Page 11 of Friends to Lovers


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“Are we? Over?” He asked as I ate some more ice cream.

“You mean the sex?” My voice was low, and he nodded. “If that’s what you want.”

“It isn’t. I just can’t offer more right now, other than friendship. That means more to me than everything else.” He smiled, and I felt my heart melt a little inside.

“Yeah. For me as well.” I did appreciate his friendship so much after not having it for a few years. I could admit that the sex was amazing though. He probably ruined it for any other guy for me for life.

We finished our cones and wandered back out into the parking lot. Sterling gave me a hug goodbye and told me to drive safe. I reminded him to do the same with a wink before turning to walk across the parking lot. I wasn’t completely sure what we just agreed to, but it sounded like sex was on the table. Casual sex that likely didn’t involve sleeping in his dorm, but that was for the best. I started the car and pulled out, heading to the freeway to get back to school. I arrived in just over an hour and parked in the usual spot before unloading the car and locking it with the button. I carried the heavy bag of food into the building and took the stairs to my room. The door was open, and I walked inside to see Violet sitting on her bed with Brian watching something on TV and smiled at them.

“Hi. How was it?” Violet greeted me as I scowled at her.

“Same thing as always. I have food. Are you two hungry?” I asked as his eyes lit up.

“What is it?”

“Spaghetti and bread. Some tiramisu.” I replied, and Violet smiled as she stood to get a paper plate and start reheating some for him. She brought it over to him and he dug in with a plastic fork as she chuckled.

“Damn. Your mom can cook.” He spoke through a bite of the food and I laughed.

“She can,” I agreed as Violet took some dessert. She looked happy, and I wondered if it was serious with her and Brian now. I stepped into the bathroom and changed into some sweats and a fresh sweatshirt before going to sit on my bed. I went through my week in my head mentally as I lay back and closed my eyes, breathing in slowly.

10

Sterling

Monday came too soon. I didn’t sleep well without Rosie’s warm body next to me and took a quick shower before heading out to get some coffee to face the day. I had a shit load of tests this week and was jumping right into one this morning.

I headed to class in the dreary weather, mulling over the idea of going to law school somewhere like California. I liked the sun and didn’t see enough of it here. I heard someone call my name and turned around to see a redhead walking towards me. I groaned, not wanting her attempts to get me to take her out tonight.

“Hey. How are you?” I asked her, sipping my coffee as she smiled brightly at me.

“I’m great. I heard you were at the party this weekend. I had my sister’s wedding.” She pouted, and I thanked any Gods up in the sky that she was gone. Kendra was an aggressive girl and would not have left me alone the entire night. I made a mistake in sleeping with her last year and she hadn’t given up since.

“Yeah. It was okay,” I told her with a shrug.

“I heard that Grace was your flavor of the night.” I could hear the accusing tone in her voice and sighed.

“I have to get to class for a test. I don’t have long.” I turned to walk away, tired of these girls wanting me to give them something real. They didn’t make me want to and even the casual sex was getting old for me. I didn’t look back to see her face, cursing the fucking gossip mill that was my circle of friends.

I walked into my classroom and took the usual seat, sipping the last of my coffee. I could use another cup and I tossed mine into the trash to my right. My friends in the class greeted me in sleepy voices as I looked over my notes one more time. The teacher walked in and I shoved the notebook into my backpack.

I kept thinking back to the weekend as I moved through the questions. I played back the night in my room and the way I felt so comfortable with Rosie. I didn’t feel the same way in the morning but that was just because it was so new to me, both in general and with Rosie.

I thought about the talk we had at the ice cream shop and how we agreed that we’d keep things casual. We didn’t say that there would be no more sex at all, but I was pretty sure that I agreed to no more sleeping in my room together. I regretted that last night when I couldn’t sleep. It wasn’t really allowed to begin with though a lot of students did it, anyway.

I kept answering the questions, feeling confident about it. I studied a lot and gave up a lot of my spare time for it. I didn’t need the gym if I was having the kind of sex that I had with Rosie, making me smile as I looked everything over. I stood and walked up to the desk, handing the test to my teacher with a grin before I left. I headed out into the nearly empty hallway and decided to get some more coffee in the cafeteria. I walked over and ducked inside of the door to walk to the small stand that stood in the corner of the bright room. I noticed Rosie headed towards me with her own cup and smiled at her.

“You too?” I asked her as she shrugged. Rosie looked tired with a gray hat pulled over her loose hair and light circles under her eyes.

“I don’t think there’s enough coffee in the world for today.” She grimaced as she took a sip. “How was your first test?”

“I think it went well. Now to knock the others out. How about you?” I gestured for her to follow me to the stand and she laughed as she did. I ordered a large black coffee and handed the girl a bill as I looked back at Rosie.

“I think I did good. I studied enough to ace them. I’m so tired.” She rubbed her eyes to prove her point, and I wondered if it was for the same reasons that I had trouble sleeping. “I think I am going to go into a coma every night this week.”

“We should celebrate on Friday night. Dinner or something?” I asked her as she frowned at me.

“There’s another party. Aren’t you going? Violet says she is.” Rosie looked confused.

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