Her Unexpected Roommate (Cider Bar Sisters Book 5) by Jackie Lau

Author:Jackie Lau [Lau, Jackie]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: interracial romance, humor, Asian heroine, Toronto, romance Canada, one night stand, roommates
Publisher: Jackie Lau Books
Published: 2022-08-08T18:30:00+00:00

Chapter 16

That Saturday at the cider bar, Rose ordered a glass of the passionfruit peach cider, since she was craving something sweet. Her roommate immediately popped into her head again—had he ever really left?—and she tried, once again, to push him out.

And once again, she wasn’t successful.

“What’s wrong, Rose?” Sierra asked, leaning forward.

Rose looked around at her friends: Sierra, Nicole, and Charlotte. Amy wasn’t here tonight—she was catching up on sleep instead. Rose had known these three women for over a decade. She’d hung out with them somewhat regularly at university, and when she’d decided to move to Toronto, they’d gotten closer. These women had helped her through a lot. She shouldn’t be nervous about telling them about Cal, but she was.

Charlotte opened her mouth before Rose could say anything. “Is it Cal? What did that fucker do?”

Rose chuckled. “It’s not what you think. He’s a good roommate.”

“Oh?” Nicole said.

“Yeah. That’s the problem. The more he cooks for me, the more weeds he pulls out, the more episodes of The Untamed we watch together...the more I want to jump his bones.” She covered her face after saying the last words; she wasn’t used to talking about her sexual desires.

And the way he allowed himself to be vulnerable with her, and let her know just how difficult figuring out his finances was—that touched her, too.

But he wasn’t acting like this because she was anyone special to him, right? He was just a kind person, and they lived together. Maybe she shouldn’t read much into things.

Except...

“What about Ray?” Sierra asked.

Oh, God. Ray.

Rose liked him, too, and things were going well so far. They’d gone out for dinner again two nights ago, and today, he’d sent her flowers. Not red roses, but a mixed bouquet, and it had made her a little giddy, though not as much as last time.

“I guess I should see what happens with Ray first,” Rose said.

“You guess,” Nicole repeated.

“Yeah.”

“What’s the worst that could happen if you ask Cal how he feels about you?”

“Well.” Rose had given this a lot of thought. “There are so many terrible options. He could say he doesn’t have any feelings for me, and then things could get awkward between us, especially if he starts bringing someone else home. What if it gets so awkward that one of us has to move? The thought is overwhelming right now and—”

“Nicole,” Charlotte said. “I can’t believe you asked Rose about worst-case scenarios. She thinks about that all the time, and she always gets to death or the end of the world pretty quickly. Besides, it wasn’t all that long ago that you were scared of being with David, scared of losing yourself in a relationship.”

“I’m not scared of that,” Rose said.

“But I’m sure you make up for it with your other fears.”

“I do.” She looked down at her cider.

In general, she wasn’t scared of relationships. She wanted one. But with Cal, it was extra complicated, especially since she already knew what it was like for him to break her heart.

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