I fetch blankets from Ally's room and put them next to the couch .

He said he doesnt want to intrude in Ally's room , so he'd rather sleep on the couch.

"Thanks." He says .

I pad my feet against the wooden floor toward my room . His voice stops me in my tracks .

"We could watch a movie." He says , barely a whisper . As if he didnt want me to hear what he said .

He's vulnerable,  I can tell . His head is hung low and his eyes are lingering everywhere but me.

"Sure , what movie do you want to watch?" I ask .

A smile paints itself over his face . He looks boyish yet really handsome.

We scroll through my Netflix,  looking for any movie that we both dont know .

He claims that there's nothing fun in watching something you already know .

I actually beg to differ , I watch movies that I know and my life has been going great .

"Oh ,here's an interesting one . 365 d... n... i? Do you know it?" He asks me .

I shrug. I dont know any movies that are on Netflix,  I only pay for it so that Colt and Ally can use it when they're here.

He starts the movie . They're speaking French or something.  But it's a language I don't understand .

My phone pings .

Al: I made it.

Another ping sounds . And I look at the phone .

Al: Sorry I didnt text sooner , we had a meeting just came out now . You want to face time?

I stare at the phone for a few seconds , before deciding to fold my legs and watch the movie instead.

An old guy gets shot . And all of a sudden the title of the movie appears . I look at Jeremy , and I realise that he is not at all focused on the movie playing on the screen.

"What?" I ask him, pushing my hair behind  my ear .

"Was that your boyfriend?" He asks me.

"What!? Why would you assume that?" I ask him , freaked out . If he , a stranger, could see how I feel . Then Ally?

"The smile that you just tried to hide . Your subconscious is aware that I'm staring at you , so it's trying hard and frankly ineffectively to keep a straight face .

So who is he?" He asks . What he just said , sounded like sense . My mind chimes in agreement. 

It is true,  I was aware that he was staring at me . Which is the major reason I did not reply to Al.

"Not really my boyfriend. " I say to him .

He changes orientation and turns to me. He puts the fluffy pink pillow in between his legs and stares at me patiently , waiting for me to talk.

"He's my best friend's brother. We're kind of in like." I tell him .

He nods for a while before he looks at me again.

"Okay , how old is he?" He asks .

"He's twenty four ." I say , he nods and raises his brows .

"Okay , does your best friend know about it? " he asks,  tapping his chin.

"No , she is not aware . Which is this is all going to end soon." I blurt.

"Well , does he want to make it work between the two of you?" He asks.  Raising one brow .

"I... I dont know . I think he does ." I tell him . He nods .

"Well look at it like this . Your boyfriend is old enough to settle down , right?" He asks.

I nod . He continues .

"If he really wanted the two of you to work , he'd make effort . But honestly I do understand the situation with your best friend , which might be reason why he isn't making it clear whether he wants something permanent with you or not .

I know how men think . Trust me , I'm a man too. And I believe that if he wants to be with you , which he has every reason to, he will make effort and at the end of the say , you two are going to have to come out." He says .

I nod in agreement. 

We pour glasses of wine that Ally and I couldn't finish and soon I'm heading to my room and him to sleep.

My alarm has me jumping from my bed only to land into an intense headache .

The throbbing in my head is so intense that I stand without even opening my eyes and head to the kitchen.

There has to be some Aspirin in this place .

I open the cupboard,  and rumble through the shelves .

"Good morning. " a deep voice say .

I jump mid air , and yell.

"Oh my fucking God ,you scared me." I say clutching my chest .

He chuckles . Then he drags his eyes over my body , he suddenly takes a sharp turn and leaves the kitchen area.

I look down and notice my exposed legs . Oh snap , my pyjama is really shot .

Like shows your butt short .

I bolt out of the kitchen , but instead bump into a wall of flesh , which I tackle to the floor.

My body falls over him and I stare into his eyes .

There's no emotion on his face , you can tell that he is carefully calculating his next move .

His chest rises and falls under me , and his mouth slightly parts to help him breath.

He stares up at me , lips a hard line . Eyes studying me thoroughly and ears open wide in alarm .

"You have beautiful eyes . They're like... bug eyes. " he suddenly says .

The break of silence causes me to scurry off him  and head to my room .

With rapid speed, I change into loose joggers and a white long sleeve t-shirt.

I stare at my reflection.

"Just breath . Nothing , absolutely nothing was wrong about that." And as I say so , my phone rings .

Because of how unexpected it was, I jump in fright .

Alyster

"Hey Al." I say, my voice softening habitually.

"Its good to hear your voice after such a hectic day . How are you?" He ask . In the background you can hear movement .

"I'm okay , how are you?" I ask . Then water starts running from the background.

"Im okay too , I'm just about to soak in some warm water . It wouldve been nice if you could join." He says .

Warmth spreads up to my cheeks . A small smile tugs at the corners .

"Alright . I'll talk to you later okay? Allison will be home soon and I have to clean up." I say through a hoarse voice .

He chuckles and says his goodbyes.

It's odd how everytime something happens between Jeremy and I , Alyster calls or is around the corner .

I have an ominous feeling about all of this .

Walking out of our bedroom is really slow and sneaky. And then right there on the couch he sits .

I watch him , as he watches something carefully that's playing on my TV .

He makes constant glances at his phone and soon sees me watching him.

"There's breakfast in the kitchen if you're done staring ." He says , not even looking in my direction. A small smile plays at his face.

I look at his face, for a long time . His smile only grows wider .

"Guess you're not done staring. " he says .

"Am I disturbing something?" I hear from the door .

Oh my shit , its Allyson.

"No, no.  Nothing at all." I say . My voice going squicky. Thanks alot .

"Really?" She says staring at Jeremy closely.

I take the time to stare at him too . He is in the same jeans he was wearing and he is ... shirtless?

When did I forget to notice that sexy chest? Oh my!

"Y'all go on." She simply says.

Shes completely out of the cat suit she was wearing and in a white short dress , with heels in hand .

"You just cant help my stare at can you?" I ask this time when I catch him staring at me .

That was really weird .

Author's note .

Y'all wont believe.  It took me weeks to write this chapter . Because I'd lost my mojo 😭😭😭😭

But I'm hoping to write more today and tomorrow . Thanks for reading ❤

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