The Roommate Arrangement by Jae

Author:Jae [Jae]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9783963242816
Publisher: Ylva-Publishing
Published: 2019-09-25T20:11:00+00:00

CHAPTER 16

Steph woke up as the first rays of the December sun peeked through her window. She stretched contentedly and let out a sound that resembled a low purr. Wow. She hadn’t slept this well in weeks.

Then everything that had happened yesterday came back to her, flooding her mind with a slideshow of images: the worst corporate gig ever, finding out Moose would be moving away, and then that magical evening at Descanso Gardens.

Had that really happened? In the light of day, it felt surreal, like a dream…a dream with a decidedly romantic undertone.

She could still feel Rae’s arm hooked around her own, the softness of her cheek beneath her lips, and her body pressed to hers as she had prevented Rae from falling. Even now, her body buzzed as she remembered that moment and then that loose embrace as they had taken the photo at the gazebo.

She reached for her phone on the bedside table and unlocked the screen. There it was. The photo stunned her now just as much as it had last night—and just as much as the kiss she had spontaneously planted on Rae’s cheek.

Jeez, Stephanie. Why are you making such a big deal out of it? She had kissed more people than she could count, most of them much more passionately than that. A harmless kiss on the cheek wasn’t a marriage proposal.

Nothing had changed, right? She still wasn’t one for romance or relationships, and Rae wasn’t a woman to play around with for a night or two. It was no longer only about Rae being a club employee. She’d been through so much. What she needed now was a friend, not a romp in the hay, and Steph was determined to be that friend for her, even if Rae might not think she needed anyone.

Friends. She resolutely put the phone away, but the memory of how Rae had looked in the glow of the gazebo’s lights stayed with her, even as she rolled out of bed and got dressed. Okay, she definitely needed some air and some distance from her roommate, who might wake up any second.

She grabbed her purse and headed out for a walk and a coffee, hoping both would help to clear her head.

But she didn’t get very far.

Their landlady—who, as Steph had found out after moving in, lived in the building too—was hauling an armful of grocery bags through the front door.

Steph hurried over to hold the door open for her.

“Thank you, dear,” Mrs. Kleinberg said. “How nice to run into you. I was wondering how you and Rae like the apartment.”

“We love it.”

“Good. I told Harold that we should drop by and make sure everything is all right. I haven’t seen much of you since you moved in.”

“Everything’s wonderful. We just both work unusual hours.” Plus they had avoided running into their landlord and landlady, especially when they left the building together, so they wouldn’t have to put on a show and pretend to be a couple.

“Oh, yes, of course,” Mrs.

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