Chapter Tags: jealousy, angst, mentions of cheating, slight manipulation
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Jensen’s POV
Jensen can’t help but yawn as he trudges through the house in pursuit of coffee. He didn’t sleep a wink, too busy replaying the kiss with Y/N in Jared’s office over and over again in his mind, and then remembering back to everything they used to have together. And then he’d think of–
“Drew,” he exhales, walking into the kitchen to see his replacement standing at the counter, laying a glass of orange juice on a tray. Jensen notes a single rose in a vase also on the tray and puts two and two together. “What’re you doing up so early?”
Jensen feigns interest to be polite, even though he couldn’t give a flying fuck what Drew is up to or why, not unless Y/N is concerned. He walks over to the coffee pot.
“There’s plenty in there, just put it on,” Drew tells him. “I’m making Y/N breakfast in bed, and as we’re out today, figured I’d need to wake up early enough to spend some time with her before we go.”
“Right,” Jensen grumbles, remembering the golf day Jared had insisted Jensen join them on.
He grabs a mug and pours a decent amount, taking a sip of the burning black liquid. He’s pleasantly surprised by the taste, and looks up to see Drew smirking at him.
“Good stuff, huh? Brought it from home, me and Y/N don’t drink anything else now.”
Jensen forces a smile, and doesn’t care that it’s probably blatantly sarcastic. He’s too tired to pretend to like this guy right now. He walks over to the table set further into the kitchen and sits himself down, yawning once more. His eyes are burning, he’s so tired, but he knows he’s not going to sleep while he’s still under the same roof as Y/N. He could make his excuses to go home early, but the masochist in him doesn’t want to leave Y/N again so soon.
It would be silent between them if there weren’t pancakes and bacon sizzling in the pan on the stove, and that suits Jensen just fine, until the kitchen door opens. Jensen’s head whips around to see who it is, secretly hopeful it’ll be Y/N, but it’s Jared, so he returns to staring down at his mug.
“Morning boys,” Jared announces, already heading over to the coffee pot himself. Drew chirps a good morning in Jared’s direction and Jensen bites his tongue so he doesn’t mock him. “Ready to get your asses handed to you on the course today?”
“Don’t get too cocky, you know what happened last time,” Drew chuckles, making Jared laugh. Great, now Jensen might be jealous of Drew’s relationship with Jared too.
Jensen rolls his eyes to himself because he knows neither of them will notice.
“It’s alright, I’ll at least whoop Stack’s ass,” Jared speaks a little louder.
“Ha,” Jensen scoffs, trying his best to sound upbeat. “We’ll see.”
“Breakfast in bed again?” Jared asks next. “That’s the third time this week, dude, you’re making me look bad, Clarissa’s still annoyed after you did it the first time and I didn’t.”
“Make her some too then, dude,” Drew laughs softly. “There’s enough batter there.”
“You spoil her,” Jared tells him, an appreciation in his tone that Jensen can pick up on from years of knowing Jared so well.
“Well, she deserves it,” Drew replies. Jensen’s nose crinkles at Drew’s words and he mocks him in his head. Overcompensating, that’s what he’s doing. What is he hiding? “Alright, I’ll be ready in two hours.”
“Sounds good, dude,” Jared agrees, and Jensen doesn’t acknowledge Drew as he leaves the room with the tray in hand.
It’s not long before Jared is taking a seat at the kitchen table, directly opposite Jensen, so there’s no escaping his gaze.
“You don’t like him do you?” Jared accuses, before sipping some coffee.
“What?” Jensen scoffs, brushing it off. “I’ve got nothing against the kid.”
“Clearly you do,” Jared presses, raising an eyebrow.
“I don’t even know him,” Jensen argues. “I’m just tired, man, I didn’t sleep well.”
Jensen can tell that Jared doesn’t buy it, but luckily he doesn’t really press any further, either. It’s not like Jensen can tell his best friend that the reason he’s so jealous of Jared’s soon-to-be son-in-law is because he’s in love with his daughter. Jensen’s fairly sure he can never have that conversation with Jared, which is exactly why he never tried to win Y/N back. Their relationship was doomed from the start, and it wasn’t ever meant to grow into anything. It wasn’t even meant to happen in the first place. So Jensen should be happy that she’s found someone else, someone she can be with so freely and openly, someone who treats her well and has impressed Jared. Someone that isn’t him. But he can’t help it, he’s selfish and he wants her, and the thought of never being with her again is too much to even think about.
“He’s a good guy, Jen,” Jared protests softly. “Really, he is. He makes her happy, he’s always spoiling her, making her laugh, he’s supportive and loving.”
Jensen can’t help but scoff. “No one’s that perfect, I’m sure they have their fights.”
“I don’t think they do,” Jared argues.
“Well, she’s not gonna tell you, is she?”
“We’ve gotten pretty close over the last few years, I think she would. I mean, I’m sure they have their moments like every couple, but nothing she can’t handle.”
“There’s gotta be something wrong with him,” Jensen insists.
Jared laughs, which throws Jensen off guard for a moment. “You’re worse than me. Protective uncle much?” he smirks. “She’s my baby girl, Jen, if there was anything to hate about this guy, I’d hate it.”
Jensen wants to roll his eyes but he refrains, instead drinking another slug of coffee. So Drew has fooled Jared too? Jensen’s right, no one is that perfect, and he’s intent on finding out exactly what Drew is hiding.
“I’ll be right back,” Jared tells them, heading towards the bathroom.
Jensen glances at Drew and sighs, taking a seat on the bench as he waits. Drew is quick to join him, giving him a friendly smile as he sits alongside him.
“Do you play much golf?” he asks, making conversation.
“I’m too busy most of the time,” Jensen explains briefly. He realises this is a perfect opportunity to probe Drew a little. After all, it’s not often they’re alone without Jared around, and Drew’s more likely to let his guard down around someone who, as far as he’s concerned, isn’t all that close to Y/N. “What about you?” he asks, keeping the conversation alive.
“Yeah, maybe a couple times a month. The courses are nicer here, though,” he tells him, playing with his glove.
Jensen watches him for a moment, and then he scans the lobby, noticing a blonde girl standing at reception in her golfing gear. A smirk flitters over his lips as he considers a little test. “Fuck, dude, that’s my favourite part about the game,” Jensen tells him, his voice a little lower, as he leans in a little closer to Drew. He subtly nods his head in the blonde’s direction. Drew’s eyes land on her and he laughs slightly and then looks away. “Those little skirt things they wear,” Jensen pushes further. But Drew continues to stay quiet. “You don’t think so?”
“I don’t really look,” Drew offers, focusing intently on his glove again.
“Oh c’mon, you’re a man, of course you do, you’d be stupid not to,” Jensen scoffs, looking back over at her.
“Well, I’ve got a fiancée,” Drew protests.
“Sure, but looking isn’t cheating. You can window shop,” Jensen presses harder. “Hell, sometimes you can even try things on for the fun of it, don’t mean you’re gonna buy anything.”
Drew glances around the lobby, specifically at the door to the restrooms and then laughs slightly. “Yeah, I suppose so,” he nods, smirking slightly.
Jensen flashes him a wink, even though he wants to punch the prick in the face. It barely took him any time at all, and he’d already found that guy’s weak spot. Of course, Drew’s not going to let his best friend Jared know that he likes to cheat on his baby girl. But Jensen’s got him, and now he’s convinced that Y/N deserves better. And why can’t that better be him?
Jensen’s been keeping a close eye on Drew most of the game, wondering what the hell Y/N even sees in him. Or Jared for that matter. It just makes him more and more jealous everytime Jared claps his hand on Drew’s shoulder or calls him “dude” or “man” the way he calls Jensen that. Why is everyone so in love with this guy who’s clearly faking his way to the top? Asshole. Jensen realises he’s caught Drew’s eye and huffs slightly to himself, watching Drew approach him.
“I just wanna thank you again for offering Y/N a job at your school,” Drew tells him as Jared steps up to the tee.
“Well, it makes sense, I need a temporary English teacher, she needs a job,” Jensen shrugs. “Plus, it gets her out of your hair for a bit,” he winks, talking quieter so Jared doesn’t hear. Drew glances nervously at their company and then laughs awkwardly, nodding his head.
“So how come you need one mid-year?”
“Emma is going on maternity leave, and she decided to take the rest of the year off. I said she could come back next September.”
Drew nods his understanding. “Well the opportunity is perfect for Y/N. Obviously a permanent job in Texas isn’t ideal, with our lives being in New York, but with a temp position, she can get the experience until schools back home are hiring again.”
“Right,” Jensen agrees, nodding. He already knows Emma won’t want to come back, and Y/N’s job could easily become permanent, but maybe if either of them knew that, Drew wouldn’t see it as such a good opportunity for them. Them, like he should get a say in what Y/N does with her life. Maybe he’s controlling, too. “Well, the offer is there if she wants it, she seemed reluctant though. Does she realise what a good opportunity it is?”
“Yeah, she’s just hesitant about leaving me for so long, I think,” Drew explains. Jensen tries to not show any disdain on his face, and he’s saved by Jared approaching.
“Who wouldn’t be,” Jared jokes, wrapping his arm over Drew’s shoulders. “Want me to have a word? I can convince her to take it.”
“After everything she’s been through, she deserves this shot,” Jensen reminds them. Not that he apparently needs to sell the job to either of them. Of course Jared is going to want his daughter closer to home for as long as he can get her, and Drew is probably looking forward to living like a bachelor again for a while. “After she failed high school, we didn’t think she’d even go to college, let alone graduate,” Jensen’s talking to Jared now. “You should remind her how far she’s come from that girl that you sent to my school.”
Jared glances nervously at Drew and then clears his throat. “Don’t need to convince me, Stack, I’ll talk to her. We’ll get her to take the job.”
Jensen smiles, genuinely for once, and nods his head. “Good, it’s the right thing for everyone.”
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