Thinking about you and Jason Todd being that one couple that gossips about other couples.

The dinner with some of your coworkers and their significant others had been pleasant enough. The food tasted good, the drinks too, but you couldn't help but pick up a weird vibe from a former couple at the table.

After saying your final farewells, you and Jason walked to your car and after some initial superficial comments about the restaurant and the evening in general, you finally said what you had been thinking all night long.

"So..." you start, trying to sound nonchalant, "was it just me or were Alan and Emily acting weird?"

Momentarily shifting his gaze from the road, Jason looked at you with an excited look on his face.

"They were!" he said, and from his tone, you could tell he had more to add to the conversation. "I mean, did you see the look on her face whenever he would open his mouth? She hates him."

You turned your body in your seat, now fully facing him as he kept driving.

"And I'll tell you more. You know the woman in the green dress on our side of the table?"

He hummed, urging you to continue.

"Rumor has it her and Alan are hooking up," you revealed, earning a look of pure shock from your boyfriend.

"Isn't she engaged as well?" he asked in disbelief.

"That's what I'm saying!"

A moment of silence went by, but the conversation wasn't done yet.

"Do you think she knows? Emily, I mean."

"I don't think she did before tonight. But now she must at least suspect something," you replied.

"I'm telling you, either way, she hates his guts," he said, before adding, "I would hate him too. All he did was talk about his pickleball games."

You laughed at his statement, totally agreeing with him. But at that point you started to feel bad about how judgemental you were being.

"Anyway, that's their life and they can do whatever they want."

"Yeah, no, exactly."

Safe to say that later that night while getting ready for bed, one of you made a comment in passing about the whole situation, and a lot of other observations — how Jason likes to call straight up gossiping — were made.

A/N: What can I say? This man loves Jane Austen after all.

guys im trying to be reliable😿

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