"Hey. You've reached Cassia and Garret's Psycho-delic Emu Flat. We're busy, so either leave us alone or leave a message. We'll call you later. Tootles!" The machine beeped.
"Cass, this is Garret. I'm outside. I locked myself out. I know you're there! Heeeeelllllooooo? Pick up the phone! Cassia Tirion McDermott, answer the phone! Dude, the light is on. I know you're there! I'm freezing my–"
"Hey, dude. I was just in the shower," Cassia picked up the phone as she sprinted from the bathroom. "So you're locked out again?"
"Yeah, and I'm cold."
"Well, I'm naked."
"Eeeww!" Garret groaned. "You're like my sister."
"Well, either you can wait for me to throw some clothes on or you can see me in my towel."
"Put your clothes on quickly. Bye," Garret grumbled as he hung up his cell phone.
Cassia, still dripping wet, pulled on her pink sweat pants and white tank top. She wrapped her hair in a towel and unlocked the front door.
"Damn! It's fucking cold here!"
She smiled. "It's fucking Wisconsin here."
"Yeah, I forgot."
Garret and Cassia met in their freshman year of college. They hit it off instantly and became best friends. The next year, they decided to share an apartment and turn life into a 24/7 party. Well, maybe not 24/7 . . .
A month ago, Garret ended his two-year relationship with his girlfriend, Bonnie. He knew it was time to move on, but he just didn't know how to go about approaching the girl he loved. He just hoped she would realize how he felt for her. But calling her sister-like was not the way to go about doing that.
The timer on the oven rang. Cassia jumped from her seat on the couch. "Pizza's done!"
Friday nights were "Pizza-and-a-Movie Nights." They had been ever since before Cassia and Garret moved in together.
"Just think," He mused as she cut the pizza. "We just ended the first semester of out Junior year of college. Only a year and a half left to go."
"Yeah, and I have yet to have good, loud sex." Cassia slowly licked the cheese and sauce from her finger. She knew he was watching her do it. She wanted more than anything to be with Garret, and now that he was single, she vowed to get him.