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Adrian glanced over at her, narrowing his eyes for a second. “Michelle, right?”
“It’s actually Ashley,” she corrected. Not caring one bit he called her by the wrong name. “But I can be Michelle if you want.”
I rolled my eyes while Cade ordered, “You can get out of my room now.”
Adrian smirked. “With pleasure.” He threw his arm around the blonde and left, whispering something in her ear as he shut the door behind them.
“New bimbo?” I questioned, trying my hardest to not feel jealous.
“There’s always a new one.”
I chuckled, despite the jealousy I felt in the core of my body.
For the rest of the afternoon, I helped Cade unpack, playing off my real feelings like I could hear his latest conquest giggling loudly through the walls. Maintaining my focus on unpacking instead, I kept finding all these sentimental things I’d forgotten over the years of our friendship.
“Awe!” I exclaimed, holding up tickets. “I forgot about this concert. I had to beg you to come with me.”
“More like dragged me.”
“You loved watching Christina Aguilera.”
“Yeah, she shook her ass the entire time.”
“You’re such a guy. I didn’t know you kept these.”
“Paige.” He shut his nightstand drawer. “Are you going to keep this sentimental shit up the entire time?”
I scoffed. “I’m just wondering what I’m in for. This doesn’t feel nostalgic to you? Just look at this picture. How cute are you with your Peter Pan costume?”
“You didn’t leave me much choice, Paige. You threatened if I didn’t wear it you wouldn’t share your cupcakes with me anymore.”
“But look how great of a Tinkerbell I made?”
“I still can’t believe Adrian agreed to be Captain Hook.”
“It didn’t stop him from stealing all our Reese’s peanut butter Cups.”
“Yeah, he’s an asshole.”
“Aren’t you sad we’re not neighbors anymore?”
“Your dorm is ten minutes away.”
“I know.” I pouted. “It’s so far!”
“Paige, quit your whining. You’re being such a girl.”
“I am a girl. Can’t you just pretend to be sad?”
“Paige.” He laughed. “Why are you acting like you’re not going to be crashing here most of the time? You chose to live alone. Did you forget you’re afraid of the dark?”
I thought about it for a minute. He was right. I had this irrational fear of darkness.
Except if I was being truthful, Cade having a girlfriend wasn’t solely the reason for not wanting to crash at their apartment. It was the fact he lived with Adrian now too. It was different when they still lived at home with their parents. It felt as if I was sleeping in my brother’s room.
If I slept in their home, I’d be making a conscious decision of not only staying the night at my best friend’s house, but also…
Adrian Drake’s place.
