Chapter 6

I nervously tapped my foot against the floor of the elevator. We both were alone, waiting to reach the room that my friends had decided to share it with them.

"Um... I...nevermind." I mumbled, giving up to make a conversation with him.

I didn't even get his name and all I could remember was his eyes that were captivating. Now that we're standing beside each other, he's pretty tall.

Sucks to be short.

"Um, thank you for saving me earlier..." I mumbled, barely able to hear over myself.

My ears were turning red and I felt a lump forming in my throat when he twisted to look at me.

Okay, he's very intimidating. Did I forget I can't talk to boys well??

He smiled, actually smiled with his lips stretched out and that added more charm to his face, brightening the glow in his warm eyes.

I coughed, averting my gaze before I ended up staring at him for longer than intended and creeping him out with such actions.

"Oh! I didn't get your name. What's your name?" I asked, trying to go with the flow as he didn't seem the one to talk.

"Noah. Noah Hudson. And you?" He asked, softly with his voice echoing a little and giving the chill effects.

"Millie... Uhh, just Millie." I stammered, nodding and shooting a smile.

He nodded back, turning back his attention to the elevator doors once they opened with a ding.

He stepped out, waiting like a gentleman for me as I followed behind him, and we walked silently with some awkward tension to the room.

I was about to knock the door, stretching my hand into a fist, but he had the same action ready. We halted, hesitantly retracting back our hands. 

I waited for him to knock, but he was contemplating on who would next, so I took the courtesy but our hands raised again, and we paused in the mid-air.

I pressed my lips in a thin line, clearing my throat. I didn't think it would be more awkward than the elevator conversation or is it just me who's finding it awkward?

He didn't think for another second and knocked on the door, pounding with force which startled and snapped me out from my unstoppable thoughts.

Meredith pulled the door wide open, beaming at our arrival. "Ey! Took you long enough to find your way back." She winked, strutting inside.

I frowned exchanging the weird glance between Noah and me. Hesitantly, I invited myself inside the cozy warm room which had necessitated things. A huge bed with a large window on it's right and and the bathroom on its left. A couch and TV, practically the lounging room in front of the bed, separated by a glass door partition.

"Hmm pretty." I mumbled, observing the surroundings and satisfied with the structure that could maybe fit us all in.

"We'll take the couch and you guys can take the bed." Hailey said, smiling sweetly like a cherry on the top of the cake, at them.

"Oh no, no. We'll take the couch. You ladies can go to bed." The raven haired man spoke, reflecting her smile with a dimple popping on his cheeks.

"You're really nice, but we can manage on the couch." She replied, grabbing the extra pillows from his hand.

I watched them to and fro, baffled by the situation and friendliness dripping in their polite conversation.

"We'll sleep on the bed. It would be nice if you can all settle on the couch." Meredith huffed, hopping on the bed and sliding into the warmth of the sheets.

We all stared at her, a few of them unable to speak, the others unable to decipher and then there's me, who's itching to know the names of others.

"What?" Meredith asked, glaring.

We all shook our heads, avoiding her piercing glare. She can get a little edgy if her routine sleep gets disturbed.

"The bed it is then." Hailey shrugged, letting the pillows fall from her hands and jumped on the bed, joining Meredith.

I hissed, swallowing my saliva and frowned, fully being attentive to the handsome men. "Can I know your names? It's been itching me." 

They chuckled, smiled in a friendly gesture. "Of course. Hey, I'm Lucas." The raven haired gave a curt nod.

"And I'm Oliver. You can call me anything if you must." The ginger headed man said with a cheeky grin, pocketing his hands as his soft ruffled bangs fell over his forehead.

"Oliver, Lucas. Hi, it's nice to meet you. Have a sweet sleep. Bye." I didn't wait another minute for their reply and slid the glass door that parted us. "Too many boys." I whispered, stunned.

"Come here." Hailey patted the space in front of them, gesturing me to hop on.

I took steady steps, slouching on the spot as I took notice of their expressions and unspoken signals.

"What?" I squinted, sending the warning signals.

A smirk grew on both of their lips, simultaneously. It creeped me out, backing away a little with the reaction they gave together.

"So?" Hailey started.

I frowned, "So what?" 

"Hailey, did you forget how she doesn't get the mixed signals." Meredith popped, exasperating.

"What mixed signals? You guys are not making any sense and above that, creeping the heck out of me. Wipe that smirks off!" I ordered, snatching the pillow from Hailey and hugging it as the coldness fused with my warm body.

"You fell for Noah, right?" Hailey nudged me, playfully.

I blinked, once, twice, thrice and then the long awaited laugh left my lips, probably startling the guys across the room.

"Wait, how do you know his name?" I fell into suspicion.

They cleared their throats, opening and closing their mouths to utter a word but all I received was the air flowing out of their mouths.

"Lucas told us. Yeah, him." Meredith said, quickly covering the hesitance roaming in the atmosphere. 

I hummed, pursing my lips and crawling to the other side of the bed to sleep from all the exhaustion of the ride to here.

"So, do you like him?" Hailey teased, poking my cheek.

I grumbled, slapping her forehead with my pillow. "How would I fall for him so easily?"