Theodore
"Are we gonna sleep naked together next?" I ask, a playful grin on my lips.
"One step at a time, Theodore."
"You didn't say no." I say, lifting my head off the pillow.
She brings her index finger up to my lips, "Shhh." She says, a smile playing on her lips. "I'm exhausted, and mentally and physically drained, I'm not thinking straight." She whispers.
I pull her closer to me as she draped her leg across my hip. Her nose grazes mine as I close my eyes. "I'm so sorry." I whisper.
"For what?"
"That this happened to you. That I couldn't stop it sooner." I admit.
"Theo." She whispers. "Theodore, look at me." I open my eyes, looking into hers, even in the darkness. "Don't do that to yourself. Okay, one more minute and I could've passed out or my throat could've closed completely. But, I didn't, because you were there." Her tone was serious but her voice was soft.
She places her forehead against mine, taking a deep breath and then letting it out. Her nails slightly trace my spine as her breathing evens out. "Go to sleep, Theo." She whispers.
I move my hand from her hip, moving it up to cup her cheek. My thumb lightly moves back and forth on her cheek as I place my lips on her forehead.
When I know she's asleep, I finally let myself relax, or at least I tried. My mind was racing a hundred miles per minute.
After laying there for what felt like hours, I tapped my phone screen as it lit up. The time read 1:03, it had been an hour. I sigh before carefully rolling out of Aspen's grasp.
I freeze when she starts to stir.
She settles, letting out a sigh. I slip out of her room, walking down the hall and into the kitchen.
Grabbing a glass from the cupboard above the sink, I turn to the fridge, filling the glass up halfway. I lean my elbows on the counter, my head hangs down as I close my eyes, feeling a headache coming on.
This girl was driving me insane. I found myself literally craving her 24/7, and she had no clue. I don't think she's just a fuck buddy to me anymore, and I don't know what to do about it. I've never had feelings like this before.
I need to talk to Julianna, she'd screw my head back the right way.
I quietly sneak back into Aspen's room, quickly grab my phone and walk back out. I spot Aspen's keys on the counter and make a quick decision to go sit in her car so I can privately talk to my sister without running the risk of Aspen waking up and hearing me.
"Theo!" Julianna whisper-yells.
"Hey, Jules," I say, leaning my head against the headrest.
"What's wrong?"
"Nothing's wrong," I say, closing my eyes as the air-conditioning blasts in my face.
"Don't lie to me, Theodore." She says.
I sigh, tilting my head to the side to stretch my neck. I was tenser than ever right now. "So, there's this girl..."
"Aspen Rhodes?" She asks. That little shit.
"Maybe..."
"It's about fucking time." I can practically hear the eye roll. "So, what about her?" She asks as I hear shuffling in the background.
"I don't know. We've been... hanging out."
"You mean fucking."
"Julianna." I scold.
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In Dirty Harmony
RomanceAll Greyson Rhodes (secretly) wished for was for one of his sons to play hockey just like him. What happens when it's his daughter that follows in his footsteps instead? Meet Aspen Rhodes: The first girl to be on a college men's hockey team. Only, s...