Chapter 899 - Best-friend act (2/2)

”How do you know?”

”Because I can recognize that look he had.”

Jasper did his best not to show that he is jealous. He is jealous that Tom is so close to Ellie that he can just get inside her bedroom without an invitation. But he knows that Tom has this freedom only because Ellie sees him as a friend and because he didn't expose his feelings to Ellie (so far).

Ellie was curious. What does Jasper think he saw? ”Oh? What look was that?”

”Heartbreak.”

Ellie was not sure how she feels about this. Tom was always close and friendly, but that's it. A friend. She wanted to make this clear to Jasper. ”I never gave him any hope or hints that I'm interested in more than a friendship.”

Jasper smiled, happy that Ellie went to the lengths to explain. ”I know.”

And he is also happy because he knows that going forward Ellie will keep Tom at a distance.

…

Brian got out of the bathroom and found Tom sitting on his bed… sulking.

”What happened? You went to wake up the Queen and she kicked you out?”

Tom didn't respond.

Brian snorted. ”Fifteen minutes ago, you woke me up brimming from excitement and now you are like this... If you are spreading depression in my space at least I deserve to know what happened.”

”The… boyfriend is here.”, Tom said weakly.

Brian's eyes widened in surprise. ”Are you kidding me? Let me guess... You barged into her room, as usually… and you saw her with Jasper?”

Tom's nod was barely noticeable.

Brian exhaled and sat next to Tom on the bed. ”You need to get over it. You never had a chance.”

”You don't know that!”

”I told you ages ago to stop that best-friend act and that if you don't make your move, someone else will. Besides, this is better. Ellie is signing our paychecks and graciously allowing us to stay here for free. Don't misuse her trust.”

”He is not good for her.”, Tom grumbled.

”That is not for you to judge.”

Brian does not approve how Tom is acting like everything is fine in front of Ellie, pretending to be the most supportive friend of whatever she is doing, and then he comes and fumes on the side while regret is eating him up. Tom even went to that wedding as Ellie's date! And what did he do? Instead of seizing the opportunity to get closer and confess his feelings, he ended up leaving her with Jasper! He is the one who made that relationship happen!

Brian's phone rang and it was Ellie, asking him if he still has unopened underwear.

”Yes, I have. I will bring few in a minute.”, Brian responded while trying to hide his displeasure.

Last week, Brian worked a fashion show and got fifty individually wrapped Calvin Klein underwear briefs as a bonus. And Ellie knows about it, just how she knows his clothing size. And she called to ask if she can have few, definitely for Jasper. Suddenly Brian does not like that boy-fri-end much either. He needs to part from few precious super-soft-yet-supportive and well-fitting Calvins… he feels like crying.

”Who was that?”, Tom asked while Brian was picking the most hideous colors to give away… but they all look great.

”You don't want to know. Fix your mood so that we can go for breakfast.”, Brian said while walking out to deliver underwear to Ellie's bedroom.

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