Hello!
Thank you to everyone for your feedback! I know its a long time between updates. Life decided to dump a bunch of stuff on me this month, but I do plan on finishing this story. Anyways, here is chapter 6. Its short but sweet, which means chapter 7 will follow shortly! Enjoy!
-Aeli
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I woke up at 3am in Alex's bed. I hadn't meant to sleep there for as long as I did. When I woke up, his arms were wrapped around me, his chest was pressed against my back and his dormant cock was nestled against my ass. I slid out of his embrace. He rolled deep into his sheets, missing the warmth of my body. He looked so sweet, deceptively sweet. As I got out of his bed and got to my feet, I realized how sore I was and how sore I was going to be. I carefully made my way back to my room. I smelled like sex and Alex. I stumbled into my bathroom and turned on the shower.
So, it was official. I was fucking my roommate. Just thinking that statement made me relax. For the first time in weeks I felt at ease. I wasn't trying to deny our attraction or shut down my feelings. And I was fucking him because no one had ever done things like that to me before. Not even my boyfriend. My boyfriend. I told myself that I would just do it a few more times and then I'd call it off. I'd get Alex out of my system. Or Alex would get bored. We would get tired of each other and move on. There was no way we could maintain this level of attraction. Simply, things would taper off and we could get back to our significant others. I repeated that over and over again to myself. It comforted me as I curled up in my sheets and slept. But, that night my dreams were full of heartache and loneliness. It seemed that some part of me knew better.
The next morning I was indeed very sore. I lay in my bed until I smelled coffee wafting in from the kitchen. I pulled on some shorts and a shirt and followed the smell. I found Alex in his underwear drinking coffee and checking his phone at the table.
"Hi," I said, shyly.
"Hello," Alex grinned. I felt his eyes follow me as I poured myself a cup. But this time I wasn't afraid of meeting his gaze. I looked back at him coyly over my mug as I went into the living room. He followed me.
We settled in-front of the TV. I pulled up the DVR and began to shift through all the shows I had recorded. As I scrolled through options, he began to play footsie with me. I smiled. It was oddly charming to have him flirt with me in such a boyish way. When I finally picked a show, he wrapped his leg over my thigh and pulled me into his chest. As we watched the show everything felt right. We were still in our own secret world, nothing from outside had come in to burst our bubble. But then, my phone buzzed. It was a text from Elliot.
"Meeting an old friend on the UWS for brunch. Wanna join?"
I considered the text for a minute. I was so comfortable with Alex, and the idea of spending the weekend with him in the apartment was tempting. Too tempting. I closed my phone, got off the couch and went to my room.
"What's up?" Alex asked from the living room.
"I'm grabbing brunch with some friends," I said.
"Oh, well," I heard him hesitate.
"What?" I yelled back.
"Nothing. Have fun." I quickly got dressed and grabbed my bag. When I went back into the living room Alex was already wrapped in the TV show. I hurried past him and I closed the door behind me.
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"Erica, this is Max," Elliot smiled at me and kissed me sweetly on the cheek. Max got up and shook my hand. He looked like a typical clean cut Ivy League graduate. We chatted about the economy and world events while we got tipsy on mimosas and gorged ourselves on pancakes. Elliot carefully held my hand under the table. I was surprised by how much I was enjoying myself. I was having no problems being with Elliot after Alex, or dealing with being attracted to two men at once. I was smoothly compartmentalizing what I was feeling. And as the mimosas went to my head, I felt myself getting cocky. I playfully rested my hand on Elliot's knee, running my fingers over his kneecap. I flashed him sexy little glances while engaging in the conversation. But then I heard,
"Elliot?" A red headed woman on the street stopped at our table, "Oh my God, I didn't realize you were here!" she squealed.
"Yeah, Max and I were grabbing brunch," Elliot mumbled as he quickly got up and, discreetly brush my hand off his knee.
"Elliot?" I asked, vaguely offended by how strange he was being.
"Erica," he smiled, "This is this is Charlotte. Charlotte, Erica." I reached forward and shook her hand. She was beautiful. I had seen her before, she was definitely one of Elliot friends, but we had never been formally introduced. I felt myself begin to get possessive and almost threatened by her beauty. I wrapped my arm around Elliot's waist. He shifted against me uncomfortably.
"Oh! I've heard so much about you! Great to finally meet you," she said as she flashed me a perfectly pearly white smile. I smiled back, suddenly very conscious about the color of my teeth. The more I looked at her, the more I realized that she was, for lack of a better word, perfect. She was stunning, like traffic-stopping-stunning. "You guys got room for one more?" she asked.
"T-Totally!" Max stuttered, enamored with her beauty. She quickly went inside to make her way to our table out on the patio. Max pulled up a chair. I looked at Elliot.
"She's the one who lost her job," he quickly responded, "I apologize in advance if things get messy."
"What do you mean?" I whispered.
"Max and Char used to be a thing," Elliot whispered as Max set up a place for her, "She's not taking the break up or the job loss well and she isn't too good at holding her liquor, but-"
"Are those mimosas?" Charlotte chirped as she sat down to our table. She quickly poured herself a glass. The waitress came over to offer her a menu, but she dismissed her and ordered another carafe of mimosas. Elliot clenched my hand under the table nervously. As we ate, Charlotte unrolled a litany of her sorrows. She drank most of the new carafe of mimosas. By the end of the meal she was almost too drunk to talk.
"You are so cute," she slurred to Max as she wrapped her arm around his shoulders. Max laughed nervously. Elliot got up and made his way to the front. I followed him.
"I'm sorry about this," he said, "I'm going to call her a car."
"Poor thing," I mumbled as I wrapped myself around his arm. He smiled at me. He fiddled with one of my earrings. I smiled.