Calfuray Academy (ManxMan)

Chapter 43

Chapter 43: And We're Sailing!!!

"Hannah must not understand the difference between love and lust." Warlo thought aloud, eyes squinted and narrowed on the screen in front of him. "That's the only logical solution. I mean, she knows that Luke isn't good for her right. Yet, she continues to keep him around because he says cute things and kisses well?"

These comments seemed to get Nick heated, and he began to talk as well.

"Yeah! I mean she said it herself. She doesn't even know the guy!" Nick was waving his arms around so much that I had to work really hard to focus on what he was saying. He was frowning adorably as he continued to talk. "Yet she 'loves him for his flaws.'" The loud scoff that Nick used to finish his sentence made me bark out a laugh, but I turned it to a cough when he turned back to me with narrowed eyes.

"Come on guys, leave her alone. I don't like Luke either, but maybe she does have some real feelings for this guy." I suggest, feeling bad about how the two seemed to be drilling for her continued interest in Luke P. "We all know people that stay in abusive relationships because the love is still there, maybe this is similar."

Warlo laughed with a small shake of his head.

"And who said those were about love?" Mine and Nick's eyes widened and Warlo sighed at our reaction to his words.

"Okay, why don't we move away from such society altering questions and get back to the episode. I think that this next one will be the one where Hannah will finally send Luke home." Nick tells the two of us, successfully moving our attention back to the screen in front of us. 

It wasn't a terribly large screen, being a laptop and all, but it was enough for the binge-watching that the three of us were doing. It was nearly three months after we moved in together that the three of us found out about our shared interest in the Bachelor and Bachelorette.

Actually, Warlo was into both, Nick only watched the Bachelorette, and I watched the Bachelor occasionally but focused on The Bachelorette. Once we found that out, we began to make plans to watch the show. But, each episode was approximately 1 hour and 30 minutes so it was hard to find time to watch one episode straight. 

But, our plans aligned and now the three of us were hauled in our bedroom, all laying on the floor in front of the screen that played season 15 of The Bachelorette. We had quite a few episodes to get through and now that the season was finished, it was imperative that we finished it before it was spoiled for us. 

I noticed Warlo's arm reach across me and dive into the large bag of goldfish before coming out with a handful. I nearly smirked at the sight.

The moment I saw it online, I knew that I had to conjure it up for myself because I had a light but unhealthy obsession with the snack. That prompted me to get a handful of my own and I relaxed into my spot again to continue on to the 6th episode.

A couple of hours passed by, and a whirlwind of emotions came and went. The drama was real, and we had to constantly question whether this show was worth all of the stress. We all knew that we would continue to watch regardless, but we liked to act as if we had a choice. 

We were in a calmer state as Hannah was on a date with a guy that all three of us agreed to like, and apart from the noise from the laptop, it was quiet in the room.

Then, Nick bolted up and began to jump about as he made odd screeching like sounds. His nose was nearly pressed against his phone screen with how he was looking at it, so I assumed whatever was on it was the reason for his reaction.

Warlo was giving Nick a nasty look, clearly unhappy with Nick distracting from the show. I wasn't really upset but more confused and waited for Nick to explain what was going on. Nick finally stopped freaking out long enough to turn to us and hand me his phone.