Roommates With Benefits by Nicole Williams

Author:Nicole Williams [Williams, Nicole]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Roommates with Benefits
Publisher: Nicole Williams
Published: 2017-06-02T07:00:00+00:00

My dreams had not been sweet. Not even close.

The next morning, I woke in a panicked frenzy, my sheets twisted around my legs, sweat clinging to my skin. All night, I’d dreamed about Soren and me, but it hadn’t been the kind of dream I’d been hoping to have. Us fighting and yelling, being petty and childish. Then when it seemed we’d never be free of this endless loop of arguing, we were torn apart. He went one direction; I went the other.

He left me.

That was when I jolted awake.

I gave myself a few minutes to let the clutches of the nightmare drift away, but this one didn’t retreat the way most did. Instead, it clung to me, refusing to let me shuffle it into the back of my mind.

Soren had early morning practice and was already gone by the time I forced myself out of bed. The pieces of his tux he’d scattered like damn bread crumbs last night had been picked up and were gone. He probably had to return it today.

However, the wall we’d gotten all hot and heavy against was still there. Not going anywhere. Glancing at it, I swore I could see my impression carved into the drywall.

I’d kissed Soren. I’d made out with Soren.

I’d been ready and practically begging to do more with him.

My stomach contracted, a wave of nausea rolling through me.

I’d told him I liked him and wanted him and . . . shit, I’d gone and ruined everything.

Soren and I were roommates. We had to live together. How was confessing feelings for one another and letting those feelings physically manifest going to make this arrangement any easier? Being in a relationship was hard enough at our age. Sharing an apartment was just as hard. But combining those two challenges and expecting everything to come out okay? Yeah, right. World peace had a better chance of making it.

As I rushed through showering and getting ready, I couldn’t stop thinking about my dad. I hardly ever thought of him anymore, but there he was now, ready to take up as much of my head-space as he had when he’d first left us.

Soren wasn’t my dad. The rational part of my brain knew that. The irrational part linked the two, comparing and contrasting until I felt half-mad. Soren was a man, just like my dad. He wore jeans, just like my dad. He had blue eyes like my dad.

It was endless. Ridiculous, but endless.

I had the day off, but I needed to leave the apartment. I had to avoid him for as long as possible because while he was expecting one thing from tonight, I had to give him the total opposite.

I cared for Soren. Now I knew he cared for me. But this, us . . . we wouldn’t survive if we let our friendship take a back seat to our other feelings. I’d rather have him in my life in some capacity forever than in no capacity one day soon.

Besides, what did

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