All Those Years and I Never Knew

I woke up on Gerard's couch. At first I couldn't remember why I was there, but then I realized that Mikey had just gone on a date.
I looked at the clock. 11:47. There was no way he'd still be out. His car was here, sure enough, and I looked in his room.
He wasn't there.
I checked the basement. He'd probably be playing solo video games to wash off the bad date (he'd probably only been thinking of me the whole time).
The screen glowed bright on his face, illuminating the concentrated lines across his forehead. His jaw was clenched and he swayed slightly as the video game carried on.
He hadn't noticed me in the doorway, so I walked over and sat next to him. I leaned my head on his shoulder and said soothingly, "Hey, how'd it go?"
It was then I noticed Miranda was sitting in the easy chair on the other side of the room, controller in hand, eyes on me.
Mikey paused the game. "Hey, Luce. You know Miranda, right?"
I gave a relieved smile. Thank god the date went well. "Of course! Hey, Miranda." I scooted away from Mikey slightly.
She gave what seemed to be an exasperated smile. "Hi, Lucy." She got up and sat between me and Mikey. "The date went sooo well. We had an amazing time. Mikey's so great; we have tons in common!" His head was tilted slightly, looking at her as she talked.
"Miranda, you're so sweet." He pecked her on the lips. "Shall we continue?"
He unpaused the game and resumed playing. I wanted to ask if I could join in, but it was their time together and their date.
Their date.
The words hit me hard. I got a little dizzy and put my hand to my forehead. Their date...
I got up and walked to the basement door. "Have fun you two, okay?" I said.
"Alrighty!" said Miranda. She gave me a strange, peppy smile.
What was it about that smile? It was happy, it was bright, but it was... mean... It seemed almost as she were gloating. Gloating that she had Mikey and I didn't.
My blood boiled at the thought.
No! I screamed at myself. You don't like Mikey! And you're happy he's found someone he likes!
I shook it all off. I was happy. Without a doubt.
Without
a
doubt.

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