Falling For My BestFriend

Chapter 06

"Okay class, here are your results from the documents you gave me last week." Miss Bianca said passing the math documents to the students.

"Good job James." She told him when she passed him and Kevin peered over to see his results.

"What did you get?" He asked and James turned to him with a smirk.

"What do you think?" He said and showed him the paper for Kevin to see he had a perfect score.

"Nerd." Kevin muttered and James chuckled, grabbing Kevin's document to see he had a B.

"You should have worked with me." James said.

"You know I wanted to! I couldn't because-"

"Kevin! We got a B, isn't that great!" A voice screeched and they both turned their heads to the grinning girl.

"Oh-um yeah I guess." Kevin chuckled and then glanced at James who was looking at Mary with an annoyed expression.

"Why don't we hang out to celebrate! Dinner tonight?" She asked with a hopeful smile and Kevin internally groaned.

"He can't." James said and grabbed Kevin's hand under the table to control his growing annoyance.

"And why not?" Mary asked turning to face James who was giving her a bored look.

"He's having dinner with me." James answered and she gave him a glare and the fact that he was just giving her a bored stare only made her anger rise.

"Umm." Kevin said breaking the tense atmosphere in the air, and giving Mary a sorry but not sorry smile.

"Sorry Mary but like James said I already have plans."

"Fine maybe another time." She huffed and turned around.

"There won't be another time right?" James asked turning to face Kevin who smiled at him.

"There won't." He answered squeezing James's hand who smiled at the reassurance.

There was a knock on the door that broke their moment and they glanced at the front of the class where the principal entered with an unfamiliar boy following him.

He had dirty blond hair and even from the back Kevin could see his bright blue eyes that were brimming under the classroom's light. Kevin was shocked to see the boy's eyes lock on James and when he turned to look at James he saw him widely smiling at the boy.

"Sorry to disturb your class Miss Bianca, but you have a new student that'll be joining your class. This is Rex and I hope everyone will treat him well." The principal said turning to the students in the classroom to give them a small smile and then left leaving Rex who was still smiling back at James and the teacher at the front.

"Hello Rex why don't you tell us something about you before sitting down?" Miss Bianca asked kindly making him turn to look at her instead of James which made Kevin feel less restless.

But he could still feel the squeezing in his chest at seeing James smile widely at someone who wasn't him. Not that James only smiled at Kevin but still.

There was something that he didn't like about the boy and he didn't know why he was feeling like that.

"Sure." Rex answered with an easy smile. "My name's Rex and I just moved from New York with my dad a couple days back."

New York?

Kevin realized that they had probably met on James's trip.

But how?

And what did they do?

Did they watch movies and cuddle like James did with him? Or did they tour the city and have fun together?

Kevin's heart clenched at the though and he had to rub his chest to make himself feel better. James hadn't even notice which made Kevin even sadder.

"Okay thank you Rex. You can sit next to Mary." She said which made Kevin internally groan.

Why did he have to sit right in front of James?

Rex nodded and walked over to the back and sat next to the petite girl. She shot him a flirty smile and he gave her a small smile before turning to look at James with a smirk.

"Fancy seeing you here."

"What are you doing here man?" James chuckled and Kevin squeezed his hand under the table to get his attention but James only squeezed back not knowing Kevin wanted to ask him something.

"My dad relocated here so here I am." Rex shrugged before glancing at Kevin with a wide smile.

"You must be Kevin!" Rex exclaimed and Kevin's eyebrows shot up.

"You know me?" He asked trying to hide the distaste he felt towards the boy in his tone.

"Of course. James talked about you all the time when he came to New York." Rex said with a smirk and James shot him a warning look that Kevin didn't notice, he was too busy focusing on the part that they had spent time together.

"You guys spent a lot of time together?" Kevin asked with a small frown and Rex smiled at it.

"My dad and his mom are business partners so he sent me to entertain him. At first he was a real grump and only smiled when he was texting a certain someone that I later found out was you, his best friend. Anyways long story short he slowly started talking with me and we became friends. Oh! And I was the one who took that picture he posted on his social media."

"You took his picture?" Kevin asked and Rex nodded with the smile that was starting to annoy Kevin.

Why was he always smiling?

Kevin was always the one to take James's picture and convince him to share it and now knowing that someone else did what he usually did bothered him.

But why?

Kevin was so confused at himself. He knew that Rex was a good person by his easy going personality and the fact that he was friends with James.

James disliked rude and obnoxious people.

But there was still something that was making Kevin not like Rex. It wasn't anything he did, really.

It was just...

Kevin knew it was because of how close he was with James despite only knowing him for those two weeks.

But why was that making him so uncomfortable.

"Are you okay?"

Kevin broke out of his rather painful thoughts and looked at James who was looking at him with a concerned gaze.

"I'm fine." Kevin smiled but it wasn't like his usual smile which made James frown.

"Are you sure? You zoned out and you looked.. well sad." James said which made Kevin blush in embarrassment.

"It's nothing James. I'm okay." He said.

"But-"

"Dude! Stop pestering him he said he's fine." Rex cut James off which made him shot him a glare.

"James." Kevin said grabbing his attention once again. Kevin looked at James with a reassuring smile and squeezed his hand. James stared back at him, momentarily letting his hand go to instead interlocked their fingers together, making his grip tighter and turning Kevin's cheek rosy.

"Okay." James finally said, letting go of the matter and Rex just stared at those two with raised eyebrows and a hidden smirk.

-

Kevin was getting ready to go to James house, debating between a blue shirt or a black one. He was going to make James dinner tonight since he wanted to try a new recipe and who else but to make his best friend be the first to try it?

He was extremely exited for it and couldn't wait till James came to pick him up.

He finally settled on the blue t-shirt and was about to change into it when his cellphone rang. He glanced at it and saw him and James's picture from when they were kids and he brightened up, picking up his phone.

"Are you here? I'm sorry I just gotta put on my shirt and I'll be there!" Kevin exclaimed picking up his phone.

"Kevin." James voice sounded sad and guilty which made Kevin's smile drop from his face. "I'm really sorry Kevin but we have to reschedule. I'm really really sorry. I promise to make it up to you."

"But why?" Kevin asked sadly letting the shirt drop on his bed.

"It's Rex he needs-"

And the line went dead.

Rex?

He was ditching him for Rex?

Kevin felt his hands tremble as he dialled James's number again only for it to go straight to voicemail. He tried three more times before texting him and dropping his phone on the bed and sliding down to the floor.

Kevin's eyes brimmed with tears and he knew it was stupid. He felt so pathetic for crying over something so.. so small. But he couldn't help himself. The whole day he had to witness Rex and James talking like they were best friends.

And then when he finally got to have James to himself he couldn't because Rex needed something.

Kevin also needed James.

Kevin was James's best friend.

Not Rex or anyone else.

James was his.

Kevin sniffed and harshly wiped his eyes making them hurt.

If James didn't want to hang out with him then fine! He wouldn't wallow here like a pathetic little boy. Kevin figured he would go make his recipe for his mom to try instead but when he got up from the floor he heard his phone buzz. Thinking it was James, he hurriedly grabbed it only to be disappointed when he saw Mary's i********: user appear on his phone.

Mary: Are you sure you're not free to have dinner with me?

Kevin sighed in annoyance and was about to refuse her, but then he decided why not? If James was going to ditch him then he would go hang out with Mary. Kevin knew it was stupid of him but he knew James wouldn't like it because he dislikes Mary just as much as Kevin does.

Kevin: Actually I'm free. Meet me at ROSEY'S in half an hour.

He ignored her excited response and grabbed the blue shirt from the bed, putting it on. He made sure to not look like he was crying before heading out and started walking to the small restaurant.

When he arrived he sat at a table and waited till his company arrived. A couple of minutes of him mindlessly scrolling through cooking accounts like Tasty on i********: Mary had arrived.

Like last time she wore a dress only this time a little bit more modest. It was a short sleeved royal blue dress that weirdly matched Kevin's shirt.

"You look pretty." Kevin said honestly because he wasn't going to not compliment her when she had clearly dressed up.

"Thank you!" Mary beamed and sat down from across him.

"So what happened to your plans with James?" Mary asked with a small smirk when they had finished ordering.

"He had to reschedule." Kevin answered stiffly and Mary started laughing.

"You should have canceled on him first and agreed to this date since the beginning."

Date?

"Mary this is not a date. I already told you I don't see you that way." Kevin sternly said not wanting to lead on the girl.

But then again he should have never agreed to come in the first place. But he did. Only to piss off James.

"That can change." Mary said with a shrug and Kevin wanted to argue but before he could the waiter came with their food.

While eating Kevin couldn't stop thinking about Rex and James. What were they doing? Why did James abandon their plans for Rex? What did Rex need? Did James simply get tired of Kevin's company and wished to hang around someone else?

Kevin was afraid.

He was afraid James would leave him. Seeing James interact with Rex made him think that he was easily replaceable. James could easily find another best friend.

James would never do that, his conscience told him but he couldn't help but let his fears get the best of him.

"Kevin! You're not even listening to me!"

"Huh?"

"I've been trying to get your attention for the past fifteen minutes and you've been completely ignoring me!" she screeched and people around them glanced at them making Kevin wince at the attention.

"Sorry." Kevin said much more softly. Mary huffed and crossed her arms across her chest in anger.

"What were you thinking about anyways?" She asked with raised eyebrows and Kevin answered honestly without really thinking about it, "James."

"Why are you thinking about him when a girl like me is sitting right across from you!" she shouted an Kevin hushed her.

"Stop making so much noise!" He whispered and she scoffed loudly.

"Wait." She suddenly said with wide accusing eyes directed at Kevin. "Don't tell me you and James are in some kind of secret relationship! Are you gay?!"

"W-what no! I'm not in a relationship with James." Kevin said but the tip of his ears flushed at the thought and his heart started beating a tad bit faster.

"You better not be! I'm not going to let that happen!" She said with narrowed eyes.

"What are you talking about?" Kevin was beyond confused. he was still thinking about the fact that Mary thought he was in a secret relationship with James. His best friend.

"I'm leaving now because you're clearly distracted and not giving me the attention I deserve. But that doesn't mean I'm giving up on you." Mary stated and 'gracefully' stood up from her seat, grabbing her bag and leaving Kevin to pay the bill.

What is wrong with this girl? Kevin asked himself before shrugging and paying the bill. He regretted agreeing to come to this ridiculous dinner but what's done is done.

He walked home sluggishly and when he arrived he went to take a long hot shower. When he came out of the shower he finally glanced at his phone after hours and saw he had five miscalled and a handful of text messages from James.

He was tempted to read them but his anger got the best of him and he decided to leave it and do his homework instead. When he was done with his homework it was quite late and he decided it was time to go to sleep. He shut off his lights and crawled into his bed with a heavy heart.