Crazy Over You

📚 Chapter 29 📚

"Hey, anything I can help you with?" I slightly jump at the sudden voice. I look over to my right to see a tall man, well built, broad shoulder, freckles all around. He has ocean eyes, dirty blond hair that is long. How long? I'm not too sure due to it being tied up into a high bun. He even has a black chocker around his neck with a gold, small pendent.

He's very attractive.

He did say he models which makes say as his face is symmetrical. I'm not too sure about his body type because of the sweater and rip jeans he's wearing but with his sharp jawline, I will assume he has a body of a god.

Lauryn Mills. He's Achilles roommate who Achilles has invited over for Christmas but just like Adonis, I was surprised to see him home, and a friend at that. I've heard of his roommate but we never really met the guy before. Adonis never made it back home. Mom joked around saying how he and James were catching up but I was so worried that I couldn't focus much on dinner.

At first, I was confused by what he meant until I realize that I was doing the dishes.

"Oh! Um, no. I'm good here. but thanks for offering." I smile. There wasn't many dishes to clean up anyway.

I notice him look over, feelings little awkward and I get that feeling.

"Actually, maybe you can help me dry the plates and put them where they belong?" I offer.

"Love to." He smiles.

I hand him a towel to dry the clean dishes with.

"I'm sorry for the questions my mother was asking you over the dinner. She's just a curious bird." Making conversation would be better than cleaning in awkward silence.

Lauryn chuckles. "No, all good. Archie gave me all the warning when making sure I was going to be okay coming here for Christmas. And he did it again on the car ride here."

"Archie?" I laugh. "You call my brother Archie?" I asked while handing him a plate I just finished cleaning.

"Long story short, I was a barista, he was a customer. I asked for his name, I though he was joking--" I laugh softly as this happens a lot with Achilles. "--He seemed used to it. I wrote it on his cup. One halloween, he came in dressed as Achilles." Now I laugh loudly. I remember, Achilles lost a bet against Adonis and so he dressed up as the Greek Hero. "Yeah." Lauryn laughs. "But he was holding a toy bow. I held back laughing, he told me to go ahead and laugh. I did. But instead of writing Achilles, I wrote Greek Hero. He fakes shooting an arrow at me and soon, the name went from Achilles to Archer to then Archie." Lauryn explains.

"It's cute." I compliment.

"He told me about all your names and how one of the twins was born with the luck." Lauryn points out as he dries up the last of the plates. I've been pointing where they go as he talked.

"Andrew. Yeah, that lucky kid got a normal name while the rest of us has questionable names. I mean, couldn't I have been named Athena instead?"I questions.

"Doesn't Callista mean Most Beautiful?" Lauryn asked, putting the last plate away.

"Yes and it sort of bothers me when people point that out or search it up. Clearly, the name doesn't suit me. Yet doesn't matter because in the end, everyone just calls us by some sort of nickname." I explain.

"Yeah. I heard. Um," Lauryn thinks about it for a second. "Chilly. Dennis or Denny. Eros or Ro-Ro for the younger ones. Cally." He points at me. "Milos and Andrew or Drew."

"Yup." I nod.

I was about to ask him if he had any siblings but I remember that when mom asked him about his family, he seemed to avoid it by changing the subject or just giving a vague answer. He was really good at it too but I noticed.