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“Coming from a woman with a freezer full of TV dinners and other processed bullshit. I’m starting to wonder if you can cook,” I teased.
“I can cook, thank you very much. I just don’t do it much because I don’t have much time anymore.”
“Right. Your ‘important work,’” I said with air quotations. She rolled her eyes and moved over to the fridge, opening the door and peeking inside.
“There’s a marker in the basket on top of the fridge if you want to label your stuff,” she said and closed the fridge.
“Well, Satan, I don’t need to label anything. My mama taught me how to share,” I said with a smirk.
“Suit yourself,” she said with a shrug and headed back toward the living room.
“Wait, you’re not going to help me prepare?”
“Why would I help you with my own peace offering?” she tossed back over her shoulder. I shook my head.
“Whatever. I’m going to grab a shower really quick and then get started on dinner.”
“Yeah, go do that. Grease isn’t an appealing scent,” she said, a hint of a smirk on her face. I smiled and headed to the shower. Hopefully this dinner would be the start of a peaceful living environment.
*
After my shower, I wrapped a towel around my waist, grabbed my phone from the shelf, and stepped out into the hallway, colliding into Ashton as she came down the hall. She stumbled a bit, finding support on the other wall as she looked up at me. Her eyes moved along my body, lingering longer on the towel around my waist. I cleared my throat.
“Eyes up here,” I said and snapped my fingers, mimicking her earlier actions. Her cheeks turned a bit pink before she looked away, nervously biting her lip. I chuckled.
“I mean if you’re curious as to what’s under the towel, I’m more than happy to show you,” I joked.
She blinked and frowned at me. “Is that what you like doing? Showing your cock to random women?”
“Eh, only if they’re sexy as hell,” I said with a shrug, a smirk on my lips. She stared at me for a brief moment before straightening her posture.
“Yeah, well, I’m not interested,” she said and walked away. I licked my lips as I watched her, her leggings cupping her ass perfectly. I wanted to watch her blush as my hands squeezed her ass. Perhaps she wasn’t a difficult woman at all; maybe she just needed to get laid. Just give me a little more time and you’ll be interested, I mused to myself before entering my bedroom.
My phone vibrated in my hand, displaying my mom’s picture on the screen. I closed my door and removed my towel, flopping down on the bed as I answered.
“Hey, Ma.”
“Hey, baby. You okay?” she asked. Her familiar voice was comforting to hear after a long day. I’d admit it was hard to be away from my family, but it was for the best right now. Everyone still thought I should give Kayla another chance, mostly because they thought it would bring me back to Virginia. I didn’t know what would happen in the future, but that definitely wasn’t an option right now.
“Yeah, I’m fine. Just getting out of the shower.”
“I wish you would just come back home. I hate that you’re living in a hotel.”
“Well…I’m actually not in a hotel anymore,” I started slowly.
“Oh you found a place?” she asked, a hint of disappointment in her voice. She’d probably held on to the hope that I’d get tired of living in hotels and would eventually come back home if she begged me enough. Although she wasn’t rooting for Kayla, I knew she’d sacrifice her own thoughts and feelings about the situation if it meant I’d be closer to her. I knew she’d be glad that I wasn’t in a hotel anymore, but she wouldn’t be too happy to know that the chances of me coming home now were slim to none.
“I found a roommate. Just moved in a couple days ago,” I said.
“I see. How many of you are there? Is it a house or an apartment?”
“It’s just me and her. It’s an apartment,” I said, standing and walking over to the dresser to find something to put on.
“Her? Your roommate is a woman?” she asked. I slightly cringed. I hadn’t necessarily meant to disclose that fact. My mom was one of those people that didn’t believe men and women could live together without fucking each other. At the rate things were going with Ashton, it would probably be a long time before that opportunity ever came to light.
“Uh yeah.”
“Are you two dating or something?”
