Totally Not Cliche

Tell me you're lying

"Just like a wrecking ball
I'm coming in
Just call me Miley Cyrus"

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The more I thought about it on the way here, the more I realized he lied. He didn't mistake a girl for me. Star said he told the girl he would never leave her again. He said he didn't receive my calls when I called him that night, so how would he have mistook me for another girl?

I might not be making sense, but I know he lied. And Star isn't helping by still ignoring me.

"You're sighing." Xavier's voice snapped me out of it.

"Sorry."

"You shouldn't be. Nervous?"

"No. I just realized Jason was lying. He said he mistook another girl for me but he also said that night that he didn't receive my calls because he was grocery shopping."

"Well we're on our way to meet him so he'll explain more."

"But..."

Do I want to hear more?

He gave me a curious glance before looking back at the road. But realizing I won't say anything, he thankfully didn't push further. The cafe we were meant to meet Jason came into view, increasing my nerves and making me overthink everything.

After parking, Xavier placed a hand over mine that I didn't realize I had balled up.

"Butterfly, what are you so nervous about?"

I swallowed, not answering for a while and making sure to avoid his gaze.

"What he might say. What he might not say."

"I'll be with you ok? He just wants to be friends."

"But what if he just wants to make sure we're all good so he can go on dating that girl with no guilty conscience."

"You forget about them cause we're dating now."

I looked into his eyes, finding so much sincerity I them as I nodded slowly. He smiled, before leaning down to kiss me. It was assuring, sweet, and sadly, short.But it was enough to calm me down because as we entered, I could feel my nerves dissapearing instead of increasing. But when I made eye contact with Jason's piercing pure black eyes, I could feel them building up again.

I tugged at Xavier's arm, which I was holding as we entered.

"What am I supposed to ask?! What if I don't want to hear what he has to say?..."

"It's not really about what you want to hear, it's what you need to hear."

"What if it hurts or- or if it ends up being a waste of time? Or-"

"Butterfly." He interrupted, staring down at me with so much amusement. He's enjoying this.

"You're no help! You're enjoying misery!"

"Of course not!"

He chuckled. I narrowed my eyes at him.

Then he leaned down and pressed lips on my forehead. The fact that we were in the middle of the cafe and Jasons gaze was still on us, made me blush. So I hit him. And he chuckled again.

"L-Let's just get this over with." I muttered, turning away from him and reluctantly walking towards Jason.

Reluctantly, I sat down, reluctantly, I looked at Jason expectedly. Reluctantly, I spoke.

"Um...hey Jason.."

"Hey...."

Well, this is definitely not how he normally approaches me.