I Want You

Chapter 15

Lennon.

The next time I wake up it's to the very annoying sound of my alarm for cheer practice. I groan, peeling my eyes open as I reach over to turn it off. Xan's arms are wrapped tightly around my waist and I reluctantly pry them off even though I'd much rather snuggle up to him and go back to sleep. Sadly I can't.

Xan grunts and tries to tug me back onto the bed as I get to my feet but I slip out of his grasp. "Where are you going?"

"I have cheer practice, I can't miss it unfortunately." I reply through a yawn. I lean over and press a kiss to his lips, hating that I have to go. "Go back to sleep, text me later."

He hums and pulls the blanket tighter around him. I quickly get dressed in a pair of leggings, a sports bra and a t-shirt, trying my best to be quiet. I give Xan's sleeping form one last look before grabbing my cheer bag and going to the bathroom. After relieving my bladder, brushing my teeth and applying deodorant I pull my hair up into a ponytail. There's a sparkle to my eyes that I don't ever remember being there even with the dark bags from lack of sleep under them. It makes me wish I would've went for Xan to begin with. It's crazy how fast things can change.

Divya is waiting by the door when I exit the apartment. She eyes me with a smirk quirking her lips as we descend the stairs. "Get any sleep last night?"

I laugh. "Honestly? Not much."

"How'd things go?"

"Hard at first but good. We both admitted to having feelings for the other, I don't think I've ever been this happy. He just... makes me feel good." I sigh dreamily.

"Well I'm happy for you." She shakes her head with a smile. "Draven asked me out last night."

Wait... what!

My eyes widen. "He did? What did you say?"

She scoffs. "Obviously I said no. You know he's getting married at the end of summer."

I shrug. "Yeah but it's an arranged thing by his parents. Two rich families merging, they aren't actually together and Ace even mentioned that Draven doesn't want to go through with it." I gasp and grab her arm as an idea hits me. "What if he ended up being the one and he gave up his inheritance for you?"

Divya and Draven would make the cutest couple ever.

She frowns. "You've been reading too many romance novels. Things like that don't actually happen in the real world, Len."

Divya is a glass half empty kind of person. She goes into most things with the worst outcome in mind and is usually surprised when things actually go well.

"Not if you don't give him a chance." I huff.

"We all can't be as lucky as you finding the one while a junior in college." She teases, bumping my hip with hers.

I roll my eyes at her but can't help giving a laugh.

I'm a little sluggish at practice but try not to show it. I push through our workout and the repeated steps of the routine we're working on and by the time it's over I decide I deserve a coffee and a scone. I should get a reward simply for having the willpower to get out of bed with a naked Xan under the covers. That in and of itself is a miracle, I'm not sure if I could do it again.

When I enter the coffee shop close to my apartment building I immediately spot a familiar lean form standing in line at the counter and a smile spreads across my face. I walk up behind him quietly and slip my hand under his coat, taking him by surprise. He turns around quickly with a mean scowl on his face that melts instantly when he sees it's me.