Another Love (Hessa)

Part 18 - Parties

Tessa

A few months later...

"So... As in weekend we are going home for holidays, I was thinking if you want to go on Thursday at a party." He asks me while we are walking to our next class.

"You know I'm not into parties."

"It's a Christmas party in a frat house."

"Well, I don't go to frat house parties. You know what I think about this."

"But we can go at one. I won't drink. You know I don't drink."

"But I don't want to go. Don't be mad at me, but I don't like to party."

"We won't stay there for too long and I will be next to you in every moment."

"I don't know..."

"Think about it 'till the end of the day."

"Ugh, ok."

We find our usual seats and our class starts. After a long day at college, we're back in the campus and all I want to do right now is to watch a movie and maybe to sleep.

"Mia is not here?" he says while we enter in my dorm.

"She left last night. She finished her classes earlier and she decided to go home."

"Oh... So, we have your room just for us?" He smirks. Why is he thinking just about sex?

"I'm not going to let you sleep here."

"Why not?"

"Because I think we spent too much time together and you are thinking a lot about sex and I'm not ready to do this. Not now."

"You think that I'm with you for sex?"

"No, but..."

"But hell, you are thinking this. It's great, Tessa. I thought you know me better. Have a nice night."

He leaves the room, slamming the door. Great. What I wanted for Christmas? A fight with my boyfriend it's perfect. Added to spending Christmas only with our mom... the fight with Hardin was what I wanted. I lay down on my bed and my phone starts to ring. I look at the caller ID and I was hoping to be Hardin, but it's Emma...

Phone call

"Hello, girl! It's been a long time since we've talked."

"Hi. Yeah, it is..."

"It looks like you're busy with you boyfriend. Am I right?"

"Kind of... You? How are you? How's LA?"

"Good. Me and Becca are having fun here, studying." She smirks and I know what she means. "What about you and Hardin?"

"We are spending a lot of time together. We're good."

"Just good? You're not giving me details about sex or anything?"

"We didn't do it. And I don't think my sexual life is something you should know."

"I'm your best friend! I have to know what he can do."

"Well, you will know when I will see you in person. I can't give you this kind of details over a phone call. Are you coming home for Christmas and New Year?"

"Nope... I'm not talking with my parents because they don't like my sexual orientation and me and Becca decided to spend the Christmas here and we will throw a little party on New Year's Eve. And now I remember why I called you."

"A party?"

"Yes, a party. And I want you and Hardin here. We don't have a lot of friends in LA and we want you two here."

"I don't think we will come. LA it's far away and we will just stay at home, or at least this is what I'm planning."

"Oh, c'mon! I have to tickets for LA on December 30. I bought them in September when I thought I will be home for Christmas, but you and Hardin can use it. Please! It's been a long time since we haven't seen each other."

"I don't know..."

"You don't know? Tell me what's happening! Now. Because I know something is wrong."

"Nothing. Everything is fine."

"Spit it out!"

"I had a fight with Hardin. Because he invited me at a frat house party and I don't want to go. It wasn't a big problem, I told him that I will think about it. But this wasn't the big problem. My roommate is gone and he suggested that we should do something, but I freaked out and I told him that I'm not ready and I told him that he is staying with me just for this and then he left."

"Jesus! You two are so stupid!"

"Thanks for telling me, this, Emma."

"Go to him and make him to forgive you."

"I'm not gonna do this. If he wants me, he will come to me."

"Why are you so stubborn?"

"Because this is me. I don't want to do the first step."

"You are stupid."

"Thank you."

"So, put your thoughts in your head and go cheer up your boyfriend. And ask him about coming to LA for New Year."

"Yeah, yeah... Bye!"

"Bye, miss stubborn!"

I end the call with Emma and I decide to take a shower. I take my shower bag where I put my shower gel, shampoo, towel and I head to the bathroom. I'm not as lucky as Hardin to have my own bathroom. Happily, no one's around, so I won't end with my clothes in a big pool of water. I take off my clothes and I get in the shower. I wash my body and then I start washing my hair, closing my eyes, so I won't have shampoo in my eyes. When I open them, I'm greeted by him. What is he doing here?

"What are you doing here, Hardin?" I wipe my eyes with water.

"Well, I try to repair what I did. I'm not with you for sex, Tess. I have very strong feelings for you and I don't want to lose you." I can hear the sincerity from his voice and I believe him.

"If you don't leave, someone will see us and we risk to get kicked out."

"We won't. I assure you that we won't."

"I'm not ready for more, not now. I'm sorry for what I said." I let my forehead on his chest and he rubs my back.

"I will wait for you, baby."

"Thank you."

We quickly wash ourselves, then we go to my room. We spend the night together, just being romantic to each other. We eat Chinese and we drink lemon beer. Really romantic, right?

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It's almost Christmas time and Hardin wants to go to a frat party, but Tessa doesn't have a good opinion about this 🤔

And they fight. Childish fights. Two stubborn people.

A surprising call. Emma. She asks her friend how is working between her and Hardin, she end telling Emma about their little stupid fight.

Emma wants them at her New Year's Eve party. But Tessa doesn't know if they will go as she does talk with him. Stubborn people, right?

When she goes to take a shower, she has a guest 🙈 It's good because he wants to repair everything. This boy is so understanding and Tessa is really lucky to have him.