”I can't help if you walk away, won't tell you to stay. So I'll just be what you need, vicariously. No, I can't convince you to change, your mind 'cause it's made. So, I'll just be what you need, vicariously”

You and Anthony were..dating? Well, not exactly the boyfriend girlfriend type. Just going out to parks, getting drinks, hanging out type of dating. And you hated commitment. Having a boyfriend was way too hard for you, since your last boyfriend cheated all the time. So trusting a guy is hard for you now. So you kinda just went on dates with different guys so you get your boyfriend out of your head.

But Anthony didn’t know that. He just thought you were using him for some drinks and brag rights for your friends. So he tried to change your mind. He invited you on a lot more dates to get you to start really liking him.

“Didn’t think a twenty-two year old would be out trying to get a pina colada without rum.”

Anthony teases, as you two walk along the beach. He sips his pina colada with rum, and you drink your virgin pina colada. Nudging your shoulder and smiling