Northstar Boys (Regie×Oliver)

Chapter 3

Justin was your boyfriend for most of freshman and sophomore year, until a mutual breakup occurred which maybe you should have seen coming. Justin was more of a free spirit, he did not like to be tied down and you liked knowing where things were headed. You liked making choices around your significant other and knowing they were taking you into consideration as well. It was not a bad breakup, not in the nastiest sense of the word - no one cheated, or anything, but the removal of Justin from your life was crushing. It left you half-empty for the better part of the summer.

Strangely enough, Oliver became the one that you turned to. He was always there as a friend before that, but a friend with strict boundaries. Justin did not like him, for reasons he never revealed and Oliver liked to joke that the only reason you two were together was because to him - you went to that party for Oliver after all, which led to the two of you coupling. He stopped making those jokes once the two of you broke up.

Oliver was the first person you called the night that it happened.

Justin left your apartment around dinnertime. He took with him his keys, his memories and once you heard the door slam, you collapsed onto the couch. The tears which followed were brutal, overflowing until you shakily lifted a hand to dial Oliver's number.

"Regie?"

He answered on the second ring, other voices loud in the background and dimly, you recalled it was Friday night - Oliver was probably out and you were interrupting his fun. "Oh, sorry," you mumbled, voice thick with your tears. "You're out - don't let me bother you. G'ni -"
"Regie," Oliver interrupted, his voice sounding strained. "What's going on? You sound weird."

"I - well, Justin and I broke up."

The line was silent for so long, you thought maybe he had not heard and your stomach sunk at the thought of having to repeat the sentence. Then, Oliver swore, muttering something you didn't quite catch under his breath.

"I'm coming over," he announced, hanging up the phone.