Page 63 of Oblivious Roommate

Maybe that’s his concession to the theme of Kai’s party, which his classy self intends to throw into trash the moment he leaves.

I get stuck under the penetrating gaze of his pale eyes, but Cassian doesn’t have my qualms and puts his arm around me. “Hey, Aaron. I hear I owe you words of thanks.”

Aaron swallows and looks my way. “Oh… so you were… did it work out? My classmate told me to never talk to her again after I brought a thief into her house, so I hope it was worth it.”

Stress chews on my insides, but I give Cass a kiss on the cheek, elated to show him off as mine. “I’ll make it up to you, Aaron, I promise. But yeah, It was worth it.”

“Did he tell you about the troll?” Aaron asks, squinting at us as if we’re an exhibit at the zoo.

Cassian pokes me in the side. “Sadly, yes.”

Aaron nods with a serious expression. “I told him it was a bad idea.”

“He was sexy in that costume. Maybe we should do a more full-on reprise next year,” Cassian muses, and I feel as if my blood has turned into lava. In an instant, I see myself following his Robin Hood into the labyrinth, but this time I would demand more than just a kiss.

“Aaand now he’s imagining it,” Aaron says with an awkward laugh. “Are you salivating yet, Matt?”

Caught red-handed.

“What? I can’t help it! He’s too hot for his own good.” I point at Cass as if to put the blame on him.

It’s so amazing to talk about it with Cass being there. Withholding something so important from my best friend was agony.

Kai chooses this moment to walk up to us with a tray filled with sliced cake. He’s wearing pink platform shoes instead of roller skates yet is still much shorter than me.

“Oh no, don’t tell me that they’re making you be the waiter at your own party. Let me,” I say and try to grab the tray out of his hands, but he just laughs it off.

“No way I’m letting you drop my cake. Please, Matt, let a professional handle it.”

“You mean a professional unicorn?” Aaron asks, and Kai turns away from him, doing a little butt-shake.

“I wish. I have such a nice butt but there’s no one to ride me tonight.”

Cassian laughs, hiding his eyes with one hand. I love how he sounds when he’s happy and relaxed, and when I lean against him, smelling his fresh cologne, all I want is to make sure he acts like this every single day.

“How much did you drink?”

Kai shrugs and batts his lashes at us. “Levi’s taking me home later, so it doesn’t matter. Buuut… Enough about me. Do I see some changes here?” He smirks and points to me and Cass.

Aaron grabs a piece of cake from the tray. “They’re together,” he says matter-of-factly.

Kai sighs with a sweet smile. “Awww… and they were roommates!”

Cass clicks his tongue. “You could have let us introduce ourselves as a couple.”

“Mass,” Kai says, helping himself to a piece of the cake. “Or Catt?” he mumbles with his mouth full. Which is better?”

“They’re both awful,” Cass says just as Aaron opens his mouth too.

“Depends who tops. Top’s name tends to come first.”

I stare at Aaron and almost choke on my cake. My mind is blank. It’s not like I haven’t thought about it at all, but put on the spot like this, I’m not sure what to say.

To make matters worse, Kai gives me an expectant glance and grins. He picks up a chunk of cake with two fingers. “Top has the icing, but the bottom is a delicious sponge that can soak up all the delicious syrup…”

“Guys, he’s not used to those kinds of jokes. And it’s kinda private, okay? Feel free to tell everyone you’re the sponge, Kai. We’ll pass,” Cassian says, swooping in like a prince in a white Jeep. Still, my mind keeps working in overdrive, because while Cass has shown me his toppy side last night, I know for a fact he’s been playing the opposite role with Logan.

What would I want?