaming.
The whole situation with my car had set me back a bit. I couldn’t clean the apartment or get it ready for tonight, and after Jaxon had fixed my car and we got Pollyeyes, I had to drive him back to get his Jeep at the scene of the car crime. I never complained about spending time with him, but I could complain about having less time to do everything else.
“How many people are coming tonight?” I asked Katie as I sifted through costume options. I laughed at the sexy sloth costume and pulled it out for Katie to see.
“Stop it!” She grabbed it from my hands. “How much would you pay me to wear this out tomorrow at the bars?”
“There isn’t a high enough number.” I giggled.
She stuck the sloth back onto the rack and tried on hats from the shelves behind her. “I invited Lucas and Sam. I think Sam is bringing his boyfriend, and Trisha is coming with her two roommates.”
I counted on my fingers as she read off names. “I texted Pete and Mason, and they both said they would come. Hilary is always a maybe, and if she comes, Brenna will come. Jaxon hopefully comes.”
Katie spun around and I paused my list.
“So, including us, thirteen people?” I said innocently.
A smile slowly crept across Katie’s face. She stuck a cop hat on my head and sighed. “Can we have a short inter-friend-tion?”
“Here?” I threw my hands up. “In the middle of a costume store?”
“You said youhopethat Jaxon comes. What's the update with that?”
“What do you mean byupdate?”
Katie took a breath and prepped for her next attempt. “Are you guys still just friends? Why don’t you think he will come?”
I shrugged, not knowing how to answer the second part of the question.
The first part was easy. We really were friends,and I liked Jaxon. He was fun to be around, and we didn’t have to try when it came to having a good time. We had our Thursday routine of coffee, class, and dinner. I would give him a call just to talk or fill time. He helped me with my car disaster.
But still, I wasn’t sure if he felt the same way I did about our blossoming friendship. Not all guys could do the best friend role without expecting more. Given his history, I wouldn’t be surprised if I wasn’t even on his list of options. I wasn’t sure if he saw me like that since he’s never once tried to make a move on me.
He was out gallivanting with C-cup chicks who wore sparkly blue bras and probably gave him blow jobs in the back of his Jeep. I was calling him to fix my car, and my roommate made him dinner once a week. It wasn’t a hard choice from where I stood.
“I’m not giving him anything, Katie. You’re telling me that if he were given a better way to spend his evening tonight, he wouldn’t take it?” The words hurt a little bit coming out of my mouth. While I had filled Katie in on his heroic act with my car, I decided to leave out the lingerie discovery.
“What do you need to give him? You’re just friends, right?” Her tone was soft and more genuine than before.
I continued to sort through the wall of costumes. I stumbled across a sexy cop and robber set and pulled it for Katie to look at. She nodded in approval, and we headed toward the register.
“We are just friends.” I removed the hat that was on my head and set it on the counter with the costumes. “Jaxon has never once shown any kind of interest in me. What if I made a move on him, and it ruined everything?”
I watched Craig, the guy who rang up our costumes, nod his head as if he were a part of the conversation.
Katie took a moment to try and understand my answer. “Mace, you know how he is with girls. He wouldn’t want anything serious with you. This could be perfect!”
“You can’t have Fun Dip with a person you actually care about losing,” I stated confidently.
“If Morgan Freeman had said that line, it would beiconic!” Katie laughed and grabbed the bags with our costumes. “What an inspiration! We are totally getting some Fun Dip for tonight.”
“If he comes tonight and I get a good feeling, I’ll make a move,” I promised Katie as we walked to her car.
