Christian DavisI shifted in bed as I awoke the next morning, turning over, seeing Harry asleep in the bed next to mine. I sat up, running both hands over my face as I remembered the whole mess of last night. I slept in before he got back from the party, and from the looks of things, things didn't get any easier for him.My roommate, even in his sleep, had a downcast expression on his face, and the purple spots under his eyes from the nose punch Rose had hit him made his appearance even worse." What have you gotten yourself into, man? " I muttered to myself before getting up, deciding to get out of there before he woke up.Harry was my roommate, and in the last few months he has become my friend. What he did was some pretty big shit, but I couldn't just ignore him. At least, not without giving him a chance to explain himself. But I didn't want to have that conversation right now, I had more important things to take care of, like checking on Skyller and Rose.I left the room after get
Christian About forty minutes later I was back, but to my surprise, Theo was fiddling on his cell phone lying on the extra bed in Rose's room who was still sleeping and Skyller and Liam had left. " Hey," I greeted him." Man, now I understand why Van Derr Waal sleeps so late, you need to feel these sheets," he sighed." Where are they? " I ignored his comment." Skyller remembered some details from yesterday, and she wanted to be alone," Theo explained, "Liam offered his room.” I grimaced at that statement. Poor Skyller, she of all people, didn't deserve to go through that. But unfortunately she would have to face the situation." And Rose? " I sat on the edge of her bed, placing the two paper bags and the glass of tea on the bedside table. " She hasn't moved since I arrived. I don't know if this is normal," he sat up." Yes, it is normal. She has a habit of slipping into a coma every time she sleeps," a small smile came to my face as I watched her sleep.I opened the pharmacy ba
Christian As soon as I reached the hallway to my room, I met Harry who returned with a downcast expression, standing in place when he saw me." Hey man," I greeted him after a few uncomfortable seconds. That small gesture of goodwill caused my roommate to let his guard down a bit. I walked to our bedroom door, unlocking it, and he followed me." Hey…”" How are you after all that shit yesterday? " I decided to give him a little attention. Like I told Rose, he's my roommate and my friend, and I can't pretend he doesn't exist. " You mean the fact that Rose almost broke my nose? Or that Van Derr Waal left me with a series of bruises? I must admit, I expected Rose's full strength, but not that reaction from Van Derr Waal," he forced a small smile." You messed with the wrong person. The only one who could make Liam not mind crumpling his clothes in a fight," I grabbed the laptop and charger from my desk before turning to him. “And you're lucky Rose just punched you.”I leaned against
ChristianMy mind seemed to go round in circles going over what Harry had told me as I returned to Rose's room. Was he right? I decided to put this aside as I reached the door to her room, surprised to see that Rose had taken the mattresses off the two beds and put them together on the floor, spreading pillows and blankets over them. She was no longer in her pajamas; she was wearing sweatpants and a long, loose T-shirt." What is this?” " It's more comfortable for us to watch, don't you think? " She smiled.Her smile was not the provocative or sarcastic smile she usually gave. Rose just seemed happy with my company, and I was also more than happy to spend a quiet day with her.After setting the laptop in a comfortable place for us to watch, I sat down on the mattress and she lay on my lap, smiling as I began to stroke her scalp, feeling the softness of her strands of hair." Your temperature has dropped," I commented. " What can I say? I had a good nurse. And I took a quick shower
ROSE " Are you sure you know what you are doing? " I asked while Christian was filing my nails. After our conversation at lunch he decided to help me, since I couldn't go to the manicurist, so he took the nail polish off himself and was busy reducing the size as much as possible without damaging them." Rose, if I can help Peterson file his model pieces to perfection, I can handle your nails," he assured me, concentrating on his task." You really like them," I commented with a small smile." I told you, your hand looks very pretty with these nails," he looked up at me, giving me a wink before concentrating again on my little finger nail.I couldn't deny that I was really enjoying being spoiled like that. I had no idea that he would go to such lengths to take care of me in the face of a simple cold. Every day that passed made some feelings rise up inside of me. I missed him whenever we weren't together, and when we were, I didn't feel like paying attention to anyone else. In fact,
CHRISTIAN I pressed my goggles to my face as I prepared myself for yet another experiment, next to me, the bench previously occupied by Harry was filled with all of Cam's belongings, since my roommate had taken a week's leave of absence to deal with his recent personal problems, and I made sure to get the girl out of the corner where she always hid.After separating all the glassware that would be used in the experiment, I took Cam's notebook, writing down the weights of each reagent needed for the solutions, finding it amusing when the girl startled beside me, alarmed by my presence." Stay calm Cam, I just need to write this down," I reassured her, "So, I didn't see you over the weekend, what did you do?”" I was studying, I didn't leave my room " she murmured " And you? What did you do?” " I didn't leave Rose's room either," I returned nonchalantly. Camille's eyes widened at that answer before her face reached a shade of red that I didn't think possible, making me realize what I
CHRISTIAN " You know, I know that bikers like to live dangerously, but to make rose lose a competition on purpose is to have no love for life," Theo sneered." How screwed am I? " I watched as Rose marched furiously toward the entrance of the dorm, brushing the excess snow off her coat as she walked." We're going to Grayfox Mills for pizza, and now there are six of us, so you'll have to go alone with her to Brigitte's." Liam commented as we started walking in the same direction as Rose." You can go with her," I proposed." You provoked her, you can handle it," he denied." It was you who gave her the idea of a race knowing that she is dominated by an evil competitive entity.” I returned it." And yet you made that entity lose," Cam surprised me with his answer.I looked in her direction, watching the girl who kept a half smile on her face. " Even you will stand against me, Miss Martin? " I stared at her with the pleasure of seeing her cheeks flush." Christian, I'm hungry, so go c
CHRISTIAN" Finally you guys are here, we thought about calling, but it would probably get in the way of some hot moments between you," Liam teased as I sat down in the free chair next to Theo." Very funny, you would probably interrupt while I was yelling at Chris what a jerk he was to me," Rose sneered, wasting no time in grabbing a piece of pizza from the box." Actually we were delayed because a rare event happened, something bordering on a miracle," I commented with a cocky smile, leaning my arm on the back of her chair, receiving a cross look in return." Do you survive her anger? " Camille asked shyly, making me laugh as she picked up one of the pieces of pizza." Oh no, you'll be surprised…”" Chris, you promised to be nice about this," Rose forced a smile." No, you asked me to be nice about it, but deep down you know I'm an asshole," I winked at her before turning my attention back to everyone else. “Miss Rosemarie Miller-Campbell today admitted that she was wrong, that she
Christian"Did you hear Liam's speech? "Rose asked.I turned my head to the side to watch her, she was sitting on the floor next to the bed, wearing only my boxer shorts while drawing on a pad. No one had come home yet and we were enjoying the silence.I felt exhausted after everything that had happened over the last few days, I couldn't believe that this nightmare had finally come to an end. After getting home and taking a long shower with Rose, the only thing I could do was lie down and stare at the ceiling in my room, imagining how everything would happen from then on."Could you not hear? "I sneered."Do you think he was serious about his vision of the future? "she turned her face to look at me."I don't know, maybe. But...I kept quiet, wondering what exactly I was going to say. Because more and more the whole scenario he described came to life in my mind, and every second I found it more enjoyable."But? "New Orleans is a nice city. We could live near each other and... I can se
ChristianI sat down, taking the bottle of beer from my sister, taking a sip before she grabbed the bottle from my hand and slapped me upside the head."Your father-in-law has guaranteed that you'll beat Bobby and Otto at pool, they've never lost at the bar "My father pointed to the table where Rose and Jack were getting ready to start the game."My father-in-law is... a bit competitive. Rose got that from him," I commented."A bit? That's a joke, right? Last time the two of them ended up in a snow race just to break a tie in a series of board games "Cam rolled his eyes."Snow race? "My mother raised both eyebrows."While they were taking off their clothes," Theo added."Taking their clothes off? "Amber choked next to me."They had a series of target games in the middle of the course, and every time they missed they had to take off a piece. At the end of the race, he was only wearing shorts and boots and she was wearing a gym top, shorts and boots "I explained, taking the bottle of be
ChristianI stopped the bike in a parking space in front of the bar where Rose met Josh at the beginning of the year. I frowned as everyone got off their bikes there. That place wasn't one of my favorites and Rose must have known that, since we hadn't been back there since everything happened.She got off before me, taking off her helmet, running her fingers through her hair to adjust it and standing next to me when she noticed my hesitation in getting off the bike."Come on, it's about time we gave this place a second chance "she winked at me "let's enjoy it like we should have done that day. That was enough to convince me, so I took off my helmet and got off the bike. From there we could hear a band playing a cover of Aerosmith. Everyone started to enter the venue, not bothering to wait for me. I took a deep breath, slung my arm around Rose's shoulder and started heading towards the entrance. Both Rose and I ended up with the backs of our hands stamped indicating that we were unde
ChristianI was lying in bed, watching the sunset light coming through the small window in the corridor facing the cell I occupied. My cell was the only one occupied in the police station, and that was no surprise. In a town as quiet as Grayfox Mills, it was difficult to see any movement at the police station during the week, when all the university students were busy with their classes.Everything I wanted. To get on with my classes without having to deal with some asshole who decided to play with my girl! But that asshole made it impossible.I'd been there for over twenty-four hours, and that had been enough time to calm my mind, at least as far as Jax was concerned. But even though I'd taken a few naps during the day, I couldn't stop imagining how Rose was doing, the look on her face as I was handcuffed never left my mind, and I just wanted the chance to talk to my girlfriend and make sure she was okay.My biggest concern with everything that had happened was just her. I didn't reg
RoseMy gaze wandered around that hellish scene without knowing what to do. Everything unfolded in slow motion in front of me. On one side, Jax was lying, moaning in pain in a pool of his own blood, being supported by a waiter. His friends were on the other side, keeping some distance with an expression that ranged from surprise to fear, keeping as much distance as possible from Christian, who was standing next to me with both hands raised in a sign of surrender after handing Theo the keys to the bike. The sidewalk outside was starting to fill up as well, several people crowded near the glass window watching what was happening, some taking pictures or filming with their cell phones as the police approached us." Dad, do something " I begged for a magic solution, one that would stop my boyfriend from being taken by those men. "Chris..." I tried to put one of his hands down to pull him to me, but he stood his ground, looking the other way while someone talked to one of the policemen,
Christian" Chris, you heard the dean, he'll probably be expelled... CHRIS! " Rose raised her voice as I stood up, heading for the exit." What's his problem?”" Damn it, Christian, get back here! " I heard Rose call before I got into the elevator that was standing on the floor, not waiting for her to arrive to press the button to close the doors.I checked the time on my watch, great, it's right on lunch break time, I'll find this bastard and finish him off wherever he is. Deciding not to waste any time, I got on the bike, driving inside the campus, heading towards the main cafeteria. I stopped the Harley anyway at the entrance to the cafeteria, ignoring the stares I was attracting, I opened the door without a care, looking around for my target. But to my dismay, the son of a bitch was nowhere to be found." Chris, what are you doing here? " I heard Sky's voice approaching.I turned towards her voice, finding her standing next to Theo with a frown as she watched me." 'O'Donnel, hav
ChristianSavannah and her friends stood up, looking satisfied with the outcome of that little meeting. All they wanted was to make sure that they would not be involved in that situation and they succeeded. " So? You can start " Rose took a deep breath with her arms crossed. " 'We're going to talk in a meeting with the dean,” Savannah said." 'That wasn't agreed,” Addison pointed out." We haven't agreed on anything yet, Mrs. Miller, and we're just making sure we don't get involved in any of this,” she returned.It was at that moment that Jack decided to get involved, seeming not to agree with the proposal." 'We're not going to guarantee any of this without knowing what you have to say.”" We can guarantee that Alicia and Audrey are responsible for everything, we will give the names of all those involved and we will tell you in detail everything we have discovered. " Savannah said " we even have message exchanges to prove it.”Everyone considered that information for a second befor
ChristianI hurried down the stairs and into the kitchen, finding Jack and Addison in an uncomfortable silence. Their gazes fell on me as soon as I walked through the door, causing me to stall in my seat." What?”" Were you arguing? " Addison asked." Ohhh no... Rose is just frustrated with the situation, I suggested she paint a little to distract herself " I explained " I was supposed to bring her breakfast at the studio.”" I'll do it," Addison volunteered, getting up.I didn't argue with the woman, sitting down in the same place as before, accepting the muffin Jack handed me. We sat there, eating in silence for a few minutes, until the sound of the doorbell interrupted us. Jack signaled for me to remain in my seat, getting up to go answer the door.Frowning, I remained silent, trying to hear something to find out who was at the door, but they were either talking very quietly, or not at all. I stood up, deciding to satisfy my curiosity at once, that's when Addison's voice reached m
ChristianI turned over in my bed, watching the face of Rose, who slept next to me curled up in a fetal position. My room was small and we didn't usually sleep there, but Rose couldn't bear the thought of sleeping in her room that night and I couldn't blame her. My girlfriend that day did not show all the usual tranquility when sleeping, which sometimes left me in doubt whether or not she had suddenly died in her sleep. On the contrary, she spent the whole night restless, and was not even sleeping on her stomach as usual.The silence outside the room showed that our classmates had probably already gone to class, only the two of us were left behind, trapped in our private hell. Deciding to let her rest a little longer, I got up, going to get dressed and brush my teeth before heading downstairs.The house itself seemed deserted, silence dominated the upper floor. I looked at the open door of Theo's room, where Jack ended up sharing the bed with Addison that night, finding the place empt