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John Pov
For the next few weeks I watched Alex go on and off flirting with Angelica. Most of the time he'd try to leave. I'd go to his apartment and we'd hold hands and be pretty affectionate just not in public.

But sometimes when he did flirt with Angelica, I'm not going to lie,
I felt pretty awkward watching that.

Oh and guess what?
She still has his coat.
She doesn't wear it,
she just has it.

I sat down at a table next to Alex at lunch.

"So How's your day been goin'?"
I asked.

"Well I got called a freak multiple times and made fun of for missing my coat so I'm doing just fucking great."
He replied.

I sighed.
"Beat em up then." I said.

"Can't. You've seen me fight. Can't do it without the switchblade." He said, putting his chin on his hand.

"Where's your switchblade?" I asked.

"In my coat. So with Angelica. I just pray she doesn't go through all the pockets because she'll find various weapons and cigs. She hates cigs by the way." He muttered, rolling his eyes.

I wrapped my arm around him for no particular reason other than to get closer to him.

"Hey boys," Angelica said sitting down. "Yo." Alex replied, resting his head on my shoulder.

"Are you guys like..
best friends?" She asked.

"With benefits."
Alex muttered.

I snorted, pushing his shoulder.

"Hey another thing,
Could I have my coat back?
I left some stuff in it." Alex said, sitting up.

"What stuff?" Angelica inquired.
"Uh...you know. Stuff." Alex shrugged.

"I don't know why you wear it. It's really hot out these days."
Angelica said.

"I just like it."
Alex told her.

"Right." She said, raising her eyebrow.

I held his hand under the table.
Alex reached into his pocket with his other hand and took out a pack of cigs, handing me one and putting one in his mouth.

"Lighter,"
I hummed.

He handed it to me after lighting his own.

"You know, you could get really sick from that." Angelica noted.

"Maybe, but feels pretty good."
Alex said.

"Yeah it'll feel a lot worse when you're in a hospital bed." Angelica said.

Alex scoffed.

"Me? In a hospital? You underestimate my love for dying Angelica," Alex hummed, glancing to me and giving a small smile.

Angelica sighed, shaking her head.

"Nobody really wants to die. It's a figure of speech and you know it." Angelica said.

Alex snickered, rolling his eyes.

"If you told me that two years ago, I might've killed myself on the spot to prove you wrong." Alex told her.

I laughed a bit, taking a drag of my cigarette.

"You were suicidal?" Angelica asked. Alex smiled and raised an eyebrow.

"Did you go to therapy?"
Angelica asked.

Alex and I made short eye contact and stifled our laughter.

"What? What I don't get it."
Angelica said, furrowing her eyebrows.

"Hun, I don't know how else to put it other than..Therapy and me don't mix." Alex said.

She sighed.

"Idiot,"
She muttered.

"I would shot somethin back at ya but that would not be the gentlemen thing to do." Alex said quickly.

She raised an eyebrow.
"Do it."

"Nah. It'd be mean." Alex said.

"Would you insult John?" She asked.

Hey..
I have feelings too.

Alex looked to me and giggled a little bit. "Depends." He muttered.

I rubbed his knuckles with my thumb.
I saw his shoulders relax and he smiled. Alex bit his lip and looked at the table.

"I wouldn't insult him. But I would try an' pin him." Alex said.

"Bitch you can't pin me for shit." I said. "I could try!" He exclaimed.

"You have!"
I said laughing.

He rolled his eyes.
"I beat you that one time."
He muttered.

"Yeah and you had your switchblade."
I said.

"Yeah but I sti-"

"You have a switchblade? Aren't those illegal?" Angelica asked.

"No, but only if you don't have records of owning the knife and shit, then it's illegal." Alex said.

"Oh."
Angelica breathed.

She glanced to a different table in the cafeteria and said,
"Yeah Im gonna go. See you later."

I waved her goodbye.
The second she walked away, I kissed Alex's forehead and he put his head on my shoulder.

"So..
date? This Saturday?"
He asked.

"Anythin' you want."
I said.

He looked up to me and whispered, "Fuck you."

"Aww, Thanks!"
I exclaimed.

He smiled and put his head back on my shoulder. "Are you guys dating now?" Laf asked, sitting down next to me.

I let out a sputtered gasp and exclaimed, "Hi Laf!"

Alex let go of my hand and started to leave the cafeteria. I watched him walk away but then he turned around and motioned for me to call him.

You know the motion.
When like they put their hand in like a W and point at you and then..
Jeez I can't describe things for shit.

"So..are you guys dating?" Laf asked.

"I mean...
I don't know. I guess. It's sorta complicated but I don't know." I said.

"Do whatever the hell ya want but if you don't play Dungeons and Dragons with Peggy and I on Friday, you will not have a head on your neck anymore mon ami." Laf said.

"Oh..
okay Laf."
I said, smiling.

He pat my back and proceeded to eat his sandwich.

Life is good.
I like it like this.