Ch. 6

Mia ruined the evening with Kim.

She came home and couldn't think of anything else. There was Jack and they were talking. I liked each other and there was no embarrassing silence or pining looks. They were civilized people. Mia didn't jump at his throat. On the contrary, his neck has seductive tendencies that she would like to follow.

So Mia came home and sat down next to Kim and stared senselessly into the air. At the beginning, her friend thought that she was only pretending that she was showing remorse because she had forgotten the time. It didn't take long before it dawned on her that nothing was coming. At first Kim got angry and at some point worried. In the end it didn't matter.

Mia stares.

Her gaze is still fixed on the black screen of the television. The eyelids are heavy, but Mia does not give in. First she has to understand. Jack didn't want her. Mia hates Jack.

So why did she have a little chat with him? She missed the conversations, the feeling of arriving and his unique sense of humor.

Can Mia already forgive him? No!

Does she miss him? Yes!

Will normal friendship be possible between them? Maybe! Mia really wants to try. Thinking about Jack and their afternoon together, she tips over and falls asleep.

 #

Jack is sitting on his bed and can't sleep. His realization that he loves Mia still shocks him. Why did enlightenment only come to him today? Why not weeks ago? Why not at the engagement party when he felt the attraction between them? So why did it take until today?

What does he say to Summer? It is clear that he has to break up now. He's made wrong decisions many times, but has never deliberately cheated on anyone. How does he teach her as gently as possible that he will probably never love her and that there is someone else who happens to know her? Jack decides to do this spontaneously. He's never been someone who thought about big talk for a long time. Admittedly, that has gotten him into trouble, but most of the time it has worked.

Summer already told him in the morning that she will spend the night in her own apartment again today and now Jack is very happy about the postponement that gives him that. Not that he wants to avoid it.

With a slightly lighter heart, he gets ready for bed and lies down. Sleep doesn't come easy, but it catches up with him and his dreams are about a black-haired woman with green eyes. How they hold hands and laugh happily. How they shop, cook, party, sleep, relax, go on vacation and never let each other out of their sight together.

His alarm clock rings tirelessly in the morning until Jack sweeps him off dessert. It always works.

Today he will apologize. Today Jack goes to Finn and apologizes because ... why did he want to apologize right away? Oh yes, because he almost bothered him with his control calls about Mia. Come on, already when he kept asking about her and it made him crazy not to know how she is, he shouldn't have noticed that pure friendship and guilt is what he feels there.

Sighing, he rolls out of bed. His very large empty bed. In a bed he dreamed of, he is lying there with a wonderful woman ... If this continues, Mia is the only thing he thinks about today.

An hour later he is standing in front of his friend's door unannounced. After the third ring and a few calls later, the door is opened. From a half-naked Finn. His skin is red and it looks like he's sweating. What is he doing so early in the morning?

"WHAT!", Annoyed, sloppy and incredulous. “Don't take your bad ones out on me. I just wanted to apologize to you for my behavior over the past few weeks and assure you that it will never come to that again. If so, please knock me down and wake me up. I know that you still let me fidget, I know how such an argument works with you, but I have a few ar ... ", Jack suddenly stops when he spots Sophia behind Finn. Also sweaty and only wearing a towel. Her face shines like a fire engine. "Oh! This is the worst time I could have chosen, right? I totally forgot that Finn wanted to come over to you yesterday. ", Finn notices that his beloved is standing behind him and quickly covers her with his body. His friend's gaze is almost like that of a wild animal defending its territory. “Take a breath again. You have Sophia all to yourself. I'm not a competitor or anything! And I haven't seen anything that I don't already know. "The moment he says that, he realizes that these were the wrong words. “WHAT ?!” “Oh god, Finn. It was all somehow wrong now. I just wanted to say that I haven't seen more than anyone else. ”With these words, he didn't exactly make himself popular. "WHAT !?" "Finn! Calm down, please! I only saw her face and her shoulders. Not more. OK? No more! ”, He doesn't make it any better. No matter what he says, Finn's face just keeps getting angry. He has never seen his friend so possessive. Then the primitive part of men breaks out in him.

Suddenly the angry face starts to laugh that the walls are shaking. “The expression on your face was terrific. I will never forget that. I know that you would never keep an eye on my Sophia. You have your own bride and I am glad that you finally see how childlike your behavior was. Hopefully the buzzer will forgive you for looking after Mia as if she were the most delicious ice cream you have ever tried. ”He didn't expect that. "I thought you were all mad at me for disagreeing with my choice?"

"Don't you want to come in for a moment?", That came from Sophia who fought her way over Finn's back. He waits for a nod from his friend before crossing the threshold.

Both quickly get dressed, then the serious part of their conversation begins. “Of course we weren't happy that you chose Summer because Mia just suits you better. At least that's how we felt. Then you also started stalking her and we thought you recognized that you have feelings for her, but you didn't break up with Summer. Then you are in the hair the whole time, but a word about separation has not yet passed your lips. So we've come to the conclusion that you really only cared about Mia and that your decision was the right one. That's why we're on both of you now. ”His counterpart nods with satisfaction. Jack didn't expect that at all. Should he announce the news right away? No, he'd rather wait until he taught Summer, otherwise she'll find out from someone else in the end. “That's really generous of you.” “I think so too. That's why I can now throw you out without a guilty conscience. ”He stands up demanding, but Sophia interrupts him. "Hey, now that we've settled that, I should maybe tell you that Mia came home somehow upset last night. She just sat there and didn't make a sound, at least that's what Kim told me last night. Kim was really scared. She also feels guilty about leaving so early, but Mia was nothing to do with. She was asleep when Kim left. You should talk to her sometime. I think that would help. ”He doesn't think so much. Because he's the one who put her in this position. What did he trigger in her? When they said goodbye, everything was still fine. "Thanks for the information. I wish you a nice morning then. ", With a dirty grin and a flying pillow on the neck, he makes that he comes out of the apartment.

 #

Mia is awake and functional again. She has processed yesterday evening and is ready to move on, with a new friend by her side. It's just kind of weird.

Her friends would call her on a haphazard day like today and ask if they have time, but she can't do that with Jack. Jack isn't such a friend yet. Kim is probably still celebrating her engagement with Lukas when she moves in and Max is out of reach on cloud nine anyway. Well and Lola has a date with one of her model colleagues.

Brooding, she goes through her phone list and comes across Jonas. This is a friend she can call on such days and who will certainly have time. The number is dialed quickly and, as expected, he answers after the first ring. "Mia? What's up? ”, There is an extremely relieved undertone in his voice. Where does he really want to be taken out? "I just wanted to ask you what you are doing and have time to go on a cozy Sunday with me ?!" Are you serious? Our uncle was in a car accident? Are you already in the hospital, how is he? ”What exactly is not going well with him? "Jonas? Are you okay? ”“ Mia, I'll be on my way! ”Then he lifts his cell phone away from his ear, but doesn't close the auricle. “Honey, this is an emergency. I'm so sorry to have to break off our date. I'll call you. ”Something similar to paper is thrown on a table. A chair is being pulled back in the background. He's probably just getting up, then you can hear his companion say: "You don't have my number at all." Before the background noise changes. “Thank God you called. That was no longer bearable. The woman could only talk about her work. Apparently it doesn't have a large circle of friends, which is why no other topics were addressed. Arghh. “, Jonas was homeless for a while and loves his work. After all, he now has a regular income with which he can afford a roof over his head. However, his social contacts do not suffer. He has blossomed so much in the last year that her heart is warm every time she sees him. "I'm glad that I could be helpful. So you come over And since when have you been judging people so quickly? "

"I'm on my way. Don't play the moral apostle, Mia. You also had a non-existent social environment, but you pulled yourself together and integrated yourself. Look at yourself. ”“ What if your date finally dared to step out of their shell to do exactly that? What if she withdraws now? ”For a while you can only hear his breathing and the steady steps. Then these disappear. "MIA!" He sounds a little pained. "Now I have a guilty conscience." Then his breathing goes faster, which suggests that he is probably running now. "Next time remind me that I'll never talk to you about my dates again."

"Hey, Melanie! Wait a moment! I don't even get your number. ", Mia grins. She knew he would run back again. Jonas is very nice even if he sometimes tries to make you look macho. "I told you," the woman mumbles, embarrassed. "I'm sorry I didn't even register in the excitement." Numbers are exchanged and goodbyes are more cheerful.

"Go then! Well done! So now come here I have a lot to tell you. You won't believe what happened yesterday and I really need a second opinion. ”“ Don't worry, kid. I'm hurrying up. ”He hangs up.

Mia bridges the time when Jonas is on the way by cleaning up a little. Since most of Kim's things are already with Finn, it looks like a bomb has hit her. There are clothes everywhere that the two friends have argued about. Here and there you can find empty bottles and there is even a pizza box in Kim's old room. A week ago they ordered them and at the same time packed their stuff. Mia just hasn't gotten around to it yet or was too tired to move a millimeter. It doesn't even take a quarter of an hour to clear the mess. At the moment when they want to fall back on the couch, the doorbell rings. "Come!"

“Hey, Jonas!” “I want sweatpants too.” With only a half grin he pushes past her. “Where are the popcorn and the drinks? Since you've been walking the streets like a normal person again, your reports have become much more exciting. ”“ Thanks for your vote. ”“ See? Even your sarcasm has gotten more sarcastic. You have really changed and only in a good sense. Really! Before that you were really a gray mouse, if you can put it that way. ”Jonas goes into the kitchen and fetches the corn from one of the cupboards. "Feel like at home." "Could it be that you stole one of my sweatpants and it's still lingering in your closet?", That he made a note of it. "I'll get them." With an amused shake of her head, she rummages through her closet. He used to stay here quite often and he forgot his pants here. The next time she put them on for fun and didn't give them away. "Found!"

Jonas quickly changes into his pants and fills the popcorn into a bowl. They sit chewing in the living room and Jonas looks at them expectantly. “I'm hoping for a really exciting story here, kid. After all, I skipped my date especially for that. ”, Mia doesn't comment on this. "I was in town yesterday and bought new clothes ..." "That you absolutely have to show me afterwards." "If you still feel able afterwards, that's a deal." She has no shame with him. You're kind of brother and sister. He's the brother she never had. He used to advise her on underwear and she advised him. Everything is purely platonic. "Oha. Shoot! ”“ Well, and I sat down in a cafe and ordered an ice cream and was just about to start enjoying it. He stands in front of me. ”“ Who? Come on you know I don't like games like that. Just get out with the language. So who was standing in front of you? ”“ Jack! ”Jonas Kiefer drops down. His eyes widen. What is he expecting? That she glued one for him? "He asked if he could sit down next to me.", A sharp inhale, she interrupts again. “I didn't answer dauraf directly, but got into a conversation with him. So he sat down with me. We talked, laughed and talked about ourselves. It looks like things are not going very well between him and Summer. ”Jonas frowns at her last words. She knows exactly what he's thinking. That Jack wants to claw her now because he and Summer will probably not be a couple much longer. “He ordered coffee and stole half my ice cream because his drink was so hot.” ​​Mia laughs at the memory. It was just too fun. The expression on his face, just delicious. "It's a shame that you weren't there.", She still smiles broadly.

Jonas looks at his girlfriend. She changed. As I said, and only in a positive sense. She has always approached people, but has never let them into her heart. He was the only exception. Mia has blossomed and is alive again. After the stupid show she was a wreck again. The bastard didn't recognize what was right in front of his eyes and pushed her away. It took almost a month for Mia to become almost who she is again. And now after an encounter, look at them. The green eyes shine. Your hands flutter excitedly. She tells him about Jack as if it was all a long time ago. As if she had been over him for ages and she was ready to approach him again. But by their reaction, he notices that it is not so. She still has a real crush on him. A feeling like that doesn't just go away in four weeks. It takes time and, above all, distance. Mia's eyes shine, her hands flutter, her voice trembles with excitement. Jonas is concerned.

Mia doesn't quite understand why her boyfriend's face is so pinched with each of her further words. He should be happy that she can be so open and happy with him again. And she hasn't even told him the best. “Hold on tight, Jonas. We agreed that we would stay friends. We will stay friends! It's unbelievable! Not many can claim that they are friends with the man who dumped them in such a way. I have no problems with that and neither does Jack, apparently. "

#

Jack made good use of all the time at home. He took another close look at his new case and came across some inconsistencies. The testimony of the plaintiff's friends has repeatedly made hints about the life of his client, about which she cannot know anything. Sure, the plaintiff may have told her all that, but his client was only with this man for a few weeks and his current girlfriend shared things that were even longer ago and also included the client's parents. In his testimony, the plaintiff strongly emphasized that their relationship was mainly about the strong attraction between the two. That they lived out their fantasies together and that from him there was never actually any talk of a relationship. Which means that they never talked about their childhood and their connection was purely sexual in nature. Maybe the women knew each other before and parted ways. At this point he has to short-circuit again with his client. If the attack on his girlfriend was not triggered by the plaintiff at all, that would be one less item on the list of offenses. His guess is also consistent with what he already knows. His client assured him that she did not even know that her ex had something with this pig. In the files, they insist that the swear words be made unrecognizable. There is not much he can do about her previous reminders. Ultimately, his client adhered to the conditions. She did not approach her ex and did not attract any further attention. She even apologized and went to a psychologist twice to see if she had developed a pathological obsession. But her dropouts and stalking manners were just a short circuit in her brain in response to receiving a cold rebuff for trying to date him. The plaintiff may not have played quite as openly as he has been claiming since the beginning of the lawsuit. The more he deals with the case, the more he realizes that the woman is not as crazy as he first thought.

With a sigh, he closes the files and his train of thought magically wanders back to Mia. Since yesterday, his thoughts have been felt with memories of their dates.

He still hasn't seen Summer. Slowly he has the feeling that she is keeping him at a distance. Does she suspect that he is about to end their relationship and is getting closer to it? Or has it become clear to her herself that it was a grip in the toilet with you and just doesn't want it to happen yet? Or is he just thinking too much about it and Summer is just too broken to drive over to him?

Determined, he pulls on his jacket, puts his key in and closes the door behind him. Jack goes to Mia to cement their newfound friendship. With quick steps he sprints up the stairs to her apartment. Before he can knock, the door is opened for him. But not as expected from Mia, but from this guy who has already accompanied her to Max's dinner. What was his name again?

"Jack, right?", The man, his name is Jonas, doesn't even wait for his answer. "Mia! It's for you! ”He hears a laugh. “Sure for me. I live here! Let whoever it is in I'll be ready in a minute. ”A strange expression forms on the face of his counterpart. He follows him suspiciously. Suddenly a: “Tadaa! What do you think of that? “, Mia slips on socks into the living room and presents ... underwear? What the hell? “Looks great on you, little one. But honestly? I thought the outfit before was better. "

Jack is frozen. She shows Jonas her laundry? And with him, is she ashamed to even mention it? "Hey Jack! What are you doing here?"

"Go again!"