forum More Than Friends [One-On-One // Closed]

Started August 29, 2018 by @Imperfect_Autumn group

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"Ready whenever you are." Nate declared, bringing the pizza box over to the table in front of the couch and opening it. He hit play on the remote and the movie began.

Madeline made her way over to the couch and sat down next to Nate, handing him a plate for his pizza. She set the glasses down on the table, then put a couple of slices of pizza onto her plate. She leaned back into the couch to enjoy the movie, resting her head on Nate's shoulder.

Nate put his arm around Madeline as she rested her head on his shoulder. With his other hand, he grabbed a couple slices of pizza and set his plate in his lap. It had been a while since they had spent time together and just relaxed, it made him realize how much he'd missed hanging out with Madeline.

(And then his roommate walks in and sees them like that, then thinks they're dating. Lol. That'd be funny.)

Madi let out a soft sigh. Gosh, she missed being able to spend time with Nate. College and her job made it difficult for her to find any free time, and she usually just went home and passed out after watching an episode of something on Netflix when she did finally get some.

This is nice. This is really nice.

(Yeah, he totally should walk in and see them like that XD)
Nate heard Madeline sigh and he looked over at her. "Is everything okay?" He asked, rubbing her arm gently with the arm he had around her.

"Of course," Madeline assured him with a smile. She hoped he couldn't see the light blush dusting her cheeks. It's not that she was embarrassed, she just couldn't help but wonder if this was normal for best friends…

"Are you sure?" Nate ask, worried that something was wrong. A sudden thought popped into his head, What it was something I did? Am I scaring her off? We always used to watch movies like this together, did something happen?

(Yeah, that would be hilarious.)

Madi nodded. "Yeah. I'm fine, really," she said, resting her head back on his shoulder. So what if it wasn't exactly normal? She enjoyed his company.

"As long as you're sure." Nate replied, still skeptical that it was something he had done. Just as Madeline relaxed back into him, his roommate, Isaac, walked in and noticed them on the couch.

(Sorry, I went out for ice cream.)

Madeline didn't notice Nate's roommate, she was too focused on the movie. She laughed at something, then took a bite of her pizza.

(No, you're fine, you don't need to be sorry. I'm doing homework so I might be online on and off again today…)
Nate didn't notice his roommate for a few minutes until he looked over and saw Isaac. He immediately jumped and pulled his arm away from Madeline. "Isaac! What are you doing back so soon?"

(Ah, okay.)

Madeline turned and saw Isaac, and she froze at the sight of him. She could feel the heat steadily rising to her cheeks, so she looked down, trying to avoid his eyes. Ugh, why did he have to come and ruin everything?

"Um…I thought I told you I was coming back a day early." Isaac answered Nate. Nate shook his head, pausing the movie and setting his plate back on the table.

"Um, hey," Madeline said in greeting, waving a little. She looked up, trying to fight the blush on her cheeks.

"Are-are you guys together?" Isaac asked, pointing between the two of them. Nate quickly shook his head with a sigh.

"What? No! No, we've been best friends since forever," Madi explained frantically.

Not that I would mind being more…

"Yeah, we're just friends. I've known Madi since second grade. We're just best friends." Nate tried to explain.

"Right. Yeah. Exactly," Madeline agreed, nodding quickly. Maybe a little too quickly…

"Then why are you two so cuddly?" Isaac asked, thinking how that was normally what couples would do. "Are you guys trying to hide something?"

Madeline shook her head. "No, that's just what we've always done. Right, Nate?"

"Yeah-yeah. We've always been like this. Maybe you just haven't noticed or something." Nate laughed in embarrassment.

Madeline could feel her cheeks continuing to burn red, no matter how hard she tried to fight it. Why was she denying it? She totally liked him more than that… She definitely wasn't going to say it, though.

Nate was quiet for a moment. Is that really what I want though, he thought, But it doesn't matter what I want. She doesn't want to be anything more than best friends…

"Um… You know what? I just remembered that, uh, I've got… homework. Yeah, I have homework to do. I'll see you guys later," Madeline mumbled, standing.