Call me when you get lonely (18+)

Chapter 3- the hook up rule

I wake up at 10AM. My phone is exploding with texts from the boys. I phone Ted. "Hey Mike what time you wanna meet?" He says when he picks up the phone. "20 minutes or so innit" I say to him.
I walk over to the spot that we've met at since kids. "What's up my man?" Ted says when I get there. I take a seat in the nearby bench and sigh. "Tess" I say to him. He nods his head. "Shit you guys off again or what?" He says. Ted is the only person I told about the hook up rule when we where in uni. "Well I dunno. She tried to invoke the hook up rule last night and she kissed me again" I tell him. He nods his head. "Ah shit so why did you guys call it quits this time" he says to me. I shrug. "Fuck knows I finished work and saw a text about her needing to see me urgently then when I got to her place she was hooking up with another guy" I say.
Ted shakes his head. "Your taking the piss right" he says. I shake my head. Teds face becomes grave. "I'm gonna assume you didn't accept the hook up rule Cus she came back in to club after you left" he says. I nod my head. "I didn't exactly say no but I didn't shut the idea down" I say. Ted shakes his head. "For fuck sake dude what did you tell her?" He says. I think for a second. "Well I told her if she invokes the hook up rule then I'd block her in the morning" I say to him. He nods his head. "Well you didn't completely say no but you also didn't say yes" he says. I nod my head. "The thing is I almost said yes" I say. Ted shakes his head. "FOR FUCK SAKE NO" he says with a raised voice. My phone pings. I pull it out my pocket. "Oh speak of the devil" I say. Ted shakes his head. "I suppose you should speak to her and figure this shit out" he says. I nod my head.

Tess- hey. Mike can we meet at the coffee shop and talk?
Mike- hey... uh sure 10 minutes from now?
Tess- yeah sure

I get to the coffee shop early. I walk in. Shit I haven't been here since me and Tess left for uni. We both went to Sheffield uni. We studied different courses. I was studying English literature and Tess studied maths. I take a seat at our table and order a coffee. I sit and wait. My coffee arrives at the same time as Tess. I take a sip as she orders. She then sits down across from me. "Tess" I say. She nods her head. "Mike" she says. We sit for a second and sip coffee. When she finally breaks the silence. "I assume you know why I wanted to meet you here" she says. I nod my head. "The hook up rule...." I say with a sigh. She nods.
"Funny you should ask to meet here" I say to her. She nods her head. "We came up with the hook up rule here" she says. I shake my head. "You remember it wrong YOU came up with the hook up rule. I just accepted Cus you where fit and I liked you" I say to her.
She shakes her head. "Your a dick you know that right" she says I nod my head. "Yeah but I'd rather be a dick than a cheat" I say. She sighs. "Alright fine. All I wanted was to invoke the hook up rule again" she says. I shake my head. "Why? You where gonna break up with me but I happened to catch you with that little fuck buddy and left you first" I say to her. She sighs. "Yes you got me there I was going to leave you. I was going to fuck James and then leave you" she says. I shake my head. "Your kidding me so why do you want the hook up rule then" I say still trying to make sense of the whole situation. She sighs. "You really want me to say it. I like you but I don't see my future with you. I want to fuck you with none of the strings" she says. I sigh. " let me think about it" I say. I finish my coffee and get up to leave. "Just consider my offer" she says.
I leave the cafe and my phone pings. I pull my home out and see two texts from Tess. "Oh bloody hell" I mutter when I see the first message which is just a nude.

Tess- just a reminder of what your missing 😉
Mike-fuck sake

I get home and still can't get Tess out of my head. "Fuck" I mutter. Tess is the only girl I've ever loved truly. Sure when we where at uni I was fucking Tess 3 says a week and then I was out with the guys picking up girls the other 4. It's safe to say I was a fuck boy. But once uni ended I got serious with Tess and for the last 8 months we where serious again. Then the text came. Never did I think the girl I truly loved didn't see me as a long term option. I must've done something right though because she still wants the sex. Now theres two options here. Reject the girl of my dreams proposal of sex or accept and go back to my fuck boy ways. I look in the mirror in my bathroom. "So what's it gonna be player?" I mutter.
I leave my bathroom and check my fridge. "Shit empty" I mutter. I go to my bedroom and change into my grey running tracksuit. "Fuck it I'll run to the shop and fix myself some dinner" i mutter. I pull on my running shoes and leave my flat. I start up my run. It's takes me 15 minutes to get to the store I walk over to the ready meal aisle. I look over the options and pick up a lasagna. I cut down the spirit aisle. "Ah fuck it" I mutter I grab a bottle of vodka and some Diet Coke. I head over to counter and that's when I see Tess again. Her ginger hair tied up in a ponytail. "Oh hey" she says as I place my shopping on the counter. "Hey" I say warily. She starts scanning my items through. "Vodka. You only get vodka when your making tough choices" she says. I roll my eyes. "Well it's not everyday that your ex girlfriend try's to invoke a nearly 4 year old hook up rule literally the day after she cheated on you" I respond. She rolls her eyes and sighs "I'm hurt Mike" she says. I roll my eyes. "Just tell me the price" I say. She rolls her eyes and a cheeky smile crosses her face. "20 quid darling but I can knock that off for you if you accept the hook up rule" she says. I roll my eyes and hand her a 20 pound note and leave the shop. I run back home and start to cook the lasagna whilst making myself a vodka and coke.