-Christian's P.O.V-
"H-How have you not d-died yet?" Simon laughs as he places the cover back onto my air vent.
"I'm extremely lucky I guess," I answer steadying the ladder as best as I can. "Can you please get down now?"
"A-Afraid I'll fall?" He questions looking down at me.
"Yes," I don't hesitate.
He opens his mouth to make a retort, then quickly decides to look away from me instead. He starts making his way down the ladder at a quickened pace.
"Could you be more careful?" I complain.
He staggers as he stops, and begins to proceed down the ladder at a slower rate.
"Thank you," I smile when he makes it to the ground.
"You're s-such a wuss," he hits my chest with an open palm.
"Excuse me for not being a fan of heights."
He pauses then looks back at me. "B-But they're an a-amazing band!"
"You are so funny," I close the ladder and slide it down before walking over to my closet to put it up. When I get there I turn on the light, which comes to life thanks to the second chance Simon gave it.
Simon had also changed out my water filter, cleaned my floors, organized my fridge, and fixed my garbage disposal.
I close the closet door and peek at my phone. It is now 2:56, and I don't have any texts from Kaydan
He must be pretty busy.
I head back for the living room and hear some music playing. It is pretty heavy, but the volume isn't up too loud. I enter the area and see Simon laying on the sofa with his feet over the arm.
"What is that?" I ask walking closer to him.
"The Heights," he answers simply.
"You think you're funny, don't you?"
He nods his head. "W-Well, I'd like to th-think so."
I bend over and pinch his nose. "You aren't."
He reaches up and pinches mine in return. "H-How about a th-thank you for the guy wh-who helped you?"
I release his nose and slap his hand away. "I'll make you lunch and let you use my shower, but that's the closest you're getting."
"I d-don't have clothes," he calls as I enter my kitchen.
"Borrow mine," I open the fridge and pull out cheese, bacon, and chicken.
He peeks around the corner and looks at me. "You're s-sure you don't mind?"
"If you keep distracting me, I won't make enough for both of us."
"O-Okay, okay," he makes a hasty exit and travels up the stairs.
I release a sigh and continue my work in the kitchen. It wouldn't be fair for him to do all the work. I place a pot on the stove and crank up the heat.
As I am chopping the bacon into smaller pieces, Simon enters to my right. I look over my shoulder and see he decided on my The Rocket Summer muscle shirt, and gray shorts. Both barely fit him.
YOU ARE READING
The Beast Next Door
Roman d'amour*BoyxBoy* Kaydan has just moved into his new apartment. As exciting as it may seem, he is unaware of the consequences that come with the cheap prices. Christian, his neighbor, enjoys having fun at night and doesn't care who's listening. Every night...
