)Jessica was nervous not so much that Jennifer was staring directly at her, after all she had attempted to avoid the girl completely. It was more Geoff, who seemed to be extending an invitation to her to join the group. Jessica had no interest in joining. Moreover she just came over so she didn't appear rude! She LIKED Geoff... but really, she felt like she shouldn't. She liked to avoid group hangouts or stuff of that nature because it made her a nervous wreck. Jessica wasn't SHY but the thought of a lot of people including her drove her a little nervous. Her hand rubbed her arm just a bit, turning around to look at Jake.
Geoff had said that he was picking something out for Jennifer... Was she using him too?
She was about to turn Geoff down when he offered to pay for something in the store... It was certainly a friend gesture, considering that the two weren't close. This made Jessica hesitate.
"Anything?" She said under her breath, looking back at the section of boots she just came from. Wow, that really was a nice gesture. She looked at Geoff and smiled back at her. Winking back seemed excessive in her opinion and if she did Geoff might take it the wrong way. "Sure, I don't see why not."
Jessica didn't want to be a leech, feeding off the guy's kindness but wasn't she allowed to be selfish once in awhile? It didn't even matter that Jennifer was with them now the chances of Jessica even talking to her for more than five seconds was slim, thankfully. Or so she thought, as the same Jennifer walked upto here Jessica was standing and asked her if she was a friend of Geoff. Jessica was surprised by the sudden question and just tilted her head.
"Yeah," she said with a forced smile, "I-I am a friend of Geoff's. We know each other from school."
It wasn't a lie, really. They both knew each other, though barely. She liked Geoff enough. "What about you?" She asked without a hint of detestation, which Jessica tried her best to hide. "Are you a friend of his?"
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