When the THIRD PARTY IS YOUR BEST FRIEND....

In my early college days I met this girl who works in a mall. We got along pretty well for the 1st 2 months. The store she handles is notorious for having pretty salesladies there. After those 2 months I decided to let one of my close friend in, but in a different way. I told my friend that we should try to stake out the store and maybe meet the girls there. He agreed. He was surprised to find out that I knew all of them there. I just said that I've known them for months now and THIS is the girl I was courting. For the first few months when my friend was tagging along it was ok. Then when another friend of mine tagged along with us, my 2nd friend noticed something about my 1st friend. He told me that our friend is getting to close to the girl I was courting. It was bad enough that he was too obvious but it was worse because that 1st friend of mine already has a girlfriend for 2 years. Even the other girls from the store advised me not to bring our 1st friend anymore. They didn't know now who was courting whom?! Was it me? Or was it my 1st friend?! After what they said.... all 3 of us went back to my car then my 1st friend said one of the most offensive things any close guy friend could say. 1st friend: you know what? ****(name of the girl I was courting) is such a waste! Me: Why did you say that? 1st friend: because I'm already taken. After what he said we dropped him off at his place and me and my 2nd friend was teasing him that he has a crush on the girl I was courting. After that, we never let him join us ever again. Amongst my brotherhood of friends we have 3 simple rules when it comes to the girls we like. 1)When all of us know that one of our friends likes this girl and he was the 1st one who met her then no one should interfere. 2)It's ok to admire the same girl but don't indulge yourself when you're with your friend who is currently courting her. 3)RESPECT!