Sickening Desire

14. Enemies with benefits

(Aspen)

I'm sitting on the edge of Theo's bed putting my shirt over head and sliding it down my body. Theo's laying down on his bed, after round two he's seems pretty exhausted. It's wasn't meant to be more than one time but fucking hell that was the best sex I've ever had in my entire life, I'd rather die than tell him that though. His stupid ego doesn't need to get any bigger. Before it can get too awkward Theo clears his throat and speaks up, "Do you want me to drive you back?" I turn my body to face him with a 'duh' expression, "Well obviously, your the one the brought me here I'm not gonna walk back am I?"

He chuckles and shakes his head while starting to get off the bed and get dressed again, "Clearly I haven't fucked you good enough if your still complaining about shit." I choose to brush off his comment with a simple, "whatever" and choose to subtly look him up and down while he clothes his once naked body. Christ, why the fuck does he have to be so good looking? I look away before he catches me staring and slip my shoes back on. Once he's fully dressed again he opens the bedroom door and walks out to the front door of his apartment. I follow close behind and we both walk outside towards his car.

Once we're both inside he starts driving and we sit in silence. There's still some weird tension hanging thickly between us int he car and it seems we're both nervous to speak. So we don't. Which makes this whole thing even more fucking awkward. I start to feel hot with my long sleeved shirt so I roll down the passenger side window only for it to be put back up immediately. I turn to Theo and see his hand pushing on the window button to close it, "I'm hot." I complain. "Don't I know it." He says with a smirk.

"I'm serious."
"So am I."

I narrow my eyes into slits, burning into the side of his handsome that he doesn't deserve while he keeps his gaze focused on the road in front of us. I huff and cross my arms around my stomach like a child when I realise he's not going to let me have the window down. Fine I'll just cook inside this car.

After what feels like forever inside this heat machine we finally end up outside my apartment. I look up at my apartment then back down at my feet. I don't know what to do or say, or if I even have to say or do anything. Shit why did we do this again? I've never really had to see anyone I've slept with before again. That's why I liked it so much, but not knowing where I stand fucking sucks. Theo clears his throat and breaks the silence, "Hey so what if we uh, did this again? Like we could have a friends with benefits type of thing." He suggests nervously.

"We're not friends." I'm surprised he's actually wanting to do that let alone actually suggesting it to me. Sure it might not be the worst thing ever but those things never work, some dumbass always catches feelings and I know it's not going to be me so he's going to have his poor little black heart broken. If anything, I'm helping him out.

"Okay well whatever you want to call it. Friends with benefits, enemies with benefits, two attractive people hooking up with each other, I don't care what you want to call it all I'm saying is I think it could be good for us. I mean think about it, we are both attracted to each other, we have crazy good sex and we don't even have to see each other unless we're both benefiting from it. Meaning it would literally be impossible to ever catch feelings for one another. Not that we would anyway but you get what I mean." He explains. I stare into his eyes for a moment, "you think I'm attractive?" I tease with a smile pulling at the corner of my lips.

He rolls his eyes and huffs out an annoyed, harsh breath. "Yeah ha ha so are we doing this or what?" He skips straight to the point. Fair enough. I sigh and look down into my hands seriously for a moment, but then my eyes move up to meet his before replying a defeated, "yeah." He smirks at my answer, "I knew you found me attractive."

"Oh fuck off." I laugh while pushing his face away from mine which had mysteriously gotten extremely close in this tiny car. "But we need to discuss rules." I say turning serious. "Of course we do." He sighs. "What's wrong with rules?" I ask with my brows pulled in together, "Nothing nothing just tell me what the rules are." He says. I brush it off and go back to what I was planning on saying.

"Okay so rule number one, no doing any relationship things together." "What are relationships things?" "Like cuddling and kissing each other on the cheek and meeting their friends, blah blah blah..." he nods to my words and blinks as if he's trying to process them all. "Number two, we only contact each other to hook up and not for other personal reasons."

"Okay agreed but I'll need your number to do that." He says. "Okay give me your phone then." He does what I ask and I begin putting my number in his phone while I hand mine to him and he does the same. I type my contact name as Aspen knowing full well that he's just going to change it to smurfette. He hands me back my phone and I hand him his. He's put his name in my phone as 'Romeo' I glance up at him and see him already looking at me with a smirk. I roll my eyes and continue.

"Rule number three, no staying round each others place after or before sex. Number four, we're allowed to get with other people so no getting jealous." He continues nodding his head to all my words. "And lastly, rule number five. Absolutely no catching feelings. And if we do, for whatever reason we need to tell each other and end it." I demand. "Anything you want to add?" I ask him after he doesn't say anything.

"Nope I think you pretty much listed every single one." He says. I sigh and open my door, "Great. Bye." I offer him a small smile and I hear him say the same as u shut his door and walk up to my apartment. I hear the sound of his car tires against the road growing faint, telling me he's left.

I open my apartment door and see Brandon sitting on the couch writing something in his notebook. Probably his poetry. I love when he shares his work with me, he really is the best writer. Most of his work requires no explanation, and most of it is romantic so I do enjoy reading when he allows me to.

I sit beside him and we start talking about him and miles. Somehow that ended in me telling him everything about Theo and the party and today and the enemies with benefits thing he said. I still don't like him but the thought of seeing him some more brings a faint smile to my lips.

Even if it is just as enemies with benefits. He really is stupid. I smile and continue to talk with Bran before we both part in our rooms and fall asleep. A beep wakes me slightly and I grab my phone to see a text from Theo. I laugh tiredly into my pillow and fall back asleep.

Romeo: I'm horny now but I'll let you sleep, only because I know how much I wore you out earlier. Sleep well smurfette, your going to need it for the things I have planned for you tomorrow. ;)