Taking Me Over
Chapter 17: I Love You, You Love Me
Flashback: Greg winced and slowly opened the door further
“Please don’t let it be someone I know…” he silently pleaded.
Greg peered around the door and saw a boy around his age getting up off the floor and holding his nose. The boy removed his hand to see who had smacked the door into his nose and saw Greg standing there with a look of embarrassment and worry strewn across his face, “Are you oka…Jack?!”
“Greg?! Hey how are you!?” the boy, Jack, responded.
“I’m fi…” Greg started to answer, but then realized that he, well, wasn’t, “I’m okay…How are you?” he finished, not wanting to dwell on the subject of Ellen and Jesse.
“I’m good…So what’ve you been doing since I last saw you?”
“Getting cheated on by my girlfriend” Greg thought to himself.
But before Greg could respond, Maureen and Ellen walked back into the lobby, pushed past Jack, and walked up to Greg.
Greg saw Jesse slip into the bathroom out of the corner of his eye.
“We need to talk to you,” Ellen said pointing at Greg.
“Ellen, Maureen, have you met my friend Jack?” Greg asked motioning toward Jack who was getting up off the floor…again.
“No, but they knocked me down,” Jack muttered, finally looking up at the two girls.
Ellen turned to apologize and found herself staring stupidly into his deep brown eyes.
Jack waved a hand in front of her face, “Helloooo earth to…uh…what did you say your name was?”
Ellen shook the dazed look off her face, “Wha? Oh, oh, my name’s Ellen.” She replied smiling idiotically.
“I’m Jack.” He smiled broadly revealing perfectly straight teeth and one cute little dimple on his left cheek.
“So what did you have to talk to me about?” asked Greg.
“We wanted to talk to you about…uh…umm…well…Ellen?” Maureen tried, then turned to Ellen.
“Hmmmm….?” She replied dreamily, “Oh! Oh yeah yeah! Forget about it it’s no big deal…”
“Uhh…Ellen? Can I talk to you for a minute?” Maureen asked, tearing her away from Jack.
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“Ellen! What happened to ‘revenge will be sweet,’ and ‘making him pay?!’” Maureen asked.
“Oh that was just silly Maureen! I was only angry and I was acting so imma…”she trailed off staring over Maureens shoulder at Jack who was busy talking to Greg. “What do you think they’re talking about?” asked Ellen, starting to panic a little, “Did I really look stupid? Do you think he thinks I’m stupid? OMG did he just look over here? Do you think he did? I think he did! I hope he did! Does my hair look okay?”
“Umm…didn’t he go out with you?” Maureen asked confusedly.
“Wha? Ohhhh you thought I meant Greg! Nah forget him, you can have him! I’m meant JACK!”
“But what about the whole plan?” Maureen asked exasperatedly.
“Plan?”
“Yeah you know…we each go out with Greg three times and he has to decide which one of us he likes better…then we both decide we don’t like him…Ring any bells?”
“How about one date?” Ellen asked, trying to compromise, “And then instead of leaving him all alone you can have him. I don’t really want him because of what he did to me and Jack is more my type anyway.”
“Well I don’t want your recycled guys!” Maureen almost yelled.
“I’m sorry Maureen,” Ellen turned her full attention towards Maureen, “I’m acting like a b*tch aren’t I?” she asked.
“Well…”
“I am, and I’m sorry. I just get a little crazy when it comes to guys. Usually. We’ll do the plan, but just one date, and I’ll tell Greg that you really like him and that you two should be together and that we’ll all still be friends.”
“Ok I guess…”
“You don’t even have to go with him if you don’t want to, it doesn’t matter to me. No hard feelings?”
“Nah,” Maureen sighed.
“Okay, but now you gotta help me get Jack!”
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Back by Greg and Jack:
“Yo Greg are you going out with Ellen or something?” Jack asked stealing a glance at her.
“Sorta…not really…depends…why?”
“Cuz she’s really pretty!” He answered glancing at her again.
“Oh…yeah…I guess…uhh…” Greg responded uncomfortably.
“Ok what’s going on between you two?” Jack asked eyeing Greg suspiciously.
“I…uh…nothing! Nothing at all! Well…not really…”
“Uh huh. Ok Greg. Yeah right. So what’s the deal?”
Greg sighed and quickly filled Jack in on what had happened in the past 48 hours.
“Ohhhhhhhhhh…” was all Jack could say after Greg’s story, “So you guys are kinda going out but now you’re sorta broken up?”
“To put it simply…yeah.” Greg answered.
“So what’s the problem?”
“Huh?”
“Well I know you were going out with Ellen and then she caught you with Maureen right?” Jack started.
“Yeah…”
“…And then you saw Ellen and Jesse flirting and stuff…” Jack continued.
“Yes…”
“…Well the way I see it you’re both interested in other people.”
Greg paused looking confused.
“Well you’re acting like she’s the only one who did something wrong. Did you even catch her doing anything?”
“Not exactly. But…”
Jack interrupted, “But nothing, in my mind what you did was kind of worse, and if you like Maureen so much why don’t you stick with her and let Ellen do what she wants.?”
“You just want her for yourself!” Greg exclaimed.
“Well that is going to be a nice benefit yes…but that’s not the only reason. If you really like Maureen so much that you’re willing to cheat on your girlfriend to be with her, well then why don’t you just tell Maureen that and if Ellen likes Jesse so much she can have him.”
“Uhh…” Greg looked unsure of himself, “Are you sure that’s such a good idea?”
“Trust me, have I ever let you down before?” Jack asked.
“Well…”
”Don’t answer that.”
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