“Please stop.”
But he doesn’t stop because he’s an idiot who doesn’t listen.
“She has… great bone structure. Like, really symmetrical or whatever. That’s a compliment, right?”
He is so annoying.
Whose idea was it to let him live here?
Nugget can stay, Cash can go.
“I mean it,” he insists. “You know how picky I am. And if Ihadto rate her now, I’d bump her up to an eight. No—eight-point-five. Especially with that little laugh of hers? Kind of evil, kind of cute. That’s hot.”
“Cash.”Shut up.
“Fine! You win! She’s an actual dime, okay? But I’m not into her, so don’t get all territorial.”
“She’s been here less than a week. I haven’t had time to be into her.”
Lies.
I’ve had plenty of time.
Plenty of time to memorize the way she hums when she’s brushing her teeth since I can hear her through the shared wall.
Plenty of time to notice she eats her toast diagonally.
Plenty of time to want to punch myself in the face every time I catch myself checking to see if she’s in the kitchen. Or the living room. Or to see if she has the door of her room cracked.
I’ve never worked on LEGOs this hard in my entire life.
My castle is nearly complete, that’s how much time I’ve spent in the dining room working on it.
“Is it going to be annoying living with the two of you?” my roommate muses out loud. “Like—do you flirt and shit?”
“No!” I shake my head. “Nothing like that.”
Cash removes his headband. Ruffles his own hair, then slides it back into place to tame his mane. “You are so full of shit. Do not stand here and tell me that two super attractive people living together have zero sexual tension.”
“Nope.”
“You don’t want to bone her?” He squints over at me. “Not even a little?”
I shake my head. “Nope.”
He laughs. “You’re such a fucking liar, dude.”
I glare. “Go inside, Cash.”
“Can’t. Too busy mentally planning your wedding slideshow. We can have it on the top of a ski hill—Nuggs can be your ring bearer.”
“He eats socks,” I deadpan. “You want him carrying a diamond?”
“He can be professional when the occasion calls for it.”
I cock an eyebrow. “He ate my AirPods last time you left him home with me.”
“And who’s the one who wasn’t watching him?”
