Alex

I have been looking for apartments close to the school. I can't stay here if I leave him... It's been hours he must still be busy with her...

I text Alex.

(hey, girl it's me James. I need to talk to someone I don't know who else)

(Hey, James. What's up girl? It's kind of late.)

(Tony is cheating on me with a model/doctor, his mom brought to dinner. I saw them. I don't know what to do. I just faked being sick and left.)

(OMG! How could he?)

(I can't blame him. She was really pretty, and smart.)

(You stop that right now!)

(what it's true. That's why I'm not sure what I'll do I might not say anything, when he comes home. Probably won't be till morning.)

(You Live Together? That's going to be hard.)

(Yeah I need to figure out what to do before he comes back.)

(Come to me 67 x st. apartment D I'll order pizza. We can have a couple of drinks and some girl talk.)

(K)

(see you soon drive safe)

(GPS Said 15 minutes)

...

(k, I'm here.)

(come in doors open)

...

"hey" I say opening the door.

"Oh... James" Alex said running up to give me a hug.

She is so sweet, she smells good. She is wearing an oversized tee-shirt, and short shorts. I changed into something similar when I had gotten home. But I'm wearing basketball shorts. She held me in the doorway for awhile.

"um I'm ok " I say I feel like this hug is lasting to long.

" ok ... come in come in. Welcome to my appointment." It looks like a light witch lives there. There are stones, incense and candles.

The smell of incenses still in the air.

"nice... don't tell me you do voodoo or something like that, I don't want to be your virgin sacrifice." I say trying to keep a straight face.

Her face gets all serious, she gets close to me and rubs her finger down my cheekbone to my lips very seductively. I have to admit she is hella cute right now. As her finger movers, she said "mmmm... Are you a virgin???"

I don't know how to respond, I wasn't expecting that.

" no"

" Aww to bad no sacrifice tonight." she started laughing.

I laugh too. "I didn't know you could be so dark."

"so pizza will be here soon." she is totally back to here bubbly self.

"cool."

"so talk about it, but leave out the part about how she is beautiful so you don't blame him or I'll hit you!" she said inviting me over to set in the living room.

"where to start... this night suched to much. so his mom had no clue I was coming. He never even told his mom about me. It was clear his mom was trying to set him up with Dr. Boobs.

He couldn't or wouldn't stop staring at her the whole time. No one would talk to me. Everytime I tried to talk I got shut down by his parents. It made me so uncomfortable I couldn't eat. I tried telling myself I was just feeling bad about myself. I went to the restroom to give my self a pep talk. on the way back I saw this." Show her video of them I took on my phone while spying. As I continued to talk. When I returned to the table my food was thrown out. so I left. I messaged Tony and said I was sick. Then I messaged you after I was home for a while. Looking for an apartment."

She sets quietly untill the video ends.

"wow that's low. He did that with you in the house has he no shame?"

"It hurt to see, but I'm not mad at him. I should be but I'm not."

Knock... Knock..

"PIZZA!" Alex jumped up. Answering the door.

"Thank you for the pizza. I didn't realize there was such a cute delivery guy. Don't you think he is cute?" Alex said m aotivation for me to come over.

The pizza dudes not bad.

"Hi," she made this awkward.

"hi" he looks nurves.

"so he's cute right?" she's persistent.

"yeah, your a good looking guy."

"She's cute too right?" now she's asking him.

"sorry dude, you don't have to answer she's being weird."

"nah, it's cool, what man would be upset about to hot lady's complimenting me. You lady's enjoy your pizza. Oh and next time you can use this coupon."

"Thanks pizza guy!" Alex said.

"Haha my name's Mike."

"thanks Mike" I say shutting the door, and handing the coupon to Alex.

She has a crazy smile.

"what?" I'm a little nurves to ask.

"nothing...." She takes the pizza back to the living room.

I set down quietly I'm not sure what to say.

"So... What do you think about me?"

"what do you mean."

"We just met yet you come to me about something so personal, yet you don't connect with just anyone. You straight up shut the door on Mike's face just now. So why me?"

"well..(how do I say I don't really have any friends without sounding lame) um remember how I said most people mistake me for a guy? Well I don't correct them. I just act like a guy. So everyone I've met in college thinks I'm a guy. I don't really talk to anyone from high school..." sigh "you were so nice to me. no one's ever that nice when they meet me... well you know I'm a girl and what not so I thought it'd be ok. Sorry if I miss read your kindness... I can leave if you want."

"of course... it's ok. I was just curious. I'm not going to send a cutie like you home alone this late."

"ok. I'm not good with this girl talk stuff."

" Well, how do you feel right now?"

"I don't know. I'm enjoying this pizza. I'm not really mad, or sad, I'm disappointed, he could have at least broke it off with me first."

"what will you do if he acts like nothing happened?"

"I don't know maybe nothing for now. I might find a place before I confront him. It would be awkward to sleep in the same room as him once he knows I know."

"so if you didn't live with him would you confront him now?"

"I don't know. I mean it's not like we was going to get married and live happily ever after. would it hurt to just act like nothing happened?"

"do you think you can do that?"

"sigh..." I don't know. "I am so confused. I thought he loved me. He was my first. He expected my boyish style. No one else had done that. I thought I could trust him. I never thought he would cheat on me."

"aww... poor thing. I'm sorry he hurt you. personal I like your boyish style I think it's cute."

She's doing it again. Calling me cute. Why is she calling me cute?

"ugh ... this sucks"

"could be worse."

"really how?"

"You could have loved him."

I don't love him? really?

"how do you know I don't love him?"

"well your not heart broken, or depressed"

"how do you know this isn't my heartbroken face." I say eating some pizza.

"pfff... have you never been in love."

"guess not, thought this was love."

"what did you think you 'loved' about him?"

"other then his body? He was nice and made me feel better about myself."

"so he was mostly a lust cake with complement sprinkles."

"haha what the hell is that kind of description is that?"

Although we hadn't known each other long, it was like we were old friends. It felt good to just talk.

We were very close, she was beautiful, and kind. She kept looking at me I'm not sure what that look means.

How should I handle this... I sound move out of the boys dorm for sure...

"so Ive been looking for a roommate, If you are interested." she said still looking at me with that cute sideways smile..

"I guess it's not to far from school, and we get along alright."

"so ...?"

"I'll think about it."

We talked until the sun came up and fell asleep on the floor with the rays of the early morning.