Noah's words felt like a knife to his heart. Seth tried to not show how much it hurt. He really was pathetic, trailing after Macy like a stupid lovesick puppy, being fucking Seth the doormat Enders again, and just like the cheerleaders back in high school...nothing. Now here was this jerk, yelling at her and she gave him not one, not two, but three chances, not that she knew about that third time and he assumed that is why Noah was so pissed. He had no right to, he had chances he blew it, he never should have gotten that third chance. He may have fooled Macy, but he didn't fool him, he wouldn't change his ways, he'd swoop in romance her a bit, take what he wanted then leave her again. Seth couldn't allow that to happen. He let out a little laugh,
"You know what, you're right Noah, I am pathetic. I think of her and her happiness first. If I got a chance to be with her I wouldn't leave without a word only a real jerk would do that, oh wait, didn't you do that to her...twice. And I didn't realizing asking to hold her hand for a moment at my father's funeral was forcing my affections on her. I don't know if you get this, but when you love someone and they don't love you back and you're friends with them you have to constantly stop yourself from crossing that line. And maybe it doesn't make sense to you because you've never been in my position before, you've had Macy return your feelings."
Seth heard Macy voice her request to leave. He glanced over at her and tried to apologize with his eyes, "You can go if you want Macy, actually you should. Thank you for coming with me today, you're a true friend."
Seth narrowed his eyes at Noah's threat, "Don't you dare mention my father. And I will talk to her if I want to, she is my friend, and I respect her intelligence enough to not have to threaten other guys away from her. So I'm not going to tell you to stay away from her. You say I'm pathetic Noah, look in a mirror. You can't have her so no one else can ever touch her, hold her fucking hand at his father's funeral. That is really messed up."