《Despicable Roommate》


 Meeting

    Myst ss of the day finally came to an end. As the professor moved out, I threw my clipboard and pen into my backpack and fished out my phone which still had earphones plugged into it. Saying goodbyeto my neighbor, I hurried out of the hall. I wasn¡¯t in the mood to talk to anyone so I stuck my earphones in my ears to shut out the world. A knot tied itself in my stomach when I remembered I was going to meet my new roommate. Meeting new people always gave me great anxiety.


    A whileter, I was outside my apartment building. I could hear Eminem¡¯s raping from inside. I frowned. That was surprising. Although most of the residents of the apartment building were students, no one ever yed extremely loud music during weekdays at 5pm. Who wanted noise after a long stressful day? Apparently, someone did.


    I met Chris, a boy who imed to be in love with me as I ascended the stairs.


    ¡°Hey, Lynn.¡± He said, smiling. He was good looking and really nice, the type of boy every girl needs in her life.


    ¡°Hey,¡± I answered without slowing down so I couldn¡¯t talk to him. He was a cool person but I did not want to listen to how much he loved me all the time. He simplyughed and resumed his walk downstairs.


    To my dismay, the music was sting right from my room. That was a major turnoff. It seemed to me that I¡¯d never get on well with my new roommate. I knocked a few times but nothing happened. Maybe he was in his bedroom. Besides, the music was too loud to hear anything.


    I gave up waiting and opened my bag to find my keys. I had gotten used to my ex roommate Kari who always had an organized bag. She always found her keys easily and opened the door for us. Now I was alone with my messy bag. It took me almost five minutes to find the keys. I had to fish everything out before I could get them. I hoped I¡¯d remember to keep them in the side of the bag next time.


    I opened the door entered my living room which had drastically changed in the few hours I¡¯d been away. The living room which had been extremely neat in the morning was now a mess with things everywhere; on the floor, table, seats, etcetera. Andst of all, a boy and a girl making out on my couch.


    I mmed the door closed so hard that they looked up in surprise. The girl who was lying below saw me first, the boy turned. He smiled and I almost went weak in the knees. He was even more handsome than I¡¯d thought.


    ¡°Hey roommate,¡± he said and leaned towards the girl, putting his lips back to hers. He lowered his body as his hand caressed her bare thigh.


    ¡°Not here!¡± I yelled, inpetition with the excessively loud music. ¡°Get off my couch!¡±


    The libertine stood up with a smirk and walked to his room, followed by the girl who didn¡¯t even bother to put her top back on. He kissed her again outside the door to his bedroom and winked at me before going in. I had never met a more disrespectful person than the pair.


    I walked to my room in anger. I was going to kill Jen and Kari for this. How did I end up with such annoying and uncaring friends? Kari had left me and moved in to live with her new boyfriend Ron. Apparently, he was more important than our friendship. On the other hand, Jen had agreed to the proposal that Ron¡¯s cousin, Alec should be my new roommate. Then, I the foolish girl had agreed without even knowing what type of person Alec was.


    Desperate to get a roommate to share bills with, I had epted without doing a background check.


    I hated him already. It was his first day in the apartment but he¡¯d already tried to have sex in the living room, yed loud music on a weekday, and had made the room more messy than I¡¯d ever seen before. Was that what I was going to live with for a full semester?


    I was damned. That fool even had the guts to smile at me. His smile was good but I was not charmed because he seemed to be a jerk. I was not one to be swayed by looks.


    I¡¯d walked all the way from campus so I decided to take a shower. Pulling off my clothes, I rushed to the bathroom. The cold water soothed my mind and dry skin. It had been a hot day. I wanted to enjoy the sensation with all my mind but the scene I¡¯d found kept reying in my head.


    I was too preupied with my thoughts to notice that the music had stopped. When I did notice, I realized I¡¯d been in the bathroom for over thirty minutes, which was a long time for me. Remembering the dinner preparations I needed to start, I hurriedly wrapped a small towel around my body and stepped out of the bathroom.


    What the hell?


    Alec was seated on my bed, looking contented. I nearly ran back to the bathroom but decided to brave it all. It was high time I started locking my door since I now had a male roommate. I wondered what he wanted from my bedroom minutes after having sex. Seeing him on my bed made me feel nauseous.R¨ºAdt??St chapters at Novel(D)ra/ma.Org Only


    ¡°Ew, get off my bed.¡± I said.


    ¡°You look very sexy in that towel, roommate,¡± he smirked, checking me out. His gaze lingered a little too long on my chest.


    Let¡¯s just say he didn¡¯t know who I was and what I was capable of. I pressed my lips together, heaving an exasperated sigh. I red at him. ¡°Get out, you moron.¡±


    He put his hands behind him on the bed and threw his head back. ¡°Why should I?¡±

 Confrontation

    ¡°I need to get dressed,¡± I said, picking up the dirty clothes I¡¯d left on the floor and dumping them into theundry basket.


    ¡°Go ahead,¡± he told me, a smile stered on his face as he watched every move of mine. ¡°No one is stopping you.¡±


    He was still looking at my body which made me ufortable because it was wrapped in a short towel that showed my legs. He did not seem even a bit ufortable but seemed to be enjoying the moment.


    ¡°I know you want to talk to me so bad but can you please go out for a sec?¡± I teased, expecting that to annoy him. Unfortunately, he just chuckled and got up. Instead of heading to the door, he moved towards me.


    ¡°What do you want?¡± I inquired when he came to close for my liking and touched my thigh. I felt a familiar ache inside me and was angry that I was feeling that way for a stranger. My closet was right behind me and he stood in front of me so I was trapped. When his body touched mine, I felt tingles allover and this made me push him away from me. I didn¡¯t want him to know that he had that much power over me.


    ¡°Get out of my room, you nasty fool.¡±


    ¡°What if I don¡¯t?¡± he smirked. ¡°What happens?¡±


    ¡°I¡¯ve been in this apartment for a year and you just got in today so it¡¯s mine,¡± I retorted. ¡°I can easily turn you out. Will talk to thendy tomorrow and you¡¯ll be kicked out.¡±


    ¡°Very funny,¡± heughed.


    ¡°It¡¯s not a joke,¡± I said in a serious tone. ¡°I actually mean it.¡±


    ¡°I would like to see you try.¡±


    ¡°You just wait and see,¡± I said. ¡°That¡¯ll be tomorrow¡¯s business. Get out of my room. We¡¯ll talkter, if you want.¡±


    ¡°Does it look like I want to talk to you?¡± he asked. ¡°I want to take you to bed.¡±


    Disgusting.


    ¡°Do I look like a hoe to you? I don¡¯t sleep with strangers.¡±


    ¡°I¡¯m your roommate not a stranger,¡± He smirked and took a step forward. I was really going to kill him but luckily for him, the girl called him from the living room.


    ¡°Done with my shower,¡± I heard her say.


    ¡°Will be back,¡± Alec breathed into my ear and headed to the door.


    ¡°Go to hell, Alec.¡± I mouthed, following him. As soon as he stepped out, I locked my door and leaned against it. What just happened? Alec was really hot. I couldn¡¯t deny that, but did he just show interest in me? He did but that was probably what he did to every girl. He was a yer, a kind of guy I didn¡¯t want to be involved with. I was going to turn him out. I was going to report him to Mrs. Bent who didn¡¯t like people who caused trouble in her building.


    After my anger had lowered a little, I went to dress up. My usual after ss wear had been mainly hot pants and tank tops but since I was now rooming with a boy, a horny one at that, I thought I¡¯d put on something less revealing. Soon, I was done with applying lotion on my body and I put on a pair of jeans and a T-shirt. I headed to Druck¡¯s to buy something to eat.


    On locking my door, I found unknown girl leaving. I could hear the sound of water rushing so assumed Alec was in the shower.


    She stared at me, ¡°Leave him alone, he is mine.¡±


    ¡°Like I¡¯d want dirty stuff like him,¡± Iughed. ¡°I¡¯ve seen better.¡±


    I left the room. Going down the stairs, I met Chris again. Meeting a guy who likes you yet you don¡¯t feel the same is real torture. But this time, I was d to see him. I don¡¯t know whether it was because I needed someone to talk to at that time or because he was holding a bag of eats from Druck¡¯s.


    ¡°Want to share?¡± I smiled and nced at the bag.


    Chris genuinely smiled like the nice guy he was.


    ¡°Of course,¡± He said. ¡°My room or yours?¡±


    ¡°Yours,¡± I replied, leading the way up the stairs. ¡°You don¡¯t want to know what is in mine.¡±


    ¡°And that is?¡± He inquired.


    ¡°My new roommate.¡±


    ¡°Does that mean she¡¯s prettier than you?¡± He asked.


    Iughed and walked with him in silence till we reached his room. Ross, his roommate was lying on the couch watching ser.


    ¡°Hey Ross,¡± I slid into the little space his body had left on the couch.


    ¡°Hi honey,¡± Ross got up and kissed my cheek. He was a really flirty guy and Chris hated that fact so much. Personally, I had no problem with it since it was refreshing. I lived a boring life, after all.


    ¡°You were still telling me about your new roommate, Lynn.¡± Chris reminded me as he served a bag of chips in the kitchen.


    ¡°You got a new roomie?¡± Ross asked.


    ¡°Yeah¡± I sighed, ¡°He¡¯s a total blockhead, I h-¡±


    ¡°He?¡± Chris cut me off. ¡°You¡¯re living with a boy?¡±


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    ¡°That¡¯s really cool,¡± Rossmented.


    ¡°No! You can¡¯t stay with him,¡± Chris protested. ¡°He¡¯ll ruin you¡±


    ¡°I¡¯m getting rid of him tomorrow,¡± I said.


    ¡°Wow, that¡¯s great. I hope he won¡¯t disturb you tonight.¡±


    ¡°He can¡¯t do anything to me,¡± I reassured him.


    ¡°I¡¯m going to warn him right now,¡± Chris walked to the door. I jumped up to stop him.


    ¡°There¡¯s no need for that,¡± I said calmly. ¡°I¡¯ll be okay.¡±


    ¡°NO!¡± he yelled. ¡°Don¡¯t stop me. This is for your own good.¡±


    I caught his arm to prevent him from opening the door.


    Ross was dying ofughter. ¡°You guys would make a really nice couple.¡±


    I felt embarrassed when he said that. Chris looked uneasy too. I loosened my hold on his arm and he turned back towards the room.


    ¡°Gotta get some drinks,¡± he said, walking to the kitchen.


    I got back to where I¡¯d been seated, grabbed the remote from Ross and turned up the TV volume.

 Late

    I woke up at 9 am the next morning which was veryte since I had a ss at 10. As soon as I opened my eyes, I jumped out of bed and dashed for the bathroom. There was no time to stay in bed till I felt strong like I¡¯d always done.


    Within thirty minutes, I was done with preparing myself for the day. Breakfast was out of the question, I would just take a cup of cold milk and that would take me till I got done with the lecture I was heading for.


    After checking whether I had everything I needed in my backpack, I picked up my key and exited the room only to find Alec lyingzily on the couch.


    ¡°Morning,¡± I greeted as I went my way to the kitchen. He looked up, seeming surprised.


    ¡°Heyzy ass,¡±Was his reply. I said nothing as I opened the fridge and took out a carton of milk then poured it into a ss. I went ahead to get some cookies from a ss jar.


    On finishing, I left the kitchen, nning to clean itter. When I was almost at the main door, Alec stood up and ambled towards me. He grabbed my wrist.


    ¡°You¡¯re not going anywhere,¡± He stated.


    ¡°I have a ss and you can¡¯t tell me what to do,¡± I protested, ring at him despite feeling a bit intimidated under his sharp stare. I was beginning to wonder if he was sane.


    ¡°You¡¯re not getting out of this ce.¡±


    Iughed.


    ¡°Why not?¡± I looked up at him.


    ¡°I need you to unpack my stuff and organize my room.¡±


    I tilted my head,ughing. The audacity.


    ¡°You¡¯re kidding, right?¡± I said. ¡°Your girlfriend was here yesterday, I thought she¡¯d helped you do all that.¡±


    ¡°She isn¡¯t my girlfriend,¡± He remarked. ¡°Besides, she didn¡¯te here to do that.¡±


    ¡°And I¡¯m here to do that?¡± I questioned, tilting my head.


    ¡°You¡¯re my roommate.¡±


    ¡°That doesn¡¯t make me your maid,¡± I said in annoyance. ¡°For your information, I have to be in ss by ten.¡±


    ¡°Can¡¯t you ditch that for even once?¡± he asked.


    ¡°I attend all my sses,¡± I told him. He was still holding my hand.


    ¡°Can you please help me, Lynn,¡± he said, almost humbly. ¡°I really can¡¯t do all the work alone.¡±


    Seeing Alec beg me to help him was so funny I wanted tough. I looked at him. His eyes were fixed on mine, which was very intimidating. I realized he was still holding my hand and it made me feel fuzzy.


    ¡°That¡¯s better,¡± I was charmed by his desperate look. He looked almost innocent yet stunning. ¡°I¡¯ll help you¡±.


    Alec smiled.


    ¡°I really appreciate it, Lynn.¡± He said dropping my hand. I went and opened my bedroom door. On entering, I removed my blouse and knee length skirt then put on a tank top and three quarter shorts. Tying up my hair in a ponytail, I removed got my phone from the backpack.


    I sent a text to Kari informing her that I wasn¡¯t going to attend the lecture. She¡¯d be really shocked because I never missed a ss for anything.


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    Nuh¡­ roommate issues. Bye n don¡¯t text back.


    That would surely make her unhappy for she was the cause of it all. Why did she leave me to go and live with her new boyfriend? I didn¡¯t even like the idea because I never trusted Ron, her new love. I also didn¡¯t understand why she would move in with someone she barely knew.


    Will be checking on you guys soon.


    After reading the reply, I ced the phone on my bed and headed to Alec¡¯s room.


    I walked straight inside as his door was open. Most of his stuff was still packed in suitcases and boxes so the room wasn¡¯t too messy. He was putting some clothes in the closet so I decided to start with getting the shoes onto the shoe rack.


    ¡°So, what are you studying?¡± I tried to start a conversation.


    ¡°Art and Design,¡± he answered. ¡°You?¡±


    ¡°Literature.¡±


    ¡°That¡¯s too easy, I guess,¡±He mocked. ¡°I even wonder why you have to attend lectures every day.¡±


    ¡°Oh,¡± I picked up a pair of sneakers, carefully cing them on the shoe rack. I had no interest in getting into a useless argument, trying to make him understand that it was not easy.


    ¡°You got a boyfriend?¡± He asked all of a sudden.


    ¡°Why do you ask?¡± I inquired withck of interest.


    ¡°Just wanted to know,¡± He replied.


    ¡°I see,¡± I wanted to avoid the topic.


    ¡°It¡¯s not like I am interested in you. I just don¡¯t want some guying herete in the night and having you moan so loud that I fail to sleep¡±


    ¡°You have a dirty mind,¡± I remarked. ¡°I¡¯m not dating anyone.¡±


    Heughed. ¡°I knew it.¡±


    So why did you ask?


    I wasn¡¯t embarrassed about my rtionship status because I was happy without a boyfriend. Not having one did not bother me at all because I never really needed one that much. Boys came with lots of stress and I already had enough stress to deal with in my life.


    ¡°Of course you knew it,¡± I remarked sarcastically.


    ¡°Can I ask you a question?¡± He asked me when I was done with the shoes. I went on toy his bed.


    ¡°What?¡±


    ¡°Nothing important,¡± He said as he put thest shirt on a hanger. ¡°But you¡¯re a pretty girl, I must say.¡±


    We were almost done with the cleaning when I heard a knock at the main door. Carrying the bucket and mop, I left Alec¡¯s bedroom. After leaving the cleaning supplies in the bathroom, I went to open the door. A girl was standing there.


    ¡°Hi,¡± I began.


    ¡°Is Alec in?¡± She asked.


    ¡°Yeah,¡± I said. ¡°Come in.¡±


    She entered when he was just getting out of his room.


    ¡°I got your text,¡± She smiled as he hugged her. ¡°The room is now okay?¡±


    ¡°Yap,¡± He kissed and led her to his room.


    I was left alone, furious. I¡¯d missed a lecture to clean Alec¡¯s room only for him to text a girl so they¡¯d have good time in there? He¡¯d acted really nice for all that time and I¡¯d been fooled. It wasn¡¯t like I wanted him but couldn¡¯t he carry out his whoring acts elsewhere? I had been fooled but it was never going to happen again. I was getting rid of that bipr whore.


    I went out to see Mrs. Bent, thendy.

 The player

    Alec¡¯s POV


    ¡°I¡¯ve got to hurry,¡± Leah said when we stepped out of the bathroom. She kissed me on the lips and smiled. ¡°Martin will be back in less than thirty minutes¡±


    Leah was a girlfriend to a friend of mine. They¡¯d been dating for about a month but she couldn¡¯t resist me. Of course, she¡¯d fallen for me the moment she saw me and that didn¡¯t surprise me. It happened all the time. Martin and I were not close enough for me to care about how sleeping with his girl would hurt him. Maybe it would teach him a lesson, to date good girls not whores who are willing to let anyone touch them.


    Being a pleasure seeker, I hated rtionships. They never worked out for me because the idea of being stuck with one girl seemed really boring. I wanted to have fun and live life to the fullest. I was once in a rtionship but it failed miserably, I couldn¡¯t keep my hands off other girls so the best option for my horny self was to remain single. That way I would not hurt any of the girls I would be with.


    I loved my care free lifestyle. I slept with all sorts of girls, as long as they were hot enough for me. Whether they were married, single or in rtionships, I didn¡¯t care. That wasn¡¯t my problem. If their partners couldn¡¯t satisfy and give them what they deserved, I would.


    Sex was like a game to me. It didn¡¯t hold much meaning to me. All I wanted was satisfaction and pleasure. I slept with different girls and though some of them liked me, I made it clear that there would be nothing but sex, no love ormitment. If they ended up falling for me despite knowing that, I was not to me as I would have made my intentions very clear.


    I never wanted to ever fall in love again with anyone. Even the thought of it made me cringe.


    After dressing up, Leah picked up her hand bag and left the room. I was now left alone. I hoped Lynn was still around. I knew she was angry at me for my behavior but I didn¡¯t care. As far as I knew, Lynn wasn¡¯t interested in me sleeping with her so she didn¡¯t have to be angry at me for that. One thing I couldn¡¯t live without was sex. If we were going to be roommates, she needed to know that from the beginning.


    Lynn was a nice girl and not the slutty type. I was so happy to have such a female roommate because she wouldn¡¯t be having lots of guys all around her. She was hard to get and that just made me fantasize about sleeping with her. I liked a good challenge. Besides, she was really hot, pretty with a nice body she did not like to show off. I hoped that one day I¡¯d be able to touch every bit of it without her protesting. I knew that at one point she¡¯d be begging for me because I already realized that I had some effect on her. No girl could resist my charms.


    I always got what I wanted and soon enough I¡¯d be through with Lynn. I rarely slept with a girl for so many times because they¡¯d start getting ideas. Even if she was my roommate, Lynn would be no exception. Girls were all the same to me; whiny, immature, clingy and really unpleasant to spend a lot of time with, outside the bedroom.


    As soon as I heard the door close and was sure Leah was gone, I went to find Lynn. I felt like teasing her in order to see how she¡¯d react. I don¡¯t know why but when I thought of her that day, I immediately got a boner. My hormones were too active, I mean, I¡¯d just banged Leah a few minutes back but I already wanted to have Lynn.


    I was so disappointed to find that she wasn¡¯t there. I had been so foolish to suppose that she was in after all that. I¡¯d convinced her to organize my room with my fake niceness and then when the room was tidy, sent a text to Leah toe over. I realized I had hurt her so much by that but what could I do? Alec Warton didn¡¯t care about anyone¡¯s feelings. She could get another room if she wanted after all, it¡¯s her friend who¡¯d requested me toe and room with her.


    I was seated on the couch watching a movie when the door opened to reveal a very angry looking Lynn and a girl I didn¡¯t know but looked familiar.


    ¡°Hey,¡± The new girl greeted me when they were in.


    ¡°Hi,¡± I said as Lynn just walked straight to the kitchen. Whatever was up with her? I was really d to have somepany so I decided to enjoy the moment while itsted.


    ¡°I¡¯m Alec.¡±


    ¡°Jen, a friend to Lynn,¡± she smiled. ¡°Nice to meet you, Alec. I¡¯ve heard lots of stuff about you.¡±


    ¡°Like?¡±


    ¡°Uh, nothing much.¡± she said. ¡°All I know is that you¡¯re a reckless bastard that is ruining Lynn¡¯s life.¡±


    ¡°And what do you think about the reckless bastard?¡± I chuckled then winked. ¡°Now that you¡¯ve met him.¡±


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    I was liking the girl because she was honest and confident. I looked towards Lynn who was watching us while sipping a diet coke. She did not look happy at all. Was she jealous? When she caught my eye, she walked to the window on the other side of the kitchen.


    I took the chance to crash my lips into Jen¡¯s and like I expected, she yielded and kissed me back. This was proof that no girl could resist my charms, not even Lynn. I was so into the kiss that I didn¡¯t notice Lynn had left the kitchen. I was startled when I heard her mutter ¡°Wow!¡±


    I pulled away only to see her walking towards her bedroom.

 The kiss

    Alec kissed my best friend and she had no problem with it. I got extremely furious when I saw them that I just hurried to my room and locked the door behind me.


    I¡¯d told Jen everything about Alec and she¡¯d agreed that he was a total useless idiot yet she kissed him? I hated Alec and I¡¯m not saying my best friend should do the same but she should have been a little civil. I wasn¡¯t very realistic but there were two sides for her to take either Alec¡¯s or mine. She¡¯d chosen Alec, kissed him and enjoyed it. I wouldn¡¯t be surprised if I opened the door and found them having sex.


    For all I knew, Jen had never been like that. She¡¯d never kissed a boy on the first day of meeting him and if a boy tried anything she¡¯d p him but when it came to Alec, she¡¯d kissed him back, happily. Was it a dig at me?


    My best friend betrayed me. She¡¯d said she hated him already but it didn¡¯t look like it when she was kissing him. Interesting.


    It looked like I was jealous but I wasn¡¯t. I couldn¡¯t be jealous over that nasty prick because I hated him so much. First, he¡¯d even used me to clean his room for his whoring acts. Maybe he even had a thousand STD¡¯s considering the fact that he slept with a different girl every day. I couldn¡¯t even kiss him for anything in the world because his mouth probably had like a thousand kinds of germs. Being near him was torture to the soul itself.


    Sadly for me, Mrs. Bent had said she couldn¡¯t turn Alec out since he was a son to her sister¡¯s best friend. Besides, he¡¯d already paid six months¡¯ rent in advance. She said I had to help get him back onto the right path, like I was his nanny. I heard she believed that I¡¯d be able to change his lifestyle and his mom would be really pleased. I wasn¡¯t interested in their family problems. All I needed was for him to be a thousand miles away from me.


    I was typing a message to my brother when someone knocked my door. So one of them decided to stress me a little more or make fun of me?


    I didn¡¯t respond but just turned my music on to the highest volume. I didn¡¯t want to hear whatever nonsense they had to say even if it was my best friend.


    Unfortunately, the person was really persistent. The banging on the door didn¡¯t stop and that could only be Jen. I turned off the music and waited in silence for the person to speak.


    ¡°Lynn,¡± the voice spoke.R¨ºAdt??St chapters at Novel(D)ra/ma.Org Only


    I guessed right.


    ¡°Can we talk? I¡¯m really sorry.¡±


    Fuck off Jen, I don¡¯t want to listen to you little bitch.


    I wanted to say that but decided to stay silent and listen to whatever nonsense she had to say.


    ¡°Lynn, please open up.¡± She begged. ¡°You¡¯re torturing me. I¡¯m sorry. I think I just got caught up in the moment and forgot about everything.¡±


    Like she hadn¡¯t just done the same to me a few minutes before. She continued to ramble about how I should forgive her but I was so angry that though I felt like opening the door for her but decided not to. She could go and cuddle in Alec¡¯s arms, after all she¡¯d chosen to take his side.


    After sometime, she stopped talking, said goodbye and walked away from my door. I sighed in relief. Whatever I was to do with her? I¡¯d decideter. I had course work to do at the time so I turned myptop on eager to have a distraction from that days¡¯ events.


    I logged in to my email and looked for the assignment my educational psychology lecturer had promised to send to each one of us. When I found it, I started looking for the answers needed and in less than an hour, I had already sent the work to him. I didn¡¯t like having a lot of things on my mind so I always did my ss work in time. It was just five minutes past 4pm.


    I decided to take a rest but just when I was about to sink into semi consciousness, I received a text message. I dug up my phone from under the pillow to read it and before I could, another came. I opened the first one from Jay, a guy in my ss. I had missed a test.


    Oh my God!


    I almost died.


    Maybe I should have.


    Thank God I didn¡¯t.


    I looked at the second message which was from Kari and it said the same. I didn¡¯t cry like I should have. I felt nothing.


    Mr. Handel liked giving abrupt tests and that is the reason why I never missed any of his lectures. Plus, he brought them when you least expected.


    It was all because of Alec. Since I hadn¡¯t gone to campus in the morning, I had not felt like going there in the afternoon. I always left early and came back after all lectures for the day because my car was down and I didn¡¯t have the morale to take it for repair.


    That bloody libertine! My life had been going down since he moved in to my apartment. He was a real devil sent by Satan to ruin my life. What was I going to say to the lecturer? What about my GPA? It was already too low for me.


    I needed to forget all this, I had to find a drink. Maybe I would go to Ross. He kept lots of alcohol in his fridge and wouldn¡¯t mind me drinking as much as I wanted. I needed to forget everything about my terrible day.


    I got out of my room and as if to make my day worse than it actually was, Jen was still there, seated on the couch alone. Alec was nowhere to be seen.


    ¡°I¡¯m leaving,¡± I spoke in a matter of fact tone.


    ¡°Will you forgive me?¡± She asked quietly.


    ¡°We¡¯ll talk about thatter. I need to go.¡± I said and she picked up her phone which had been on the table, then stood up.


    ¡°I love you so much, Lynn.¡± She said as she stepped out of the front door. I just looked at her and when she was gone far enough, I moved out and locked the door.


    I could do with some alcohol.

 A look

    I felt the headache before opening my eyes. My mouth felt so dry like I hadn¡¯t drunk anything in months. Then I felt someone¡¯s arm around me which caused my eyes to snap open. Had I slept with a guy? I tried to remember the previous day¡¯s events. Who could it be? Ross? I remembered going to a club with Ross. Was I with him or the boy I¡¯d danced with whose name I couldn¡¯t remember?


    I looked around and saw a very familiar room, I was in Alec¡¯s room. I quickly sat up in the speed of lightning, letting his lean, muscled arm fall to the side. When I stood up, I became dizzy due to the fast movement I¡¯d made while getting out of the bed. I sat down on the nearest chair in order to stabilize myself.


    ¡°YOU MORON WHAT DID YOU DO TO ME?¡± I yelled furiously when my head stabilized. This was the worst of all things that could possibly have happened, me ending up on his STD ridden bed. Disgusting.


    ¡°Morning babe,¡± Alec greeted with a smile on his face. He acted like it was the most normal thing ever and that made me infuriated. ¡°You look beautiful this morning.¡±


    ¡°I¡¯m not interested in your greetings,¡± I said sternly. ¡°I asked you a question?¡±


    ¡°I know you did,¡± He said, stretching himself. ¡°What do you think I did to you? Don¡¯t you think what we did is obvious?¡±


    I hoped he was lying because that would be the worst thing that ever happened to me. I wanted my first sexual encounter to be special, something I¡¯d want to remember forever not a drunken mistake with the worst person I had ever met.


    ¡°Okay, tell me what happened?¡± I said in lower tone. Maybe it was better to settle things in a calmer way. Knowing Alec, he probably got off on other people¡¯s anger, considering he liked infuriating them.


    ¡°Hey, don¡¯t be rude to me.¡±


    ¡°I just need to know everything,¡± I was calmer. ¡°And, please stop calling me babe.¡±


    ¡°Will I get paid if I tell you?¡± He inquired with a smirk.


    ¡°Depends.¡±


    ¡°On?¡±


    ¡°Depends on what form of payment you are talking about,¡± I said. ¡°I don¡¯t trust you, moron.¡±


    ¡°I ept only one form of payment from pretty girls and I think you know that very well,¡± He said with a smirk.


    ¡°That could be money, right?¡± I knew very well what he was talking about but decided to act dumb.


    ¡°How much money do you want?¡± I continued. I wanted to reallyugh at this point but that was thest thing on my mind.


    ¡°All of it,¡± He whispered.


    ¡°All of it?¡± I repeated, confused. Why on earth would he expect me to give him all my money? I was pretty sure I had not reached that level of desperation.


    ¡°By it, I mean your amazing body.¡±


    ¡°You know what? I¡¯m done with you.¡± I stood up to go. ¡°I don¡¯t care anymore.¡±


    I wasn¡¯t going to listen to him if he couldn¡¯t tell me what I needed to hear. I only remembered getting drunk but nothing more. I¡¯d never drank like I¡¯d done that night and I hoped I¡¯d never do it again because having a faulty memory of events isn¡¯t something pleasant. I walked towards the door and I could feel his eyes on my body, something which made hurry.


    ¡°Wait!¡± Alec shouted.


    I turned to look back. He was shirtless. He had sat up giving me a good view of his perfect, well sculptured body. I tried to focus on his handsome face because if I kept on gazing at the body, I¡¯d lose it all and that was thest thing I wanted at the moment.


    ¡°What?¡±


    ¡°Let me make this clear, I didn¡¯t do anything to you,¡± He said, smirking. ¡°I know that soon you¡¯ll be begging for me and that will be the perfect time for us.¡±


    ¡°That¡¯s never going to happen,¡± I said and walked to the door, only to find it locked.


    ¡°Dammit!¡± I muttered.


    ¡°Where¡¯s the key, Alec?¡± I asked facing him. He had a wicked grin on his face.


    ¡°I knew you¡¯de back,¡± he chuckled. ¡°If you ready,e and get it, na na na¡­¡±


    He looked really childish, singing that song.


    I knew he wasn¡¯t talking about the key anymore so I interrupted him. ¡°Just get me the key, idiot¡±


    ¡°What if I don¡¯t?¡± He asked, getting out of the bed in only boxers. My gaze went down as my foolish head was imagining how he looked down there, size and all. I shook it to free myself from such lustful thoughts.


    He came towards me. ¡°You said you wanted-¡±


    ¡°I WANT THE DOOR KEY, ALEC!¡±


    He didn¡¯t stop moving towards me. I took a step back.


    ¡°Excuse me, Alec.¡± I said in desperation. ¡°I need to go.¡±


    ¡°It¡¯s a Saturday so we can spend the day in this lovely room, baby.¡± He smirked. ¡°We could do lots of interesting stuff.¡±


    I wished I could sh his perfect neck so he¡¯d be smirking and grinning even in death.


    Snapping out of my deathly thought, I caught him looking straight into my eyes. I stared back at him like it was a staring contest but that was a very bad decision. Just looking into his eyes made me want him. He had not even touched me but I felt an ache in my midsection.This content provided by N(o)velDrama].[Org.


    ¡°It¡¯s okay,¡± He said. ¡°Sit down I¡¯ll tell you everything.¡±


    He held my wrist leading me to the bed and he sat next to me. That touch of a hand made my whole body quiver with excitement. I felt so many feelings that I¡¯d never felt for a long time. It was like my body was being awakened.


    ¡°Alright,¡± I said.


    Alec didn¡¯t look his usual happy, arrogant self and I wondered what the problem was.


    ¡°At around midnight¡­¡± He stopped and seemed to think for a moment. ¡°Before I continue I would like to¡­¡±


    He looked deep into my eyes and¡­

 Desire

    I looked deep into her desire filled eyes. I was dying to kiss her lips which were just a few centimeters from mine, but I wanted her to beg for it. My mind was good at controlling my heart and feelings so I was able to resist the urge. She looked into my eyes expectantly and I could see lust in hers. Touching her very smooth cheek, I felt heat radiating from it. I smiled because that was a sign that I was getting somewhere on my mission to seduce her.


    ¡°Do you want me to kiss you?¡± I asked leaning in closer to her. I knew she wanted it, but I wanted to hear it from her lips, in case she decided to deny this moment happened. It would be nice to tease her about itter.


    ¡°Yes, Alec.¡± She said seductively and my blood rushed to a specific part of my body.


    ¡°You do what, baby?¡± I teased really liking where this was going. It was nice to know I made her all hot and bothered.


    ¡°I want you to kiss me, Alec.¡± She said, ncing at my lips.


    I leaned closer but instead of kissing her lips like she expected me to do, I kissed her cheek and whispered to her ear.


    ¡°Not gonna happen, sweetheart.¡±


    Then I pulled away,ughing hard. She was such a na?ve, gullible, good girl and it was amusing.


    Lynn looked at me with what I thought was sadness in her eyes and without saying a word, picked up the key from the bedside table. She walked towards the door in embarrassment.


    ¡°Don¡¯t you want to know what happened?¡± I asked, holding in augh. ¡°Should I tell you?¡±


    She didn¡¯t reply but kept moving. I¡¯d hurt her, I knew. I also knew that she would soon get over it, after all I had not touched her, despite being tempted all night long by her luscious body on my bed.


    I needed to take a really cold shower to cool me down. Sleeping on the same bed with a hot girl and not banging her was extreme torture. It was my first time to do that but I hoped it wasn¡¯t going to happen again. Lynn had been really cute while drunk and she¡¯d touched me a lot but I¡¯d controlled myself. I¡¯d done so many mean things to her since I¡¯d moved in and I didn¡¯t want to add salt to injury by taking advantage of her drunken state. I¡¯d justughed theme jokes she cracked before sleeping and enjoyed the feeling of being cuddled with her.


    I was still yearning for her. I knew she was hurt so I was going to make it up to her. We could be friends, after all. I wanted her to be happy by the end of the day. I had to think of something.


    After cleaning myself and doing all the necessary preparations, I stepped out of my room heading to a restaurant for breakfast. Lynn was on the couch having hers while typing something on her phone. She neither looked up nor said anything. I headed to the front door but before I could reach, I heard a knock.


    The door opened to reveal the only friend I¡¯d made in the building, Ross and another guy.R¨ºAdt??St chapters at Novel(D)ra/ma.Org Only


    ¡°Hey,¡± Ross said pushing me away from the door. ¡°He¡¯s Chris¡±


    I tapped his shoulder and mouthed ¡°Hey¡± to his friend.


    ¡°Want to see if Lynn¡¯s now okay,¡± Chris said. ¡°I hope you didn¡¯t do anything to her.¡±


    Lynn stood up with a smile on her face. I could tell it was a forced one.


    ¡°Hi guys.¡±


    She hugged Chris first, then Ross, holding onto him longer like he was her only strength.


    ¡°Sweetheart,¡± He mumbled, clearly enjoying the moment.


    ¡°Are you okay?¡± Chris inquired.


    ¡°I¡¯m fine, let¡¯s sit guys.¡± she said. ¡°I will get you something.¡±


    I knew that was meant for the two guys but I sat just to see her reaction. Chris was still standing.


    ¡°I wish I could stay but I have to get to a seminar,¡± he said. ¡°I¡¯ll see youter, Lynn.¡±


    ¡°Good day, Chris. ¡± She said as he walked out. She looked at me and I raised my eyebrows causing her to turn to Ross.


    ¡°So Ross,¡± She sounded really happy as she took his hand in hers, ignoring mepletely. Not that I wasining. I did not expect her to forgive me yet.


    ¡°Baby, you got wasted yesterday.¡± Heughed. ¡°Thought you were still in bed.¡±


    She was silent and her mood changed. Was she angry? She leaned close to Ross like she wanted to whisper to him, then in a moment, her lips were on his. She pushed her body really close to him and I felt myself getting angry. I looked away and stomped out of the room mming the door. I had been thinking of doing something to make her happy but all that was forgotten. How could she do that in front of me?


    * * * *


    Lynn¡¯s POV


    Alec was the worst boy I¡¯d ever met. How could he do that to me? I thought he was going to kiss me but the fool didn¡¯t. I was so lost into his eyes and stupidly confessed that I really wanted him to kiss me. Even with his morning breath.


    I left his room in anger, showered and prepared my breakfast. I was eating when he walked out of his bedroom and thest thing I wanted was to talk to him. Good thing he was leaving.


    Then Ross and Chris came to check on me. I was so embarrassed about what had transpired in Alec¡¯s room but the presence of my two friends made mefortable.


    When Chris left, I suddenly felt like kissing Ross. He looked so good and smelled really nice. His flirting had made me like him ofte. I couldn¡¯t resist the urge after the disappointment with Alec so before I could control myself, my lips were on his.

 Friends

    Alec¡¯s POV


    After having breakfast, I went to see my friends, Mark and Silver. Unfortunately, they were preparing to leave yet I¡¯d wanted to spend the day with them. After a short while, I asked them where they were going.


    ¡°We missed a test on Thursday,¡± Silver said. ¡°But the instructor agreed to let us do it today.¡±


    ¡°How did you convince him?¡± If you missed a test at Sandonne University, It was hard to retake it because most of the lecturers wouldn¡¯t allow it.


    ¡°Very easy,¡± Markughed. ¡°You know what my looks are capable of.¡±


    ¡°Thought he was male.¡±


    ¡°Who said he isn¡¯t?¡± Silverughed.


    ¡°Oh,¡± I said. ¡°I understand.¡±


    ¡°No, man.¡± Silver said. ¡°You don¡¯t, he¡¯s not gay if that¡¯s what you¡¯re thinking.¡±


    ¡°So what¡¯s all this about?¡± They were really confusing me.


    ¡°Okay, there¡¯s this clinic with a female doctor,¡± Mark said. ¡°We got a fake medical report from her.¡±


    I silently hoped that wouldn¡¯tnd the doctor into trouble.


    ¡°You don¡¯t look yourself, man.¡± Silver sat next to me. ¡°What¡¯s up?¡±


    ¡°Nothing, I¡¯m sure I look okay enough.¡±


    Mark sat on the other side next to me so I was in between them.N?velD(ram)a.?rg owns this content.


    ¡°Tell us, money?¡±


    ¡°No,¡± I debated on whether to tell them. ¡°It¡¯s my roommate.¡±


    ¡°What¡¯s up with her?¡±


    ¡°She¡¯s a prude.¡±


    Theyughed out loud.


    ¡°So you¡¯ve failed to bang her?¡±


    ¡°You¡¯re a pathetic loser, Alec.¡±


    ¡°Send her to me.¡±


    ¡°Since I¡¯ve failed to get into her pants, I¡¯m going to try friendship.¡± I said. ¡°She hates me like hell.¡±


    ¡°Maybe she¡¯s secretly falling for you,¡± Silver said.


    ¡°You wouldn¡¯t be saying that if you knew her.¡± I said. ¡°I can¡¯t stand her hate anymore.¡±


    ¡°Since when did you start caring about a girl hating you? What¡¯s happening to you, Alec?¡± Silver patted my back. ¡°Are you going soft?¡±


    ¡°Let¡¯s stop talking about her,¡± I said, getting tired of their useless chatter. ¡°I gotta go.¡±


    They too stood up to leave.


    ¡°Wish you well,¡± I told them.


    They were still muttering their thanks when I walked out.


    Though she had disappointed me by kissing Ross, I was still interested in making up with her. I wanted us to be friends. I had to think of what made girls happy because I had not yet known her well. We¡¯d never had a decent conversation, so I didn¡¯t know what she liked most.


    Shoes? No I didn¡¯t even know her shoe size, I couldn¡¯t buy stuff like that. Books? She didn¡¯t seem like a person who read a lot. Flowers? Hell no, I wasn¡¯t her boyfriend. Maybe Ross would buy those, if at all there was anything between them. What if I took flowers and found them still together? The thought made me cringe.


    In the end, I just bought a few bars of chocte and cookies. If she didn¡¯t like that, I wouldn¡¯t care. After buying some necessities for myself, I walked home and by home I mean my apartment.


    To my disappointment, there was no sign of Lynn. If I liked chocte, I would have eaten all the bars in desperation. I decided to let it go, epting that this was going to be a bad day for me. I just hoped she hadn¡¯t gone to Ross¡¯ room.


    I went into my room and turned on music to the highest volume then switched to flirting with random women on Cupid bay, a dating site.


    ***


    Lynn¡¯s POV


    When we pulled away for breath, I could see the shock on his face. I had kissed Ross and he kissed me back! What was I thinking?


    ¡°I¡¯m so Sorry, Ross.¡± I apologized. ¡°I wasn¡¯t thinking straight. I don¡¯t know what happened to me.¡±


    After saying that I looked away. I didn¡¯t know how he felt. Maybe he was angry at me. I didn¡¯t have the courage to look at him do I just looked down, waiting for him to say something. The silence was killing me.


    Then he got up and walked out of the room.


    What?


    I was dead for sure. I had just lost a friend. That week hadn¡¯t been so good for me. I think it was all because of Alec. I was losing my friends. First, Jen but I knew we were going to make up soon. I wasn¡¯t ready yet. Now Ross had walked out on me without saying anything and I was going to possibly lose Chris if he ever heard of that kiss. I was sure Ross would tell him after all. The only close friend I had left was Kari, the other friends didn¡¯t matter much.


    I got up and picking up my phone, left to strengthen the bond with the only close friend I had at that moment.


    I found her with Ron whom I hated but wasn¡¯t sure why. I didn¡¯t even know what Kari saw in him except good looks. Kari hugged me like she didn¡¯t want to let go. The hug was long.


    ¡°It¡¯s been really long, sweetheart. ¡°She said happily. ¡°I missed you so much.¡±


    ¡°I missed you too,¡± I said honestly then turned to her boyfriend. ¡°Hi Ron.¡±


    He smiled. ¡°How are you, Lynn?¡±


    ¡°I¡¯m fine,¡± I forced a smile then turned to my best friend who was now seated on hisp.


    ¡°How is this ce?¡± I asked her.


    ¡°It¡¯s really nice and the neighbors aren¡¯t so nosy. They¡¯re actually cool and living with Ron is the best thing that ever happened to me,¡± She touched his hand yfully, making me feel more ufortable.


    ¡°How are you doing back there? Jen said-¡±


    ¡°Don¡¯t talk about that silly-¡±


    ¡°You need to forgive her, Lynn.¡± She said with a serious look on her face.


    Yeah, right.


    ¡°Talking about my room, Alec is just a wasted sperm.¡± I needed to stop the talk about forgiving Jen.


    Kariughed and Ron said; ¡°I will talk to him. I¡¯m sure he¡¯ll change his ways.¡±


    ¡°I really hope so but I don¡¯t think he¡¯s capable of changing his disgusting ways.¡±


    ¡°So, any ns for today night?¡± Kari inquired smiling at me.


    ¡°Nope, will be in my room.¡±


    ¡°That¡¯s so boring,¡± Ron said. ¡°Why don¡¯t you join us at Kim Day¡¯s birthday party? It¡¯s gonna be fun.¡±


    ¡°That¡¯s true.¡±


    Remembering my experience after getting drunk thest night, I decided I wasn¡¯t in the mood to party.


    ¡°I¡¯d rather be in a less noisy ce like a movie cinema.¡±


    ¡°You alone?¡± Kari asked. ¡°Unless you want to go there with someone.¡±


    ¡°You could be that someone,¡± I smiled hopefully.


    ¡°I¡¯m sorry but can¡¯t leave Ron to go alone,¡± She smiled at him and he gave her a peck on the forehead.


    Oh. So you¡¯re okay with your best friend being alone but not your good for nothing boyfriend?


    ¡°I guess I will just stay in my room and watch movies,¡± I said trying very much to force a smile.


    ¡°You¡¯ll be so bored, Lynn.¡± She said as if she was mocking me.


    ¡°Yea-¡±


    ¡°I¡¯ve got to go¡± I cut her off, and practically ran out of the room.


    Tears were welling up in my eyes as I walked hurriedly to my apartment. I couldn¡¯t believe it. The only person who was left tofort me just let me down. My world was falling apart, thanks to Alec.


    As soon as the front door opened, tears started rolling down my cheeks and sobs wrecked my body. I was close to wailing. I didn¡¯t even bother to lock the door but just continued straight to my bedroom door. As it opened, Alec appeared on his door and ambled towards me. I swiftly entered my room and locked the door. Nobody was supposed to see me cry.


    I fell onto my bed and the sobs just increased. I was so lonely with no one there for me. Alec was banging the door and shouting at me to open it. Did he care? I didn¡¯t need his care. But I gathered all strength left and went to open the door. When I saw a worried look on his face, I threw my arms around him.

 The beginning

    When Lynn opened her bedroom door, she hugged me so tight that I could¡¯ve stopped breathing. This meant one thing, there was a big problem. If she had been okay, she wouldn¡¯t have hugged me like that because she couldn¡¯t stand me.


    I hugged her back, telling her that everything would be okay even though I had no idea what her issues were. Somehow, the sobs reduced and after a while, I led her to the couch. I locked the front door and sat next to Lynn pulling her into my arms.


    I don¡¯t know why but I felt bad that she was in such a sad situation. I just hoped it wasn¡¯t Ross who had done that to her because I¡¯d kill him. A person didn¡¯t hurt my roommate and just got away with it. I couldn¡¯t allow that. Had he taken advantage of her?


    It was a good thing that she was down, though. I got to hold her in my arms with her permission, and boy that felt good. If she thought I was good enough tofort her, I was on the right path. She let herself be vulnerable in front of me and that meant one thing. I was getting closer to my goal.


    I waited for Lynn to regain herposure before asking her about it all.


    ¡°Do you want to talk about it?¡± I asked her. Please talk about, I said in my mind.


    ¡°No,¡± She said and kept quiet. I figured something really bad had happened to her.


    ¡°Do you trust me?¡± Iughed on the inside when I remembered I knew the answer. Why did I even bother asking?


    She pulled away from my arms and sat up straight wiping her eyes with a white handkerchief from her jeans pocket.


    ¡°Maybe.¡±


    Wait what? She did? That was the best thing I¡¯d heard all day. This was going to be so much easier than I had thought.


    ¡°I know you¡¯ll be fine,¡± I caressed her upper arm and she froze, ncing at me like she was shocked. I slowly withdrew my hand, still looking into her beautiful eyes. I don¡¯t even know how it ended up on hers but this girl was making me feel like the horndog I was.


    Can¡¯t you console a girl without getting horny for a day? I chastised myself inwardly. Stop thinking about how hot she is when vulnerable, I mentally scolded.


    ¡°Why are you being so nice to me, Alec?¡± She looked up at me. The intensity of her dark brown eyes was clearly visible. She had the kind of eyes one could easily get sucked into.


    ¡°I just don¡¯t want to see the people I live with get hurt,¡± I said, not entirely sure I meant it. It was the right thing to say.


    She smiled when I said that. I smiled but the nextment took away the little happiness she had given me.


    ¡°But you hurt me in the morning,¡± she said, g at the Television which was off. ¡°Don¡¯t be a hypocrite. It doesn¡¯t suit you.¡±


    ¡°I¡¯m sorry, Lynn.¡± I sat up straight. ¡°I know you really hate me, but we can be friends. I¡¯m willing to adjust and treat you better.¡±


    Her lips parted. She seemed quite insecure. Her desire to be liked andplimented by other people high.


    ¡°Really?¡± She raised her brows.


    ¡°If that¡¯s okay with you,¡± I said, with a slight shrug.


    She was quiet for a while and it was creeping me out. I expected the worst from her but was prepared. Well, a girl like her couldn¡¯t possibly want to be a friend to a walking STD (her words) like me.


    ¡°It¡¯s fine if-¡± I started to say but she cut me off by hugging me. I put my arms around her when the shock wore off. She could be really unpredictable sometimes. It was hard to figure her out.


    ¡°We can be friends. Thank you so much, Alec.¡±N?velD(ram)a.?rg owns this content.


    What?


    I tightened the hug with a smile on my face. I¡¯d never been a good friend to any girl since I was fourteen so this felt really good. I was going to try and be the best friend she could ever have. Maybe this was my chance to see girls differently, and treat them with some respect. I never wanted to disrespect girls but some of them acted in ways that made it hard to respect them. I was only human.


    ¡°I feel like I lost almost all my good friends today,¡± She said. So that was what it was all about. She wanted to be friends with me because she had none left.


    ¡°Why?¡± I inquired, pulling away to look into her eyes. ¡°What happened?¡±


    ¡°First, it was Ross. You remember me kissing him?¡± She asked. ¡°He walked out just after that and didn¡¯t say a thing.¡±


    ¡°I¡¯m sorry, Lynn. I will always be there for you.¡± I told her.


    ¡°And,¡± I continued, remembering the gift. ¡°I brought something for you.¡±


    ¡°Seriously?¡± She asked and I went to get it from my room with a smirk on my face. Changing her opinion of me did not seem so hard anymore.


    ***


    Lynn¡¯s POV


    Whoever said that a bad beginning makes a good ending was right. The beginning of my day had been terrible but the ending was so sweet. I was now friends with Alec.


    I take back all the things I said about him being a dirty shit-bag or man-whore.


    Alec was a sweet person, one of the sweetest I¡¯d ever met. Maybe I had been too busy judging him to realize it. I couldn¡¯t me him for how he had acted before. I chose to forgive him.


    We spent that Saturday evening in our living room watching movies and I even convinced him to watch a soap opera on for forty five minutes. That was one of the worst decisions of the night. The intense romance scenes that characterize soap operas made me sofortable I wanted the ground to swallow me. I sensed that Alec wasn¡¯t toofortable either. It was extremely awkward. The sexual tension hit the roof that evening.


    In the end, we both went to our separate rooms and for the first time in weeks, I slept with a smile on my face. I had a feeling that my life was about to change.

 Twilight

    I spent my Sunday Evening re watching Twilight as I waited for Alec who had gone to spend the day with his best friends. Edward Cullen will forever remain one of the hottest vampires in movie history for me. Throughout the whole movie, my whole attention was focused on his hot lean body, cute face and alluring voice. The other characters didn¡¯t matter much, all I wanted to see was Edward.


    I was d to have some disruption because I was getting impatient with Alec. He had been gone the whole day, making me wonder what he was still doing with his friends. It was already ten pm.


    I have to admit that I was kind of jealous. My jealousy was unrealistic and ridiculous because those friends of his had known him for a long time. It was like somebodyining about me spending too much time with Kari.


    All my friends were gone except Alec. I realized that night that I was supposed to mend all my broken friendships or I would end up alone. I couldn¡¯t do without friends and it was so hard for me to make new friends.


    I was so angry at Alec for leaving me alone and keeping me waiting. I wanted to go and sleep but decided to go stand at the balcony for some fresh air and see if there were signs of Alecing back. Honestly, I was probably just bored and needed him to destruct me from my horrible life.


    I put on a jacket and stepped out into the balcony. Our balcony was at the front so you could clearly see the parking yard and the gate.


    After standing there for about two minutes, I saw something that broke my already broken heart. I don¡¯t even know how a broken heart can be broken but that¡¯s what I think happened to me.


    I couldn¡¯t believe it.


    Ross was in the parking yard walking towards his car. With a girl! They were holding hands and when they got to the car, he opened her door and she gave him a short kiss on the lips before getting in. I felt like I¡¯d been stabbed. Ross? I was never going to be friends with him again. NEVER!


    I watched him drive away as tears welled up in my eyes. There was a lump in my throat increasing my need to cry. Why did he flirt with me if he didn¡¯t want me? I had been so clueless.


    On the other hand, I realized it was reasonable that he had moved on. I had kissed him and told me I had no idea why I did it. Clearly, he thought I regretted it and that was why he walked out of the room so fast. Looking at it that way made me feel quite bad for him. I knew I would be furious if someone did something like that to me. Anyway, I was not in love with Ross so it did not hurt so much.


    * * *


    Alec¡¯s POV


    I was at Silver and Mark¡¯s apartment. I needed my boypany for the weekend since the week was going to be a busy one.


    Lynn and I had be friends atst. I was happy but not really excited about it. It limited my freedom to have my girls in whenever I felt like. She was now my friend and I had to care about how she felt. This was bad,real bad. What had I gotten myself into?


    ¡°Are you listening?¡± Silver shouted causing me to snap out of my thoughts.


    ¡°Yeah?¡±


    ¡°I was talking about Carina, the girl next door.¡±


    ¡°What about her?¡±


    ¡°Man, she¡¯s damn hot,¡± Mark said. ¡°But she takes no shit from anyone.¡±


    ¡°Just talking about her gives me a hard on,¡± Silver added, making me chuckle.


    If they were saying that, then the girl was really hot because they had a great taste.


    ¡°She must be really gorgeous,¡± Imented feeling the urge to see her.


    ¡°She is also too arrogant and proud.¡±


    ¡°Doesn¡¯t talk to guys here and she has a boyfriend.¡±


    ¡°It doesn¡¯t matter,¡± I said.


    ¡°Sometimes, she doesn¡¯t respond when I greet her.¡±


    ¡°When ites to me, no girl is different,¡± I said with confidence. ¡°Do you think she is in her room?¡±


    ¡°Just heard her door open,¡± Mark said. ¡°I think she just got back. Why are you asking?¡±


    ¡°I want her,¡± I really needed a girl. It¡¯d been many days since Ist had sex and this girl sounded appealing. And after what Lynn had put me through while watching her romantic soap opera, I needed to getid.


    ¡°What?¡± Silver eximed and Mark looked surprised.


    ¡°You heard me,¡± I smiled. ¡°I always get what I want.¡±


    ¡°Not this time, bro.¡± Mark said as he walked to his bedroom.


    ¡°I¡¯m out,¡± I got up and hurried out.


    ¡°Good luck, bro.¡± Silverughed. I was going to win anyway so I didn¡¯t mind.


    I took a deep breath before knocking the door. I hoped my friends had not lied to me about her looks. If she was ugly, I would kill them both. I really needed a girl at the moment.


    The door opened and there she stood. In all her glory. She was wearing shorts which made her legs look so long and a tank top. Her hair barely reached her shoulders but looked adorable because it was dark brown. She was pretty, so much more than Lynn.


    ¡°H-hey¡± She looked either surprised or just amazed at my good looks.


    ¡°Hi, can Ie in?¡±


    ¡°No,¡± She said in matter of fact tone.


    ¡°Why not?¡± I checked her out.


    ¡°I don¡¯t know you,¡± She said and attempted to close her door but of course I had taken care of that. She couldn¡¯t crush my foot.


    ¡°Go away!¡± She told me but I just smiled knowing that my smile could change a lot of things in her.


    ¡°You know you want me to stay.¡±


    ¡°What makes you think so?¡±


    ¡°The way you¡¯re looking at me,¡± I suggested.


    ¡°What?¡± she scoffed. ¡°I want nothing to do with you. I have a boyfriend, if you haven¡¯t heard.¡±


    ¡°I don¡¯t care if you have ten boyfriends,¡± I said and she stepped aside, letting me in.


    I sat on the couch and she just looked at me after locking the door. She looked quite ufortable.


    A few minutester, I was lying next to her in her own bed. Her arm was wrapped around me and Iy there, staring at the ceiling, thinking of how it¡¯d been so easy to make her ept me.


    I just hoped that her boyfriend wouldn¡¯t find out. Not that I cared but I just didn¡¯t want her to be dumped. I didn¡¯t want her to cling to me. Besides, she needed to be happy, after all she loved him.


    I didn¡¯t want her to fall for me.This content provided by N(o)velDrama].[Org.

 No

    I was the type of person who never set an rm unless they had something really urgent to do the next day. I always woke up naturally and was a little bit too happy when I woke up at seven. It was a Monday, so I didn¡¯t waste any more time in bed but jumped out of bed as soon as I got out of the semi-conscious state of sleep.


    My first lecture that day was at ten a. m. but I had many things to do. I had not cleaned the room over the weekend so it was the first thing I did after waking up. I started with my bedroom, then living room and finished with the kitchen. I didn¡¯t dare go to Alec¡¯s room.


    Was he even back? I remembered that I had slept before he came so I knocked his door to know if he was in. No one answered so I tried the door handle, it turned out that he wasn¡¯t back.


    And I didn¡¯t have his number. Seriously? What type of roommate was I? What if something bad had happened to him? I didn¡¯t know any of his friends. I was really worried but I¡¯d think of thatter since I was running out of time. Besides, I wasn¡¯t his baby sitter or anything. We were both adults.


    After cleaning and organizing everywhere, I went to the bathroom and got ready for the new day, or should I say new week since it was a Monday. Monday is the worst day of the week.


    By 9:30, I was locking the main door of the apartment and moving out. Campus wasn¡¯t very far so I had to walk. I hadn¡¯t yet thought of repairing my car. Walking was more fun, anyways.


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    Walking out of the lecture hall with Carrie, a course mate of mine I spotted a person I never wanted to see. There she was, standing with Kari who¡¯d just gotten out of the same room as I.


    Correction: I didn¡¯t want to see both of them.


    They¡¯d forgotten that I existed. Jen took a course different from Kari and I.


    ¡°Goodbye Lynn,¡± Carrie said as she rushed towards her boyfriend. I wondered how they managed. Dating a person who¡¯s with you in the same ss didn¡¯t sound appealing to me. I¡¯d never done such so I thought it was weird and hard. I had always dated only guys in sses above me or those from different schools.


    I realized I was still in the same position that Carrie had left me when I snapped out of my thoughts. To make it worse, I was staring right at her and her boyfriend and so they were giving me questioning looks. I awkwardly turned away only to see my ex-best friendsughing so hard. I missed being with them so much. They always made me happy even in my saddest moments.


    They were near the pavement so I had to pass by them. I walked with my head high looking very confident yet I wasn¡¯t. I realized I had to greet them no matter what had happened between us.


    ¡°Hello,¡± I forced a smile and resumed my walk.


    ¡°LYNN!¡± Kari rushed to hug me. Why hadn¡¯t she thought about me before? She didn¡¯t even sit with me that day yet we¡¯d always been sitting together. What a nice best friend.


    ¡°I MISSED YOU SO MUCH,¡± she screamed holding me tight. Damn, could she be more annoying? I felt like I hated her so much, and I couldn¡¯t understand myself.


    ¡°Let go,¡± I said as calmly as I could.


    ¡°What¡¯s wrong with you, today?¡± She asked. ¡°What¡¯s the problem?¡±


    You¡¯re the problem, I wanted to say but I couldn¡¯t hurt her feelings just like that. I just looked at her.


    ¡°Nothing,¡± I said coolly casting a nce at the worried looking Jen. She was the one who used to love me more.


    ¡°I¡¯m sorry,¡± Jen said as if by looking at her, I¡¯d been asking her to speak.


    I looked at her. Kari was busy texting on her phone. Rude. I even wondered why she stopped me in the first ce.


    ¡°Oh my gosh Ron!¡± She smiled as she typed in a speed I¡¯d never seen her use before. There was a wide grin on her face. She was really in love. I turned and Jen was looking at me like she was about to cry.


    I linked my arm with hers and we moved away from Kari who kept on telling us to wait. I had just realized that the only one I could lean on was Jen. Kari loved her boyfriend more and I really hated him. I didn¡¯t trust him, he was a wrong guy.


    In the end we found where to sit and since Kari neither appeared normunicated to us, I knew she was going to see Ron. I guess they even had sex a thousand times daily considering that Ron could be as horny as his cousin, Alec.


    After two hours, Jen and I had settled our differences. There was nothing that could evere between us again. We¡¯d be best friends forever. Jen had a ss at two so I let her go and walked home since I was free.


    I loved walking because it did miracles to me. It cleared my mind even in my most stressful moments. It was amazing to walk around listening to music and looking at the people around me. I always tried to imagine what was running in their minds and that brought some very interesting ideas to my head. Another reason was that I never walked without candy in my bag. Eating sweets while walking is great, it¡¯s like the sweets just be tastier.


    After a long walk, I reached my destination. When I reached the second floornding, I rested, leaning on the railings. I was very tired but when I saw Ross entering the building, all the exhaustion vanished causing me to rush to my room.


    I don¡¯t know why I was surprised to find Alec making out with a girl on the couch.


    This time I didn¡¯t say anything but walked into my room to patiently wait for the girl to go.


    I was going to talk to Alec.


    He was already my ex-friend. I thought we had agreed that making out was to be exclusively done in the bedrooms, not the living room.

 Not lying

    Someone was knocking my door when I woke up. When I opened my eyes, I realized I had taken a very long nap because it was already dark.


    ¡°Coming,¡± I yelled though I didn¡¯t feel like getting up and had no energy. What did he want, anyway? I thought he was supposed to be with another girl.


    I got out of the bed and switched on my bedroom light then checked myself in the mirror to make sure I wasn¡¯t looking like hell. I quickly ran a hand through my hair and tied it up into a ponytail. I drank some water from a ss on the table and sshed little onto my face. My face was quite okay for a person who just woke up.


    I opened the door expecting Alec but to my utter surprise it was someone else, a person I didn¡¯t want to see.


    It was Ross.


    I forced a smile and invited him in. As I was closing the door after Ross entered, I saw Alec seated on the sofa looking grim. His girl had gone.


    ¡°How are you, Lynn?¡± Ross asked when I sat on the bed next to him. Why is he in my room after all he did?


    ¡°Fine,¡± I said with a forced smile.


    ¡°I know you¡¯re not,¡± He said matter-of-factly.


    So what are you gonna do about it?


    ¡°Oh really?¡± I asked, looking at my desk which was opposite my bed. ¡°You¡¯re a psychic now. Interesting.¡±


    ¡°I know you very well even-¡±


    ¡°Better than I know myself?¡± I cut him off before hepleted the sentence I hated most. I really didn¡¯t like it when someone said they knew me more than I knew myself. Unless someone¡¯s head doesn¡¯t function normally, you can¡¯t know about them more than they do.


    ¡°Let¡¯s forget about that,¡± He attempted to change the subject. ¡°Is something wrong? Can I be of help?¡±


    ¡°You¡¯re really stupid,¡± I said. ¡°What makes you think I want to tell you anything after what you didst time? You walked out on me! How could you?¡±


    ¡°Right. That¡¯s why I¡¯m here,¡± he said putting his hand on my shoulder. ¡°I came to apologize.¡±


    I just stared at him because I was dazed and my mind wasn¡¯t functioning well. Not because of what he said but because his hand was resting on my shoulder. It sent all sorts of feelings to my body and I was getting ufortable. I think I¡¯d fallen for him, even though I¡¯d always viewed his flirtation as a joke.


    ¡°I¡¯m very sorry, Lynn.¡±  He said quietly. ¡°Will you forgive me?¡±


    I managed to look at him. He looked really sincere and he was staring right into my eyes and it was intense. He wasn¡¯t so close but my mouth was dry. Ross is so attractive, I thought.


    ¡°It is fine, Ross.¡± I managed to say quietly after looking away from him. I wasn¡¯t even sure if he heard it but I knew he did when a smile appeared on his face making it more beautiful. Oh my goodness! I couldn¡¯t help but look at his features and analyze how perfect they were.


    ¡°You¡¯ve made me so happy,¡± He cheered and I smiled weakly. ¡°I feel like hugging you because this is the best news I¡¯ve received in a while.¡±


    Hug me, please.


    I wished he could, but I couldn¡¯t say it out loud. My wishes where granted when he asked. ¡°Can I hug you?¡±


    ¡°Of course!¡± I beamed and in a second, I was in his arms.


    It felt so right with his touch electrifying my body. I felt goose bumps on my skin and his body was so warm that I held him tighter. I wanted to remain in the position forever but to my disappointment, Ross pulled away.


    It was awkward minutes after that because we both didn¡¯t have what to say. Ross looked quite undecided and I hoped he felt the same way as I did. Then I remembered the girl who¡¯d been with Ross.


    ¡°Are you dating someone?¡± I found myself asking. Why did I have to be so dumb? Of course they were and by the look on his face, I knew I wasn¡¯t going to like the answer.


    ¡°Why do you ask?¡±


    ¡°For goodness¡¯ sake, I thought we were friends.¡± I said. ¡°Just answer the damn question.¡±


    ¡°No.¡±


    I didn¡¯t believe that after what I¡¯d seen. Why did he love to lie to me?


    ¡°You¡¯re lying.¡±


    ¡°Nope,¡± He was calm and it confused me.


    ¡°What about that girl?¡±


    ¡°Which girl?¡±


    ¡°You know whom I¡¯m talking about¡± I retorted. ¡°She kissed you in the parking yard.¡±


    ¡°You mean Carina?¡± he asked. ¡°I¡¯m not dating her. In fact she has a boyfriend but I just used her as a distraction.¡±


    ¡°Huh?¡±


    ¡°Yeah, I needed to forget about you because I wanted us to remain good friends like we¡¯d always been. I have feelings for you, Lynn and when you kissed me I couldn¡¯t keep them in control anymore. I wanted to continue to kiss you so bad but I couldn¡¯t betray Chris because he liked you first. That¡¯s why I left before it could get out of hand. I thought having someone else could make the feelings disappear.¡±


    ¡°But it never happened and that¡¯s why I¡¯m back. I really like you, Lynn.¡±


    My mouth was open the entire time. I was shocked, surprised and couldn¡¯t believe it all. Ross liked me? Oh no! This was bad.


    I was speechless! Of course I liked him. I wasn¡¯t sure if I was in love with him but had interest in seeing where it could lead to. I couldn¡¯t lie to myself. The constant flirtation had drawn us together and this confession just increased my interest.


    ¡°Lynn,¡± he said quietly causing me to look at him. My heart was beating furiously like it wanted to explode. I was trying hard to breathe as he leaned closer. Then his lips touched mine. I no longer knew what was happening because I was drunk with feelings. All I wanted was him. After a while I parted my lips letting his tongue in. He tasted divine as our tongues moved in sync.


    Without breaking the kiss, I shifted from our sitting position toying down with him on top. My hands wound around his neck. One of his hands found its way inside my shirt and massaged my burning skin. This caused a lot of pleasant sensations making me pull him closer. I didn¡¯t care if his weight would suffocate me. My hands travelled lower to remove his shirt because I wanted to feel his skin against mine. He broke the kiss for a while as the shirt came off. We were trying to get mine off when we heard the door open.


    I looked towards the door to see Alec standing there.From N?velDrama.Org.


    ¡°What the heck are you doing, Lynn?¡± He yelled as he walked in.


    What was his problem?

 No more

    I thought Ross and I were going to be friends but guess I was wrong. After he walked out on Lynn, I started disliking him. How could he do that to such a nice girl? The only good thing was that his leaving brought Lynn closer to me but that didn¡¯t evenst. I messed up. I really miss the time Lynn was in my arms. It felt so nice.


    I thought the bastard was gone forever but then he came back. Lynn was in her room and I was seated on the couch. I was quite surprised to see him when I opened the door.


    ¡°Hey,¡± I greeted without interest. If I had known it was him at the door, I would not have opened the door.


    ¡°Hi Alec,¡± he smiled, peering into the living room. ¡°Is Lynn in?¡±


    ¡°No, she¡¯s out.¡± I said, attempting to close the door. I didn¡¯t want to see his face in the apartment.


    ¡°Wait, It¡¯s a weekday and her lectures are done so where else could she be.¡±


    ¡°Do you think am lying?¡± I questioned. It seemed this prick was looking for a fight with me.


    ¡°Let me see for myself,¡± He smirked. ¡°Besides, you share the apartment so her visitors are allowed. I¡¯ll wait for her if I have to.¡±


    Shit! He was going to find out, but I realized I did not care that much. I let him in and went back to sit. He knocked on her bedroom door for so long that I thought she wasn¡¯t going to open. I regained my happiness but it didn¡¯tst. She eventually opened the door for him.


    She must have been sleeping, but still she looked so hot and lovely. Frustrated, I ran a hand through my hair when she closed the door. That bastard was in her bedroom and I did not like it one bit.Content rights belong to N?velDrama.Org.


    Ross didn¡¯t get out for a long time making me wonder what they could be doing. I wasn¡¯t supposed to bother myself about them and I tried to ignore but curiosity got the best of me.


    As long as Lynn was my roommate, nobody was going to have her except I. She was too pretty for all of their useless phalluses. She was my roommate and I had to protect her from falling for losers like Ross. I wouldn¡¯t have minded so much if it was that other guy, Chris. He seemed like a nice dude, the type who would do anything for the woman he loved.


    I just needed one night with her and I would be done. Maybe I could go on with Carina who seemed to be ready for anything though she had a boyfriend.


    I couldn¡¯t wait anymore so I opened Lynn¡¯s bedroom door without knowing. Imagine the look on my face when I saw a shirtless Ross trying to pull off Lynn¡¯s top! I had expected them to be having a make out session but not go that far. Maybe I was mistaken about who Lynn was, but who are we kidding, everyone has feelings.


    I walked in to them asking Lynn what she was doing yet I could see clearly.


    ¡°Don¡¯t you have eyes to see?¡± Lynn retorted.


    ¡°STOP IT!¡± I yelled. I had a hard on and that increased my strength and I felt confident.


    ¡°What is it now?¡± Ross asked, getting on his feet. I noticed he didn¡¯t have a body as good as mine. He was not intimidated, to say the least.


    ¡°Do you realize that you¡¯re putting yourself in danger by sleeping with this fuck-tard?¡± I asked Lynn. ¡°He is going to break your heart.¡±


    ¡°Who are you to tell me what to do?¡± Lynn asked, anger written all over her face.


    ¡°By the way, we were in the middle of something. Can you leave?¡± Ross put his hand around her waist.


    ¡°If you want to do your shit, find somewhere to do it not here.¡± I warned.


    ¡°This is my room, Alec.¡± She looked so cute when angry that I found myself staring for some time before I remembered she was talking to me.


    ¡°Let¡¯s just leave, Lynn¡± The moron turned to put on his shirt.


    ¡°She can¡¯t go with you. Who knows what you¡¯re going to do to her?¡± I countered.


    He caught her hand and led her out. As they passed by me, I grabbed her wrist and she looked back.


    ¡°Stay,¡± I said and let go of her hand.


    She didn¡¯t say anything but just followed him out. So, she hated me that much. I was going to make her life miserable and that would make her hate me more. We could y this game together. I left her room after a few minutes and tried toe up with a real n to make her annoyed and leave, if she wanted.


    I didn¡¯t care anymore.


    But first, I needed to drink up with friends. I called my two friends and they promised toe with drinks and few of their other friends for a mini drink up party.


    And you know what?


    Lynn Harris was going to clean up all the mess!


    I just couldn¡¯t wait to start this! Revenge is such a beautiful thing.


    After a few minutes, the guys had arrived. I knew it was them before they even entered the building. They were so loud and rowdy.


    They were seven in total, four boys and three girls. This was going to be fun with all the drinks they¡¯d carried in the car. Everything was ready in minutes including the music.


    The moment the first drinks were opened, Lynn opened the door and the look on her face was priceless! She hadn¡¯t expected this.


    She was so angry as she came towards me. The boys ignored her as agreed and my girls red at her muttering words like slut, hoe etcetera.


    She stood in front of me saying,


    ¡°We need to talk.¡±


    Iughed and the girls joined me. Theyughed along with me.

 Carina

    Alec¡¯s POV


    Iughed hard.


    ¡°What do we need to talk about, baby?¡± I asked with a nk expression, looking straight into her eyes.


    ¡°WHAT IS ALL THIS ABOUT?¡± She yelled above the loud music.


    ¡°It¡¯s a party, Lynn Harris.¡± Iughed and my hand found its way to the waist of the girl standing next to me. She put her head on my shoulder, smirking at Lynn. The music volume had somehow reduced.This content provided by N(o)velDrama].[Org.


    ¡°I know that you fool,¡± She retorted. ¡°Do you know that today is a Monday? I have sses tomorrow.¡±


    ¡°So what?¡± That didn¡¯te from my mouth. It was the girl on my side who said it. I smiled at her before turning to Lynn. I was enjoying the moment. An angry Lynn Harris was quite entertaining.


    ¡°I know,¡± I added, knowing it would only increase her anger.


    ¡°You have to stop this party or whatever it is right now or I am calling the police,¡± Lynn said trying to sound harsh but to me it just made her cute. Silverughed loudly, after grabbing a drink from a tall girl who had been passing by. She scrunched her face at him but continued to walk away.


    ¡°The party is not over and you aren¡¯t calling the police.¡± I said with authority. This ce belonged to both of us, and therefore, we could both make decisions about it. I wasn¡¯t about to let a girl walk allover me.


    ¡°Let¡¯s wait and see,¡± She said and turned to walk out of the room. I left the girl on my side and grabbed Lynn¡¯s wrist. I couldn¡¯t let her get away.


    ¡°I want to have fun and I don¡¯t want the police here,¡± I said with a serious expression. ¡°Give me your phone¡±


    ¡°What?¡± She didn¡¯t expect that but I was dead serious. Besides, I wanted her to get angry and maybe shift.


    What is the use of having a female roommate when you can¡¯t sleep with her? I believed the only thing girls were needed for was that and that heirpany was boring.


    ¡°Give me your phone!¡± I demanded.


    ¡°I¡¯m not your submissive, Alec.¡± She made it clear and tried to free her arm. The other guys were back to their business so there was no attention.


    I pulled her close, holding her shoulders. She was breathing hard, probably not because of arousal, but anger. She was actually more than just angry. She could kill a man.


    ¡°OKAY¡± She finally gave up and dug into her pocket for it. She handed it to me just as the door opened to reveal Carina Freeman. She rushed to me, giving a very tight hug almost chocking me but it felt good.


    Lynn was about to get out, but I was faster.


    ¡°Where are you going?¡± I asked her then walked fast to close the door.


    ¡°You know I need to sleep and I can¡¯t stay here with all this loud noise,¡± She argued. ¡°Open the damn door!¡±


    Carina sighed.


    ¡°Where are you going?¡±


    ¡°I¡¯ll sleep in Ross¡¯s room,¡± She said softly.


    ¡°ROSS?¡± Carina gasped. Did she know him? I¡¯d never seen her in the building before she came to see me earlier that day.


    ¡°Yes, you slut,¡± Lynn said.


    Wait! Did I miss something? Lynn knew Carina?


    ¡°What¡¯s going on?¡± Mark appeared next to Carina. He was taken aback when he realized who was next to him. He tried to hide the surprise but I could sense him getting ufortable.


    ¡°WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT? YOU DON¡¯T EVEN KNOW ME?¡± Carina yelled.


    ¡°I saw you with Ross. You kissed him and now you¡¯re with Alec already?¡± Lynn was calm.


    What the hell? I thought Carina was only cheating on her boyfriend with me. Mark, Silver and I had all been wrong about her. She was not the principled girl we had thought she was. So, maybe it wasn¡¯t my charms that made her sleep with me. She was a slut. What a waste.


    Carina was speechless.


    ¡°Is this true?¡± I asked


    Silence.


    That made me like Carina less but it didn¡¯t make a big difference because the girl was really hot. One of the best girls I¡¯d slept with. Besides, I was angrier at Ross. Why did he always touch what I wanted? He got Lynn. He had already been with Carina. I just hoped he hadn¡¯t gone any far with Lynn.


    I was going to have her before him.


    I would do anything. Too bad I couldn¡¯t stop being so annoying.


    ¡°Well, Lynn you¡¯re not going anywhere.¡±


    ¡°What the hell is your problem?¡± She asked. ¡°I make my own decisions.¡±


    She was so hurt that I wanted to let her out but couldn¡¯t. I was reckless but I didn¡¯t want to get involved with the police. I couldn¡¯t even trust her to keep her mouth shut on getting out. She had to stay.


    ¡°Lynn please.¡± She was irritating me so much that I felt like pping her. ¡°If you can¡¯t join the party, go to your room and sleep.¡±


    ¡°You¡¯re really stupid,¡± She said and walked towards her door. I followed her and held her waist from behind as she opened the door.


    Surprisingly, she didn¡¯t shout at me or anything. She just opened her door and we entered. Is this girl nning to kill me in her room? I wondered as she closed the door.


    She looked at me and gave me the surprise of the night.


    Lynn Harris asked me to kiss her. My eyes opened wide.


    You don¡¯t believe it? I couldn¡¯t either, but I wanted to do it. Whatever was turning her reckless was doing me a huge favor.


    I pulled her close and before long, my lips were on hers. She slid her hands under my shirt and they were so cold making me hold her tighter. She needed warmth at that moment because she wasn¡¯t fine. It¡¯s very surprising that she was kissing the person who made her life miserable. This made me to think.


    Did Ross do something bad to her?

 No choice

    As soon as Alec left, I dropped myself onto the bed. I had kissed two guys on the same day and needed to think about the direction my life was taking. Alec¡¯s kiss had been awesome and it proved he was definitely better than Ross in everything.


    Kissing two guys on the same day was not the kind of thing I would normally do. It was not me. I did like the direction my life was taking because I knew it would end in regrets. I had to start controlling myself more before I ended up in hot soup.


    Why did I kiss Alec Warton?


    Ross had annoyed me a lot and had tried to force me into something I wasn¡¯t ready for, at least not with him. Maybe it was my fault that I led him on. But even after telling him I wasn¡¯t ready he insisted and so I¡¯d left his room and wasn¡¯t going back.


    I had told Alec that I was going back to Ross after finding a party in my room just because I wanted to hear what Carina would say. How could Ross even sleep with a slut like her? There were so many girls in the world that he could go for. I was so disappointed in him.From N?velDrama.Org.


    I thought of the two reasons for kissing Alec. First of all, I was so stressed and needed someone to soothe me and a kiss from Alec would make me feel better. He may have been annoying but he was so attractive it was hard to hate him forever. My walls were definitely breaking and whether that was a good or bad thing, I didn¡¯t know.


    The other reason was my hate for Carina. I thought she¡¯d seduced Ross. I needed to show her that at least Alec would prefer me to her. She probably thought she was better than every other girl because almost all men wanted her.


    Though I felt good, I couldn¡¯t sleep. The music was so loud and annoying. I tried to imagine what Alec was doing. The thought of him being around so many females made me cringe and I decided to think about something else.


    I had to put a full stop to whatever craziness was boiling in my mind. I couldn¡¯t be the type of girl I despised, the type that was will to jump in bed with every Tom, Dick and Harry.


    Whatever had happened with those twods was never supposed to happen again. Both of them only cared about themselves, and it was high time I started thinking of what was best for me, not what was avable.


    * * *


    I woke up feeling very exhausted. I could have stayed in bed but I had an early ss and as you know, I never skipped sses. I went to the bathroom. After brushing my teeth, I went to make some breakfast before I could take a shower.


    On opening the door, I found the living room very disorganized then I remembered the stupid mini party. There was no one in sight and I hoped Alec would help me clean the room. I decided to postpone my breakfast because I couldn¡¯t eat in a dirty ce. It wasn¡¯t a good thing to do ording to the lessons my mother¡¯s lessons. There was no way I could enjoy food in a ce that looked like a pig sty.


    I went and knocked on Alec¡¯s door.


    ¡°Coming,¡± He called out and my heart skipped a beat. I remembered what had transpired between usst night and started feeling nervous.


    The door opened and he appeared wearing a ck vest and ck shorts. He looked so fresh and good, even when from bed. On the other hand, I was pretty sure I looked like a ghost. ¡°What do you want?¡± He asked.


    He didn¡¯t even greet me. What a despicable jerk! Why did I expect civilty from him in the first ce. He was a jerk.


    ¡°Morning to you too, Alec,¡± I greeted, trying to remain calm. ¡°I hope you had a wonderful night.¡±


    ¡°What do you want?¡± He asked, raising his brows.


    ¡°The living room is messy and dirty,¡± I began. ¡°I wanted to see if you can help me clean it up. We can¡¯t stay in a ce that looks like this.¡±


    ¡°I can¡¯t,¡± He said, turning to leave. ¡°I think you¡¯ll have to do it alone because I¡¯m going to shower. I have a ss in an hour¡±


    ¡°I also have a ss at the same time,¡±, I informed him.


    ¡°I don¡¯t care,¡± He went back into his room. ¡°I have stuff to do. Do whatever you want, Harris.¡±


    At that moment, I decided I¡¯d clean upter, when I was back from ss. My appetite for breakfast was long gone. My annoying roommate was never going to change.


    I dashed to the bathroom and in a few minutes, I was done with getting ready to leave. And when I talk about few, it meant around forty minutes. I was veryte. I got the idea of setting an rm every night but being awakened by unpleasant ringing didn¡¯t sound so appealing to me. Beingte was a hundred times better than that. I was going to have to walk faster or take a taxi.


    ¡°Wait for me,¡± I heard Alec say when I¡¯d reached the front door. If he expected me to wait, then he was greatly mistaken. After his recent behaviour, I didn¡¯t even want to hear a word from him.


    I really needed to get my car repaired.


    A car stopped in front of me and I wished whoever was in it would give me a lift. As I got nearer, I realized it was Alec and he was waiting for me.


    You must be thinking omg! What a sweet guy! Night in shinning armour and whatnot.


    ¡°Get in,¡± He gave me his sweetest smile when I reached where the car was parked.


    I had no choice but to get in.

 Silence

    We were all silent during the ride. Alec didn¡¯t say anything and I didn¡¯t feel like it either. I was thinking of getting a new room somewhere because everything sucked at the time. The only way was to get a job because my parents had already paid four months¡¯ rent and I couldn¡¯t just ask for more money to get another room. Anyway, if I exined my situation, there was a possibility that they would understand and get me some money but then again, I didn¡¯t want to bother them.


    They didn¡¯t have to know that I¡¯d messed up my life. If they got wind of it, they would start giving me endless lectures which did not sound better than my current situation. In other words, everything sucked and there was little I could do about it.


    I was trying to decide what type of job to apply for. The problem was that this would take a lot of time and I didn¡¯t know if I was going to be able to bear with Alec till then. That, I was yet to figure out. Why did very attractive boys have to be jerks? Why do they always feel like they¡¯re on top of the world?


    We had reached the University main gate but instead of going in, Alec continued to drive along the highway.


    ¡°Where are we going?¡± I asked in confusion.


    ¡°We¡¯re going for breakfast,¡± He said without looking at me.


    ¡°Just drop me here¡±, I said, ¡°I¡¯m not going to have breakfast when I¡¯m already veryte. I doubt I will enjoy it.¡±


    ¡°I¡¯ll not let you go to ss with an empty stomach.¡±


    ¡°Why do you care?¡± I asked, irritated by his insistence.


    ¡°I don¡¯t care about you,¡± He pointed out. ¡°I just don¡¯t want you to faint because of me.¡±


    ¡°Whatever,¡± I turned to look out of the window trying to forget about beingte.


    We reached a restaurant and ordered what we wanted. After our meal, he dropped me off at my faculty and I met Kari heading to ss. Realizing I wasn¡¯t the only one who waste was cool.


    ¡°Hey babe,¡± She hugged me. ¡°That was the sweetest thing ever.¡±


    ¡°What?¡± I smiled, though I didn¡¯t want to.


    ¡°Alec brought you to school,¡± She nudged me with a bright smile on her face. ¡°Seems you guys are getting along well.¡±


    ¡°Not at all. He¡¯s still as bad and irresponsible as ever.¡±


    The professor was already in ss when we reached. It was one of my favorite sses so I enjoyed it.


    When it was done, I turned to talk to my neighbor, Millie whom I hadn¡¯t talked to for a very long time yet she was my friend.


    ¡°Seems you forgot about some of us one of these days,¡± Shemented as she ced her notebook in a small handbag.


    ¡°I¡¯ve just been having a lot of troubletely,¡± I said standing up so we could move out of the room together.


    ¡°Sorry,¡± She said. ¡°So where are you heading to?¡±


    ¡°To my room and you?¡± I inquired. Kari had a group discussion to attend so I was leaving her behind.


    ¡°Not really sure,¡± She said. ¡°But we could go to your room for a few hours. I don¡¯t have anything to do in mine.¡±


    Whoa! She just invited herself. I was about to say yes then it hit me. My room was a mess and was probably reeking of alcohol. What would Millie think of me if she saw that? I had always had an image of a responsible person.


    I scanned my brain for an excuse.


    ¡°Okay,¡± I said. ¡°Lem¡¯me text my roommate to see if he¡¯s in because I don¡¯t have my key with me.¡±


    Some, I know. But it worked.


    ¡°What if he isn¡¯t there? I can¡¯t wait for his reply because he might dy.¡±


    ¡°Oh no,¡± I pretended to plead. ¡°He is gonna text back immediately, please wait.¡±


    I hoped she wouldn¡¯t and was relieved when she didn¡¯t. She spotted a nice guy in our ss and called out to him.


    ¡°Bye,¡± She told me and flew towards the cute guy friend of hers.Content rights belong to N?velDrama.Org.


    That went well.


    I heaved a sigh of relief and went my way. I was so worried about my room and how I was going to clean both the living room and the kitchen alone.


    That silly mammal could be busy flirting with girls. I wondered how he even managed to get to University without brains.


    His looks did almost everything for him and he knew it thus bing so arrogant. He was a person you didn¡¯t want at one time, but the next minute you wanted him. Or maybe I was just young, na?ve and confused.


    I have to admit that I was really ttered when he let me in his car. He even bought me breakfast which was so sweet of him. But why did he act like that? Well, maybe he also had feelings but I highly doubted that. He couldn¡¯t use people¡¯s daughters if he had.


    I took a taxi to my apartment because I couldn¡¯t waste energy walking as I had a lot of work to do in my room.


    I climbed the steps at a very slow pace because I had no desire to reach my room. Everything was disgusting and to make it worse, I was very hungry.


    I froze when I opened the door.


    The living room was spotless. It looked like no one had ever been there. It looked like those very cool rooms I see in movies and adverts. I had never made any room as tidy as that in my whole life. The floor was perfectly clean and the couch looked as good as new. The table, television etcetera had all been dusted and wiped.


    I dropped my bag to the floor near my bedroom door and continued to the kitchen which was also very tidy and clean. I didn¡¯t think I belonged there.


    Alec was cooking. What? I didn¡¯t expect anything like this.


    ¡°Hey,¡± I said quietly.


    ¡°Wee back, Lynn.¡± He smiled. Alec smiled genuinely at me! Unbelievable!


    ¡°Thanks, I guess.¡±


    ¡°No problem,¡± He said. ¡°Get ready for lunch, roomie.¡±


    ¡°Uhmm¡­¡±


    ¡°I made lunch for both of us, Lynn.¡±


    ¡­


    What was going on?

 Lunch

    Lynn¡¯s pov


    Lunch with Alec was really great. Plus he was actually nice to me that whole time. We even got to know each other more because we had never talked about each other together before like we did that day. There had been no bad arguments between us by the time he suggested we take a walk. He wanted to take me to his friends so I could get to know them, though they had pretty much ignored me thest time they were in our apartment.


    I couldn¡¯t wait to reach there as soon as possible. It would be nice to know them for they truly are so I could erase my earlier judgments. We were almost there when we met thest person I wanted to meet on earth.


    Carina. She was wearing a short red dress that left nothing to the imagination. It had a long plunging neckline and ended mid-thigh. When she saw us, she tugged it higher making me cringe in disgust. So much desperation. On the other hand, Alec smiled like he had just seen the most beautiful thing ever, as if his breath had been taken away.


    I hated that girl from the bottom of my heart. And yes, I was a tad bit jealous. Sue me.


    She leaped forward and gave Alec a hug and a short kiss on the lips. To my dismay, Alec returned the favors as if I wasn¡¯t there. Would I ever get used to it? Alec always preferred other girls to me. Why was he always so bad on my side? He couldn¡¯t even make me happy for a full day. I tried to act like I didn¡¯t care, but deep inside me i did. I cared a little too much about it. I couldn¡¯t stop it from hurting.


    ¡°How are you, Carina?¡± Alec asked her. I was still standing there. Call me stupid and I won¡¯t hate you. I knew I should have walked away a long time back.


    ¡°Fine and what are doing with her?¡± She said ncing over at me for a sec.


    ¡°We were just going somewhere¡± Alec told her, and she shot me another evil look. If only I could do the same to her.


    ¡°Now that I found you I can¡¯t let you go, Al.¡± She smiled at him and linked her tiny arm with his.


    ¡°I want you all to myself,¡± She continued while caressing his arm. ¡°I really need you, babe.¡±


    I could take no more and so, I turned to walk back home without saying anything. Alec called out for me but I didn¡¯t even look back. What did he think? That I could stand there like a fool and watch whatever they had to do? Hell no, I may not be the smartest kid around but I was intelligent enough to know when my presence wasn¡¯t wanted.


    I was really hurt by the fact that he never turned her down because we were going somewhere. It was clear I wasn¡¯t his type but he had no right to treat me like that. I couldn¡¯t give him what he needed. He was a sex addict and couldn¡¯t live without it. It seemed that was the only thing that came to his mind when he saw a woman. Despicable.


    Besides, he wasn¡¯t even my type at all. I prefer a guy with a working brain, someone who can do and think of something other than sex. Alec wasn¡¯t nowhere near to that because he was totally brainless. How I hated him!


    I hurried to my apartment and was there in no time. I could do with a good movie. Out of my collection, I picked up Tut, a miniseries. It had Avan Jogia, that amazingly cute boy that doesn¡¯t get the attention he deserves. I didn¡¯t want sappy romance movies or horror so I settled for it. I hurriedly picked some cookies from the kitchen because I couldn¡¯t wait to start the movie.


    It was my first time watching it and my friend who suggested it had warned me of some sad parts ahead. I knew it wasn¡¯t going to end well for both Tut and I but watched it anyway.


    She was right. By the end, I regretted watching it. How could he die? To make it worse, his love died before him. His own sister killed the girl he loved and killed him indirectly. There¡¯s no better way to end a day than with a sad love story.


    As I turned the TV off, Alec walked in looking really glum. I wondered what happened. Did Carina just reveal to him that she¡¯d infected him with some disease or what?


    I was putting back my movie to one of the drawers when I felt him standing behind me.


    * * *


    Alec¡¯s pov


    I was getting to spend more time with the best girl in the world when I met Carina. How I hate that bitch for interrupting my moments with Lynn! I think I liked Lynn, but wasn¡¯t just about to do anything about it. She was an awesome person mostly when you treated her well because that¡¯s what she deserved. Besides, she was so cute. The only problem was that she was not so much confident.


    I didn¡¯t like Carina that much but I needed her services. I needed to forget about how I felt for Lynn because she hated me like hell. I couldn¡¯tst long without sex because it was my life.


    I didn¡¯t do much with Carina because as soon as I reached her apartment, I felt ufortable. Something wasn¡¯t right and I didn¡¯t want to her anymore. I¡¯d totally lost the urge as my feelings were kind of directed to one person. I tried to focus in vain.


    ¡°I¡¯m very sorry I have to go,¡± I said and was out of the door before she could reply.


    I had to think about all this so I sat somewhere to clear my head.This content provided by N(o)velDrama].[Org.


    After a very long time, I decided I wanted Lynn and I was going to have her.


    Nothing was going to stop me from getting the girl I liked.

 Easier

    I stood up straight, but before I could turn, Alec moved closer and greeted me, his warm breath fanning over my skin. He surprised me by wrapping his arms around my waist. My body stiffened, it was like my lower abdomen was on fire.


    My whole body warmed up like an engine that had just been turned on. I could feel the heat radiating from his and spreading all over my vulnerable and weak one. My body felt alive, and I actually like it.


    ¡°I am really sorry for ditching you, Lynn.¡± He whispered and at that time, my throat was totally dry so I couldn¡¯t say anything but nod. Several emotions were swirling all over me and I did not want to ruin the sweet moment. It felt so good having him very close forcing me to ignore all his bad qualities. Those had suddenly vanished into thin air, leaving me staring at one of the most wonderful specimens that had ever been created.


    I didn¡¯t know where it was all going but I was up for anything as long as it involved Alec. He was a d! ck but he could be really sweet at times and it was hard to resist him. I couldn¡¯t help but think of how perfect he was. I could hear my heart pounding like a drum beneath my ribcage, and wondered if he could hear and feel it as well.


    My breath halted when he pushed my hair to the other side of my face and ced soft kisses on my neck and right under my ear. Sparks of electric current made their way through my body, nearly exploding at my core. The familiar feeling of horniness was growing inside me and I felt that I would explode if he moved even just a few inches away from me.Content rights belong to N?velDrama.Org.


    ¡°Do you forgive me?¡± He asked looking at my face. I had forgiven him long before he thought of asking and I found myself smiling. The wrongs had been washed away by the amazing things he was making me feel. In that moment, he was perfect and that was the only thing I wanted to focus on.


    ¡°Yes, I do.¡± My voice was breathy. I wanted him to kiss me hard and touch every part of my aching body. Every slight touch from him made my body to tremble and burn which was the most amazing feeling I¡¯d ever felt. It was consuming me, and rendering me powerless to resist.


    I couldn¡¯t hold it in anymore since my body was literally on fire and it was just too much at the moment. I turned around to look at his desire filled eyes and get lost in them. He gazed into mine, the fire evident in his. I wondered if mine were filled with the same fire and passion. Could he see everything I was feeling in them?


    One of his hands trailed down to my backside pulling me closer to him. I could feel his arousal and was d that I had some effect on him. I stared at his perfect lips badly wanting to kiss them and see how they tasted. His other hand was on my cheek, then he moved it to stroke my lips with his unbelievably soft thumb. If his thumb felt this good, then what about those lips I¡¯d always stared at. They could do miracles and that was just what I wanted.


    I was still lost in his eyes when both his hands cupped my face and he pressed those awesome lips on mine. This was the moment I had been waiting for all along.


    He was the sweetest of all the boys I¡¯d ever kissed and I held his shirt a little tighter, then pulled him closer not wanting any space between our bodies. My hands made their way under his white shirt to feel his tense back. The effect of this was that he kissed me harder and soon enough, our tongues were shing.


    When we stopped kissing, I leaned against his shoulder and wrapped my arms around Alec¡¯s neck as he held my waist. Both of us didn¡¯t want to let go. Everything felt right at the moment.


    I just hoped I wouldn¡¯t have to regretter, but somehow I knew that was impossible. It was not possible to kiss the boy you hated so much and fail to regret. Regret wasing, and I had to give it time,


    How could I forgive him just like that? Who knows what he did with Carina? After all he came back to me. I was starting to act like those wives with cheating husbands who don¡¯t care as long as her returns home to them.


    Anyway I was happy that the amazingly hot guy I roomed with had kissed me.


    That was the best kiss I¡¯d ever had in my whole life. How could one regret something so good?


    Alec


    Everything felt right.


    Lynn kissed me!


    That was a dreame true. She was one of the best girls I¡¯d ever kissed. I just hoped she wouldn¡¯t feel bad about itter because the kiss just made me eagerly want more of her. It certainly wasn¡¯t going to end there. Now that I knew how she tasted like, felt like, I was going to want more of it.


    She was perfect and pure. Who wouldn¡¯t want a girl like that? My incident with Carina made me realize that I no longer felt like being with any other girl except Lynn. Maybe after having her, things would go back to normal. Lynn was exactly what I needed in my life not the likes of Carina who will sleep with anything thates their way.


    Lynn was attracted to me, I was sure but that didn¡¯t mean she really liked me. I had to find out about that. Maybe we could be friends for benefits or something.


    What was I thinking? Lynn wasn¡¯t a type of girl who¡¯d ept that. She wanted a rtionship and a perfect boyfriend, something I could never be. So what the hell was I going to do?


    Ugh! I wish this was easier.


    I wanted this girl like I¡¯d never wanted any.

 Said the player

    Lynn¡¯s POV


    I didn¡¯t like leading boys on and disappointing themter. I thought it was better if I ended whatever it was at the start before it was toote. When you don¡¯t see a future with someone, better tell them before they¡¯ve fallen to hard making it hard for them to let you go.


    As time goes by and they get more attached to you, it bes harder to let them go, especially if you have a conscience. I had one, and if I let things go on, I would find it hard to pull away.


    I had to let someone go. I didn¡¯t have any wish to go on. First of all I didn¡¯t understand what was going on between us, things weren¡¯t clear. I couldn¡¯t say it was a rtionship because we had never talked about that and we never referred to each other as boyfriend/ girlfriend. And we weren¡¯t friends for benefits because we had never slept with each other and I not want to be anyone¡¯s friend for benefits. That wasn¡¯t something I could agree to even if there was only one man left in the universe.


    I didn¡¯t want to lose Alec as a friend but then again how would friendship work if he had feelings for me. Maybe I could create some distance between us and when he stopped feeling that way, we would resume our friendship. We all need friends. Considering that I didn¡¯t need my roommate as an enemy, I had to try whatever possible for us to remain friends. I had seen what Alec was capable of doing when annoyed and I didn¡¯t want to be on the receiving end of that kind of treatment.


    I had to sort out things. I had not replied to his texts for long and neither had I picked up his calls.


    You must be wondering who am talking about if you haven¡¯t understood. It¡¯s Ross.


    I didn¡¯t yet understand my feelings for Alec but I thought I liked him but I wasn¡¯t sure if he felt a thing for me. We had kissed twice but who can understand a yer. He could have done just for fun but I hoped not. He was not the kind of guy I¡¯d want tomit to. A guy who could y around with my heart.


    All I wanted a boy I could trust. Someone who could make me the happiest girl in the world, a person whose shoulder I could lean on when things got tough. Someone romantic and really caring not an annoying person like Alec. Why was I falling for him? There were tons of betterds I knew and liked me. Why him? Love is something very hard to understand. We fall for those who don¡¯t like us and leave those who want us.


    I reached out for my phone to text Ross.


    Hey Ross!


    It would be good if he replied and I wasn¡¯t sure if he was going to. Wouldn¡¯t me him, I hadn¡¯t replied his for quite a long time.


    ¡°Hey honey, what¡¯s up. You haven¡¯t talked to me for a long time. What¡¯s going on?¡±


    Not what I expected.


    ¡°It¡¯s about what¡¯s going on between us. I don¡¯t understand what it is. Was suggesting that we could go back to the time we were just good friends. We can¡¯t go on like this.¡±


    I waited for a quite a long time. It seemed he wasn¡¯t going to reply which was fine as long as he understood the message. I felt relieved after letting out something that had been haunting me for a long time.From N?velDrama.Org.


    Till I heard a knock and the door opened right after the knock. Ross was at the door.


    ¡°H-hi,¡± I stuttered. I hadn¡¯t expected him toe.


    ¡°Hey Lynn,¡± He walked in with an unreadable face expression. ¡°What were you talking about?¡±


    ¡°You read my message, didn¡¯t you?¡± I didn¡¯t want to talk to him. Sometimes, people don¡¯t understand how bad we feel after dumping them.


    ¡°So, you¡¯re dumping me?¡±


    ¡°You don¡¯t have to take it like that,¡± I defended myself. ¡°I¡¯m just doing what¡¯s best for you. Best for both of us actually.¡±


    ¡°Best for me? Did I hear you right? Losing the girl I love is best for me? Are you fucking serious?¡± He was yelling.


    ¡°I didn¡¯t mean to hurt you if I did,¡± I yelled back. ¡°I just realized I don¡¯t feel the same way as you do.¡±


    ¡°So what? You¡¯ve been leading me on, all along?¡±


    ¡°That¡¯s why we should stop.¡±


    ¡°Well, I know you loved me but I think it¡¯s been channeled to another direction. That¡¯s it, right?¡±


    ¡°No, that¡¯s not true¡±, I lied, ¡°I don¡¯t love anyone and I don¡¯t think am capable of love.¡±


    ¡°Don¡¯t try to act smart with me,¡± He looked furious, ¡°You like Alec, don¡¯t you?¡±


    ¡°No, I hate him. He¡¯s not a nice person and you know that too.¡±


    ¡°You love him, I can see it in your eyes.¡± He used, ¡°I guess you¡¯ve been sleeping around with him because you¡¯re now a slut.¡±


    ¡°What did you just call me?¡±


    The door opened, but Ross seemed not to notice.


    ¡°A slut because that¡¯s what you are.¡± He turned to leave and he didn¡¯t reach the door before falling to the floor.


    Alec had knocked him down. I managed a small smile and mouthed a thank you to Alec.


    ¡°No need to thank me,¡± He smirked. ¡°I will always defend you.¡±


    I thought he didn¡¯t mean that but it filled me with happiness, knowing that he was such a sweet guy. Ross got up and faced Alec. He was a few inches shorter but didn¡¯t seem intimidated.


    ¡°What is wrong with you, dude?¡±


    Alec held him by his shirt.


    ¡°Learn how to treat girls,¡± Alec told him. They red at each other. ¡°No girl is supposed to be treated like trash and called stupid names. Now get out of my room before I kill you.¡±


    Ross just shook his head and walked out. I couldn¡¯t help but feel some admiration for Alec.


    I was surely lucky to have such a roommate.

 Please

    Lynn¡¯s Pov


    ¡°No girl should be treated like trash¡­¡± said the yer.


    That was ironicing from Alec, the yer who didn¡¯t quite treat girls like they were of any use. I tried to stop myself fromughing but failed so I disappeared to the kitchen hoping he wouldn¡¯t follow me. That was surely the most ironic thing I had ever heard.


    ¡°Lynn,¡± Alec called out.


    ¡°What¡¯s it?¡± I asked from the kitchen, holding in giggles that were threatening to burst out.


    ¡°Wait, I¡¯ming.¡± He said.


    ¡°I don¡¯t want you here,¡± I yelled, before putting a hand over my mouth andughing, making sure he could not hear.


    ¡°Really?¡± I could see him grinning as he walked into the kitchen.


    ¡°So,¡± I began, ncing at him.


    ¡°Wanted to ask about something,¡± The smirk on his face alerted me that this wasn¡¯t going to be easy. I was not going to like it.


    ¡°Go on,¡± I put on my sweetest smile to show him that I wasn¡¯t scared of him.


    ¡°I noticed that you¡¯ve been acting weird since I kissed you. May I know why?¡±


    Ever since we kissed, I had not been insulting him so much, and didn¡¯t want to be around him for long. Sometimes I found myself just staring at him. I would turn away when he caught me but before, I used to have staring contests with him. I knew he¡¯d noticed the change but didn¡¯t think he¡¯d bring it up. He certainly knew how to put a girl on the spot. I was at a loss for words.


    ¡°What do you mean?¡± I asked, feigning ignorance and giving him my most innocent look.


    ¡°Are you going to answer or you¡¯re too shy to?¡± He smiled knowingly. He was trying to tease me, but I wouldn¡¯t give him the satisfaction of winning.


    ¡°I won¡¯t answer,¡± Iughed, ¡°But not because I¡¯m shy or anything. I just don¡¯t want to. Is that a problem for you, Alec? Don¡¯t I have a right to speak or stay silent as I choose?¡±


    ¡°Can you prove that?¡± He inquired.


    ¡°What?¡± I raised my brows.


    ¡°That you¡¯re not shy.¡±


    ¡°I don¡¯t have to prove it. I expect you to believe everything I say.¡±


    ¡°And why would I?¡±


    ¡°Because am not a liar.¡±


    ¡°Are you trying say am the liar here?¡±


    ¡°Aren¡¯t you?¡± The smile was still on my face. I was enjoying being questioned by him.


    ¡°If you won¡¯t answer, I will guess.¡±


    I didn¡¯t want to hear his guess because it would be something in his favor. He would look for something he knew would make me ufortable, because he did like seeing me that way.


    ¡°You¡¯re allowed to guess but just in your mind ¡¯cause I don¡¯t want to hear it.¡±


    ¡°Are you telling me what to do now?¡± Heughed,ing closer to me.


    ¡°Yeah,¡± I looked up at him trying to look intimidating which was pathetic. It could never work, not at least with Alec.


    ¡°Do you want to know what I do with girls who try to order me around?¡±


    ¡°Nope,¡± I replied. ¡°But, I¡¯m curious.¡±


    ¡°Really?¡± He was now dangerously close to where I was standing.


    I nodded.


    ¡°Guess,¡± He brought his hand to my cheek. I shook my head.


    ¡°You like me, don¡¯t you?¡±


    Iughed, really hard.


    ¡°Me?¡± I giggled. ¡°I would never like you, not even in my dreams.¡±


    ¡°Are you sure?¡±


    ¡°Yes,¡± I turned away from him but he grabbed my wrist.


    ¡°I don¡¯t believe that but you¡¯re attracted to me, right?¡±


    ¡°You¡¯re not attractive at all,¡± I lied.


    ¡°Yeah right,¡± He sighed. ¡°So howe you¡¯re attracted to me, even when you think I¡¯m not attractive?¡±


    ¡°Who says am attracted to you?¡±


    ¡°You don¡¯t have to say it,¡± He moved closer until our bodies were almost touching. I could feel warmth radiating from his skin. ¡°Should we try to prove that?¡±Content rights belong to N?velDrama.Org.


    ¡°There¡¯s no way you can prove because it¡¯s only my heart that knows. You can¡¯t enter my heart, can you?¡±


    ¡°I have different ways of finding out. Can I suggest them?¡±


    ¡°No,¡± His suggestions would just take me straight to hell but I can¡¯t deny the fact that I did want to try. Anything that got me closer to Alec was weed but I wouldn¡¯t let him know that.


    ¡°So what do I do?¡± He asked. ¡°I badly need to know¡±


    ¡°You¡¯re so funny,¡± Iughed, trying to mask my nervousness.


    ¡°And attractive,¡± He smiled as his right handnded on my shoulder. His eyes focused on my face. I backed away.


    ¡°Okay, you are attractive. Can you leave me alone now?¡±


    ¡°I knew-¡±


    ¡°Slow down,¡± I cut him off. ¡°You¡¯re attractive but not to me.¡±


    To avoid whatever he would say next, I touched his upper arm and walked away to my bedroom. Unfortunately, Alec followed me and I just had to let him in.


    ¡°You can¡¯t have enough of me, right?¡± I teased, feeling like I was now in charge.


    ¡°I don¡¯t want you.¡±


    ¡°Then why run after me? I knew you couldn¡¯t spend even one second without me?¡±


    ¡°I only came because we were not done talking,¡± He grinned. ¡°Don¡¯t start getting ideas.¡±


    ¡°I left cause I didn¡¯t want to talk to you and you say we weren¡¯t done? Go away!¡±


    ¡°You mean that?¡±


    ¡°Sure.¡±


    ¡°Okay,¡± He turned to go. I realized I was going to be terribly bored without him because I had nothing to do that Saturday afternoon. Do I want to maintain my pride or have fun for now?


    ¡°Alec,¡± I said just before he stepped into the living room. ¡°Please,e back.¡±


    ¡°What did you say?¡± He smirked, putting his hands in his pockets. He¡¯d clearly heard me but being a jerk was his favorite thing.


    ¡°Pleasee back.¡±


    ¡°Say it again.¡±


    ¡°Pleasee back. I won¡¯t repeat that. You can go if you want.¡±


    ¡°Pleasee back, who?¡±


    ¡°Go away,¡± I found myself saying.


    ¡°Okay.¡±


    ¡°Ugh. You¡¯re so annoying,¡± I said.


    ¡°I know,¡± He said as he returned to me.

 Questions

    Lynn Harris


    ¡°Why did you call me back?¡± Alec smirked.From N?velDrama.Org.


    I was seated on my bed, with my back against the wall while holding a pillow. Alec sat on the edge of the bed and looked expectantly at me.


    ¡°They say never think people like you because they¡¯re nice to you,¡± I stated proudly. ¡°Sometimes you¡¯re just an option when they¡¯re bored. Know what that means?¡±


    ¡°Oh please,¡± Alec chuckled. ¡°If it was just boredom, you¡¯d have opted for other things like read a book or something.¡±


    ¡°I wanted a human boredom reliever and since you¡¯re the only one around, I had to take the chance.¡±


    ¡°Well, can I start relieving you now?¡± Even without looking at him, I could feel that he was already grinning. He got me there.


    ¡°You don¡¯t have to do anything. Just talk to me.¡±


    I regretted that as soon as I said it.


    ¡°Really? So does that mean the sound of my voice turns you on? Interesting. If my voice alone gets you all worked up, then¡­¡±


    I couldn¡¯t let him finish. ¡°You know I didn¡¯t mean it like that.¡±


    ¡°What did you mean?¡±


    ¡°Let¡¯s talk about something else, Alec¡± I desperately needed a change of topic because I couldn¡¯t find replies to him. He¡¯d take everything I said the wrong way so what was the point in continuing, other than embarrassing myself.


    ¡°Let¡¯s talk about how you want me to touch every bit of your body. Better?¡±


    A real pervert. I was yearning for his touch but was never going to admit it. What he said just increased the need. I was having wild imaginations about what his hands could do to me. If I only had time to daydream enough! He was looking at my body and I wished I was his girl so I could just grab and have him pressed against me.


    ¡°Nuh, I don¡¯t want your filthy hands on my body. How could you even think that?¡±


    ¡°You¡¯ve got nice feet by the way¡± He said, looking at them. I got all self-conscious and folded my legs so he wouldn¡¯t see underneath but only the upper part and my nails.


    ¡°Thanks but they¡¯re not the best,¡± I smiled awkwardly.


    ¡°Well, I think they are.¡±


    ¡°A, you¡¯re so sweet.¡± I couldn¡¯t help feeling shy because of what he said.


    ¡°So, what are you nning to do tonight?¡± He asked touching my raised knee. I could feel the electricity even through my jeans. He removed his hand almost immediately.


    ¡°Nothing, you?¡±


    ¡°There¡¯s a party somewhere and I¡¯ll be going with my friends,¡± He replied moving closer towards me and ended up seated beside me making sure our bodies were touching. Then he made sure he sat in the same style as me. If I made a mistake of looking at that side, I would like right into his face so I looked in front.


    ¡°Cool¡± I said, uninterested.


    ¡°Howe you¡¯re no longer looking at me?¡±


    ¡°There¡¯s nothing worth looking at on you,¡± I mentally hi fived myself for that one.


    ¡°I know how to make you look at me.¡±


    ¡°Don¡¯t try anything with me, young man.¡± I warned trying to suppress a smile.


    Defying my orders, he wrapped his right arm around my shoulders fully aware that this was extreme torture to me. It sent a shiver down my spine and the feelings inside me were too much and unbearable. I turned to yell at him to stop but as soon as I looked at his lovely eyes, the words vanished into thin air.


    We looked at each other and we were very close to each other and I knew the next thing to happen was exactly what I wanted.


    I was terribly wrong, as you¡¯ll see.


    We were almost there when loud bangs at the door interrupted us. We immediately sprang apart wondering who it could be until we heard them shouting.


    ¡°My friends,¡± Alec said jumping off the bed and leaving. Couldn¡¯t those silly boys learn to choose better hours for their useless visits. The moment when you¡¯re about to get what you want and someone interrupts is one of the most annoying on earth.


    They were already in the sitting room chatting loudly and after a mental analysis, I could tell that there were about four new voices. Hope they weren¡¯t having a stupid party likest time.


    Being the good girl I was, Iposed myself and went to great them. They all turned when I opened the door and I walked shyly towards them.


    ¡°Hi guys,¡± I managed, scanning the room for a free less noticeable seat. I didn¡¯t want to sit in between them. They all replied.


    ¡°Hey, you can sit on myp.¡± One of the boys, that I had not seen before invited after noticing my confusion. The others justughed but Alec red at him. What was wrong with him?


    ¡°I am Ethan,¡± Ethan had a very adorable cute smile, just like Niall Horan¡¯s. I had never sat on a boy¡¯sp in public before so I thought it wasn¡¯t a cool move. But my need to annoy Alec drove me to ept the offer. I didn¡¯t want to make him jealous but was just trying to y around with his mind. He wouldn¡¯t even be jealous of me because there were lots of girls who could have him.


    ¡°Lynn,¡± I said nting myself on hisp. The only problem was that he was quite small and I didn¡¯t want to squish his thighs.


    ¡°How are you baby?¡± He asked as the other three continued with their conversation.


    ¡°Good, you¡¯re cute.¡± I flirted, touching his beautiful face. I wondered how I¡¯d suddenly be so confident. ¡°Has someone ever told you that you look Niall Horan?¡±


    ¡°Who is-¡± He was cut off.


    ¡°At what time are we leaving, guys?¡± Alec asked extra loudly.


    ¡°A few minutes from now,¡± One of the boys said, eyeing me. ¡°Are you joining us? There¡¯s a party.¡±


    ¡°Of course she is, right Lynn?¡± Ethan said touching my leg. I must have looked like a slut during that moment.


    ¡°She is not going,¡± Alec said.


    ¡°Why not?¡± I asked.


    ¡°You ain¡¯t part of us.¡±


    ¡°But Ethan just invited me.¡±


    ¡°I¡¯ll go with her if you don¡¯t want,¡± Niall¡¯s lookalike said with a smile.


    ¡°Whatever,¡± Alec retorted.


    My roommate was not happy.

 Little black dress

    I put on a little ck dress, which ended just above my knee and four inch dark red heels then applied some makeup on my face. I picked up my purse and joined the guys.


    Alec¡¯s friends hade with a car so we had two rides to the venue. When we got outside, we had options of choosing where to sit. I wanted to go with Alec because he was the one I knew best and could trust.


    He was a bad boy which meant his friends weren¡¯t any better. The only difference was that I knew him, but had no idea about the other guys. I could trust him. So far, he hadn¡¯t tried to force himself on me or done anything scary to me.


    ¡°Who goes with me?¡± Alec asked getting into the driver¡¯s seat of his car. He looked at his friends, waiting.


    ¡°I think you can go with her,¡± Silver said ncing at me. ¡°She doesn¡¯t know any of us and seems quite scared.¡±


    ¡°Fine,¡± Alec said as I headed to the passenger side. This wasn¡¯t going to be a peaceful ride, and I could feel it.


    ¡°Get in before I change my mind,¡± He ordered but just as I was about to open the door, Ethan came over, with a huge smile on his face.


    ¡°I¡¯m going with you guys,¡± Ethan opened the back door.


    Alec shrugged. His expression even worsened when I dered that I was going to get into the back with Ethan. What was wrong with me? I was being very silly. But all was because of him. I started doing crazy things when he moved in to my room. I learnt from him because before I met Alec, I never flirted with strangers. He had to put up with me.


    ¡°Hey baby,¡± Ethan grinned at me. ¡°Thanks for joining me. I thought it was going to be a very lonely ride for me.¡±


    ¡°Don¡¯t mention it,¡± Iughed. ¡°You¡¯re really greatpany and I would be so foolish to waste the chance.¡± I said this ncing at Alec who noticed and started the car immediately. I hoped Ethan wouldn¡¯t take this serious because I was just ying around.


    ¡°You¡¯re amazing, too.¡± Ethan said wrapping one of his hands around my waist. I moved closer to him because he was so warm. Seeing the look on Alec¡¯s face was the icing on the cake. My actions sparked the effect I expected and wanted to see.


    ¡°You know what-¡± I started but was cut off by a loud sound. Alec had turned the music volume to the highest. Gosh, it was so loud, as if we were having a party in the car.


    ¡°F?ck!¡± Ethan yelled and I startedughing. Alec never ceased to amaze me. I know he didn¡¯t want to hear us but did he really have to make the volume that high? It was deafening. It was as if he wanted us all to turn deaf by the time we reached the venue.N?velD(ram)a.?rg owns this content.


    Ethan and I decided not toin but kept on talking to each other. Alec kept looking at me through the mirror but I tried to ignore it all. I decided to take it to another level by cing my arm around Ethan¡¯s shoulders.


    It felt good like this. Riding in a car seated next to a nice cool guy who smelt so good. I wished it couldst forever.


    But nothingsts forever, especially good things. In my life, only the badsts. We reached the party after a short time. Ethan jumped out first leaving us two. I shot a look at Alec and turned to open the door. He didn¡¯t say anything so I got out to find Ethan who I thought was going to be mypanion but as soon as I stepped out I realized I was wrong.


    Silver and the others had already reached. They were standing next to a few girls. Ethan was hugging one of them and I felt really sad about it. I guess Alec was having a moment of joy in the car. I awkwardly walked towards the other boys regretting why I had chosen to stay close to Ethan instead of Alec. I¡¯m such a silly girl sometimes. I made a fool of myself and was now stranded among strangers who didn¡¯t care about me.


    I just stood next to them not knowing what to do. They were so busy talking about their lives and I really felt out of ce.


    Someone tapped my shoulder and I turned to see a girl. I was really relieved that someone was talking to me atst.


    ¡°Hey,¡±


    ¡°Hi¡± I said.


    ¡°I¡¯m Annie,¡± She said smiling at me. She was really cute like a little princess.


    ¡°Lynn.¡± I smiled.


    ¡°You¡¯re the girl who came in Alec¡¯s car, right?¡±


    ¡°Yeah.¡±


    ¡°And why is that?¡± I was going to be rude to her but the innocent look stopped me. ¡°As you can see Ethan has a girlfriend. I bet you didn¡¯t know that. That¡¯s why you sat with him in the backseat, right?¡±


    ¡°I¡¯m Alec¡¯s roommate,¡± I told her. This surprised her and I smiled.


    ¡°Oh I see,¡± Annie said. ¡°So you begged him to bring you here? I can see he clearly doesn¡¯t want to be seen with you or he would have taken time to show you around since he knows you don¡¯t know anyone around here. Why don¡¯t you just go away? No one needs you here.¡± She flipped her hair after saying that. How annoying!


    I couldn¡¯t let her put me down and get over with it. Thankfully, no one was listening to our conversation so I didn¡¯t feel embarrassed. How could such a sweet person spit so much venom?


    ¡°Just leave me alone, will you?¡± I said and turned away. I walked inside sure of the fact that I¡¯d find someone there who would give mepany. I couldn¡¯t just leave. That would be so embarrassing. I scanned the room trying to see which guy to dance with andnded on a familiar face.


    With a heavy heart, I walked towards him.

 Only one

    I had not seen Chris for some good time and was quite happy to see him. There was a person I knew in the room. I could even dance with him and try to have fun though I had already started regretting why I¡¯de.


    ¡°Chris?¡±


    He was seatedzily on a couch looking really miserable. Guess he was high already yet I hadn¡¯t drunk anything. This looked like the only party I wasn¡¯t going to enjoy. I always had my friends in all the parties I had attended.


    ¡°Hey, where have you been?¡± He said getting up and hugging me. He reeked of alcohol so I pulled away really fast.


    ¡°I should be asking you that question.¡±


    ¡°Oh you were so busy messing up with Ross that you didn¡¯t even bother to ask about me,¡± That hurt but I let it slide. It was not the right time for confrontation.


    ¡°I¡¯m asking now.¡±


    ¡°My ss had a study trip whichsted a week. Just got back today.¡± He eyed me. ¡°So howe you¡¯re here. Who brought you?¡±


    ¡°My roommate,¡± I said matter of factly.


    ¡°He is such a gentleman,¡± Chris said, sarcastically. ¡°Why didn¡¯t he show you around? I¡¯m sure you haven¡¯t been in this house before.¡±


    ¡°I¡¯m going to get a drink,¡± I told him and went to find something.


    We were now dancing together. We had both had something to drink so getting close didn¡¯t bother me at all. I had not seen Alec since I got into the house and I was pretty worried. I knew he was fine but felt like seeing him. Maybe even dance with him. I kept looking around but he was nowhere to be seen. What could he be doing? Hope it wasn¡¯t what I was thinking.


    Chris noticed my difort and he stopped dancing.


    ¡°You seem out of it? What¡¯s wrong, Lynn?¡±


    ¡°Uh nothing, I¡¯m okay.¡±


    ¡°I also came here with someone but I can¡¯t see her,¡± He seemed to read my mind. ¡°Help me find her as you look out for Alec.¡±


    ¡°Let¡¯s go,¡± I said, dragging him out of the sweaty mass of bodies. ¡°Who is she?¡±


    I asked when we got to the stairs. It was hard to climb up with a poor coordination.


    ¡°She¡¯s called J and this is the first house party she attended,¡± Chris said. ¡°I was supposed to be there for her but she left me saying she wanted to have fun to the max so I let her wander.¡±


    ¡°Okay,¡± We looked around the washrooms only. We didn¡¯t want to try the bedrooms because we would only be disgusted.


    ¡°Hey, have you seen Jan?¡± Chris asked a girl we met. They seemed to know each other.


    ¡°Yeah, she¡¯s on thest bedroom on this very hallway.¡±


    ¡°Thanks,¡± Chris waved her off as we hurried. We found her passed out on a bed.


    ¡°What are we gonna do with her?¡± I asked Chris.


    ¡°I don¡¯t know.¡±


    ¡°Maybe you can watch over her since we can¡¯t lock the room. What if someone came in and molested her?¡± I told him and rushed out before he started pleading with me to stay with him. I had to find my roommate as soon as possible.


    Outside, I stared at the building. It was really huge and I wondered how only one family could enjoy living in such a big mansion. Ethan had told me that the family had only two sons.


    I realized Alec¡¯s car wasn¡¯t among the ones parked in the yard. How was I getting back home? The other boys could party for the whole night for all I cared. To get a cab, I had to first get out of the rich people¡¯s neighborhood which was veryrge. I was screwed. I pulled out my phone to call him.


    He didn¡¯t answer. I knew he wouldn¡¯t so I just had to walk till I found a cab.


    Alec was in the room seated on the couch and watching Alien Resurrection. He lookedpletely fine not like someone who had alcohol in their system. He clearly didn¡¯t drink anything.


    ¡°Hi,¡± I said.


    ¡°Hi Lynn,¡± He said in a low tone. I could tell he wasn¡¯t fine. What could have happened? I felt sad but had no time tofort him since I was terribly hungry. Besides, I needed to take a shower and brush my teeth.


    I did all that in the next few minutes then ordered pizza. I joined Alec for the movie though I was sure he didn¡¯t want me there. I couldn¡¯t leave him all alone in his condition.


    There are times you really need someone to lean on. He didn¡¯t say anything when I sat next to him on the couch. His eyes were focused on the screen.


    I was thinking about him and not caring if he noticed that I wasn¡¯t paying attention to the movie or no. My pizza was delivered soon enough and we shared each of us saying nothing to each other.


    This wasfortable silence but it would be better if he said something.


    ¡°I¡¯m sorry, Alec.¡±


    ¡°It¡¯s fine.¡±


    This was not good. I moved closer to him and touched his strong arm.


    ¡°Thanks Alec,¡± I said.


    ¡°It¡¯s not really fine,¡± I looked up to see a mischievous grin on his face. How did his mood just change so fast?


    ¡°How do I make this fine?¡±N?velD(ram)a.?rg owns this content.


    ¡°One condition.¡±


    ¡°What¡¯s it?¡±


    ¡°That you sleep with me, I¡¯m so miserable¡±


    What the¡­ I wanted him fine but gosh, I wasn¡¯t ready for that.


    ¡°Alec-¡±


    ¡°Shut up,¡± He smiled weakly. ¡°I don¡¯t mean we should have sex. Just sleep next to me. Nothing will happen I promise.¡±


    ¡°Unless you want,¡± He added, winking.


    I pretended to consider the proposal for a second because automatically I was going to say yes. Cuddling with Alec for a full night wasn¡¯t something I could afford to miss. I knew he wouldn¡¯t try anything.


    ¡°It¡¯s fine,¡± I concluded.


    ¡°I knew you would say yes,¡± He chuckled and turned off the Television.


    ¡°Shut up,¡± I couldn¡¯t help but smile.


    I trusted him.

 You wish

    Lynn¡¯s POV


    I slept very well.


    That was one of the best nights I¡¯d ever had. Sleeping next to someone does make a really big difference as studies have shown. When I was with Alec, sleep came softly, stealing me before I started worrying about everything I had ever done wrong in my life. I didn¡¯t have to lie on bed for hours waiting for it to ovee me. It came, took over and the night moved smoothly.


    I woke up to some noise and immediately opened my eyes only to receive a very pleasant surprise.


    Two girls and one boy standing in front of the bed. I covered my head when I realized I was in Alec¡¯s room. What the hell. When no one said anything, I let my face out.


    There he stood, a smirk stered on his face with two girls smiling uncontrobly. They got me this time.


    ¡°Morning baby,¡± Alec greeted, happily. ¡°How was your night?¡±


    ¡°Not so bad,¡± I said, hiding a smile.


    ¡°Get out of bed!¡± Kari hollered, getting the nket off me.


    ¡°What for? It¡¯s too early.¡± I wondered why they hade so early and smartly dressed, too. ¡°Go away.¡±


    ¡°I said get out,¡± Kari red at me.


    ¡°Oh please,¡± I tried to resist before I was pulled out and dragged out by Alec.


    ¡°I know you¡¯d really love to stay in my bed like forever but nothingsts forever.¡±


    ¡°Okay, what¡¯s it all about?¡± I asked when we got to the living room. Kari and Jen sat on the couch.


    ¡°Just go and take a shower.¡± Jen smiled. ¡°Call us when you¡¯re done¡±


    ¡°Am I going to a surprise wedding or what?¡± I joked. ¡°I¡¯d love that but I haven¡¯t said yes to the perfect dress.¡±


    ¡°You wish,¡± Alecughed. ¡°I don¡¯t think there¡¯s any man in his right senses that would want to marry azy girl like you.¡±


    ¡°You have no idea.¡±


    ¡°Make it snappy girl or we¡¯ll bete.¡±


    ¡°You¡¯re all so mysterious,¡± I said and went to get ready. I brushed and took a very short shower such that in less than ten minutes, I was done. I think I wasn¡¯t supposed to be a girl.


    ¡°Done,¡± I yelled waiting for them toe and do everything for me like I was a cute little princess.


    ¡°First put on your underwear,¡± Jen ordered throwing a white bra to me and acy white knicker to match.


    ¡°You¡¯re wearing a white dress,¡± She said handing me a half-slip. I hated wearing purely white clothes because they made me so noticeable and self-conscious. Darker colors were my best because they couldn¡¯t attract so much attention. I was the type of girl that wanted to be in the crowd and not stand out.


    ¡°No, howe you¡¯re not wearing white?¡±


    ¡°You¡¯re the bride.¡±


    ¡°Stop all this mystery and tell me what¡¯s going on,¡± I yelled at my two best friends but they didn¡¯t seem offended.


    ¡°Just get ready and we¡¯ll tell you,¡± Jen said fishing out the white dress my mom bought me. I¡¯d worn it only once thest year. She walked to the ironing board with it. ¡°It¡¯s a surprise.¡±


    ¡°I¡¯m not wearing that, not in a million years.¡±


    ¡°You are.¡±


    ¡°I hate you both,¡± I muttered applying my usual facial cream and massaging my face.


    ¡°The feeling is mutual,¡± Karimented. ¡°I gotta find the shoes.¡±


    ¡°Not heels,¡± I warned, sighting the fact that they wear both wearing heels.


    I applied some lotion on my whole body and put on the slip. I applied some mascara and lip gloss.


    ¡°We have some lipstick, baby.¡± Jen looked up from her ironing.


    This ranked as the most stressful morning I¡¯d ever had in my life.


    After everything, we got out of the room with me dressed just as they wanted and in heels, too. I hoped we weren¡¯t walking for a long distance because the previous night¡¯s walk in heels had almost killed me.


    ¡°You look dashing,¡± Alecmented when he saw me. He was lying on the couch.


    ¡°Thanks,¡± I said with a wave of disappointment. I thought we were going with Alec. I didn¡¯t want to be away from him.


    ¡°We are going for prayers, it¡¯s a Sunday. Remember?¡±


    What the hell? Jeez! I¡¯d totally forgotten it was a Sunday. How could I not think of it? I¡¯m so stupid. I hadn¡¯t gone for prayers for some long time.N?velD(ram)a.?rg owns this content.


    ¡°We had to take you,¡± Kari smiled, noticing my surprise. ¡°You haven¡¯t been to Church since the semester began. ¡±


    ¡°Oh my God, I didn¡¯t even think about it¡± Iughed at myself for being such an idiot.


    ¡°You were so busy enjoying Alec to even remember that it¡¯s the day of prayer,¡± Jen mocked.


    ¡°Oh stop it,¡± I pushed her shoulder and she almost lost her footing.


    ¡°Seriously, tell us what happened.¡± Kari said. ¡°We freaking found you on his bed! God only knows what happenedst night between the two of you.¡±


    ¡°Tell me, how good was it?¡± Jen pried.


    ¡°How long-¡±


    ¡°Hey, stop the dirty talk. Nothing happened, I swear.¡±


    ¡°I don¡¯t believe you,¡± Jen stopped and faced me.


    ¡°Why are you guys so interested in knowing?¡±


    ¡°Just tell us what you did with the hottie,¡± Jen said. ¡°We¡¯re your best friends.¡±


    ¡°All we did was kiss and cuddle,¡± I lied. We cuddled but never kissed. I knew they¡¯d never believe that. ¡°That¡¯s all.¡±


    ¡°Expect us to believe that?¡±


    ¡°You had the whole night to do more,¡± Jen added.


    ¡°Next time, maybe.¡± I said. ¡°Let¡¯s talk about something else.


    ¡°I thought you hated him. Is my girl now in love?¡± Kari asked searching my face.


    ¡°Yaas! ¡± Jen was ecstatic.


    ¡°Shut up and just drive,¡± I said, when we got into Ron¡¯s car. ¡°I¡¯m not in love or anything.¡±


    ¡°I would like to see you settled and-¡± Thankfully my mom called cutting off whatever nonsense Jen wanted to say.


    ¡°I¡¯m in deep trouble¡± I said before answering the call. I had not called my mom in a very long time.

 I told you so

    I didn¡¯t see Kari in ss on Wednesday but didn¡¯t worry so much about it because I thought it could have been caused by her addiction to Ron. She wanted to be around him all the time it was annoying. When Kari met Ron, she forgot about everything else. She was so deeply in love that she would do anything that pleased him even if it meant throwing away her life.


    Just as I got out of campus, Jen called me saying I needed to be in her room as soon as possible. I didn¡¯t take it seriously because we always told each other so even when there was nothing really urgent. I kept walking and she called me again so I decided to get a cab, in order to get there quickly. She didn¡¯t tell me what it was all about.


    When I opened the door, my eyesnded on a crying Kari and lots of stuff in the living room. The boxes and suitcases belonged to Kari. Did she leave her boyfriend?


    I was quite surprised because I¡¯d began to think he really loved her. The fact that I¡¯d been against her moving in with him from the start didn¡¯t reduce the shock. It had notsted for even one semester. I knew that Ron couldn¡¯t be trusted and was right to hate him.


    Sadly, he was Alec¡¯s cousin and they were all the same. I decided to stop thinking because a part of me didn¡¯t want to associate Alec with Ron. A month back, I would have thought they were simr but I had realized that Alec was not as maniptive as his cousin.


    ¡°What happened, sweetie?¡± I asked, sitting next to her on the floor. She just looked at me and continued sobbing. Jen was nowhere to be seen.


    ¡°He¡¯s not worth it,¡± I continued, trying tofort her. I really hate it when I¡¯m with someone who is crying. It¡¯s really so vexing as I never know what to do or say. I¡¯d never cried in front of anyone, except that time when everyone had walked out of my life except Alec. Comforting a person is one of the hardest things ever.


    ¡°You warned me but I never listened. I was so stupid.¡±


    ¡°Come on,¡± I said although a part of me badly wanted to say ¡®I told you so¡¯. There was no point to it though. ¡°Don¡¯t talk like that. You¡¯re not to me because you truly loved him.¡±


    In my head I thought she was the one to me for going to live with the moron. You could never trust a young boy. Ron was too young to want to settle down for the long term. He probably just needed someone to cook and clean for him and have sex.


    ¡°I¡¯m such an idiot.¡±


    ¡°Just stop ming yourself!¡± I almost yelled because I was getting really impatient. Call me a bad person but there are things I can¡¯t stand. I loved my friend but she didn¡¯t have to keep repeating things however much she was hurt. She was to me for being stupid and had learnt her lesson, like it happens to everyone.


    Thankfully, Jen came in a few minutes after with some painkillers. I wondered if Ron was worth all this. Maybe one time it would happen to me and I¡¯d get to realize what it meant to be heartbroken.


    ¡°What exactly caused it all?¡± I asked Jen.


    ¡°He just got back and told her to get out. I hear he no longer loves her. He¡¯s so stupid.¡±


    That didn¡¯t make him stupid but I nodded. Sometimes we just realize it wasn¡¯t love but infatuation so we can¡¯t continue anymore. The problem is that it¡¯s hard for the other partner to understand.


    ¡°He¡¯s such a block head,¡± I agreed with nothing else to add on.


    Thankfully, Jen¡¯s roommate came in.


    ¡°What a surprise!¡± She eximed. ¡°Are you staying with us, Lynn?¡±


    Kari had gone to the bathroom to organize herself.


    ¡°Kari is.¡±


    ¡°Why?¡± She asked, putting her notebook and purse on the table near the window.


    ¡°She has nowhere to stay,¡± I replied.


    ¡°What about-¡±


    ¡°It¡¯s a long story,¡± I said desperate to change the topic. ¡°How was your day?¡±


    ¡°It was boring really, I just wanna watch a movie.¡± She said and sat on the couch.


    ¡°Same.¡±


    ¡°We¡¯re all going to watch one then,¡± Jen dered. ¡°I decide.¡±


    ¡°I don¡¯t like your choice of movies,¡± Her roommateined.


    ¡°Kari isn¡¯t happy so we should watch nothing romantic,¡± I told the girls.


    ¡°Oh, I forgot.¡± Jen said.


    ¡°Seriously?¡± Kari stepped into the living room. I fought the urge tough because Jen had been caught red handed. How could she forget that her best friend was unwell?


    I looked over their collection and choose Divergent, although we had watched it before. It was the most suitable from their collection.


    ¡°For how long are you staying?¡± Gillian asked when I thought we were done with that topic.


    ¡°Till she gets where to stay,¡± I answered for Kari.


    ¡°Alec is going to have to move back to his cousin.¡±


    What?


    I gasped.


    I wasn¡¯t ready for this. Alec leaving me? No, I couldn¡¯t let it happen. I was just beginning to know and getfortable with him. Now he had to move? I wasn¡¯t going to let that happen, not if I could prevent it.


    ¡°You should tell him to hurry and get out, Lynn.¡±


    ¡°He¡¯s just trying to settle so please give him some time.¡±


    ¡°It¡¯s my room and I can¡¯t be disced while he¡¯s enjoying himself.¡±


    ¡°But you left,¡± I yelled.


    ¡°He¡¯s a jerk just like his stupid cousin and he¡¯ll break your heart if you get close to him.¡±


    ¡°It¡¯s a matter of choice,¡± Jen said. ¡°You¡¯ve got to choose either your best friend or that useless b¨¤stard.¡±


    ¡°Don¡¯t call him that.¡±


    ¡°That¡¯s what he and his cousin are,¡± Jen said. ¡°A pair of useless bastards.¡±


    ¡°Look, I¡¯ve got to go.¡± I said and left the room.


    I had to choose either Alec or Kari? This was going to be real hard.From N?velDrama.Org.

 Best friend

    Lynn¡¯s POV


    I had to choose one of the two.Content rights belong to N?velDrama.Org.


    I was so angry. How the hell did they expect me to choose between my best friend and the boy I liked? They knew very well that I liked him. We had been joking about it on Sunday. Just because good for nothing Ron got tired of Kari didn¡¯t mean that Alec had to get out.


    After all Kari left and ignored me when Iined. She had done what was best for her, and forgot about me. She was the one who dumped a bad boy into my room and did nothing as my life spiraled downwards. Now that Alec and I were finally at a better ce, she wanted to get rid of him ande back like nothing had happened. I thought that was selfish.


    Still, she was my best friend. We had been through a lot together and therefore needed to stick with each other. I couldn¡¯t be sure if Alec would act well for the rest of the semester. What if I chose him and regrettedter? My best friend needed a ce to live. It was easy for Alec to go back and stay with his cousin.


    I had to think, think really hard before deciding. Maybe I needed to first ask Alec about where he preferred. I wasn¡¯t sure if he would still stay with me or wanted to get back to his former room.


    I was afraid of the possible answer to that question. If he wanted to stay with me, it would lead to problems with my best friend. If he wanted to go after acting all nice, it would mess up my self-esteem which was nearly in tatters already.


    When I got to my room, I pulled off my faded skinny jeans leaving only my tank top and undergarments on. My legs felt so free, finally. I sat on the edge of my bed thinking of what I was going to do. I didn¡¯t want to lose any of them. Obviously, if I chose one, the other wouldn¡¯t be pleased. It was going to be worse if I chose Alec.


    What if Alec never wanted to leave? What if he was also tired of Ron and wanted to keep rooming with me? That sounded really sweet but the girls would get bitchy.


    Maybe I could try to find her another apartment somewhere.


    I was in a real bad mood. I picked up a book ¡°Love¡¯s Awakening¡± by Rachel Ford thinking it would help get me out of the dumps. I had finished only a paragraph when I threw it away. It didn¡¯t help at all.


    Makeup sometimes lifts up my spirits so it was the next option. It always makes me feel good about myself. I sat in front of the mirror staring at my withdrawn face. I looked too sad for a normal human. A tear rolled down my cheeks and I realized this wasn¡¯t going to work for today.


    With tears in my eyes, I put on a short and started the hunt for something to eat. From my bag, I removed a bar of chocte which I unwrapped very fast and soon I was done with it. Food is a really goodforter sometimes.


    I carried a whole tin of biscuits from the kitchen to the living room. I didn¡¯t care if someone would find me eating from it. I had better issues to think about. Like why was my life such a huge crumbling mess?


    Eating didn¡¯t fully help so I thought I couldbine it with Television.


    I realized I couldn¡¯t stand anything. Even my best show sucked at that moment. I kept on pressing the next button on the remote as if there was nothing in all channels. Interesting things were everywhere except my life.


    I heard the door open. Lover boy was back.


    ¡°Hey Lynn,¡± He said closing the door. ¡°How have you been?¡±


    I didn¡¯t say anything. I just gazed at him, admiring his beautiful features. He turned around and took in the scene before him. I could tell that he was surprised. Anyone in his ce would have been because we had parted in the morning when I waspletely fine.


    Here I was, looking like a broken hearted girl who just found her long time boyfriend cheating with her best friend. I guess I looked like I would be dead the next minute. I wondered why I was all getting depressed because of something so small.


    ¡°Hey, what happened?¡± He asked, his voice full of concern. ¡°Did anyone harm you?¡±


    ¡°I¡¯m fine.¡±


    ¡°Yes, you are.¡± He said sarcastically, sitting next to me. ¡°You just decided to dye your eyes red and look like you¡¯ve been crying all day, right?¡±


    ¡°I¡¯m sorry, Alec. I just don¡¯t feel like talking about it now.¡±


    ¡°Alright,¡± He said. ¡°I bought us hot dogs. Will you be able to eat?


    I nodded, smiling a little.


    ¡°Let me get something to drink,¡± Alec sauntered towards the kitchen. I was getting addicted to him and the idea of him leaving scared me so much. I would miss having someone who cared so much like him. Living with a boy wasn¡¯t as bad as I initially thought.


    We ate our hotdogs in silence for the first few minutes. I didn¡¯t want him to imagine weird stuff as to why I was sad so I decided to tell him what was killing me.


    ¡°Kari and Ron broke up,¡± I began.


    ¡°He told me, I¡¯m so sorry for your friend. Ron is an idiot so I kinda expected it.¡±


    ¡°I never trusted him too,¡± I agreed. ¡°Kari says you go back to your former room.¡±


    He eyed me before talking. ¡°That¡¯s not gonna happen.¡±


    I smiled inwardly because I didn¡¯t want to show Alec how happy that made me feel.


    ¡°Unless you want me to.¡± He added.


    What could I say?


    I hadn¡¯t decided yet but was sure I didn¡¯t want him to go.


    But what about my BEST friend?


    How would she feel?


    Could I trust him?

 Exit

    Alec


    I sat in front of myptop to do an assignment that was needed the next day. Instead of doing the work, I just stared at the screen listlessly. Thoughts were running through my mind, all about that one girl I liked. It didn¡¯t seem like I would be able to control the feelings anymore. I wanted her, and only her. I wanted her to be happy with me. I wanted her to trust me though I didn¡¯t deserve it.


    The sex deprivation was too much for me. I had never stayed without sex for more than a week since I started. I was a very horny pervert and girls liked that. But now I didn¡¯t feel like being with any other girl, except Lynn. Even for just sex. My whores all kept texting and sometimes calling me to inquire if there was something wrong with me. Of course, I never picked their calls nor answered their text messages.


    Then there came the issue of Kari and Ron. I had always known that their rtionship wouldn¡¯tst even when Ron tried to act like a Prince. Maybe he loved her but sometimes girls be boring after sometime. I had not even asked Ron about it because I wasn¡¯t interested. Besides, we were never the best of friends.


    Well, whatever¡­ I was not going to move out of the apartment I was staying in. I was not some y thing that someone could move here and there. I had already been forced to shift here and wasn¡¯t moving back to stay with that moron. I had to remain with Lynn.


    This Kari girl should have been mature enough to know that nothingsts forever. It was not my fault that she had thought moving in with a guy she barely knew was a good idea. Ron was only happy to get a woman at his beck and call 24/7. It seemed he had grown tired of it eventually, and now wanted out.


    Then my phone rang.


    I stared at the unknown number for a few seconds before answering.


    ¡°Hey,¡±


    ¡°Hi Alec, it¡¯s Kari.¡±


    Talk about the devil, rather she-devil.


    ¡°What is it?¡± I inquired. I was not in a good mood.


    ¡°I called to ask if you agreed to move back with Ron?¡± She asked.


    ¡°I didn¡¯t,¡± I said, sternly. ¡°I¡¯m not moving out. I already paid for it in advance and I will stay here until the lease expires.¡±


    ¡°Money is not a problem.¡±


    ¡°I didn¡¯t say it was,¡± I retorted.


    ¡°So?¡±


    ¡°Do you have what to say to me or no because I have better stuff to do than talking to you.¡±


    ¡°I want you to move out,¡± She said ¡°Go back to your useless cousin and I get back to my best friend.¡±


    ¡°Not happening,¡± I said and hang up before she could reply. Maybe Ron was right by dumping her. She didn¡¯t really sound like a girl of substance. She talked carelessly. She called me again like three times but I didn¡¯t pick up. In the end, I had no choice but to block her. Annoying and whiny was abination I did not like and couldn¡¯t stand.


    I dialed Ron¡¯s number.


    ¡°Hey bro,¡± He answered.


    ¡°Ron, can you tell your ex to stop nagging me?¡± I said. ¡°Tell her to find where to stay because I¡¯m not leaving my new ce.¡±


    ¡°Sorry Al but I already deleted her number and I don¡¯t wanna talk to her again. Deal with it.¡±


    ¡°Sh! t.¡±


    ¡°Okay, let mee over there with my new girl and we hunt her down to warn her. Get ready, man. I will put her in her ce in no time and she won¡¯t be able to bother you anymore.¡±


    ¡°Whatever,¡± I hang up. Ron¡¯s n sucked but I had to go with it because it sounded interesting. I would love to see her silenced by her ex and his new girlfriend. Wait, how the hell did Ron manage to get a girlfriend few days after dumping her? He must have been cheating before and maybe the other girl was better. Interesting.


    Why girls chose to settle with the worst of the lot was beyond my understanding. Imagine messing up your life for a douchebag.


    I turned back to my work but it looked so hard so I just called one of the nerds in my ss to help me get done with it.


    He would send the work via e-mail after an hour and of course I had to pay him. That was no problem. I got out of my room to get a drink because it was a fairly hot day. As soon as I got to the living room, I heard knocking on the door.


    ¡°It¡¯s open,e in.¡± I shouted heading to the kitchen.


    When I got back I was surprised to see the devil herself, Kari.


    ¡°Where is Lynn?¡± She asked.


    ¡°In her room,¡± I answered sinking into the couch.


    ¡°LYNN!!!!!¡± She yelled.N?velD(ram)a.?rg owns this content.


    ¡°Shut up,¡± I warned. ¡°I¡¯ll kick you out myself if you keep yelling.¡±


    ¡°This is my room.¡±


    Apart from being annoying, she was stupid as well.


    ¡°What¡¯s happening?¡± Lynn appeared at her door.


    ¡°There you are,¡± Kari said. ¡°Tell this moron to leave. I have nowhere to stay and I¡¯m your best friend.¡±


    ¡°I¡¯m not leaving here,¡± Iughed. ¡°By the way, who told you to move out?¡±


    ¡°Shut up you¡­¡±


    ¡°You guys,¡± The door swung open. ¡°You¡¯re so loud-¡±


    Ron stopped when he spotted his ex.


    His lips parted.


    I was surprised to see Carina walk in after him.


    ¡°Hey guys,¡± She smiled sweetly. What is she doing with Ron?


    ¡°Here she is,¡± Ron said. ¡°Kari, can you please stop bugging my brother. Do you want to ruin his life, too? This is my new girlfriend, Carina.¡±


    Carina was Ron¡¯s girlfriend? Was she doing this to make me jealous? If that was the case, then she was totally mistaken. It wouldn¡¯t work. Besides I was tired of girls like her who had no respect for their bodies and other people. My friends said she had a boyfriend, Lynn saw her with Ross, I slept with her and now my cousin? What a hoe!


    ¡°I¡¯m not going to wait for drama to unfold here. All I can say is that this will be my apartment until I get done with studies here. Enjoy yourselves.¡±


    I concluded and exited the room.

 Left overs

    Lynn


    He walked out. Just like that. We all looked at his retreating back till he closed the door. I wished I had the confidence to also walk out because the drama that was about to ensue was something else. A man, his ex, and current girlfriend in one room was a bomb waiting to explode. If I was lucky, it would be detonated before that happened because I was not feeling like dragging dead bodies out of my room. I waited for the action to begin.


    ¡°So how are you finding my left overs?¡± Kari broke the silence. The question was clearly directed to Carina.


    ¡°What are you talking about, loser?¡± Carina released Ron¡¯s hand and stepped forward. She was wearing a white t-shirt and bright blue jeans. This was the most decent attire I had ever seen her in. I wondered if it was because of Ron. Had she also changed under his influence? ncing at the guy in question made me even more confused because the only thing he seemed to have were average looks. I couldn¡¯t see why these girls would be so enamored with him but like Kari would say, I didn¡¯t know him on the inside and hadn¡¯t slept with him.


    ¡°You know exactly what I mean,¡± Kari said with an over sweet smile. I raised my brows and decided to stay silent to observe the drama unfold.


    ¡°Oh really?¡± Carina grabbed a lock of Kari¡¯s curly hair and yanked it. Kari screamed in pain and I almost ran over to help her but I remembered Carina didn¡¯t like me very much either. She wouldn¡¯t hesitate to turn on me and beat me to a pulp. Nope, I was not about to sacrifice my wellbeing for Kari after she¡¯d abandoned me when I needed her most. An evil part of me was actually d that she was getting her butt kicked. It was like fate was using Carina to make her pay for the things she had done.


    ¡°STOP IT,¡± Ron yelled getting in between the two before a fight could begin. I really hate people who engage in physical violence with a new love interest of someone they love. It¡¯s quite degrading. In this case, Ron even didn¡¯t deserve to be fought but I guess he deserved the girls because they were both fake b! tches.


    ¡°Let¡¯s go, Carina.¡± He led her out as she shouted profanities at Kari.


    ¡°That was¡­ not a nice thing to do,¡± I concluded when only the three of us were in the room.


    ¡°Who cares about niceness,¡± Kari retorted, ring at me.


    ¡°Okay, it wasn¡¯t a cool move.¡± I smiled. ¡°Is that better?¡±


    ¡°By the way, whose side are you on?¡± Jen asked me.


    ¡°What are you talking about?¡± I stared at her. What the hell was wrong with them? I was the one who should be angry, not them.


    ¡°Stop fooling around, Lynn.¡± She said. ¡°It¡¯s not cool.¡±


    ¡°Why are you even here?¡± I asked. ¡°If it¡¯s the Alec issue, then you¡¯re wasting your time. He made it clear to us that he is not leaving his room. Didn¡¯t you get that? Besides, he¡¯s not a young child so don¡¯t expect him to change his decision.¡±


    ¡°I¡¯m sure you talked him into staying. You don¡¯t want to lose him, right?¡±


    ¡°I didn¡¯t convince him to stay. That was his choice and I would have let him leave if he wanted. But since he chose to stay, it¡¯s fine with me.¡±


    ¡°So you don¡¯t care that one of your best friends is homeless?¡± Jen asked. I was beyond done with their ridiculous questions.


    ¡°Well, you brought it upon yourself. I¡¯m sure if you had not left, you¡¯d not be homeless.¡±


    ¡°We all make mistakes,¡± Jen said. ¡°Whatever happened is in the past.¡±


    ¡°So what do you expect me to do? Kick him out? You know that¡¯s not possible. Can¡¯t you think? You have to find somewhere else. Or try to kick him out by yourself because I failed. Besides, thendy will not let him go. She¡¯s a friend to Alec¡¯s mother.¡±


    ¡°Maybe you¡¯re right but the problem is that you seem to be more supportive to Alec,¡± Jenmented.


    ¡°What do you expect? You guys behaved like b! tches to me. You didn¡¯t care much about the fact that I was staying with a stranger I didn¡¯t like. You didn¡¯t even tell me that my roommate was a boy. I had to find out by myself and that wasn¡¯t nice. It was so hard for me at the start and none of you cared. Didn¡¯t you think that would hurt? Maybe things would be better if you guys apologized. But, oh no, all you care about is your damn selves.¡±From N?velDrama.Org.


    ¡°Well, at that time I liked Ron more.¡± Kari said in defense.


    ¡°Oh wow! Right now I also think I like Alec more.¡± I retorted.


    ¡°He¡¯s going to break your heart. Do you see what happened to Kari? The same might happen to you.¡± Jen warned.


    ¡°Nothing of the sort will happen to me because Alec and I are not dating. We aren¡¯t living as a couple. I just love having him around because he is fun.¡±


    ¡°Well go on do what you like. I don¡¯t care anymore.¡± Jen snarled. ¡°Let¡¯s leave, Kari. We¡¯ll find somewhere else.¡±


    ¡°Never talk to us,¡± Kari got up from the couch. ¡°We¡¯ve got nothing to do with a traitor like you.¡±


    ¡°I have other friends,¡± I said in anger,¡± I don¡¯t care anymore because I¡¯ve tried to exin everything to you and you don¡¯t understand.¡±


    ¡°Whatever,¡± One of them said. I watched them leave. Well if they wanted to leave my life, they could. I didn¡¯t feel anything; was neither sad nor happy. I was numb.


    I hated that our friendship was dying but they were determine not to understand me. I had to live with that. I hoped I¡¯d made the right choice by remaining with Alec. I wished we could be more than roommates. That would make me happier. Maybe it could fill the empty part of my soul.


    Maybe.

 Found

    The warm water felt so refreshing to my tired and exhausted body. It was just midday but I¡¯d done a lot of work already: Doingundry and cleaning all the three rooms with Alec. We made sure that everything was in it¡¯s ce. The reward we got from our hard work was having a clean and an organized apartment. It looked so cool and I couldn¡¯t wait to get out of the shower to enjoy the luxury.


    I hated cleaning, but loved the aftermath. Nothing feels better than having a nice, clean and organized room to rx in. Cleanundry also feels so good.


    Working with Alec had been a great experience. He offered to do the harder tasks which made me feel like a princess. Besides, those few hours made me know more about him, his family and friends. He was not very close with his family, but they had a decent rtionship. He had a brother who was a missionary in Asia and they talked once every week. I was actually surprised that there was a decent man in that family, having met the two.


    Alec and his cousin Ron were not model citizens but it seemed most of the others actually lived respectable lives in society. His father was a beloved politician in their town because he was always helping his people, and serving them as a leader should. He made sure justice was served and everyone was treated with fairness and equality.


    One thing I failed to detect was whether he had feelings for me or no. Why was I even trying to imagine that? Nothing woulde out of it. He was not amitment type of guy. He only wanted a girl for her body. Maybe even just for a single night. He was very much like Ron and I wasn¡¯t about to make the same mistake Kari did, trying to tie down a boy who did not want to be seriouslymitted to one person. Most college bad boys just want to have fun.


    But, a girl can dream. Hope keeps one going. The only problem was that I was hoping for things that were not possible. A rtionship with Alec was very unlikely. Whatever I was feeling had to remain buried, deep down in my heart until it fizzled and I moved on. There was no point in trying to figure it out.


    The more I thought, I realized I was close to reaching a point of no return where I could go for anything. Even friends for benefits as long as it took me closer to Alec. I would be happy. Not just happy, I would be the happiest girl on earth.


    Thest drops of water ran down my body as I turned off the shower tap and grabbed a towel. I wiped off all the water and exited the bathroom.


    I was dying of hunger so I hurriedly got ready so I could n for the next meal. I couldn¡¯t order anything because I had little money at the moment. The only option was to prepare a meal by myself which wasn¡¯t a hard thing to do.


    I didn¡¯t bother to dress well as I wasn¡¯t going anywhere that Saturday afternoon. I was staying indoors. I didn¡¯t feel like leaving my room. Besides, it looked like a hotel suite that day¡­ Maybe I exaggerated a bit but yeah my room was awesome. I was wearing a pair of ck ripped jeans and a small blue T-shirt.


    I hated cooking because as azy college student, I found it very hectic.


    Alec was still seated where I had left him, ying a video game. An idea popped into my mind. I could cook with Alec. With that, I wouldn¡¯t mind about how long it would take.This is the property of N?-velDrama.Org.


    ¡°Hey,¡± I whisper yelled over his shoulder.


    ¡°Yeah?¡± He said absent mindedly. ¡°Wait a minute¡±.


    Ohe on.


    After a few minutes, he turned to me.


    ¡°What do you want to tell me?¡±


    ¡°Uhmm, I was thinking¡­¡±


    ¡°You were thinking?¡± He raised his eyebrows.


    ¡°Okay, I thought you would like to join me in preparing lunch.¡±


    ¡°Sorry but this time, I¡¯m not with you.¡±


    What the¡­?


    ¡°Okay,¡± I said. ¡°I¡¯ll do it myself¡±


    I didn¡¯t want to force him into anything. That would make me seem like a nagging woman, yet I wasn¡¯t one. At that point, I yearned for his approval more than anything else. I can¡¯t deny the fact that his refusal to join me hurt. It did, like a lot.


    ¡°Actually you don¡¯t have to cook,¡± He said, just as I was about to turn away. ¡°I already ordered food and the delivery guy will be here soon.¡±


    That was music to my ears. Even my stomach responded to the good news by grumbling. I didn¡¯t have to cook! Yay! Kari wouldn¡¯t have done such a thing. She was my best friend but was a little bit stingy and mean which wasn¡¯t cool at all.


    I positioned myself near Alec on the couch.


    ¡°You know what?¡± He said suddenly.


    ¡°What?¡±


    ¡°We¡¯re going out after our meal.¡±


    ¡°You and I?¡±


    ¡°It¡¯s not a date,¡± He quickly added.


    I wished it was.


    ¡°Just hanging out as friends,¡± He continued. ¡°We can¡¯t spend our Saturday afternoon holed up in here after all that we did.¡±


    At least he wanted to spend time with me and not his friends.


    ¡°So where are we going?¡±


    ¡°It¡¯s a surprise,¡± He winked.


    I thought surprises and winks were for people who liked each other not for Alec and I. Why did he have to be so mysterious about it?


    ¡°I don¡¯t like surprises,¡± I lied. Every girl loves them.


    ¡°You¡¯ll like this one. I¡¯m just rewarding us for what we¡¯ve done today. The work was much.¡±


    ¡°But its so unfair that you know where we¡¯re going and I don¡¯t,¡± Iined.


    ¡°Well, I like it that way.¡± He smirked.


    ¡°You silly¡­¡± I was cut off by a knock on the door.


    ¡°FOOD!¡± I yelled thinking it was the delivery man.


    On opening the door I found¡­

 She likes him

    The delivery guy.


    There he stood with the box of pizza in his hands. I heard Alecughing and realization hit me. My excitement over food had made me run to the door without even asking for the money. Alec walked over with his wallet in hand and paid.


    I walked towards the table and put the box down, then continued to get tes as Alec headed to get drinks from the fridge.


    While we ate, we talked about random stuff like what was stressing us at the moment. Alec seemed quite off. He was not his very yful and cheerful self. He didn¡¯t state what exactly was bothering him when I inquired.


    After getting done, I got to my room to change. It was a hot day so I reced my ripped jeans with a pair of ck shorts, the T-shirt with a blue tank top. Alec had told me that we were going to a beach.


    ¡°You know you don¡¯t have to go with me if it¡¯s not really fine with you,¡± I had told him as we ate because he didn¡¯t seem like he was that enthusiastic about it. I didn¡¯t want to be dropped at a beach then left to look forpany. I could stay boring myself indoors or go see a friend.


    ¡°It¡¯s perfectly fine,¡± He had said. ¡°Now go and get ready quickly.¡±


    The drive was not one of the most interesting. I didn¡¯t know what to say considering that my mate seemed to be in a bad mood. Maybe my presence alone made him feel better so I couldn¡¯t ruin the moment by opening my mouth. The silence made me really ufortable.


    The only thing that was good was the music. It was awesome with tracks by The Weekend and Little Mix. I hummed along while looking straight at the room in front of us.


    But when he realized I was enjoying it very much, he smirked and changed to what I hated. Hiphop. I hate that type of music but I smiled when he yed it. It gave me hope that his mood was changing.


    I hopped out of the car and immediately felt the rush of wind as it touched my overly hot skin. There were lots of people participating in different fun activities like walking, swimming, watching out for dolphins, writing and others were just rxing as it was so hot.


    The atmosphere was serene and peaceful. The sky was clear blue and there was no trace of a cloud. Walking hand in hand with my dream boy sealed it all for me. My happiness wasplete and I guess even the Birds crying and singing loudly were happy for me.


    The rush of the waves soothed me and I feltplete. Like I had no stress at all. That¡¯s why I love beaches, they make me feel so rxed and contented.


    We walked along observing everything around then decided to y a game of half rubber. It was Alec¡¯s suggestion and I had never taken part in it before. It was great and I realized I had been missing out on a lot.


    ¡°Can we go for a swim?¡± Alec asked.


    ¡°You can go,¡± I told him. ¡°I just wannaze around.¡±


    ¡°And check out hot dudes.¡± I added.


    Alecughed. ¡°Well, there¡¯s one right in front of you. Enjoying the view?¡±


    ¡°Yeah I see a real hot one behind you,¡± I said looking over his shoulder. ¡°He¡¯s really hot.¡±


    ¡°C¡¯mon, I know there¡¯s no one better than me anywhere around here.¡±


    ¡°Don¡¯t be so cocky,¡± Iughed, staring at his beautiful face. ¡°Just get to the water.¡±


    ¡°I¡¯m not going anywhere without you,¡± He grabbed my wrist. ¡°Let¡¯s do some hiking.¡±


    Off we went.


    Later in the evening, wey down to watch the sunset. I¡¯d never been so rxed around Alec like I was that day. It even surprised me that I felt like I¡¯d known him my whole life.


    ¡°I feel so fine being here with you,¡± Alec broke the silence. I didn¡¯t just know what appropriate answer I could give but since I was so happy being beside him, I said the same.


    ¡°It¡¯s been a really nice day for me. It¡¯s been long since I had such fun.¡±


    ¡°I know,¡± He smiled.


    I punched his perfectly muscled arm but he felt nothing. ¡°You don¡¯t know anything, Alec.¡±


    ¡°What do you think about me?¡± He asked.


    ¡°What do you mean?¡±


    ¡°What you think of me?¡±


    ¡°I think you¡¯re a nice guy. Cool and sweet.¡±


    ¡°And hot?¡±


    ¡°Not sure about that,¡± I lied.


    He just smiled, almost shyly, might I add. He seemed to think for some time and silence reigned.


    ¡°I like you, Lynn.¡± He said startling me. I turned to look at him but he was looking up. I couldn¡¯t decide whether he was serious.


    Where did thate from?


    It could be joke.


    ¡°I don¡¯t like you¡± I joked.


    ¡°I¡¯m serious,¡± He sat up.


    I sat up too. He was serious? Well that was totally unbelievable. Alec liked me? That would take some good time for me to believe though I had somehow suspected he did. Scratch that I must have wished and well, sometimes our wishes are granted. If he truly liked me and wanted to be with me then that was the greatest gift I had gotten in decades


    ¡°Let¡¯s take a walk,¡± He got up and I followed him.


    ¡°I can¡¯t handle this anymore. I need you in my life, Lynn. I want us to work out. I really like you, Lynn and I don¡¯t want to y around anymore. You¡¯re the only girl I¡¯ve ever wanted since I broke up with my first love. It¡¯s been long since I wanted a girl like this. I really don¡¯t know how to confess my feelings because I rarely do this. I know you don¡¯t like me but you can try.¡±


    I didn¡¯t say anything.


    ¡°Please say something,¡± He stopped walking. ¡°You¡¯re scaring me. I think I should just walk away because I¡¯m not worth it.¡±


    ¡°No Alec,¡± I stopped him,¡± You don¡¯t have to walk away. How do you think I¡¯ll feel if you do that? You know what, I¡¯d feel so heartbroken because I like you.¡±


    ¡°Seriously?¡± He said, rather loudly. ¡°Lynn likes me?¡±


    ¡°Shut up and don¡¯t cause a scene.¡±


    ¡°I want the whole world to know,¡± He ignored my pleas. ¡°YES! Y-¡±


    I cut him off by pulling him close for the hug my body had been yearning for.


    ¡°You¡¯re the best,¡± He hugged me back.This is the property of N?-velDrama.Org.

 The future

    He entered, pulled me inside the room and shut the door. I was still trying to process what was happening but suddenly he was on me. I was pushed against the door as his mouth crushed to mine. His hands seemed to be everywhere on my body at once. I grabbed his waist and held it tightly because my whole body ached for his closeness. He licked, teased and sucked every part of my mouth then turned to my neck sucking the soft flesh. Desire raced through my whole body and I didn¡¯t want him to stop.


    ¡°I¡¯ve been wanting to do this for a very long time,¡± he pulled away to breath and said with a huskier than normal voice. His intense look was so intimidating but I managed to stare back at him and nod with a small smile. I pulled him back closer because it was so cold and the warmth from his body is all I wanted. I kissed him, my hands moving up his neck to his hair. It felt so good running my hand through it.


    The feelings running through my body were frightening as I was led to the couch. We continued making out but I knew it would go too far if I didn¡¯t stop. I was not yet ready for more although Alec was my boyfriend. I wanted to wait until I had figured things out. This was happening so fast and when things went that first, the crash tended to be more disastrous like it had been for my former roommate.


    ¡°Alec,¡± I breathed out when Alec¡¯s lips moved to my neck. He didn¡¯t take heed till I called again.


    ¡°Yes,¡± he stopped.


    ¡°We need to rest,¡± I mumbled.


    ¡°Lynn?¡± he looked confused.


    ¡°I¡¯m very exhausted and just wanna sleep,¡± Iined while trying to shift myself on the couch. I needed time to think and decided if I was making the right decision or not. I think it was the Kari incident making me doubt the legitimacy of what was about to go down. If I messed up, I knew she was going to be the first tough.


    ¡°Okay,¡± he said, standing up and smiling a little.


    ¡°I¡¯m sorry, Alec.¡± I stood up.


    ¡°It¡¯s fine,¡± he said, his hand running up my arm and resting on my shoulder. ¡°I don¡¯t want to pressure you into anything. There will be a lot of timeter. I want us to do this when you want it with all your heart. It will be amazing.¡±


    ¡°Thanks so much for understanding,¡± I hugged him. ¡°It¡¯s very hard to find an understanding person like you. If you were someone else, you¡¯d be running off and calling me a prude for wanting to wait.¡±


    ¡°So I¡¯m an endangered species?¡± he whispered. ¡°Count yourself lucky to have me then, my darling.¡±


    His cockiness brought a smile to my face.


    ¡°Still as cocky as ever,¡± Iughed, almost to myself.


    ¡°And still as sweet as ever,¡± he added.


    ¡°True,¡± I concluded, desperately wanting to get to bed. My day at the beach was so tiring and I was exhausted.


    ¡°Have a goodnight Alec.¡± I said, breaking the embrace.


    ¡°I have a feeling you¡¯re going to be the best girlfriend I¡¯ll ever have,¡± He said, sitting on the couch. I blushed, feeling the heat creeping up.


    ¡°That¡¯s right. I¡¯m always the best in everything I do.¡±


    ¡°Yeah right, I was being sarcastic.¡± He chuckled.


    ¡°What?¡±


    ¡°Hey, I¡¯ve never seen a good girlfriend who doesn¡¯t give her amazing boyfriend a goodnight kiss.¡±


    ¡°There¡¯s always a first for everything,¡± I smirked, crossing my hands on my chest.


    ¡°Guess I¡¯m supposed to learn it the hard way then,¡± he feigned sadness and stood up. ¡°Let me go and rest.¡±


    ¡°Oh,e on,¡± I smiled. ¡°Anything for my precious boyfriend.¡±


    He pulled me close. ¡°Why don¡¯t we just go to my room?¡±


    I looked into his intense eyes and felt like getting lost in them forever. My right hand disappeared under his shirt and I felt the warmth of his rock hard body. ¡°Why not?¡±


    I needed some high quality sleep, and I knew I would get it with him by my side.


    * * *


    I loved him. All I wanted was him. Whether I had made the right decision or not, I didn¡¯t care. I was following my heart. I had the chance of getting what I wanted so I had to utilize it. In life we have very few chances to be fully happy.


    I don¡¯t understand how I grew from hating Alec to loving him but I¡¯m d I did. He was so sweet, a little bit of a jerk but that was fine with me. Perfect people are boring.From N?velDrama.Org.


    Besides, no one in this world is perfect. We love people despite the fact that they¡¯re imperfect. We love them for who they are because everyone has their strengths and weaknesses.


    During the drive from the beach, Alec had said he was willing to change for me. He didn¡¯t want to y around anymore. He wanted to settle and I was the girl he wanted to be with. He wanted to spend the rest of his life with me.


    As I stared at him the next morning, I decided it was time for me to surrender. My core was burning with desire as I trailed a finger over his abs while he slept soundly.


    I was not the love struck type of girl who believed everything a boy said. I didn¡¯t believe Alec fully but I had hope that something about him was going to change and better a man with time. Maybe I was being na?ve but such is life.


    I was ready to take the risk. When you give your heart to someone, they also gain the power to break it. If Alec broke my heart in future, it would be too bad and I would be devastated. But, I wouldn¡¯t be the first to have a broken heart. Many people have gone through that and got over it with time.


    But being the optimistic person I am, I didn¡¯t dwell on such negative thoughts for long. I saw a bright future ahead.


    It wasn¡¯t going to be smooth but I was prepared to take the risk. I had to live in the moment.


    Que sera, sera¡­ Whatever will be will be.


    I was ready for it all.


    What did the future hold for Alec and I?


    Happiness?


    Sadness?


    Or both?


    No one knew.


    As the fire in me grew, I couldn¡¯t help but move my legs closer to each other, trying to dull the ache. It just made it worse, and my hand found itself moving lower, then his eyes suddenly opened. He started at me, before his features curved into a sweet smile. His hands moved to touch me where I needed it most and I let him, knowing there was no going back.

 The other woman

    Jessie¡¯s POV


    I smiled when the familiar car pulled into the drive way. I turned on the camera app on my phone and focused it on the driver¡¯s side of the car, waiting for my dream boy to get out. He pushed the door open, stepped out and closed it. I had put the camera in burst mode so it kept snapping photos of him. She waited for his girlfriend to get out from the passengers side in vain before realizing it was her lucky day. For the first time in many weeks, the girl called Lynn wasn¡¯t with him. This was my only chance to speak to him.


    I rushed into my room, checked my face in front of the vanity, reapplied my bright red lipstick and ran out. I hurried along the hallway until I reached thending. I watched Alec climb up the stairs, ear phones stuck in his ears.


    Alec stopped at thending and leant against the railings near me. He acted like I was nonexistent, ignoring me as he tapped away on his phone. I moved closer to him.


    ¡°Hey,¡± I smiled, tapping his shoulder. He smelled really nice and that made me feel like burying my head in the crook of his neck. If only he could let me. I could make him the happiest man in the world.


    He turned, studying me with a nk expression for a moment before replying. ¡°Hey.¡±


    ¡°I¡¯m Jessie,¡± I said, the flirty smile not leaving my face.


    Without saying a word, he nced at me and resumed his walk up the stairs. Rude.


    My fingers balled into fists as I tried to control my temper. How dare he act like I was nothing? I¡¯m prettier than that good for nothing girlfriend of his, I thought. I needed toe up with another n as soon as possible, before I lost him forever. I had waited long enough, hoping they¡¯d break up but it never happened. They seemed to be getting closer to each other as time passed.


    I remembered the day he moved in. I was standing on the balcony when a truck and car pulled in. Three boys had gotten out of the car and walked into the apartment building. He was one of them. Ever since that I¡¯d loved him. That was the first time I experienced what they call love at first sight.


    But he¡¯d ignored me. He seemed to hate everyone who wasn¡¯t his friend so I had kept away, waiting for the right time.


    Before the right time came, I found out he was dating his roommate, a nerdy girl. I hadughed so much, expecting them to break up soon because I thought Lynn wasn¡¯t the type of girl a boy like Alec would be interested in. Two months had gone by and they¡¯d not broken up. I was tired of waiting. I needed to do something. I had to break them up in order to have him for myself.


    It was either now or never. I was not going to let that encounter stop me from getting what I wanted. He was not going to ignore me forever.


    I entered my room and sunk into the couch.


    ¡°What happened?¡± Lauren, my roommate asked, decreasing the volume of the television. ¡°You ran out like a mad woman.¡±


    ¡°It was Alec,¡± I said. ¡°I think he doesn¡¯t like me, I wonder why.¡±


    I was the type of girl he should be dating. I figured he was just ying hide and seek.


    ¡°Come on,¡± Lauren rolled her eyes. ¡°You should find another guy, Jessie. Alec loves his girlfriend and there¡¯s nothing you can do about it. I don¡¯t understand why you¡¯re obsessed with him anyway. He¡¯s not that special.¡±


    I unlocked my phone and looked at the faint photos I¡¯d taken. I zoomed in on his face and stared at it. ¡°He¡¯s so cute and I love him. You don¡¯t understand.¡±


    I got up and went to my bedroom. I turned on myptop, connecting my phone to it with a USB cable. I sent the photos to my Alec folder, which contained lots of other photos I¡¯d taken of him. The folder was at the top right side of myptop.


    I¡¯d failed to find him on social media so my only option was to sneakily take photos of him from her balcony. I liked staring at him at my convenience, and it increased my feelings for him.


    There were thirty seven photos and I loved each and every one of them. He was perfect in all of them. There was one in which he¡¯d been holding hands with his girlfriend but I had cropped her out. I wondered what it¡¯d feel like to hold his hand, hug him and feel his body pressed against mine. Those strong, lean muscles were tempting.


    I sighed, shutting down theptop. He had showed disinterest in me but this made me want him more. If Alec thought he could keep me away from him, he was wrong. I already had a n which would bring him closer to me, and further away from that little nerd. This n was going to bring a lot of heartache to Lynn if it seeded but there was no other option. Why would I care about someone I didn¡¯t know?


    It was not my fault that I was in love with Alec. I had never wanted to steal another girl¡¯s boyfriend but however much I tried, I couldn¡¯t stop loving Alec.Content rights belong to N?velDrama.Org.


    Love was not something you could just stop feeling. Every part of me ached for him and it saddened me to see him with another girl that wasn¡¯t me. I just wanted to be happy, but it was hard to achieve happiness without hurting anyone.


    In every struggle, there was coteral damage. Lynn would have to deal with heartbreak and cry like everyone else when things went South.


    Life was unfair, why would I try to be fair? I had to take what I wanted at any cost.

 New friends

    Lynn¡¯s POV


    I slumped onto the couch, wishing I¡¯d let Alece with me. My family and I had just got back from James¡¯ funeral. James was my cousin, who¡¯d lost his life in a car ident while driving home from work. It was a very tragic ident as he was so young and had graduated with a masters degree in Psychotherapy two months back. After many years of studying, he¡¯d not lived long enough to enjoy the fruits of his hard work.


    Alex had wanted toe with me but I had insisted that Alec shouldn¡¯t go with me because I didn¡¯t want my family asking questions and lecturing to her about how I needed to first focus on my education. And considering who Alec was, I was sure my family wouldn¡¯t be excited about a union with him. Most people usually thought he was minutes away from cheating on me, something that bad boys were used to.


    MY mother upied the space next to me as my sisters, Dana and Mindy sat on the couch opposite ours. I wished Alec was there to hold my hand and tell me everything would be okay.


    ¡°I miss James already,¡± I said, tears welling up in my eyes. I rose and went to my bedroom. Sitting on the tall stool near the window, I looked at the flowers I nted with James and Dani in the backyard. It made me sadder and I decided to go back to my apartment. I couldn¡¯t bear staying in a ce where everything reminded me about James.


    James had helped me pin the posters on my wall and I remembered the time when he¡¯d sneaked in to my room to be with Julia who was my best friend at the time. He¡¯d been so in love with Julia that he sometimes came even when I told him Julia and I had to study. After a year, Julia had gone back to her country as she¡¯d been an exchange student. James had alwaysined about how much he missed her.


    With onest nce, I picked up my cross bag and walked out of the room, feeling depressed. I wiped my eyes with the back of my hand, entering the living room.


    ¡°I¡¯m leaving,¡± I told my mother and sisters.


    ¡°Why don¡¯t you stay the night and go tomorrow?¡± My mother asked.


    ¡°I can¡¯t do it,¡± I went towards my sisters who stood up and hugged me. I, then embraced my mother who encouraged me to stay strong.


    ¡°Bye guys,¡± I said and left.


    An hourter, I was outside her apartment building. I wished my friends were still on good terms with me.


    Kari and Jen had been my best friends but they¡¯d broken up when I chose to be with Alec. I was still angry at them for putting me in a position where I had to choose between my boyfriend and best friends. I missed them but I wasn¡¯t ready to invite the drama back into my life.


    I was just entering the building when I saw two girls getting out. One of them was a tall brte with straight hair. The other was petite and her ck hair was curly.


    ¡°Hey,¡± The tall girl stopped in front of me. ¡°I¡¯m Jessie. I¡¯ve been seeing around. Can we be friends?¡±


    I noticed the difference between me and Jessie but I needed a friend. I was so desperate for a friend that I didn¡¯t even think twice. Why would two hot girls want to be my friend out of nowhere?


    ¡°Okay,¡± I smiled. ¡°I¡¯m Lynn. Lynn Harris.¡±


    ¡°I was just going out with my roommate,¡± Jessie pointed at the girl who¡¯d gone further. ¡°Guess I¡¯ll say youter. I¡¯m in 10B.¡±


    ¡°Alright,¡± I said. Frowning, I went up the stairs, feeling warm at the prospect of seeing Alec again. Ever since we started dating, we hadn¡¯t spent that much time apart.


    I spent a few minutes at thending, trying to regain my breath. Breathing so hard from the short climb made me realize how unfit I was beginning. Dating Alec had made my life so much easier.  It made mezy and that would not be good in the long run.


    I had to create some boundaries. We lived together, like a married couple. Chris had said it wasn¡¯t a good idea, since I was skipping a stage where I should be alone. I had dismissed it as jealous at first but was beginning to think about his words. Sometimes, I felt a bit suffocated although I loved Alec very much.


    After some minutes, I went and opened the door.


    ¡°Is that you, sweetheart?¡± Alec called out from his bedroom. Smiling, I locked the door and headed to his bedroom.


    ¡°No,¡± I said, opening the door. Alec pulled me inside.


    Before the door clicked shut behind us, he and I were already tearing at each other¡¯s clothes. We fell onto the couch in a tangled heap, our lips locked in a passionate kiss. I finally felt alive after having a very stressful and sad day.


    My hands roamed over Alec¡¯s chest, pulling at his shirt until it was off and discarded on the floor. His hands did the same to mine, tugging at the hem of my dress until it was bunched around my waist. My heart was beating fast and my whole body felt electrified.


    Breathless, we paused for a moment to take in the sight of our naked bodies. My eyes roamed hungrily over Alec¡¯s lean muscled chest and abs, heat spreading across my cheeks. He looked back at me, a hint of a smile ying at the corners of his lips. He had never looked so damn good.


    Without saying anything, we both know it was  time to get down to it.  I straddled Alec¡¯s hips, leaning down to capture his plump lips in a deep, ravenous kiss. He responded eagerly, his hands roaming over my back and buttocks as I grinded my hips against him.


    As our passion grew, we rolled over so that  Alec was on top, his body pressed against mine as we moved together in a frenzied dance of pleasure. I could feel my insides burning and threatening to explode. When he started to move faster, every feeling multiplied.N?velD(ram)a.?rg owns this content.


    Wee together in a climax of sweet sensations, he copsed on top of me as my handszilyy on his back. I could never get enough of the man. Thinking that I was always going to have him by my side, I smiled. I thought we had all the time in the world to enjoy ourselves but i waspletely wrong.

 Friendship and yoga

    Lynn¡¯s POV


    I walked nervously into the yoga studio, taking in the cool atmosphere and soft music that filled the room. Unlike Jessie and Lauren, I had never attended a yoga ss before, and was unsure of what to expect. The three of us had arrived together, all wearingfortable clothing and eager to start the ss. We had checked in with the receptionist and made our way to the designated room. I was silent while my new friends were chatting excitedly about the different poses and stretches they hoped to work on. I felt a bit out of ce but knew that once I attended a few lessons, it would get easier.


    In the room, we found a sea of matsid out on the floor, with a few people already in their weird yoga poses. The three of us quickly found a spot and set up our own mats, chatting andughing as we got into position. Jessie had given me one of her older mats to use. If I ended up liking yoga, I would buy mine. I was not yet very sure about it.


    The instructor was a petite woman with bright red hair. She smiled widely as she weed everyone and led us through a series of warm-up stretches. I followed along, breathing heavily. While everyone seemed to have it easy, my limbs were shaking within seconds of starting a pose. Jessie and Lauren with their perfectly toned bodies seemed to have no problems with any of the poses.


    As the ss progressed, we went through various poses, including downward facing dog, corpse, and cobra. I tried my hardest to blend in with the crowd and attract minimal attention but it was very hard considering I was the most ipetent person in that ss. Jessie and Lauren encouraged and supported me, offering words of encouragement and helping with adjustments. The instructor was also very helpful. I followed along and tried to rx, which was the point of doing yoga.


    When we got to the final rxation pose, the instructor invited us toy on our backs and close our eyes. We were encouraged to take deep breaths and let go of any tension in our bodies. This was the corpse pose. The name made it a bit hard to rx. However, I followed along, and by the end of it, I was feeling a sense of calm and peacefulness washing over me.


    At the end of the ss, Miss Higgins, the instructor thanked everyone and invited us to return for the next ss. We gathered our things and left the studio.


    ¡°How was it,¡± Jessie asked. ¡°Did you like it?¡±


    I nodded. ¡°Yes, that was awesome. I wasn¡¯t sure I¡¯d like it at first, but the end, I was feeling really good. I feel better now, like I have just released a lot of stress. My head feels lighter.¡±


    ¡°That¡¯s the power of yoga,¡± Lauren said. ¡°It¡¯s amazing. The more you do, the more addictive it bes. I don¡¯t think I can live without yoga. It¡¯s such a big part of me.¡±


    As the ss progressed, I found myself getting more and morefortable. I even managed to hold a warrior pose without falling over. When the instructor led them into savasana, the final rxation pose, I closed my eyes and let out a deep sigh, feeling a sense of peace wash over me.


    As the ss ended and the students began to pack up their mats, I smiled to myself, feeling grateful for the opportunity to try something new. I left the studio feeling refreshed and ready to tackle the rest of my day.


    In my head, I knew that these girls couldn¡¯t rece my old friends but I had to get used to them. Besides, they were fun. They were different from the people I usually hang out with so being with them was a breath of fresh air. We got into Jessie¡¯s car and she drove us to our apartment building.


    ¡°Hey, I wanna check out your ce,¡± Jessie told me. ¡°I would like to know where you stay.¡±


    ¡°Okay, let¡¯s take a look, although you should be prepared for a mess. My boyfriend isn¡¯t a very tidy person.¡±


    ¡°You live with your boyfriend? Is it that guy you¡¯re always with?¡±


    ¡°Yes, we used to be roommates but we fell in love.¡±


    ¡°Aww, how romantic. That¡¯s so sweet.¡±


    We reached my door. I turned the knob and opened the door. Alec was lying on the couch when we entered. He sat up and stared at us in shock.This is the property of N?-velDrama.Org.


    ¡°What are they doing here?¡±


    ¡°Alec, these are my new friends. Jessie and Lauren.¡±


    ¡°Well, tell them to leave.¡±


    ¡°Why are you being so rude?¡±


    Alec stood up and red at the two girls. ¡°Leave.¡±


    ¡°We¡¯re sorry,¡± Jessie said. ¡°We don¡¯t want to cause any trouble. We¡¯ll leave.¡±


    ¡°No, you don¡¯t¡­¡± I started.


    ¡°See youter,¡± Jessie said before they practically ran out.


    ¡°What the hell is your problem?¡± I asked Alec.


    ¡°I don¡¯t like you being friends with those kinds of girls.¡±


    ¡°And who are you to dictate who I befriend?¡±


    ¡°I¡¯m not dictating,¡± Alec said, frustration etched on his face. ¡°Those two will just cause us problems that I do not want right now. Do you even know anything about them?¡±


    ¡°They¡¯re new friends, Alec,¡± I replied, crossing my arms. ¡°I¡¯ll get to know them with time. I can¡¯t just cut them of my life because you say so.¡±


    ¡°I¡¯m not saying you should cut her off, but can¡¯t you see that she¡¯ll not a good influence on you?¡± John asked, his tone pleading. ¡°I just want us to be happy together. I know you miss your friends but trust me, those two are not the kind of friends you need in your life.¡±


    I sighed and ran a hand through my damp hair. ¡°And how do you know that?¡±


    ¡°I know what kind of people they are.¡±


    ¡°Is it because they¡¯re like you?¡±


    ¡°What do you mean?¡±


    ¡°You¡¯re being a shallow jerk right now.¡±


    ¡°Don¡¯t be silly.¡±


    ¡°You suck, Alec Warton.¡±


    ¡°Now, I know exactly what you think of me. Anyway, I don¡¯t want to argue about this now,¡± Alec said and started walking towards his room. For the rest of the day, we didn¡¯t talk much. I knew that Jessie and Lauren weren¡¯t the ideal friends for me but being lonely was worse than being with them. It hurt that Alec wasn¡¯t even willing to give them a chance. I was beginning to regret dating him. In the evening he left and I remained alone. I was not about to break the silent treatment, and he didn¡¯t seem very eager to do it, either. I went to my bedroom before he returned.


    That night, sleep was nowhere in sight for me. Iy on my bed, staring at the ceiling, my mind racing with thoughts of the argument Alec and I had had in the morning.


    I couldn¡¯t believe the words that hade out of his mouth, and mine as well. This was our first major argument and it said a lot about our rtionship. How could we say those things to each other? Maybe we didn¡¯t love each other as much as we thought.


    I tried to push the thoughts out of my head and focus on something else, but it was no use. Every time I closed my eyes, the whole argument yed out in my mind like a movie on repeat. Sighing, I sat up in bed, running my hands through my hair. I couldn¡¯t take it anymore. I needed to find something to calm my mind or I¡¯d go crazy.


    I got out of bed and made my way to the kitchen, hoping that a ss of warm milk would help me rx. I heated up the milk on the stove and took it back to my bedroom. As I drank it, I realized that it was not going to help. I was not going to sleep.


    The thoughts continued to haunt me and I couldn¡¯t shake the feeling that something was about to change between Alec and I if I didn¡¯t do anything.


    Getting up, I went to the closet, pulled out the best lingerie I had and removed my nightdress to put it on.


    I grabbed a dressing gown and put it on before heading to Alec¡¯s bedroom. I knocked on the door. No response. I frowned.

 Get back together

    Lynn


    Since he didn¡¯t bother to reply to my knock, I decided to open the door and find out what he was up to. I didn¡¯t like going to bed sad and angry. I was not going to get any sleep if I did not work out our problems. The light was off and the room was fairly dark, with little lighting through the window.N?velDrama.Org exclusive content.


    I could hear Alec¡¯s breathing and I was pretty sure he was still awake. I climbed on the bed and snuggled close to him. I felt his body stiffen but he didn¡¯t make a move. After lying there for some minutes, I sat up on the edge of the bed, staring at her Alec as hey there with his eyes closed, and acting like he didn¡¯t know I was there. I had tried to seduce him, by touching for thest half hour, but he seemed determined to ignore me.


    I leaned back on the bed and crossed my legs, hoping the movement would catch his attention. But he continued to sleep, not even opening his eyes. Frustrated, I huffed and sat up again. ¡°Alec, I know you¡¯re awake. I¡¯ve been trying to get your attention all night but you seemed determined to ignore me. I can¡¯t sleep, and I know you can¡¯t either.¡±


    Alec got up and reached out to turn themp on, and gave me a confused look. ¡°What are you doing here? You should be in your bed.¡±


    ¡°I can¡¯t sleep when we¡¯re not on good terms. I couldn¡¯t stop thinking about you.¡±


    Alec sighed. ¡°I can¡¯t do this right now.¡±


    I pouted and crossed my arms. ¡°I¡¯m very sorry for what I said. Please forgive me.¡±


    Alec sighed and wrapped his arms around me. ¡°Of course I can. I¡¯m sorry for judging your new friends and treating you like a child. You can be friends with whoever you want, all I want is for you to be safe. I understand that you¡¯re missing your friends and I¡¯m sorry for not seeing that earlier.¡±


    I grinned and leaned in to kiss him. ¡°I understand perfectly. Thanks.¡±


    The bedroom was dark and quiet, the only sound being our rough breathing as we locked ourselves in a passionate embrace. My hands were tangled in Alec¡¯s hair as we kissed deeply, our lips moving hungrily against each other.


    Alec¡¯s hands were exploring my body, pulling me closer to him as he tasted my lips, his tongue exploring the depths of my mouth. I moaned softly, pressing myself against him as the heat inside me grew.


    We broke the kiss for a moment to catch our breath, panting and staring at each other with wild, lustful eyes. Alec literally growled, his hand sliding down to my waist and pulling me even closer, his lips crashing down onto mine once more. I wrapped my arms around his neck, pulling him even closer as we kissed roughly, our mouths and tongues working together in a frenzied dance.


    As the kiss deepened, his hands roamed freely over my body, his fingers exploring every inch of skin. Alec¡¯s hands slid down to my hips, pulling me against him. I moaned softly, my own hands moving down to his chest, fingers trailing over the ripples of muscle.


    ***


    The next day, I woke up early and made breakfast for both of us. To show that he was okay with my decision to befriend Jessie and Lauren, he let me get into Jessie¡¯s car instead of his when we found her in the parking yard. I smiled, and went to join my two new friends.


    ¡°I see he came around,¡± Jessiemented. ¡°I thought he would be mad at you.¡±


    ¡°He was mad, but I have my own ways of getting him to calm down. I¡¯m very sorry for how he treated you. He is not a bad guy, but he was just stressed yesterday and that¡¯s why he was rude to you.¡±


    ¡°It¡¯s okay,¡± Jessie said. ¡°We totally understand. We are strangers. We had no business going to you guys¡¯ apartment. Besides, it was a surprise visit and some people hate that.¡±


    ¡°I¡¯m really sorry. He won¡¯t be like that next time, I promise.¡±


    ¡°Alright,¡± Lauren said as we hit the road. A few minutester, we arrived at the campus.


    Sitting in the backseat of Jessie¡¯s nice car, I couldn¡¯t help but think about Kari and Jen. We had been estranged for weeks now, and the distance felt like it was only growing. Each passing day made me feel like we would never be friends again and that hurt a lot.


    I looked out the window as we drove through the college campus, memories of all the fun I used to have with my friends flooding back to me. I remembered thete nights spentughing and talking, the impromptu road trips we took on a whim, and all the inside jokes we shared. Now I was with Jessie and Lauren who had inside jokes I didn¡¯t understand. As time went by, I realized those two could not rece my friends.


    But now, I felt like she was missing out on all the fun, and it was like I had left a part of herself behind as well when I left them.


    Lauren turned around to look at me. ¡°Hey, are you okay?¡± she asked. ¡°You seem a little quiet.¡±


    I forced a smile. ¡°I¡¯m fine,¡± I replied, trying to push the thoughts of my old friends to the back of my mind. ¡°Just a little homesick, I guess.¡±


    Lauren nodded sympathetically. ¡°I know it can be tough adjusting to new friends,¡± she said. ¡°But we¡¯re here for you, and I¡¯m sure you¡¯ll get used to us in no time.¡±


    I appreciated the kind words of Jessie¡¯s roommate, but I couldn¡¯t shake the feeling that something was missing in my life. I missed the familiarity andfort of my old friends, and she wondered if I would ever be able to reconnect with them.


    As the car pulled up to the hall that housed my ssroom, I knew that I needed to let go of the past and focus on the present. I smiled at the two youngdies at the front and made a silent promise to myself to make the most of the new friendships I was building. Grabbing my stuff, I got out of the car.


    ¡°Have a nice day, both of you.¡±


    ¡°See youter,¡± Jessie said before driving off.


    When I turned to go into the hall, I saw Jen and Kari staring at me from a distance. I lifted my hand and waved at them. Jen waved at me, and Kari red at her. They started arguing in low tones. Sighing, I proceeded to the ss.


    Now that they had seen me with new friends, and I had caused an argument between them, it was going to be harder for us to get back together.

 The plan

    Jessie


    I waited nervously at thending outside Alec and Lynn¡¯s apartment, my heart racing as I tried toe up with the right words to say. I had been in love with him for months, but he was already in a silly rtionship that needed to end as soon as possible. I knew I had to take the chance and try to break them up. Alec was not the loyal type, and Lynn wasn¡¯t going to be able to match up to him.


    At first, I thought Lynn had some fun personality that drew him in, but after interacting with her, I realized she was quite boring. Now, I was convinced that he was only with her because she was avable. I had to make myself avable. Compared to me, Lynn Harris was nothing.N?velDrama.Org exclusive content.


    Finally, I summoned the courage to stand up and knock on the door. Alec answered, a surprised look on his face when he saw me standing there.


    ¡°Hey, what are you doing here?¡± he asked, confusion etched on his face.


    I took a deep breath and blurted out the words I had been rehearsing in my head. ¡°I know you¡¯re with someone else, but I can¡¯t stand by and watch you be with someone who doesn¡¯t appreciate and love you the way I do. I know this might sound crazy, but I love you and I want to be with you. Please give me a chance to show you how much you mean to me.¡±


    Alec looked down at his feet, and seemed to be considering my request. After a moment, he looked back up at me and sighed.


    ¡°I¡¯m sorry, but I can¡¯t just leave her for you. I care about her a lot, and I don¡¯t want to hurt her. But I appreciate youing to me and being honest about your feelings. Unfortunately, you¡¯re not my type and, I¡¯m not interested.¡±


    ¡°You choose her over me,¡± I said, feeling angry. I sent a message I had already typed to Lauren. Then I realized my mistake. I couldn¡¯t show him that I was angry, I had to be nice and pretend to understand. ¡°Sorry, Lynn is an amazing girl. I have to admit, I befriended her to get your attention, but ended up liking her. I have tried to hide my feelings because I don¡¯t want to hurt her but it bes harder every day. I love you, Alec. I¡¯ve stayed away all this time out of respect but I couldn¡¯t take it anymore.¡±


    ¡°I¡¯m trying to be nice, here. Don¡¯t make me lose it. I¡¯m sorry but I love my girlfriend. You can leave now, and stay away from Lynn. I know that you want to ruin her life and I won¡¯t let you do that.¡±


    ¡°I love you, and I won¡¯t be stopping anytime soon.¡± I said, ncing at the text I had just received from Lauren. I needed to keep him outside or at least get myself inside. ¡°What do you see in her anyway? She¡¯s in and boring.¡±


    Alec stepped out of the apartment, his eyes burning with anger and determination. He seemed to have had enough of me, and was done ying nice. His face looked even manlier when he was angry and I loved it. I wanted him to grab and angrily kiss me.


    ¡°Listen to me, and listen well,¡± he said sternly, breaking me from my reverie. ¡°I¡¯m not interested in you, and I never will be. You need to ept that and move on. I love Lynn and she¡¯s the only woman I want.¡±


    It was at this point that I heard footsteps on the stairs. I took two steps forward and forcefully kissed him. For a second, he froze in shock, before pushing me away. The sound of running up the stairs made me smile. It was clear she had seen us.


    ¡°Lynn!¡± Alec yelled but the girl kept going, which worked in my favor.


    I narrowed my eyes, and stepped closer to him, with a wide smile. ¡°You don¡¯t get thest word,¡± she spat out. ¡°If I can¡¯t have you, I won¡¯t let anyone have you.¡±


    Alec shook his head, his voice growing louder and more forceful. ¡°How many times do I have to tell you that I¡¯m not interested in you? You need to respect that and stay away from me. I won¡¯t tolerate your silly behavior so if you know what¡¯s good for you, stay the hell away from me.¡±


    I opened my mouth to argue but he didn¡¯t give me the chance. He turned and ran towards the stairs, leaving me behind in stunned silence. I chuckled, shaking my head. After what I had done, I was sure, Alec would never like me. Now that he had got to my bad side, he was going to experience what it was like. The n B had gone so well. If Alec had been nicer to me, I would never have texted Lauren to make Lynn return to her apartment by pretending to borrow some sugar.


    Satisfied with my work, I went to my apartment.


    ¡°How did it go?¡± Lauren asked.


    ¡°Perfect,¡± I told her. ¡°That arrogant guy was insulting me. Now the girl he ims to love so much wants nothing to do with him.¡±


    I sat on the couch, scrolling through my phone as I nned my next move.  Lynn Harris was not going to get my crush and be happy. I couldn¡¯t stand the thought of Alec being happy with someone else, and I was determined to do whatever it took to break them up.


    I scrolled through my contacts list, looking for the perfect person to help me in my scheme. I finally settled on someone who had a score to settle with Lynn, someone who I knew would be willing to do anything for a little bit of attention.


    I quickly typed out a message, sharing my n and inviting her for coffee. I hit send and leaned back in my chair, a satisfied smile spreading across my face.


    I knew it wouldn¡¯t be easy, but i was willing to do whatever it took to get what i wanted. And if that meant breaking up a happy rtionship, then so be it. I was going to destroy Lynn and Alec¡¯s happiness, no matter the cost.

 Backstabbing

    Lynn


    As I walked down the stairs to get the sugar that Lauren needed, I couldn¡¯t shake the feeling of dread that had settled in the pit of my stomach. It had been there for a while that evening and I had tried to ignore it. Jessie had left Lauren and I to watch a movie while she went to the grocery store.


    When I reached my floor, I saw a scene I had never imagined I would see. My heart sank when I saw Jessie and Alec kissing.


    I couldn¡¯t believe what she was seeing, so I did the only thing I could think off. I ran back upstairs, but not to Lauren and Jessie¡¯s apartment. I went to my loyal friend Chris.


    When I got inside Chris¡¯ living room, I stood there frozen, unable to move or speak. I leaned against the wall and felt my heart shatter into a million pieces. I had trusted him, had thought they had something special, and now this.


    Chris led me to the couch as tears streaming down my face like a river. I couldn¡¯t believe that the person I had loved and trusted had betrayed me in such a cruel and heartless way. A few minutester, the door burst open and Alec came into the living room. Standing up, I ran to Chris¡¯ room and locked the door.


    ¡°Lynn, it¡¯s not what you think. We need to talk about this. I love, and I can¡¯t lose you because of that b! tch.¡±


    I continued to cry. In that moment, I didn¡¯t not have the strength to talk to Alec, or even face him.


    ¡°Leave, man.¡± Chris said. ¡°I don¡¯t think she wants to talk to you right now.¡±N?velDrama.Org exclusive content.


    ¡°And who are you to tell me what to do?¡± Alec asked. I stopped crying and listened hard, hoping he would not lose control and hit Charis. Chris was acting strong but I knew that Alec could effortless defeat him in a fight.


    ¡°This is my apartment,¡± Chris said, not backing down.


    ¡°Lynn, we need to talk. Pleasee home as soon as you can. She forcefully kissed me, I swear. I didn¡¯t want that.¡±


    I could only cry at that point. Thankfully, he left. I stayed in Chris¡¯ room for a while before leaving. I went to the bathroom and washed my face. After that, I drank tea with Chris in the living room.


    ¡°You can¡¯t stay with that guy anymore,¡± Chris told me. He was right. At least, he didn¡¯t say I told you so. He had warned me about Alec from the beginning but I had refused to listen. Instead, I had let myself get driven by stupid teenage hormones. Now, I had to deal with the consequences of my stupid decision to be with the kind of boy my mother would not want for me.


    ¡°I know, I don¡¯t even want to see his face. Unfortunately, I have nowhere to go.¡±


    ¡°You can stay with my sister for a while. She has a spare room you can upy until you find somewhere else.


    ¡°That would be great, Chris.¡±


    ¡°Okay, I¡¯ll call her now, while you make a list of all the things you need from your apartment so I can go and get them for you.¡±


    ¡°No, I¡¯ll get them by myself.¡± I wasn¡¯t sur if I was ready to face Alec but I didn¡¯t want to trouble Chris any more. He was already being so helpful. Besides, it would take longer for me to get what I needed.


    ¡°Are you sure about this?¡± Chris asked, looking at me with concern written all over his face.


    I nodded and smiled weakly. ¡°Yes, I can do this. I¡¯m a strong young woman. This is not going to break me down. I¡¯ll manage.¡±


    As I packed my bags, the tears streamed down my face. How could he do this to me? After everything we had been through, he had the audacity to cheat on me. I couldn¡¯t believe it. I was angry at myself for epting him despite knowing that he was a yer. He had yed me so well I still couldn¡¯t believe it.


    I grabbed my clothes out of the closet and dumped them haphazardly into my suitcase. I didn¡¯t care about folding them or making them fit neatly. All I cared about was getting out of here as fast as possible.


    I heard the door open and saw him standing in the doorway, a humble look on his face. My heartbeat increased and I took a deep breath to calm myself down. I could feel anger boiling inside me. How dare he? ¡°What are you doing?¡± he asked, his voice raised.


    ¡°What does it look like I¡¯m doing?¡± I spat back at him. ¡°I¡¯m leaving this ce. How could you do this to me? I trusted you with everything and you just threw it all away. Was she worth it?¡±


    Alec tried toe closer to me, but I held up my hand to stop him. ¡°Don¡¯t even try it. You had your chance and you blew it. I¡¯m done with this sham of a rtionship. I¡¯ll collect my other thingster. Right now I just need to go away.¡±


    I zipped up my suitcase and grabbed my purse, heading for the door. Alec called out after me, but I refused to listen. I couldn¡¯t stay in this useless rtionship any longer. It was time for me to move on and start fresh, without Alec Warton.


    After getting the things I needed, I went back to Chris¡¯ apartment and he told me that his sister was okay with having me staying at her house for a few days. I had never met her so I was a bit scared but when we got to her ce, I realized I shouldn¡¯t have been worried. Just like Chris, she was very nice and caring. After Chris had left, she helped me settle in her guestroom while sharing her experience with her cheating ex. Because she had been through the same thing, she understood how I felt without me having to exin it to her.


    We made dinner together, and she was soon joined by her friends. I decided to go to a nearby bar to drink my sorrows away. As expected, it didn¡¯t work. Alcohol doesn¡¯t magically take away one¡¯s problems.


    Later, I sat at the bar, staring nkly at the ss in front of me. I couldn¡¯t believe what had just happened. Just a few hours ago, I had been hanging out with my two new friends,ughing and chatting about our ns for the future. But now, everything had changed.


    I remembered how excited I had been when I told them about my rtionship with Alec and how great it was. They had looked happy for me and I had thought we were making progress, getting to know each other better. I had never been more wrong.


    All this time, Jessie had been interested in Alec. No wonder he did not want us to be friends. Was he seeing both of us at the same time? Was she his side chic? That exined why he was so ufortable with our friendship. It was now clear to me that Jessie and Lauren had befriended me with ulterior motives. What they had done was so many times worse than anything Kari and Jen had ever done to me?


    Now, sitting at the bar, I couldn¡¯t believe that I had been foolish enough to trust two random strangers so fast. It was better to have no friends than to have friends like that. I wondered what else they had hidden from me? What was Alec hiding from me? I sighed, realizing that it was better for me no to know, until I was feeling stronger.


    Tears welled up in my eyes as I realized that I had been foolish to trust Alec despite his past. I had always known that people rarely changed, but I had never expected Alec to be that heartless. I drained my ss and stood up, determined to move on and make a new life for herself. I would never let anyone backstab me like this again.

 Genuine smile

    Lynn


    Three dayster, I was still not talking to Alec. He had called me so many times but I rejected his calls and ignored his messages. The worst part was that he was still denying it and it made me very angry. Had he been ask in for forgiveness, I might have softened up although I was not sure I¡¯d forgive him. Once a cheater, always a cheater.


    I had always heard people speak of heartbreak like it was terrible thing, and alwaysughed it off. I thought it couldn¡¯t be that bad, after all there were so many other dating options. It was during that time that I realized that heartbreak was not a joke. It was something very far. The pain was extreme and it hurt so bad. I spent the first two days cooped up in Katherine¡¯s guest room crying, eating and sleeping.


    This was the first time I was out in the sun. Katherine had managed to drag me out. It was then I realized that I had always underestimated the power of the sun. I had only been out in the sun for a few minutes when I started feeling so much better.


    Later that day, my phone rang. When I saw the name on the screen, my heart sank. I had not seen the name lighting up my phone for a long time. I wondered if Jen was calling to mock me. Because of that, I decided not to answer the call. A few minutester, a notification popped up.


    ¡°Let¡¯s meet at Hay¡¯s pub at 7.¡±


    I frowned. I spent the next half hour wondering whether I should go or not. Eventually, I decided to go. I decided to be optimistic, hoping that this meeting would put us on the path of reconciliation. I missed my friends, now more than ever. I had realized that it was actually hard to find good friends out there. They say, the devil you know is better than the angel you don¡¯t know. I was beginning to agree with that statement.


    As I walked into the coffee shop, I couldn¡¯t help but feel a pang of sadness when I saw Jen and Kari, sitting together at a table andughing. I hadn¡¯t had a conversation with them in a long time, and I missed their friendship dearly. We used to have such good times together and I wanted us to go back to that.


    I approached the table, trying to force a smile as I greeted them. I was happy to see them, but there was a heavy sadness in my heart because of everything that had gone down. ¡°Hey guys, how have you been?¡± I asked, trying to mask the sadness and embarrassment in my voice.


    Jen and Kari paused theirughter and turned to me, both of them looking a little shifty. ¡°We¡¯ve been good,¡± Jen said, awkwardly. ¡°How about you?¡±


    I pulled out a chair and sat on it, trying my best to act nonchnt. ¡°I¡¯ve been okay. Just been really busy with school and stuff.¡±


    Jen nodded sympathetically. ¡°Yeah, we¡¯ve been there too. Exams are approaching and everyone¡¯s stress is getting elevated.¡±


    I couldn¡¯t help but feel a twinge of jealousy as I listened to them. I used to be the part that kept the group together, but now it seemed like Jen and Kari had moved on without me. I tried to push the feeling down and change the subject. I hoped they would tell me what they wanted already. The suspense was killing me.


    ¡°So, what have you guys been up totely?¡± I asked, studying them. It didn¡¯t look like they were out to mock me.


    Jen and Kari exchanged a knowing look before turning back to me. ¡°Well, there¡¯s no need to prolong this anymore. We heard about what happened between you and Alec. We didn¡¯t call you here to make you feel bad about anything. We just wanted to offer you our support.¡±


    ¡°Yes,¡± Kari said. ¡°We are very sorry for putting you in a position to choose between Alec and us. We did badly. What Alec did was also very bad. If you feel like getting rid of Alec so you can return to your apartment, we can help you. If you don¡¯t want that, we understand.¡±


    I didn¡¯t know what to think. Had they been waiting for this moment all along? The moment Alec would prove to be no different from Ron and we would all gang up against them. Did I really want to get rid of Alec without knowing the whole story?N?velD(ram)a.?rg owns this content.


    ¡°No pressure,¡± Kari said. ¡°I was once like you. When I saw Ron kissing another girl for the first time, I didn¡¯t do anything about it. I believed him when he said she was the one who kissed him. I didn¡¯t want to believe that the man I loved, who I thought loved me, would do something like that. I didn¡¯t think he would be so heartless when he always showed how much he cared about me.


    I didn¡¯t do anything about me, and when I caught him again, I realized that he was not who I thought him to be. He was a yer, and would always be like that. I believed that I was the special girl who had changed him. Unfortunately, that was just a front. That¡¯s why I understand your hesitation. Take as much time as you need, and think this through. If you decided to stay with him, that¡¯s also okay. We shall understand. We love you, Lynn and we never stopped just because we had misunderstanding. We will support you in whatever decision you make. We just called to let you know that you can count on us for support in whatever decision you make.¡±


    ¡°I appreciate this so much,¡± I said. ¡°I¡¯m still very confused and finding it hard to ept that Alec cheated on me. I want to talk to him. I want to know why he would do such a thing despite knowing that I trusted him.¡±


    Jen ced her hand on mine. ¡°That¡¯s okay. We shall be with you every step of the way.¡±


    ¡°Thank you so much, guys.¡± I said, smiling genuinely for the first time that evening. I was happy to have my friends back.

 Patience

    Jessie¡¯s POV


    Pushing hair off my face, I stood up and went to answer the door, wondering who had the guts to show up so early in the morning. I threw the door open and gasped when I saw who it was. Alec Warton was standing at my door looking like a dishevelled mess. He did smell kind of funny too.


    ¡°Pleasee in,¡± I said with a sweet smile. ¡°It¡¯s good to see you, Alec.¡±


    He raised his hand to p me but I caught it just in time. It seemed like he had not been eating well because his hands had no energy that day.


    ¡°Why did you kiss me? Did you know that Lynn wasing down the stairs?¡±


    I chuckled. ¡°Of course, I did. I knew that she wasing. I love you so much, but I know you were not going to see it until you broke up with her. You should be thankful I did what I did because it has shown you what type of person Lynn Harris is. She didn¡¯t even listen to you, but ran away to the nearest guy for help. She didn¡¯t give you a chance to exin yourself. Even criminals deserve a fair trial. The truth is that Lynn has never stopped thinking of you as a yer. She was always expecting you to do something like this, that¡¯s why she actually believes you did.¡±


    ¡°You¡¯re a terrible person. I wonder what Lynn saw in you. I came to tell you that I¡¯m not going to let this slide. I¡¯ve had a rough couple of days. Just because I¡¯ve been quiet does not mean I¡¯ll let this pass without retaliating. You won¡¯t know until it hits.¡±


    He turned to leave and I chuckled. ¡°I was only trying to help. I¡¯m sorry your rtionship ended like that.¡±


    No response. I closed the door and went back to the couch.


    ¡°Did you really have to lie to him?¡± Lauren asked.


    ¡°Did I ask for your opinion on that? Let me remind you that without your contribution, my ns may not have seeded so think carefully before running your mouth.¡±


    A few minutester, I heard a knock. ¡°Come in,¡± I yelled.


    The door opened and a beautiful perfume wafted in.


    ¡°Hey carina.¡±


    ¡°How far have you gone with the ns,¡± she asked, take a seat and cing her purse on the table. I told her what had happened since we hadst talked. Carina and I had met during a frat party. We had a drunken chat butter went our different ways. We were not interested in friendship until we had amon enemy, someone that was standing in our way.


    ¡°She¡¯s going toe for a talk,¡± Carina said. ¡°I know these kind of girls. I doubt she¡¯ll move on until she has heard his side of the story.¡±


    ¡°That¡¯s why we have to make sure she doesn¡¯t believe him,¡± I said. I had been waiting for Lynn to appear for the past four days and she had not made an appearance. I already had the security guard on payroll. He would inform me once she set foot in the building. So far it had not happened and I was beginning to wonder if the rtionship waspletely shattered and I didn¡¯t have to do more to break them apart.


    I was happy that Alec looked really miserable. How dare he reject me? Despite being way beyond my league, he had the guts to be arrogant to me. I could get a lot of men who had more going on for themselves than being a jerk on the college football team. I knew men who were millionaires, out of college who could make my life better but I had chosen to settle for him. I had been infatuated but now that had cleared up. I was no longer blinded by stupid love.


    ¡°When she returns, you have to find a way of getting into their apartment. If she finds you there, she won¡¯t listen to him at all, and it¡¯ll be the end of them.¡±


    Carina smiled. ¡°Wow, I like that idea. Ross and Chris are really boring sometimes. I need some fun, and I think I¡¯ll enjoy messing with that little girl who thinks she¡¯s better than everyone else. Ross and Chris have soft spots for her and it annoys me so much. I have a feeling that if she told Ross she wanted him, he¡¯d leave me in a heartbeat. We need to get rid of her.¡±


    Suddenly, the door to Lauren¡¯s bedroom opened and she ran to me with my ringing phone.


    ¡°It¡¯s the guard,¡± Lauren shrieked.


    ¡°Shush,¡± I said, grabbing the phone. ¡°Don¡¯t be so loud. Do you want the whole world to know what we¡¯re up to or what?¡±


    ¡°Hey, Jude. What¡¯s up?¡±


    ¡°She¡¯s here.¡±


    ¡°Finally,¡± I said.


    ¡°I just let her through.¡±


    ¡°What the fxck, you idiot. How could you not let me before you did that?¡± I hang up the phone and turned to carina with a panicked look. ¡°She¡¯s already here.¡± I ran to the window and pulled the curtains apart. I let out a breath when I saw her standing in the parking lot chatting with Chris. ¡°Good, she¡¯s at the parking lot. Hurry up.¡±


    Carina quickly got up and ran out of the room. I stood at the window, biting my nails, hoping that all would go as nned. A minuteter, Lynn and Chris parted ways. Chris went towards the gate while she entered the building. Lauren joined me at the window.


    ¡°I don¡¯t think this is going to work,¡± she said.


    ¡°What¡¯s wrong with you today? It sounds as if you¡¯re on that girl¡¯s side.¡±


    Lauren sighed. ¡°Do you really think they deserve what you¡¯re doing to them? You realised that it was just a crush, you don¡¯t actually love the guy. Just let them be.¡±


    ¡°And let Lynn Harris win?¡± I said, shaking my head. ¡°You know me well, Lauren. I¡¯m disappointed that you think I can let this go. I won¡¯t let them be happy.¡±This is the property of N?-velDrama.Org.


    I stayed at the window for a while, anxiously waiting for carina¡¯s report. I was tempted to call her but I managed to maintain some patience.

 Feelings

    Alec¡¯s POV


    Slowly pushing open the door to my new apartment, I took a deep breath. I stepped inside and was immediately struck by how small and cramped everything looked. The kitchen was barely bigger than a closet and the living room was crowded with a couch, coffee table, and TV stand that barely fit in the space. I hated the ce but it was the only apartment I could find on short notice, which was not too far away from the college campus.


    I dropped my duffel bag on the floor and headed towards the bedroom. I shook my head when I saw that it was just as cramped as the rest of the apartment, with a twin size bed taking up most of the room. There was a desk squeezed into the corner and a small window that overlooked the quiet street below. That was the only good thing about the apartment. It was in a quiet ce.


    I sighed and flopped down on the bed. I was not used to living in such a small spaces and couldn¡¯t help but feel a little overwhelmed. But I reminded myself that it was just temporary and I¡¯d find a better ce soon.


    After Lynn had found me with Carina, Lynn had sent her friends Kari and Jen to threaten me. Lynn was thinking of reporting me to the new manager who had reced my mother¡¯s friend for the things I had done when I just moved to the apartment like ying loud music at all times, organizing parties with drugs etc. she was going to im I was still making her life hard if I didn¡¯t leave the apartment. Not only that but Jessie had also made her own reports and the manager warned me. I could have defended myself and proved them all wrong but I didn¡¯t want drama. That¡¯s why I had opted to vacate the building and find a new apartment.


    As I started to unpack my belongings, I couldn¡¯t help but feel a little excited about having an apartment I didn¡¯t have to share. Even though that apartment wasn¡¯t exactly what I had been hoping for, I knew I¡¯d be happier with all the privacy. There was no one to stop me from having parties every day if I wanted.


    Thinking of freedom reminded me of Lynn and I felt sad. I went and sat at a table in the kitchen area, staring at the stic bottle of water in front of me. I couldn¡¯t believe what had just happened.


    Just that morning, I had woken up feeling better than the past few days. I was ready to go and look for Lynn to make her see my side of things.


    On the day Jessie kissed me, I had been caught off guard and had frozen in shock for a while before pushing her off. By the time I did, it was toote. Lynn had already stormed off, leaving me with that snake. Before I could get to Lynn, she had found me talking to another woman at my doorway, a woman I had history with. Was there no end to this mess?


    I couldn¡¯t believe that I had lost my girlfriend because of two foolish girls. I had been asking Carina to leave me alone when Lynn reached thending and saw us. She turned on her heel and left immediately. I went after her but she was too fast. I couldn¡¯t believe that two coincidences had ruined everything I had spent so much time building. It had taken long for me to convince Lynn that she could trust me.


    I knew that I had to do something to try and fix things, but I wasn¡¯t sure if it was even possible. I just hoped that my girlfriend would be willing to listen and give me another chance. I stood up and went to get my phone. I dialed her number and she refused to pick up. I tried to put myself in her shoes, but concluded she was still being unreasonable. She had to know what kind of people carina and Jessie were. It hurt me that she believed them instead of me.


    Maybe it was better for us to be apart. If she couldn¡¯t trust me, there was no point in us having a rtionship. This was never going to stop, and I had had enough of it. Grabbing my wallet, I locked the front door and left. I was done with Lynn and her trust issues. The fact that she couldn¡¯t even give me a listening ear spoke volumes about what she thought of me. This was never going to work. I couldn¡¯t spend my life moping around because of someone who didn¡¯t care to listen to me. I had to move on. If rtionships were all like this, I was going to have to start avoiding them. I had been doing well enough before Lynn anyway.


    It was a Saturday night, Herschel¡¯s club was crowded and loud. It had been a while since I had been there. I realized how much I had missed it. I was surrounded by my dear friends, all of whom were trying to pick up girls and bragging about theirtest conquests.


    But I was feeling different that night. As I watched my friends flirt and dance with different women, I felt a sense of emptiness wash over me.  I¡¯d always enjoyed the thrill of the chase, the rush of adrenaline that came with picking up a new girl. But tonight, I just couldn¡¯t bring myself to do it for some reason.


    I tried to shake off the feeling, chugging down another beer and joining in on the conversation. But, I couldn¡¯t shake the nagging feeling that I  was just going through the motions, that I was no longer enjoying this lifestyle. I no longer wanted to be in a club looking out for the next random girl to bed. I wanted something more real than that. I wanted to hit a club with my girlfriend and have fun with her, or just have fun with friends. As the night wore on, I found myself drifting away from my friends. I just wanted to have a peaceful evening, without all the jokes and loudness.N?velDrama.Org exclusive content.


    Suddenly, I made a decision. I stood up, threw some money on the bar, and walked out of the club. As I walked home, I couldn¡¯t help but feel a sense of relief wash over me. I had finally decided that he was done with the yer lifestyle, and was ready to look for someone to love. I had to first find a way of getting rid of my feelings for Lynn Harris.

 Done

    Lynn¡¯s POV


    Kari had only been back for two days but she had turned the apartment into one of those you see in d¨¦cor magazine pages. The apartment looked so neat and perfect, and there was no mess. It was back to the way it was pre-Alec. I had enjoyed living with Alec but having to do most of the organising by myself had been a little draining. It was a relief to see someone else putting things in order.


    The apartment looked livelier than it had been before. A few of our other friends had been invited to the small party we were having. It was a reunion and reconciliation party, an idea that Kari came up with. She wanted to apologize to me in a proper way. ording to her, having a reconciliation party was the proper way.


    Kari¡¯s parties were organized and pretty tame, unlike those that Alec had organized. The atmosphere was cool and the music soft. I realised I had missed these kind of parties a lot. Most of Alec¡¯s friends were loud and boisterous, yet I preferred to mingle with calm and fairly reserved people. Seeing all those people made me realise that Alec and I were from twopletely different worlds. How could we have expected the rtionship to survive?


    ¡°Okay, Lynn. I¡¯m very sorry for everything that I did to you,¡± Kari said. ¡°I messed up your life when I decided to suddenly move out and got you a roommate I had not screened properly. I should have let you participate in the choosing of the person you had to live with. It was very unfair of me to bring Alec. Back then, it seemed fun.¡±


    ¡°We thought you were not enjoying life and wanted to bring in someone who could ruffle your fathers but we have realised that was a big mistake.¡± Jen said. ¡°Will you forgive us for making so many stupid mistakes?¡±


    ¡°Yes, of course. You thought you were doing something that would be fun for me. Unfortunately, I backfired. I forgive you and I ask you to forgive for not letting you back when you didn¡¯t have a ce to stay, Kari. I¡¯m really sorry that I didn¡¯t take your side.¡±


    ¡°Yay!¡±


    ¡°Cheers to that.¡±


    ¡°You chose the side of some silly moron,¡± Holly ck said,ughing.


    I red at her. ¡°We¡¯re not here to insult anyone. This evening is about Kari, Jen and I, and that¡¯s all.¡±


    Jen immediately pulled me away. ¡°Why are defending him after everything he did to you.¡±


    ¡°I¡¯m just¡­¡±


    ¡°Oh my goodness, Lynn. You still love him.¡±


    I sighed. ¡°It¡¯s not that easy to do that, okay. Sometimes I think I overreacted. I should have listened to him.¡±


    ¡°You went to hear him out but he was already chatting up Carina. Girl, you tried. He is who he is. This is exactly what I went through Kari. She couldn¡¯t stop wanting him back. It took her a very long time to ept the truth and move on.¡±


    ¡°I¡¯ll try to stop thinking about him,¡± I said. ¡°I¡¯m going to my room. I can¡¯t do this.¡±


    Jen sighed. ¡°If you go to your room, you¡¯ll be alone with your thoughts and that¡¯s not good.¡±


    ¡°Well, there¡¯s one thing that might help,¡± I said. ¡°I¡¯ll go and sit in the backyard. I need some fresh air.¡±


    ¡°Okay, but don¡¯t leave thepound, okay?¡±


    I nodded.


    I had no intentions of going outside, not even outside the building. My intended destination was inside the building. I wanted to confront Jessie to know from the horse¡¯s mouth what was really going on between them. Were they exes? Had they ever hooked up?


    I remembered how angry Alec had been when I took Jessie to our apartment. Now that I had time to think about it, I figured there was something they had not told me. Had she been a total stranger he had never interacted with before, Alec wouldn¡¯t have reacted like that. What were they hiding?


    The hallway on their floor was dimly lit. One of the bulbs was flickering. My flip flops barely made a noise as I made my way towards the door. I could hear loud voices in their apartment when I reached the door. I was about to lift my hand and knock when I heard something that made me freeze.


    Carina¡¯s voice. Damn. Was that girl everywhere?


    ¡°Ahh that Lynn Harris is the biggest idiot¡± Carina said,ughing. ¡°I swear I didn¡¯t think she¡¯d really fall for it. She¡¯s not beautiful so I expected her to be smart, at least. How can you be in, boring and stupid as well? It¡¯s a tragedy.¡±


    ¡°I know right,¡± Jessie said. ¡°She just sees things and believes them. Poor Alec. He gave up his fun life to be with someone who doesn¡¯t trust him at all. When I kissed him, he pushed me away so fast but she was already gone. Had she stayed one more second, she would have seen that he was not interested in me at all, and my n would have failed.


    ¡°I can understand why she would run after seeing you kiss her boyfriend,¡± Lauren said. ¡°But leaving just because Carina was talking to him makes no sense, unless she was just tired of the rtionship.¡±


    Jessie chuckled. ¡°Forget that stupid idiot. I think I¡¯ve found my new hobby, destroying rtionships of dumb people. We need to find other dumb couples to separate. That was fun.¡±


    ¡°You liked Alec so it was reasonable that you wanted him to separate with Lynn but there¡¯s no need to mess with other people. Let people just enjoy lives.¡±


    ¡°Okay, Lauren. You seem to like Lynn so much. We spent, like two days with her but you¡¯re always on her side. She¡¯s turned you into a goody two shoes and I¡¯m not liking it one bit.¡±N?velD(ram)a.?rg owns this content.


    With tears running down my cheeks, I started walking away from the door. My mind was hazy and my heart heavy. I couldn¡¯t believe what I had just had. Alec had been saying the truth this whole time.


    I had not believed him, had not even given him the benefit of doubt. I had fallen right into a trap dug by Jessie. I felt weak but I managed to drag myself down the stairs and to my apartment. I walked past everyone and locked myself in my bedroom. I removed my gown and put on a nightdress before getting on bed.


    The realisation that I had broken my rtionship was weighing heavy on me. I had messed everything up, and now I had no one to me but myself. It hurt so much. I let the tears flow freely. I cried and sobbed. Thankfully, there music in the living room was fairly loud and no one could hear me.


    What was I going to do? Was Alec going to want me again? Could he trust me or was he forever going to think I was the type who ran off at the slightest difort? Maybe I was not emotionally mature for a rtionship.


    I couldn¡¯t sleep that night. I kept tossing and turning, while I imagined the possibility of us reuniting. I reyed all sorts of scenarios in my head. In some, he epted me back and we went on to live happily ever after. However, in others he rejected me.


    By morning, I was ready to go looking for Alec. I didn¡¯t know where his new apartment was but I had to find it by all means.


    The first thing I did in the morning was dial his number. It did not go through.

 Blocked

    Lynn¡¯s POV


    Alec had blocked my number. That was the only reasonable exnation for that. Alec was one person whose phone was always on. I fell back on the bed as my eyes moistened. I thought I had lost him forever. After a long crying session, I wiped my face and went out of the bedroom. The moment I opened the door, the smell of pancakes assaulted me. It felt so good waking up to breakfast prepared by someone else. This was something that Alec would never do, and neither wouldzy Kari. Frowning, I went to the kitchen to find out who was saving our hungry a**es.


    ¡°Good morning, Lynn.¡± Jen yelled. She was wearing a ck apron under a white t-shirt and blue jeans.


    ¡°Good morning,¡± I said. ¡°Didn¡¯t know you slept over.¡±


    ¡°How could you know when you ignored all of us and locked yourself in the room before the party ended? What happened to you?¡±


    ¡°I was not feeling great.¡±


    ¡°Didn¡¯t that walk help? You should have just drunk more beer. It would have made sleeping easier. You look like you didn¡¯t sleep a wink, and your eyes, they¡¯re very red. What the hell happened to you? That boy is not worth crying so much over.¡±


    ¡°You don¡¯t know the whole story.¡±


    Jen sighed. ¡°Oh hell, this is worse than I thought. I don¡¯t know what that guy has to do to make you believe that he¡¯s not the one for you. Do you want to see him having sex with another woman before you believe he¡¯s up to no good or what? I don¡¯t understand you, Lynn. You used to be the sharpest among the three of us, but clearly Alec Warton messed up your mind. If you want to hear it from his mouth, it¡¯s okay. We¡¯ll ask him toe over or take you to him. Whatever you want, girl.¡±


    I shook my head, not wanting to reveal what I had discovered the night before. I had to find a way of talking to Alec by myself, without their involvement. They had been the ones who delivered my stupid threats and sent him parking from the apartment. I was pretty sure they were thest people he wanted to see.


    ¡°No, I don¡¯t want to talk to him,¡± I lied.


    ¡°Okay,¡± Jen said. ¡°Now,e and take your breakfast.¡±


    I went and picked up one of the tes she had served food on and took it to the breakfast table. Kari came out of her bedroom.


    ¡°Morning, guys. Breakfast smells good.¡±


    ¡°Morning,¡± I said.


    ¡°You look a mess,¡± Kari said. ¡°Wanna talk about it?¡±


    I shook my head. Thankfully, Jen did not bring up what we had talked about.


    ¡°Are you going for the car wash?¡± Jen asked Kari.


    ¡°No, don¡¯t feel like it. It¡¯s the first Saturday back home. I just want to chill in bed. Living with a man is something I don¡¯t ever want to repeat again. They¡¯re sozy, and annoying. Life is good again.¡±


    ¡°I agree. It can be really draining.¡± I said. I missed Alec but I want to live in the same apartment with him, at least not while we were still in college. I was beginning to realise why older women always advised us not to move in so fast. Technically, I didn¡¯t move in with Alec but we used to live together as boyfriend and girlfriend, the same way people who move in together do. It was almost like marriage, and I was a hundred percent sure I wasn¡¯t ready for that.


    After breakfast, Jen started packing up her things. When it was time for her to go, Kari decided to go out with her because she wanted to pick up snacks from a nearby grocery store. After they had left the room, I waited for a minute before going to the window. When I saw them going through the gate, I rushed into Kari¡¯s room and grabbed her phone. Thankfully, she had not changed her password. I searched for Ron¡¯s phone number. I released a breath when I found out. After quickly typing it to my phone, I closed the window and ced the phone where I had found it.


    I left the room and nearly had a heart attack when the front door opened after I¡¯d just closed Kari¡¯s door. I grabbed a broom that was near the door and pretended to be sweeping.


    ¡°You¡¯re back,¡± I said.


    ¡°I forgot to carry cash,¡± she said. ¡°That store is very unreliable sometimes. Their machines are always breaking down for some reason. I don¡¯t want to make two trips.¡±


    When she left, I went to my and closed the door before dialling Ron¡¯s number. He did not pick up the first time so I tried again.N?velD(ram)a.?rg owns this content.


    ¡°Hello,¡± he said, voice sounding groggy.


    ¡°Is this Ron Warton?¡± I asked.


    ¡°Yes, who am I speaking to?¡±


    ¡°Lynn Harris.¡±


    ¡°Alec¡¯s girlfriend? What do you want? Aren¡¯t you supposed to hate me, after what I did to your best friend? Does Kari know that you¡¯re speaking to me? Is she there?¡±


    ¡°No, she has no idea, and she doesn¡¯t have to know. I stole your number form her phone. I need to talk to Alec but I think he blocked me.¡±


    ¡°I would have blocked you if I was him as well. What¡¯s wrong with you? I thought Kari was crazy, but you¡¯re something else. How could you just quit on him like that?¡±


    ¡°I was angry and hurt, you know. I couldn¡¯t think straight but now that I have had time to do that, I want to listen to him.¡±


    ¡°Oh darling, I think it might be toote. I can take you though. You¡¯re prettier than Kari and I¡¯ve been a bit lonelytely. That stupid hoe Carina went back to some Ross guy she imed to like.¡±


    What a prick. He and Carina were no different from each other but he was acting like she was worse. As if I would ever want a man like him.


    ¡°I¡¯m serious,¡± I told him. ¡°Could you please give me Alec¡¯s address?¡±


    ¡°I¡¯ll give it to you. I¡¯ll send it to you in a minute. If he beats your stupid a**, don¡¯t me me.¡±


    ¡°Thank you so much. I¡¯m really grateful that you¡¯re willing to help.¡±


    ¡°You know you can always thank me in better ways,¡± he said. I felt like hanging up but I knew that it would annoy him. If I annoyed him, he would not give me what I wanted. I hated being at the mercy of a jerk like him.


    I rolled my eyes. ¡°Do you wish to help me or not?¡± I asked. My voice was firm and sharp.


    ¡°Fine, I was joking. Alec is my good bro, I can¡¯t sleep with the girl he loves. Or loved, I don¡¯t know. You¡¯ll soon find out.¡±


    ¡°Didn¡¯t you sleep with Carina?¡± I questioned. ¡°You even introduced her as your girlfriend to us.¡±


    ¡°Alec has never been in love with Carina. She was never his girl.¡±


    I sighed. ¡°Oh, okay. I understand.¡±


    True to his word, Ron sent me the address in a text. I wrote it down on my notebook before typing it in my notes app. after that, I went to take a quick shower because I needed to see Alec as soon as possible. The anticipation was building up each passing minute and I couldn¡¯t wait to see him again.

 Want you back

    Lynn


    If I was going to see Alec and try to convince him to take me back, I needed to look my best. I was not very good at makeup but I had to try. I had recently started experimenting while watching tutorials online. Now was the time to put those skills to use. I sat at the vanity, and observed my face. There were dark circles under my eyes, probably due to all the crying I¡¯d been doing since Alec and I broke up. I was a mess and was counting on the make up to make me look like a living person.


    After applying primer to my face, I opened my makeup kit. I applied foundation, blending it carefully and making sure I covered the entire face evenly. Next, I applied a thickyer of concealer under my eyes to cover the dark circles. I lined my eyes with ck eyeliner to create a smoky look. After adding some mascara, I applied red lipstick and finished of the look with some bronzer to add warmth to my cheeks.


    When I was sure I looked presentable enough, I stood up and took onest look at myself in the mirror. I looked good and confident. I was ready to face Alec and try to get him back. I grabbed my purse and headed out the door. Kari, who was lounging in the living room raised her brows.


    ¡°You look great. Where are you going?¡±


    ¡°It¡¯s a bright Saturday and I¡¯m tired of moping in the room. I¡¯m going to the park.¡±


    ¡°Okay, enjoy. I¡¯m going to watch TV and eat snacks all day.¡±


    ¡°Bye.¡±


    Alec¡¯s new apartment was not very far from where I lived. Since I had finally got my car repaired, I drove there. Ron had given me the room number as well. I stood outside his door for a while before raising my hand to knock.


    There was silence for a while, making me wonder if he was inside. Then I heard the sound of footsteps approaching the door. My heart raced as I hoped he would hear my out. After the way I had treated him, I knew I didn¡¯t deserve it. When the door swung open, I was met with the sight of Alec Warton, looking fresh in a white shirt and ck sweatpants.


    His eyes widened when he saw me. ¡°What do you want, Lynn?¡±


    I took a deep breath to steady my nerves. I was visibly shaking. ¡°I just wanted to talk. I¡¯m ready to listen to you. Can we talk about what happened?¡±


    He looked at me for a moment, then shook his head. ¡°I don¡¯t have anything to say to you, Lynn Harris. You made it clear. We¡¯re done so just leave me alone.¡±


    And with that, he mmed the door shut in my face, leaving me standing there like a fool. Tears welled up in my eyes as I realised that there was no going back. Our rtionship was truly over.


    I did not leave immediately but decided to try again. Knocking on the door, I waited. The door did not open.


    ¡°Alec, please. I¡¯m very sorry for how I treated you. Let¡¯s talk about this, please.¡±


    Alec ignored me and it hurt like hell. A few minutester, a man came into the hallway.


    ¡°ma¡¯am, you have to leave. Stop bothering our residents.¡±


    ¡°You called the manager on me?¡±


    ¡°Let¡¯s go, ma¡¯am. Some people are trying to have a good rest. It¡¯s a weekend, you know.¡±


    ¡°Was it Alec who called you?¡±


    The door opposite Alec¡¯s opened and a nerdy girl¡¯s head popped out. ¡°It was me. Some of us are trying to study. Have some ss, stop being so desperate. If he doesn¡¯t want you anymore, leave him alone.¡±


    I gasped. The audacity!


    ¡°I know you may not want to hear it right now but she¡¯s right. When a man wants you, he¡¯lle looking for you. You¡¯re too beautiful to be begging some guy to let you in.¡±


    ¡°I was the one who wronged him.¡±


    ¡°What did you do, cheat on him. Trust me, a man cannot forget that.¡±


    ¡°No, I didn¡¯t. You know what, we don¡¯t have to talk. I¡¯ll just go and get into my car. Good day.¡±


    I sat in the car for about twenty minutes before I got the strength to drive back to my apartment. When I reached there, I sat in the car for a long time as well. What was I going to tell Kari. Eventually, I decided to bypass our apartment and go to Chris¡¯. He was the one person who always understood me. Had I fallen in love with him, things would have been so much easier. I wouldn¡¯t have had to shed so many tears. Unfortunately, I had to go and fall in love with someone who came with a lot of baggage. Our rtionship had been doomed from the start.


    I sat on the couch and Chris sat next to me, trying tofort me.


    ¡°It¡¯s okay, Lynn.¡± He said softly, rubbing my back gently. ¡°You made a mistake but you don¡¯t deserve to suffer this much. Everyone makes mistakes.¡±


    I sniffled and wiped my tears away. ¡°I just don¡¯t know what to do anymore.¡± my voice was shaking. ¡°He won¡¯t listen to me and I don¡¯t know how much I can take this. I find it hard to believe that it¡¯s really over.¡±


    Chris wrapped his slender arm around me and pulled me closer. ¡°Give him some time. Maybe he¡¯ll get back to you soon and you¡¯ll talk again.¡±


    ¡°I hope so, because this is driving me crazy. To make it worse, I have so many assignments and I can¡¯t concentrate.¡±


    Chris squeezed my shoulder. ¡°You have to go and work on your assignments, Lynn. You can¡¯t lose both the rtionship and education. Forget Alek now and get back to your room and do the work. I wish I could help but I have a lot of work of my own. I may not be able to help but I¡¯m going to let you cry all day and waste valuable time because of some guy. Get up, Lynn.¡±


    I frowned. ¡°What has gotten into you?¡±


    ¡°Lynn, I care about you. For that reason, I want what¡¯s best for you. I will not let you sacrifice your academics just to wallow in misery.¡±


    ¡°What am I going to tell Kari?¡± I asked. She was going to ask why I returned so fast and I didn¡¯t know how to answer that without telling the truth. I couldn¡¯t let her know what I was up to.


    ¡°Make up something. Tell her your date cancelled on you or something.¡±N?velDrama.Org exclusive content.


    ¡°I didn¡¯t tell her I had a date.¡±


    ¡°Well, now you¡¯re going to.¡±


    ¡°Thank you so much, Chris.¡± I said, standing up. ¡°I¡¯m sorry for burdening you with my silly issues.¡±


    ¡°They¡¯re not silly issues.¡±


    ¡°You¡¯re too nice.¡±


    ¡°Go and study, little girl. Meanwhile, try to forget about that jerk. Focus on what¡¯s actually important.¡±


    I smiled before opening the door.

 Him

    Lynn


    The next Saturday was cold and rainy. I was curled up on the couch with a cup of coffee and a nket. Kari and Jen had gone to a seminar and I was all alone. I couldn¡¯t stop thinking about Alec. As the rain pounded against the windows of my apartment, I remembered all the good times Alec and I had shared. The way he used to make meugh, the way we spooned when it was cold, the way he held me when I was upset and the way he always kissed me softly before going to bed.


    Tears rolled down my cheeks as I wished I could turn back time and fix things. However much I tried, I could not stop thinking about Alec. I buried myself in studies during the week, thinking that it would help get him off my mind but it did not work. I missed him, and I needed him. I couldn¡¯t stop hating myself for ruining every good thing that came my way. I unlocked my phone and scrolled through the beautiful pictures we had taken together. Feelings of longing and sadness washed over me.


    Deciding that I had had enough, I stood up and went to my bedroom. Getting rid of the heavy clothes I was wearing, I wrapped a towel around my body and hit the shower. An hourter, I was all made up and ready to go. I was going to try again. Maybe if Alec saw how sad I was, he would ept to talk. That was all I wanted. If he was really done with the rtionship, I wanted to hear it and stop clinging to hope that he would change his mind. I wanted a heart to heart talk because I knew it would help me get closure easily and therefore make it easier for me to move on.


    As I drove under the rain, it grew heavier. I slowed my speed and kept a firm grip on the steering wheel as I felt the car sliding on the road. The rain was a perfect distraction from my thoughts. As I navigated through the stormy conditions and struggled with poor visibility, I had no time to worry about Alec¡¯s possible reaction.


    When I reached his neighborhood, the rain reduced and the wind ceased. I pulled into the driveway, d that I had made it safely. I sat in the car for a moment, before getting out and making my way inside. I spent about two minutes outside Alec¡¯s door before knocking.


    Alec did not seem very surprised to see me. Instead of asking questions, he stepped aside. ¡°Come in.¡±


    d, I stepped inside.


    ¡°It¡¯s cold outside,¡± he said. ¡°Why didn¡¯t you wait until the rain stopped beforeing over?¡±


    ¡°I couldn¡¯t wait. I can¡¯t wait any longer. Alec, we need to talk about what happened. I can¡¯t stop thinking about you. I need to know what you think of me and if this is really over.¡±


    ¡°Coffee?¡± he said.


    I nodded. He went into his kitchen and returned two minutester with two steaming cups of coffee. We spent about five minutes in silence, each of us lost in our thoughts, not knowing where to start from. Eventually, I decided to go first.


    ¡°When did you first meet Jessie?¡± I asked. That had been weighing on my mind for a while.


    Alec sat up straight. ¡°She came up to me when you had gone for James¡¯ funeral. She introduced herself to me, but I walked away from her. I could tell she wanted to flirt with me, and I was not interested.¡±


    ¡°You never told me about it.¡±


    ¡°Because I didn¡¯t think it was important. I get hit on a lot, even at school. I¡¯m sure you do too. I didn¡¯t think we had to tell each other about every person that hit on us.¡±


    ¡°Makes sense, but you should have told me when she came to the apartment. If you had told me that she was interested in you, I would have understood why you didn¡¯t want her around.¡±


    ¡°I didn¡¯t want you to get stressed over things that I thought didn¡¯t matter. But now I realize it was a mistake.¡±


    ¡°I¡¯m sorry for not believing you,¡± I said. ¡°I know that she was the one who kissed you now.¡±


    Alec stood up and went to the window. ¡°Is that why you are here. You had to hear it from someone else before believing It.¡± he returned and sat on the couch. ¡°That shows just how you don¡¯t trust me at all. A rtionship cannot survive without trust. You will always think the worst of me. I cannot be with someone who sees me like that. This cannot work.¡±


    I sighed. ¡°I understand that. But I¡¯m willing to work on it. I don¡¯t want to give up on us. I admit I¡¯m the one with the problem. i want to learn to trust you. I know you¡¯re not the total jerk I thought you to be when we first met. I thought I stopped believing you were but clearly I hadn¡¯t. The time we dated was the best time of my life. Please give me a chance.¡±


    Alec shook his head. ¡°I don¡¯t think I can go through this again. Not being believed is horrible. What hurt me most is when you sent your friends to kick me out. That was very disrespectful Lynn.¡±


    ¡°I know, and I¡¯m extremely sorry. I acted selfishly and I will do anything to make up for it.¡± I stood up. ¡°I¡¯m going to leave now because I don¡¯t want to pressure you into forgiving me. I have said what I came to say, I¡¯ll leave you to think about it. I¡¯ll ept whatever decision you make.¡±


    After speaking, I started to walk towards the door.


    ¡°Lynn, wait.¡±


    I stopped and turned. Alec walked over to me and hugged me. I smiled weakly and ced my arms around his warm body.


    ¡°I missed you so much¡± he said.


    ¡°I missed you, too.¡±


    When we pulled away, he looked into my eyes. ¡°I think we need to start over again. Imagine I¡¯m not the jerk who moved into your apartment and made your life a living hell in the first few weeks. I¡¯m a random stranger you¡¯ve just met.¡±


    ¡°I can do that,¡± I smiled


    ¡°Hi, my name is Alec Warton. Pleased to meet you.¡±


    ¡°And I¡¯m Lynn Harris. Pleased to meet you, handsome.¡±


    ¡°Come here, babe.¡±From N?velDrama.Org.


    ¡°Uhmm, who are you calling babe, perverted stranger. We just met.¡±


    Alec chuckled. ¡°I¡¯m very sorry, miss Harris. Would you like to go on a date with me sometime?¡±


    ¡°Now that¡¯s more like it.¡±

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    Lynn¡¯s POV


    We were all eating at the table. While Jen and Kari were chatting happily, I was fidgeting nervously with my hands as I tried to gather the courage to tell them what was on my mind. I knew that this was not going to be an easy conversation.


    After a lot of internal conflict, I took a deep breath and blurted out. ¡°I¡¯m getting back together with Alec.¡±


    They looked at me in shock.


    ¡°Are you sure that¡¯s a good idea?¡± Jen asked.  ¡°I mean, considering everything he did to you. You were pretty hurt and I don¡¯t want to see you get hurt like that again.¡±


    I nodded. ¡°It¡¯s not going to be easy, and I don¡¯t think everything will always be perfect, but Alec and I are willing to work through our problems, and start over.¡±


    Kari chipped in. ¡°What about all the times he hurt you? Don¡¯t you think you deserve better?¡±


    I sighed. ¡°You guys don¡¯t know the whole story.¡±


    ¡°What¡¯s the whole story?¡± Jane inquired. ¡°Tell us so we can understand why you would choose to do something like this.¡±


    I told them everything, how Jessie and Carina had plotted to break Alec and I apart.


    ¡°That b! tch,¡± Kari said. ¡°She took Ron away from me.¡±


    ¡°Okay, Kari. This is not about you. Why didn¡¯t you tell us everything, Lynn?¡± Jen asked, reaching out to put aforting hand on my shoulder. ¡°We just want you to be happy. If this is what you really want, I will support you no matter what. What do you think, Kari.¡±


    ¡°Well, it seems we judged Alec harshly because of Ron. It is clear now that he is not like Ron so I guess you can go for it. But the moment he hurts you, I¡¯ll skin him.¡±


    We allughed and I reached out to hug them. ¡°Thanks, guys. I really appreciate it. I know that your recent interactions with Alec were not so good and this might get awkward but I¡¯m d you guys are supporting me. I¡¯m so happy that you¡¯re back into my life. I was going crazy without you.¡±


    ¡°We know,¡± Kari said. ¡°We could tell you had finally lost it when you started hanging out with those two air heads. Girls like her cannot be friends with girls like us. We think aboutpletely different things. We have different priorities. Had you been thinking straight, you would have known that she was up to something and would have stayed away from her.¡±


    ¡°I know. I was really sad and desperate. That¡¯s partly your fault for abandoning me.¡±


    ¡°Hey, are we going to let those girls get away with everything they did to us?¡± Kari asked.


    Jen frowned. ¡°What are you thinking now?¡±


    ¡°One word. Revenge.¡±


    ¡°The best revenge is moving on and living your best life,¡± Jen said.


    ¡°Not everyone can do the whole forgive and forget thing,¡± Kari said. ¡°Those b1tches need to pay for causing all this mess.¡±


    ¡°Lynn, just ignore her.¡±


    I shook my head. ¡°I can¡¯t. I think Kari here is onto something. Jessie needs to pay for messing up my life. i just can¡¯t let her walk away scot free. She needs to know that messing with mees with consequences.¡±From N?velDrama.Org.


    ¡°You guys are crazy. You will revenge against her, she will revenge against you and the cycle will continue. Just let it go. It¡¯s not worth it.¡±


    ¡°Not only Jessie, Carina too.¡± Kari added.


    Although Jen was against the idea, Kari and I started plotting our revenge on Carina and Jessie. We stepped out of the apartment and went to sit at the backyard to brainstorm good revenge ideas. Coming up with a good revenge n was not easy. We had a lot of ideas but most of them were on extreme sides. Some would be too harsh and others would be too soft. Coming up with an idea that could hurt Jessie but not destroy her entire life was hard.


    We needed something that matched the crime. Jessie¡¯s crime was not that bad. If I had not been a stupid bitch who ran off without listening to Alec or properly analyzing the situation, we would not have been in such a mess. It would not have been as bad as it turned out to be. Jessie would have had no power if I had beenmunicated better with Alec. She had set out to destroy my rtionship, but I had given her the power to seed in doing so.


    We also chose not to go for something extreme because we were a bit scared of her. For instance, if I shed her car tyres, she¡¯d just do the same to time and the cycle would continue.


    ¡°I think Jen was right,¡± I said after some time. ¡°It¡¯s not worth it. We might just start something we can¡¯t finish. I got my man back, maybe I should just focus on enjoying his love and my education. Jessie did not win. I won. There¡¯s no need to take revenge. Now, if I had failed to get Alec back, it would have been a different story. There was no point in fighting.


    Kari sighed. ¡°You can forgive jess if you want, but I have to do something about that Carina.¡±


    ¡°Ron was the problem. If you want to take revenge, he is the one you should go after.¡±


    Kari sighed. ¡°Maybe you¡¯re right. Maybe I have been holding on to my hatred towards her because I don¡¯t want to face the bitter truth. Ron did not love me. He fooled me. I guess that little prude is right after all. It¡¯s better to just move on and enjoy life.¡±


    A few minutester, we went back to the apartment, having resolved to forget about revenge and move on with our lives. We found Jen chatting happily with Chris on the couch. I was surprised because I¡¯d never seen them having a conversation beyond greetings. A flood disaster movie was ying on the TV.


    ¡°You didn¡¯t tell me that Jen was into disaster movies,¡± Chris used me.


    ¡°Oh, it never really came up.¡±


    ¡°You know how I love these kinds of movies,¡± Jen said. ¡°They¡¯re the best type of movies. How could you not think of telling me there was someone else who loved them as much as I did?¡±


    ¡°I hate to think that you were trying to prevent us together,¡± Chris said, with narrowed eyes.


    I chuckled. ¡°No. I¡¯m even surprised I didn¡¯t talk about it. I wonder how I forgot.¡±


    ¡°It¡¯s alright.¡±


    ¡°Jen, why don¡¯t youe up to my room? Ross is out and we can watch The Halloween Floods. It¡¯s one of thetest movies, and it¡¯s amazing. Have watched it five times. I¡¯m surprised you¡¯ve not yet seen it.¡±


    ¡°Wooow! If you¡¯ve watched it five times then I really need to watch it,¡± Jen said, standing up. ¡°See youter, girls.¡±


    Kari smiled. ¡°Why does this seem like the beginning of a beautiful love story?¡±


    ¡°Because it might just be one,¡± I replied.


    ¡°Shut up, you two.¡± Jen said.


    They left the room whileughing. Seeing Chris and Jen so excited made me happy. Maybe they were about to find love with each other. They were both good souls so it would be a perfect match.

 My love

    Lynn¡¯s POV


    As I walked through the door of the cozy restaurant, I spotted Alec immediately siting at the bar. He had wanted to pick me up but I had insisted on getting there by myself so I had taken a taxi. Alec¡¯s face lit up when he saw me and he stood up, a broad smile spreading across his handsome face. He was looking so damn good. He walked over to give me a hug.


    ¡°You look amazing,¡± he said.


    I smiled. ¡°You too.¡±


    We made small talk as we waited for our table. When it was ready, a waitress came and led us there. After getting our orders, she went to the back. The restaurant was filled with the sound of clinking sses and a low hum of conversation. Our table was by the firece which provided a warm glow to the room.


    ¡°I love this ce,¡± I said, taking a sip of red wine. ¡°We shoulde here more often.¡±


    Alec nodded in agreement, taking a bite of his steak. ¡°The food is perfect and the ambience is very rxing. I¡¯m hooked and we will definitely return to this ce.¡±


    I picked up and fork and knife to cut into my chicken. ¡°I would love that.¡±


    We continued to eat infortable silence, enjoying each other¡¯spany and the delicious food. I was grateful to be with Alec. He always made me feel loved and appreciated. He was the perfect man for me and I was lucky to have him. asionally, I would nce at his handsome face, still unable to understand why a guy like him would chose me when he could have the hottest girls in college.


    After finishing our meal, we were given desert, a rich chocte cake. It tasted amazing and we both loved it. When we finished, I leaned back on my chair with a contented sigh.


    ¡°This was the perfect date,¡± I said, reaching across the table to take Alec¡¯s hand. ¡°Thank you for bringing me here.¡±


    He squeezed my hand and smiled. ¡°Anytime, sweetheart. I love you.¡±


    My heart swelled at his beautiful words. ¡°I love you too.¡±


    As we walked into Alec¡¯s apartment building, Alec wrapped his arm around my waist and pulled me close. ¡°I missed this so much. It¡¯s so good to have you back.¡±


    ¡°Me too,¡± I replied, leaning my head against his shoulder. It felt like it we had been separated for years yet it was only a few days. ¡°I love spending time with you.¡±


    I stood on my toes to wrap my arms around Alec¡¯s neck. Pulling him closer, I pressed my lips to his, kissing him with a fierce urgency. My hands roamed over Alec¡¯s body, pulling him closer until it was tightly pressed up against mine. I could feel the heat rising between us and knew it was time for us to be alone. We broke apart and Alec took my hand, leading me towards his apartment.


    When we reached his apartment, he unlocked the door and led me inside. ¡°Wanna watch a movie?¡±


    ¡°Boy, please.¡± I said, hugging him. He wrapped his lean strong arms around me and leaned down to capture my lips in a slow, sensual kiss. I had been fantasizing about this moment all day long and was relieved it was finally happening. It had been a very long time since we had explored each other¡¯s bodies.


    As soon as the bedroom door closed behind us, I got rid of my dress and shoes. Alec took me into his arms and nted a soft kiss on my eager lips. His lips teased, touching the corners of my mouth before moving to suck lightly on my bottom lip. He framed my face with his hands and kissed me harder.


    As the kiss deepened, we fell onto the bed, our bodies entwined as we explored each other with tender caresses. Alec removed my bra and stared at my apples. I liked how he looked and touched them. It was like he was string at the most beautiful things ever.


    ¡°I like how your eyes go hazy when you want me,¡± Alec said, lowering himself down. His lips found the sensitive spot on my neck. Iy back against the pillows and moaned, wishing the feelings evoked by his touches couldst forever. I could feel my self-control slipping away with every movement of his lips.


    ***


    ¡°Hey, is it bad that I¡¯m d we live in separate apartments now?¡± I asked some timeter. Alec was spooning me on the bed.


    Alec smiled. ¡°No, I think it¡¯s a good thing as well. Living together as couple is crazy. I don¡¯t think we were ready for that. I know that if we had continued to live together, our final break up would eventuallye faster. We saw each other every day. The only reason we survived as because we were still in the honeymoon phase of our rtionship.¡±


    ¡°I know, right. I was getting tired of having to clean up after you all the time.¡±


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    ¡°This is so much better,¡± I said. ¡°And less stressful. I also love that you have no kitchen equipment. I don¡¯t have to cook.¡±


    Alec chuckled. ¡°Don¡¯t be too happy. I n to acquire some but don¡¯t worry, you won¡¯t have to cook if you don¡¯t want to. Besides, I¡¯ll be cooking as well. I¡¯ve realized how hard it is to live without that skill after living alone. I¡¯m going to take some lessons. In about a month, I¡¯ll be making you dinner, baby.¡±


    I smiled. ¡°This separation did more good than harm. Instead of wanting to take revenge on Jessie, I should be thinking of rewarding her.¡±


    ¡°We needed this, Lynn. It has helped us think and talk about our rtionship. We can establish boundaries and love each other more maturely.¡±


    ¡°Yes, that¡¯s true.¡±


    ¡°I love you, Lynn.¡±


    ¡°I love you too, babe.¡± I said. I moaned when I felt his hand touching my breast, his fingers tracing my sensitive nipple and starting a sweet fires allover my body. I turned to look at him and he kissed me.


    Alec was the one I loved, and I was ready to take the journey with him. I didn¡¯t know what the future held in store, but I hoped there was be a lineup of good things waiting for us. All I knew was that he made me happy and I wanted to be with him. That was enough for me.


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