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Only he was already shutting his door. I studied the whiteboard hanging off of it and his schedule, which was taped below it. RA and TA, not to mention a full-time college student…

Yeah, I didn’t know what to do with any of that. Busy life choices weren’t an excuse to be a dick.

Period.

Despite the co-ed nature of the “dorm,” I’d kind of expected it to be noisier or busier, or maybe just weirder. Instead, it was almost silent as I reached the fourth floor. Maybe everyone else was having a shit week, too.

When I got to the new room, I paused for a second to eye the other door. Aubrey being behind that withPayton,of all people, stung. Yes, I’d chosen to move out, but I hated that she was stuck there. Hated more that we weren’t rooming together.

Unease prickled through me, and I used the new key to unlock the door to Jonas’—and now my—suite. The interior was dim, with only a single light on the table next to the new sofa. The rearrangement of the furniture set up the room for the new televisionandthe previous gaming chairs, as well as the sofa Dix got for me.

It was like my old one. I could curl up in the corner with a heating pad and ice cream to binge-watch once a month and it would be great.

The room was quiet.

Almost too quiet.

There was a faint scent of tacos in the air. Meat, spicy sauce, and the bag on the counter were from one of the local delivery places. Considering we just had dinner, I shouldn’t be hungry, but it smelled great. Leaving the bag, I got a bottle of water from the fridge before heading to my door.

A sticky note was posted to it.

The bag of leftovers is for you. Wasn’t sure what kind of tacos you liked so three crunchy and three soft. Take what you want. I can eat the rest tomorrow.

J.

Pivoting, I glanced back at the taco bag. He got me tacos?

We hadn’t even had leftovers from dinner to bring back. I took a step back toward the little kitchenette. The idea of crunchy tacos was downright heavenly.

Then again…did I dare eat something I hadn’t prepared or seen arrive?

I went back and forth on it so much, I almost gave myself a headache. The growling in my stomach would not be ignored so I retraced my steps, opened the bag and took out the three crunchy tacos. Then wrote a note on the little sticky notepad stuck to the fridge.

Thanks.

I posted it to his door before going back into my room. Once inside, I locked the door. I glanced at the bathroom that we would be sharing. I needed to pee, but…well, we hadn’t discussed this part.

I peeked inside, but the door on his side was closed. Phew. I locked it then peed before I washed up and got ready for bed. I didn’t unlock his side until I was done and heading back to my side of the room.

After devouring the tacos and the water, I went back in and brushed my teeth before crawling into bed. Exhaustion was right there but so were a million questions. I didn’t have my phone to listen to for a distraction.

I thought it would take a while, but I passed out relatively fast. Coughing myself awake, I grimaced at the raw feeling in my throat. As much as I wanted to go running, probably not the best idea… yet.

Maybe a long walk, circling the mailroom so I could get my new phone as soon as it was here. For now, I got dressed and headed out to make coffee.

One for me. One for Aubrey. And a third for Jonas.

Hopefully, he drank what we did, because I had no idea. The light knock on the door alerted me and I was ready with coffee in hand when I opened it to Aubrey.

She gave me a sleepy smile. “This is why I love you.”

I grinned, turning to pull the door closed as the door to Jonas’ room opened. He walked out, shirtless, running a hand through his disheveled hair.

“Morning,” I said and regretted it almost instantly when he jerked his head up. The startled look on his face said he’d forgotten I might be out here. Right… I pointed to the coffee on the counter. “For you.”

I toasted him with mine, then closed the door before he could say anything. Aubrey gave me a questioning look and I shrugged.

“Detente.”

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