Autumn Showers

59- The one with apartment hunting

I laugh at the flustered expression on Scarlett's expression as she scrolls frantically on her laptop.

'This is impossible! Why is New York so expensive?'

'Because it's one of the biggest cities in the world.' I murmur as I try and find at-least a decent sized apartment, opposed to the cramped studio's that were filling my internet page. 

She flashes me a nervous grin, 'We could always look at the building, Luke was looking at.'

I give her a look, 'Me and Luke, just got together. I don't think that living in the same building is going to be healthy.'

'But...it's so cheap!'

I sigh loudly, 'How cheap?'

'Like saving us four-hundred dollars a month cheap.'

I groan loudly as she shows me pictures of a really spacious and aesthetically pleasing apartment.

'What's wrong love?' A voice says from behind me, I shriek loudly at the unexpected noise.

'What the fuck is wrong with you?!'

He laughs loudly as he presses a kiss against the side of my head, 'Sorry.'

I narrow my eyes at him, 'I'm still not happy with you.'

'Anyway, what's the issue?'

Scarlett flashes me an apologetic smile, 'Autie is worried that if we move into an apartment in the same building as you, that things are going to get complicated between you both.'

I clench my jaw, 'Scar.'

'I know it isn't my place to say anything but we're running out of time!'

A shaky sigh escapes my lips, 'Y-Yeah, I guess I'm a little worried that if we're going to be so close to each other, things will get unhealthy, and you'll get sick of me.'

Lucas stares at me with an unreadable expression but that just makes me feel overwhelmed with anxiety.

Have I said the wrong thing?

'Scar, can you give us a minute?'

Oh god.

She nods quietly before quickly scurrying out of the room, my heart beats uncomfortably against my chest.

'I-I'm sorry.'

His eyebrows knit together, 'You're sorry?'

'Yes?'

'And what is that you are sorry for, exactly?'

'I-I don't know.'

He lets out a loud sigh, 'Love, I don't want you to just apologise because you think I'm mad or upset with you. If I'm either of those things I'm going to tell you.'

I turn to look at him slowly, 'So you aren't...either of those things?'

'No, why would I be?'

I chew down on my bottom lip nervously, 'I-I don't know.'

'I understand how you feel. Fuck, I'm scared that something is going to mess this up as well.'

'Y-You are?'

'Of course, I am. But I can promise you one thing, I will never get sick of you.'

My stomach churns as an entirely new feeling spreads throughout my body, 'Y-You can't promise something like that.'

'Love, you are my best friend. And I don't think you can ever get sick of a best friend.'

Tears burn the corner of my eyes, 'Y-You're my best friend too.'