Oh, Calamity!

The following night, after I had calmed from my previous anger issues, I headed over to Will’s for a nice, calm night, just the two of us. By the time I had arrived, he had already popped popcorn and queued up a feature about Sea World for us to watch. As lovely as learning about Sea World was, I couldn’t help but be displeased at the thought of watching another documentary.
Will noticed the look on my face and gave me a questioning look. “What’s wrong?”
“I just...can we watch something different? I’m kind of in the mood for a horror movie,” I mentioned cautiously.
He grimaced, shaking his head slightly. “But those are so gross. I don’t like them.”
“Jesus Christ, you call yourself a med student and you can’t even handle a little blood and gore?” I remarked, rolling my eyes slightly. Why was I still so mad about everything? I needed to calm down.
He looked hurt by my comment, but brushed it off. “We don’t have to watch a documentary, but I’m not going to watch a horror movie. Comedy maybe?”
I sighed deeply. “Whatever. You can pick, like always.”
“Nora, I think we need to talk,” he said, gently grabbing my hand and pulling me toward the couch to sit down.
I was so tired of hearing that phrase, but I bit back a snarky comment. “Why? What’s going on?”
“Look, I don’t really know what happened the other night, or what your so-called friend said to you, but you shouldn’t run off like that. Ever. You had everyone worried sick,” he stated surprisingly calmly.
I could feel the anger beginning to build up inside me, but I kept a level tone of voice. “First of all, I know that that was wrong of me to do, and I feel bad enough for it thanks to others, so you don’t have to worry about that. Second of all, what do you mean by my ‘so-called’ friend?”
“I feel like if that Rian guy really cared, he wouldn’t have said something so upsetting that you would run away,” he commented.
“Are you kidding? Rian looks out for me more than anyone. Just because it was upsetting, doesn’t mean it didn’t need to be said,” I replied sharply.
Will held up his hands in defense. “Jeez, okay. Sorry. But there’s more.”
I had to hold myself back from rolling my eyes. “What is it?”
“I don’t want you hanging around Jack anymore,” he said nervously. “I think that he’s nothing but trouble, and I don’t trust him.”
“Will, for fuck’s sake, I can’t. I have to be around him to plan this goddamn wedding. Besides, Jack is nothing to worry about. He doesn’t take things seriously most times, but it’s not like he’s a bad influence,” I replied, folding my arms in defiance.
“You can’t get mad at me for being uneasy. He’s your ex boyfriend. He’s the most serious relationship you’ve ever had, and you dated him for over 2 years. How in the hell am I supposed to be cool about that?” he challenged.
“I’m not asking you to be cool about it. I’m asking you to suck it up because I have to be around him, and I want to be around him. He’s still my friend,” I retorted.
He shot me a bitter glare and raised his voice. “Fine, if you’re so fucking hellbent on being friends with him for the sake of a wedding, why don’t you and I get married?!”
“What the fuck? Where did that come from?” I questioned.
“Okay, forget that, I didn’t mean that. I just wish there was a way to secure that you’re mine,” he stated, backing out of his suggestion.
“I’m not anybody’s possession, Will. Only my own,” I scoffed.
“You know what I meant. I want people to know we’re together,” he said, pinching the bridge of his nose.
“They do know, so chill. You’re freaking me out,” I replied.
For the rest of the night, Will attempted to be sweet and make up for the fight, but I wasn’t buying it. Frankly, I didn’t want anything to do with him after all the crazy things he said. He was being ridiculous, and a jealous asshole. Why didn’t he trust me? Besides, it’s not like Jack had any interest in me at this point. He had Robin, and that was a lot more than me. Will had to just be overreacting, right? I would never cheat on anybody, much less him. He needed to just have a little more faith in Jack and I. Or were his worries actually justified?

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