>>66982916>>66985318This is a bit out of my wheelhouse, forgive any oddness.
>"You're...sure about this?" Ben nervously eyes Olivia. I share his sentiment. I get this is sort of for my benefit but... it doesn't quite sit right with me.>"For the tenth time, yes. I'm completely cool with you two being a thing. Just don't forget who's got seniority, here." Olivia sighs at us, setting her menu down.>Ben and I glance at each other. I think back to a few weeks back, him coming clean to the two of us he plays for both teams and harbors a bit of attraction to me. I was flattered but Olivia saw it differently. A way for us to be much, much better friends. I mean I don't dislike Ben but this is new to me. At least I do find him a bit cute.>Olivia notices our pause again. "C'mon, we're here to eat." I snap my view back to my own menu.>"I'm thinking of a couple racks of ribs, you two?" Olivia hungrily thumbs the menu.>I usually try out something unique and check their specialties. Extreme omni-salad, huh? I check the ingredients. It's pretty much a full page itself. Fish, beef, chicken, goat and every single vegetable I'd ever heard of including several I hadn't. Hmmm.>"Hey Ben?" Ben sits up as I speak to him.>"Oh uh, yes?">"Think I'm gonna get this." I point to the salad. He adjusts his glasses and reads the list.>"Inco that's somewhere near four-thousand calories.">I nod at him "Want some of the veggies off the thing?">Ben ponders a moment, a hand under his chin. "Sure, I'll order something light." he smiles at me and I note a smug green expression out of the corner of my eye.>I glance over to Olivia smirking very widely at us. She kept insisting we'd get along real well and it seems she might be right. I glance back to Ben who is blushing a bit, now. A small voice in the back of my head like that. Quite a bit.cont. Weird but I'm at least trying.