She sat beside him, and her leg brushed against his slightly.
He tried to focus on the menu.
“Oh wow, this looks delicious. What are you guys craving?” Jae chimed. His knee was shaking up and down, and only Seth knew that meant he was more nervous than he let on.
“Honestly, everything here looks so good,” Nina responded. Her eyes lingered on the set meals page. Seth realised she was considering the price. The set meals were around $25 and while it may not seem like alot, for students like them…
Jae leaned forward, peering at what Nina was looking at.
“Wow, those meals look good! Let’s each get one - “
“Sounds good to me, I was eyeing the wagyu beef set.”
Before Seth could reply, Jae had already gotten up from his seat. He motioned for Seth to follow him.
Once they reached the line to pay, Jae turned to Seth. His eyes had grown wide.
“Dude, are you ok-”
“I am sweating. I am so nervous. Why am I so nervous?” Jae said, his words pouring from his mouth.
“Bro calm down,” Seth tried not to raise his voice too loudly. After all, the girls were still not far behind them, “We are literally in a whole group.”
“I know, I know,” Jae breathed, “I just. I’m kind of planning on like, asking her out, like for real on a date later on.”
Seth couldn’t help but grin. He punched Jae on the shoulder.
“Finally. I mean, it’s been how long now? Like -”
“11 months. I’ve known her 11 months. And 3 days.” Jae responded. Seth grinned even wider.
“It’s about time. You don’t have anything to be nervous about, she clearly likes you too,” Seth said, and it was true. It was the most obvious thing ever.
Jae smiled, blush tinting his cheeks.
He pushed his fist against Seth’s shoulder this time.
“And how about you?
Seth pretended not to understand what Jae was clearly insinuating.
“What about me?”
“Shut up. Nina clearly is into you too,” Jae said. The confidence in which he said it made Seth’s stomach stupidly turn.
Was it true? Could Nina really like him again?
And then, the part of him that he wasn’t proud of, the part of him that dominated his high school life thought - well, of course. It was just a matter of time.
“We’ll see,” Seth murmured. “And like, remember, we’ve only been reconnected for like 2 weeks.”
“I know, but you’ve known each other since high school.”
Did they really though? At least, did Seth truly know her?
He turned to sneak a discreet glance at Nina.
She was laughing. Whatever she was conversing about with Anya had given her that smile.
