✧.* ❛ you gave me comfort but falling for you was my mistake ❜ ✧.*

⋆˚ real life

Mariah and jordan walked back inside the house and  she sighed "i told you not to call me that" she finally said after a beat of silence.

He blinked confused for a second till he realised what she meant "i don't get why you don't like the nickname"

"it's just.. i don't" she said not wanting to explain to him that she couldn't stand hearing it out of anyone's mouth who wasn't mal.

He looked back at the garden then he spoke up "i don't like you and malachi talking" she furrowed her eyebrows, her and malachi had barely even spoke recently but she still felt defensive over their friendship "why not?"

"because it's obvious he likes you" he replied. She scoffed at the absurdity of that, he had years to tell her if he did like her and she was done holding on to the belief that one day he'll feel the same "well even if he did like me which he doesn't i don't like him so it doesn't matter" she answered shrugging trying to come of casual. She hated how the words tasted like lies on her mouth but they seemed to please jordan as he grinned happy.

"i'm gonna get a drink, you want one?" he questioned and she nodded. He leaned in and kissed her before turning and walking to the kitchen.

She started looking around the room not knowing what to do. She hadn't drunk enough yet so her thoughts were still strong and she knew she needed to drink more.

She sighed at the thought of jordan and their relationship. If you could even call it that. They weren't dating but they were clearly more than friends. She didn't mind the situationship though not wanting a relationship at her current state.

She looked around at the people dancing, all laughing and having fun as she scanned the room her eyes seemed to have a mind of their own landing on a pair of brown eyes.

He was already looking at her and his stare made her feel slight goosebumps as she immediately looked away. If she stared at them any longer she knew she would drown in his gorgeous eyes and fall back into his arms once again.

She flinched as someone touched her arm but turned and saw it was jordan with their drinks. She thanked him as she took her one.

.・。.・゜✭・.

a short filler chapter!