The next day, I felt myself waking up to the quiet room. I slowly opened up my eyes and squinted as the sun streamed into the room. I started to stretch and yawn as I woke myself up then I reached my hand over to feel Roscoe, but all I felt was bed sheets. I glanced over then I sat up and started looking around the room, wondering where Roscoe is at. I got off the bed and began looking around the room till I noticed that Roscoe was standing outside on the balcony. I smiled as I watched him then I slid open the door and stepped outside.
I walked up to Roscoe and looked at the ocean and palm trees in front of us. It was an amazing sight to see early in the morning. Then, I looked at Roscoe to see him looking as calm as ever.
"Hey, do you want to walk me to my pottery class today?" I asked.
Roscoe nodded. "Sure." He said then looked at me and smiled.
I smiled back then walked back into our room to get ready for the day. Once we were both ready, we left our hotel room and went to have a quick breakfast before he walked over to the class building. There, I saw Jasper unlocking the door to the pottery room. He eventually looked over at us and smiled.
"Hey, Ricky. You ready for class?" He asked.
I nodded then looked at Roscoe. "I'll see you after class okay?" I said.
Roscoe nodded then he turned and started walking out of the building. I walked over to Jasper and we both walked into the pottery room then I helped him set up his room before the students walked in and Jasper got the lesson started.
An hour later, class ended and everybody got up and left. I stayed behind again because I wanted to finish off my project. Our current pottery project was to make anything we wanted. I chose to make a cute cup with a skull and crossbones on it for Roscoe. I started working on the edges when Jasper walked over to me and sat down in the chair next to me.
I hadn't noticed that he picked up my jelly ring until he started talking about it.
"So, you and Roscoe are close huh?" He asked.
"Yeah." I said, nodding.
"I saw that he had the same ring on last night, but his was peanut butter on bread."
I smiled softly. "Yeah. We're peanut butter and jelly. He's the peanut butter to my jelly. It's just our own little thing we have."
Jasper nodded. "I see. Well, it's cute." He said then set my ring back down before looking at me.
"What do you think about him?" He asked.
"What do you mean?" I asked, looking at him.
"What I mean is that do you like him?"
I smiled and nodded. "Yeah. I like him. He's my friend after all."
Jasper shook his head. "I mean, do you like him as more than a friend?"
Suddenly, I felt my eyes widen. I wasn't sure how to answer that question. Me and Roscoe has been friends for so long that I don't think liking him has ever crossed my mind.
"Uh....I...I dunno..." I replied then went back to working on my cup.
"Well, do you see him as boyfriend material?" He asked.
I finally sighed then stopped working. "I...I dunno..."
Jasper nodded then he stood up. "Alright. Sorry for all the questions. I'll let you get back to work." He said then walked away.
I quietly went back to work, but I couldn't stop thinking about what Jasper had asked me. Do I like Roscoe? Do I see him as boyfriend material? I know I like being around him and if we aren't together then I don't feel completed, but...that doesn't mean I like him does it?
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I finally finished my cup and set it next to everybody else's completed projects then I went up to the sink to quickly wash my hands. I said goodbye to Jasper then walked out of the door to be stopped by Roscoe. I stared at him, surprised that he's here already.
"I came to pick you up. I wanted to see if you wanted to go swimming in the ocean with me." He said.
"Oh." I smiled and nodded. "Sure. Let's go put on our trunks." I said then grabbed his hand and we both started walking back to the hotel room to put on our trunks.
When we were ready, we headed out to the beach. We both played in the ocean and were busy splashing each other. It was a lot of fun, plus, I got to see so many underwater creatures with him. It was a fun adventure, but after awhile, we got tired and decided to take a break. We both sat down on the sand and faced the ocean.
"Can I ask you something?" Roscoe said, eventually.
I nodded.
"Would you ever date a friend?" He asked.
I looked at Roscoe, wondering why he's asking that question. I shrugged then looked back at the ocean.
"I dunno...Would you?" I asked.
Roscoe nodded. "Maybe. It depends on the person, though."
I sighed. "I don't know. What if me and that person end up breaking up and then our friendship is ruined. I feel like that maybe i'll just keep that friend as a friend." I explained.
Roscoe was quiet for a minute then he sighed and stood up.
"Let's head back to the hotel room so we wash up." He quickly said then started to head back to the hotel.
"Oh...Okay." I said then got up and followed after Roscoe.
I was a little confused about why Roscoe is acting this way. First, he asks practically the same questions that Jasper asked me and now he's acting like he's annoyed with me. I really don't know what's going on.
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