18 Soul mate

~ring ring~

[Motherfuker.] Bryan looked at the caller and thought.

"Yo! Where you guys at? The party is on." Eddie said.

Betty instantly went back.

[What was I thinking? Kissing my bestie's boyfriend. Not cool]

"We are there." Bryan hung up after saying that.

Bryan looked at Betty and leaned back only to be stopped by her hand on his face.

"No wonder Andrea fell for you. Now don't talk along the way." Betty said as she started driving.

The journey was quiet but not awkward. Betty was still smiling along the way thinking of the foolish decision she was about to make.

They entered the campus and walked into the boys dorm. 

Bryan led Betty to Eddie's room. The door was closed.

Bryan knocked.

"It's open."

Bryan walked in to see something he never expected he would see. Eddie and Kelly huddled on the bed sipping on beers and watching a show. It wasn't just that they were cozy together which seemed quite a shock considering Eddie's hysterics.

Eddie and Kelly were watching anime.

"I knew I couldn't trust you." Betty said.

"It's attack on Titan and even Kelly likes it. She told me after looking at the poster." Eddie said as he pointed towards the wall.

Betty said, "Make some space for us." 

Betty sat and pointed to the space next to her,"Come, we will watch a movie maybe."

Beer bottles were passed around as Eddie dimmed the lights. Now the girls were in the centre and Eddie next to Kelly on end and Bryan next to Betty.

Eddie found a movie and the four were cozy but Eddie couldn't keep his mouth shut, "It would have been so much better with Andy." 

Bryan and Betty who had been huddled close to each other where their hands would sometimes brush against each other looked at each other.

"Call her." Bryan said to Betty.

"Fine. Don't blame me if she doesn't come." Betty said as she called Andrea.

"Are you back?" Betty said.

"Btw you almost hid it from me. Nice try. Come to Eddie's dorm. We are all there." Betty said as she hung up.

"She is coming." Betty announced.

Bryan got up and Betty followed him out to the girl's dorm. They saw Andrea coming out..

"You almost got away with not telling me." Betty said.

"Tell what?" Andrea acted confused.

"Oh, stop. Now I know why wouldn't ask him to change seats. What happened to chicks before dicks. You changed." Betty said in a dramatic fashion

Cough!

Bryan broke her monologue.

"See, he is already interrupting." Betty said.

Bryan just laughed.

He closed in and took Andrea's hand. 

"Hi."

Andrea blushed because of his boldness. She hadn't thought that Betty would find out so quickly.

"How did you guys become friends?" Andrea asked.

"Oh, he helped me at the party. A jerk tried to do some things and he beat the shit out of him." Betty said.

"Are you alright?" Andrea asked Bryan with concern showing in her eyes.

"Hey, why don't you ask me." Betty said.

"I mean are you both alright." Andrea said..

"It wasn't a fight. You should know how much truth comes out of her mouth." Bryan said.

Andrea laughed and all three walked back to the room to see Kelly and Eddie even cosier than last time.

[He would have gotten laid if we didn't come back.] Bryan thought and felt little happy since Eddie had cockblocked him earlier in the car.

The three sat down and Edidie passed the beers and the blanket as the movie started. Betty was stuck between Kelly and Andrea.

Bryan's hands under the blanket were not honest. He quickly found Andrea's hand and held it as they watched the movie. 

"I thought you wouldn't be back?" Bryan asked Andrea.

Andrea thought about something before replying, "My mom lives close by. I just went for family dinner and came back." 

Bryan nodded. 

The movie went on and Andrea and Bryan just held hands because of the crowd.

Bryan finally got some alone time when the 'party' was over and Eddie and Bryan had gone to send off the girls. 

Bryan was holding hands with Andrea who wanted to follow Kelly and Betty inside. Instead of letting her go, Bryan pulled her towards him and kissed her lips for a second before ending the kiss. Andrea didn't even get the time to stop Bryan.

[Everyone is watching.] This was the only thought in Andrea's mind as she was being kissed.

The kiss ended but Andrea was still in Bryan's arms as Bryan said, "Why don't we go buy chocolate next time." 

Andrea tried to look the other side as she imagined Bryan licking the chocolate off her skin, just like the novel scene.

"Oh, why don't you come up. I am pretty sure, Andrea will be happy to have you inside." Betty taunted.

Andrea tried to create some distance as she realised what they were doing. 

"Come on. You will be seeing him tomorrow anyway. The chemistry prof is coming back and it's a compulsory lecture." Betty said. Betty kept track of all the things she needed to attend at college and tomorrow was one such day.

"You have to come." Andrea told Bryan.

"I will see you then." Bryan said and kissed her forehead before letting her go. Andrea was quick on her feet as she ran into the dorm not looking at anyone.

"Smooth but I am still the one who gets to sleep with her every day." Betty said and teased with her tongue out.

Bryan knew she was joking and left with Eddie.

"I think I am in love." Eddie said.

"Kelly?" Bryan said.

"Who else? She is good looking. She likes anime. We like the same artists. How can I not be in love?" Eddie said.