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“I don’t think you need to know anything about his raging inspirations, babes. Say it with me, now. Un. Healthy.”
“What do you think Roman would do on a first date?” Celeste sighed, clearly in fantasy-land. I loved her, but she had this idea that every guy was secretly perfect boyfriend material. If Roman was ever going to be boyfriend material, it was only going to be in Celeste’s mind.
Hadley and I shared a knowing look.
“He’ll fuck you senseless, leave you craving more, and never speak to you again,” Hadley replied matter-of-fact.
“See? Not worth it,” I said.
“Totally worth it,” Hadley disagreed.
“Oh my God!” a girl who we sometimes hung out with giggled as she sort of careened into our semi-circle.
“Tanya, hi,” Hadley trilled.
Tanya giggled some more. “Erin’s throwing herself at Roman!”
I frowned, but it was Celeste who voiced the reason for my frown.
“Hasn’t she already had a shot with him?”
“Yep. But, apparently once isn’t enough,” Tanya answered.
“It never is, is it,” I mumbled sarcastically.
We looked over and saw Roman and Rio were standing closer to us than I’d have expected.
I couldn’t hear their words, but Erin looked rather flirty as she flicked her hair and popped her hip. Roman looked at Rio and shrugged. He took Erin’s hand and pulled her to him. He kissed her in a way that made your stomach flutter and your cheeks heat.
When he pulled away from her, he looked Erin over like she was nothing as he took a drag of his cigarette. Less than nothing. If that girl had got ice the other day, Erin was getting…whatever the hell was colder than ice. Roman’s gaze could have cut diamond.
Roman shrugged lazily, his eyes found mine as he blew smoke up, and he and Rio walked away totally cavalierly.
“Ouch,” Hadley winced.
“I’ve got it,” Tanya said, suddenly sober.
It was one thing to joke Erin was going to be given that Roman Brush-Off. But, when it actually happens?
“And, you want to be one of those?” I asked Hadley.
“I’m not stupid enough to expect a repeat performance.”
Yeah, but wasn’t she? My best friend acted tough, but I was pretty sure that when it came down to it she was as wrapped up in the idea of the romance hero as I was.
By no means was I waiting to be swept off my feet. I didn’t want any knights in shining armour. I didn’t expect any princes. As nice as knights and princes sounded, I knew it was just a fantasy.
But, I liked the idea of the guy who proved himself through his loyalty and his friendship, through a connection you shared. I liked the idea that he expected me to prove myself too, because I wanted a guy who wanted more than just a pretty face with a preference for his brand of crazy.
I wanted what I’d come to think of as a John Cusack level of perfection, as much as Hadley teased me for it.
It was the kind of perfection that you can only find with that one other special person.
That one person who really got you and you’re the only one who really got them.
I didn’t really think that was too much to ask.
Was it?
We didn’t see Roman or Rio for the rest of the night, so we managed to find other topics of conversation and I stopped wondering what was going on with him lately.
Hadley was leaving me the next day too for the next week and planned to sleep all day in the car, so we made the most of the night. I pulled my head out of my arse enough to act like the upbeat, happy girl who didn’t have a care in the world. I put on the smile, no matter how much I kept checking the time on my phone and wanting to just curl up in bed with some John Cusack and a hot Milo.
I was the perfect Piper, the happy Piper.
