 Bathes in Maple Syrup | Dancing Lobster | Mrs. Charlie Weasley | Seneca's Beard | That's So Fetch
This was incredibly awkward. Zeke was commenting that he knew Hady's bite. Maggie was grinning at him and Hady from the other side of the booth. And Hady was, well, Hady. What in Merlin's beard happened to the original plan? You know, the one where he and Zeke were just hanging out for a bit over a mug or two of butterbeer?
But slowly, piece by piece, things were starting to add up. The sudden want to meet at the Three Broomsticks ... on Valentine's Day ... with surprise company ... things just happening by 'coincidence' ... the suggestion that he and Hady should go get drinks ... and the awkward space between him and -- were they seriously snogging right in front of them?!
"Seriously?" the blond groaned, kicking Zeke's shin even though the lip-locking was obviously Maggie's doing. "Do you have to do that now?"
He then snuck a quick peek at Hady out of the corner of his eye. Clearly she was having just as much fun at this little get-together as he was. Frankie did notice her hair tucking and sudden silence. She must have known just as much about this whole ordeal as he did. His eyes shifted back to the couple, shooting daggers at them. Not cool, guys. Not cool at all.
And then Maggie asked if she and Zeke could go somewhere more private. Frankie's fist clenched into a tight ball, though it remained right by his side out of sight of the two across the table. What was the point of them dragging him and Hady all the way out here if they were just going to snog and then ask if they could leave after going through the trouble of setting whatever this was up? Some friends they had. Zeke was definitely going to get a mouthful about it later. Maybe a good hex or two as well.
"Stay. Go. I don't care. I'm leaving." Frankie then scooted out of the booth without saying another word, though there were plenty of thoughts exploding in his mind. He snatched his coat and walked to the other end of the pub, where he ordered a Butterbeer to warm himself up with before trudging back to the castle through the cold and snow.
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