Well… I guess I tried hooking up with him tonight. Unfortunately it didn’t go so well. But I’m certainly not going to share that little tidbit of embarrassing information with her. I mean, how humiliating… The guy who is pretty much known for his one night stands won’t even fool around with me. It would actually be comical if I weren’t so damn turned on at the moment.
“No hook up action has taken place. And I have no idea what we are. So chill on the labels, okay?”
Since Lexie is sitting here all alone and she and Dylan used to be surgically attached at the hip, I’m guessing they still haven’t worked things out between them. “Have you spoken with Dylan at all?”
Her smile dims before she slowly nods her head. “He texted and I told him I needed more time and space.”
I nod. “Are you feeling any better about what happened?”
Sighing, she shrugs her shoulders. “A little bit, but I’m just not ready to jump back into what we had. I guess I didn’t realize just how serious we’d become over the last eight months. I need time to figure out what I want.”
“Was he understanding about that?” Because not all guys would be. Some might even tell her to go eff herself. Or be out there screwing around. But I don’t think Dylan’s like that. He seems fully committed to Lexie.
“Yeah, actually he was.” A small smile curves her lips. “He told me he’d wait and that we were in this together even if I wanted to be alone right now.”
My heart actually melts. “Awww, that’s so sweet, Lex. How can you not totally love him?” Hell, I’m not even going out with the guy and I love him. He really is a sweetheart and if I was ever in doubt as to his feelings for Lexie, this has totally confirmed just how much he cares about her. The fact that he’s willing to give her some room to breathe when she’s asking for it, is all the proof I need.
Giving me a big huffy sigh, she says, “I do love him. But I need to get some shit figured out on my own first. I’m going to make another appointment at the clinic and talk to them about what my birth control options are. In addition to condoms.” Her voice lowers. “I don’t ever want to go through that again. It was really scary. And it made me realize just how careless I was being. I just took for granted that a condom would be enough protection.” Looking irritated with herself, she shakes her head. “It was really stupid on my part.”
“Well,” I respond lightly, “then something good came out of the whole thing.”
She gives another little shrug of her shoulders before her expression turns contemplative. She’s been looking like that quite a bit these last few days. “Yeah, I guess.”
When she doesn’t say anything more, I jerk my head towards the bedroom. “Okay… well… I’m going to hit the sack.”
Thirty minutes later, I’m lying there when my phone chimes. Almost immediately I reach for it because I have the feeling it’s Roan and a little flutter of excitement slides through me as I unlock the screen.
Yep, that’s right. Passcode protected, baby. Thank you very much, Roan King. Lesson learned the hard way.
U asleep?
No.
Wanna talk?
Sure.
And then there’s just… nothing.
A few moments later, there’s a light knock on the apartment door. Hoping Lexie didn’t hear it, I sprint to the door before throwing it open. And there he is, looking adorable and mouthwatering in a pair of athletic shorts and a t-shirt that hugs his big bulging biceps and chest.
I seriously love soft cottony t-shirts right now.
New.
Favorite.
Thing.
Raising my finger to my lips, I give him the- you-need-to-be-quiet look. Smirking, he nods his head before following me in. Just as Roan and I turn the corner into the short hallway that leads to the bedrooms, I skid to a halt as I come face to face with my roommate.
With a raised brow, she continues leaning oh-so-casually against her doorjamb.
“Well, well, well,” she drawls slowly with a big shit eating grin plastered across her face, “good evening, Roan. Spending the night, I see.” I haven’t seen her look this bright eyed and amused in days. It would be nice to see… if it wasn’t at my expense.
“Ummm…”
Yep, that’s the best I got right now. I’m totally drawing mental blanks over here.
And Roan being Roan, just flashes her a wide winning smile before adding in a little wink for good measure. “Night, Lexie. See you in the morning.” And with that, he grabs my hand before towing me into my bedroom and slamming the door shut.