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“We take turns cleaning the bathroom. There’s laundry and a gym on the first floor.” He went to one of the kitchen cabinets and pointed to the food inside. “This stuff is all mine too. And do your own dishes.”
I started to speak again.
“This is not a party spot. I don’t want strangers around. I go to bed early because of my swim hours. If you keep me awake, you’ll regret it.”
I started to laugh.
Daggers shot out of his eyes. “Something funny?”
“I thought I was leaving in the morning?”
“I don’t have time to get you reassigned. Besides, Coach will just give me a lecture. So we can try it out,” he allowed, eyeing me suspiciously. “But if you break any of these rules—”
“I’ll regret it.” I finished sagely.
“Are you mocking me?”
I pointed to myself. “Who, me?”
“I have stuff to do,” he declared, heading toward the bedrooms. “Be quiet.” His footsteps stalled. “Put your class schedule on the table.” He pointed to it in case I, you know, didn’t see it. “I’ll show you how to get around tomorrow.”
“Thanks, bro.”
“I’m not your bro.”
No. No, he definitely is not.
Just when I expected him to stomp out of sight, he hesitated again, this time beneath the archway as though he were trying to work up the nerve for something.
“Did you forget a rule?” I teased.
He glared at me over his shoulder.
Jesus, his eyes are beautiful.
“Thank you.” He mumbled the words so low I barely heard them.
“What was that?” I said, turning my ear toward him.
He made a face.
“Gotta speak louder than that. Your accent makes it hard to understand.”
“You’rethe one with the accent!”
“English ismylanguage.” I goaded. He was just too easy.
“Well, at least I can speak it. Unlike some people who come to Sweden and can’t even say hi in Swedish!”
“Hej,” I said immediately. It sounded just like hey in English.
He turned suspicious. “I thought you didn’t know any Swedish.”
“I heard you say it back at the coffee place. I’m a fast learner.”
His lips pursed.
“Thanks for teaching me something new.” I couldn’t help myself. I winked.
