I awoke to my alarm. Today was a Sunday and I only had one optional class. It was a baking/cooking class that started late semester. I was excited. I put on some jeans, Rowan's hoodie, and my converses. I threw my hair into a ponytail and did it with a claw clip. I grabbed my bag and phone and left. I walked to the class with a girl I kind of knew. Her name was Enid and she wouldn't stop rambling on about her new roommate, Wednesday. The girl had an odd name but that's whatever. We entered the room and she ran to Ajax. I looked around the room and saw a sign, "Get a partner for the rest of the semester!" I looked around the room and saw him, Rowan. He looked around too in a corner of the room, diverting his gaze to his phone every second. I walked towards him, "Hey, are you waiting on anyone...?" I asked. He looked up at me and smiled, "Hey! Also, I was but I don't think she's gonna show. It was probably a joke she and her friends were playing on me." He mumbled. "Well, she can go fuck herself. I'll be your partner if you're okay with that?" I said. "Okay!" He said grinning. We picked a table and waited for the instructor. "Did you get sleep last night?" I asked him. I could see his eyes slowly starting to shut. "Did you study my face that long to notice?" He said, looking back at me and grinning. I opened my mouth to speak but nothing came out, I just blushed. The teacher came in and greeted all of us. We would be making simple cookies today to test our full knowledge of baking. I already knew how to make cookies so I didn't need the recipe. When we were getting started, I realized that Rowan's head was on the table and he was slumped. "Hey, wake up," I said quietly and shook him. He lifted his head and looked around. "I don't think you should be in a class if you keep falling asleep..." I mumbled. He grinned sleepily and laid his head back down. "Hey, we got a sick kid here! I can take him to the nurse." I suggested to our teacher. He nodded his head and let us go. I draped Rowan's arms on my shoulders to support him and I brought him to his dorm. I opened the door and found Xavier gone,damnit. I laid him in his bed and texted Xavier, asking where he was but got no answer. I knew he had no weekend classes. I decided to stay with Rowan in case he needed anything. I felt his forehead and it did feel extra warm. I thought he was just tired but whatever. I sat on his bed with him and waited for a response from Xavier. I saw Rowan's hand twitch and he did a little too. I knew he was having some sort of nightmare and all I knew to do was hold his hand. It's what I did with my little sister. I took his hand in mine and rubbed it with my thumb. I could feel myself growing tired but I had to stay up for him. I leaned over and took his glasses off, neatly setting them on his nightstand. He looked cute with and without glasses on. I knew I was lucky to be in my crush's bed. Well not like that, you know what I mean.
"What the hell are you doing?!" I heard Xavier whisper yell to me. I sat up and realized I was laying next to Rowan. "Why are you in his fucking bed?" Xavier questioned again. "It's not what it looks like Xai, I swear. He was falling asleep in baking class and I took him to your guy's room and I thought you were gonna be here to take care of him but you weren't so I did and-" "Oh yeah I bet you took real good fucking care of him." "Oh don't think of me like that." I spat. "How else can I think of you?!" He yelled. Rowan sat up from sleep. I realized his hand was on mine as it gripped it. Xavier saw too and looked away, biting his lip. "Get out Audrey. Get out." He choked out. I pushed my hair out of my face and slammed their door behind me.
Tap, tap....tap
A sound came from my huge window. I crawled out of bed and went to my window. I saw a boy, Rowan. I opened my window and rubbed my head, "Rowan you shouldn't be here. I bet you're just as angry as Xavier is with me." I groaned. "I'm not mad at you. I'm mad at Xavier. He's not listening to me." Rowan said as he climbed into my room. We sat down side by side against my wall and sighed. "I came here to give you your stuff and to thank you." He handed me my phone and my book. "Thank me for what? Getting Xavier to hate you and me?" "No, thank you for staying with me. I know no one would've done that for me so yeah." He mumbled. "No problem. I wasn't gonna leave you there. I'm not like that." "That's good. Your different from all the people I've met," he said as he got up and started to climb out of my window, "I like that." He smirked and kissed my cheek. I blinked and he was gone. I was speechless. I touched my cheek where he kissed it and smiled.
