He's got something to tell me
Entry posted by AFriendlyFace
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...and I really shouldn't be trying to figure it out, but it's driving me crazy now!
So, if anyone happened to be following the "weird night" thread in the Lounge, they'll know that I purposely stayed up all night so that I could get some of that quiet alone time. Anyway around 8am I went to sleep. Well about 11:45 William called. He and a couple of other guys we're friends with had had plans this morning to go to this event. I was originally going to go with them, but it feel through. Well actually it feel through because I was originally NOT going to go with them, then I realized I could and we made plans...then it turned out that I'd missed various deadlines and what not. Anyway, no big deal because I got my long, quiet night and I got to sleep in. So about 11:45 they're done and William calls to let me know how it went and to further let me know that they'd all decided to go out tonight. Big surprise there! LOL, I go out with some combination of these three almost every Saturday night 
The cool thing though is that we're going to a bar I haven't been to yet! So that'll be nifty. So naturally I accept, chat awhile, then go back to sleep.
Well a couple of hours later, 1:45ish, I get a call from Scott. According to William (who if you've been paying attention you'll know is Scott's roommate), Scott is coming with us tonight. The problem is according to Scott, Scott isn't coming with us tonight. Well, no big news there either. Just as we go out almost every Saturday, Scott almost always says he isn't going and William always insists that he is. About half the time William prevails and Scott comes and about half the time Scott prevails and he stays home. My job is just is say things like, "well, it'll be more fun if you come and I really hope you do, but I understand if you don't feel like it" to Scott, and to say things like, "yeah, I wish he'd come, but no sense in forcing him, you know how he likes a quiet evening in" to William. Then I just sorta let them battle it out themselves, and only really get involved if it seems especially important to one or the other of them.
So, so far events are unfolding according to their usual rhythm, albeit several hours earlier than they normally do - when Scott throws a new card! It turns out that the reason he doesn't want to go out tonight, is because William's told him something that's upset him. So we then proceed to have a very confusing conversation in which Scott basically tells me that William intends to tell me whatever it is as well, and that he himself can't tell me because he's promised not to tell anyone, but that it's made him conclude that William's lost it. I was able to gather that it's something to do with William's new boyfriend - whom Scott doesn't approve of - and that Scott thinks they're moving too quickly.
Obviously then it some sort of 'relationship announcement', which under normal circumstances is probably supposed to be viewed as good news. I suppose there are several things it could be, probably mostly involving moving/moving in together, an engagement or similar pledge of serious commitment, or really any moderately "big step" I suppose.
Now personally I like the guy well enough. My attitude is basically, "if you make William happy you have my blessing". Scott on the other hand doesn't like the guy and feels that he's going to hurt William. As such he's avoiding being with both of them together, or being with William when he'd have to talk about him. Now of course I have the "you better not hurt my friend" feelings too, but I trust William to make his own decisions, and I also trust his strength and resilience. If he gets hurt we'll be there for him and he'll get through it, and in the meantime if he's happy and it has a chance of being really good for him I'm all for it.
The biggest problem is that while William doesn't seem to have worked out that it's related to his new boyfriend he's noticed Scott being more distant lately and is bothered by it. So actually I wish Scott would just suck it up and come with us tonight and try to have a good time so that William won't worry. Unfortunately I know Scott...he wouldn't have a good time tonight and I think it would be fairly apparent, so it's probably best if he doesn't come.
And now, about 10 minutes ago while I was typing this actually, Luke's just called. He hasn't met the new boyfriend yet, but he was trying to subtly get information from me and find out my opinion. Now perhaps I'm reading too much into it, but it seems fishy that an hour after I get off the phone with Scott, Luke calls me up and tries to casually discuss the same thing. I'm reasonably sure when he hung up with me Scott called Luke to vent further. Which is fine of course, Scott should do whatever he can to feel better, but I feel like it's getting even more complicated!
Meanwhile I'm going out of my head trying to figure out exactly what William intends to tell me tonight. I've even been practicing my I'm-so-surprised-and-delighted! reactions.
Well, at least I feel better having gotten all that out lol.
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