Catherine's POV
I yawned stretching my limbs over my body as I rolled onto my side to see Iris getting dressed. "It's the weekend. Where are you going?"
"To get bagels. With you." She tossed me my clothes and I groaned out loud. "Come on. I stayed over so we can have fun not sleep in."
"But sleeping is fun."
"When you're having sex." She winked and I rolled my face into my pillow.
"You and Holt deserve each other."
"Don't put me in a sentence with that monkey."
I groaned louder in protest as she ripped the blanket off my cold body. "Up, sexy ass. I'm hungry and soon I'll be hangry so come on." She shook my ass before going outside and shutting the door.
I got out of bed reluctantly and quickly changed into shorts and a matching tank top before getting ready in the bathroom. I threw my hair into a ponytail and did my makeup after brushing my teeth and washing my face.
Spraying on a monstrous amount of perfume I walked out to see Iris biting her finger as she stared at her phone. "Who's the lucky guy?"
"No one." She pocketed her phone. "Julian was telling me that Holt fell asleep on the toilet after they went to the bar yesterday. And Greyson in the bathtub."
I giggled grabbing my dorm keys. "I swear the three of them are idiots."
"They are." She walked behind me as we went down the steps. "Do you know the girl Holt is seeing?"
"Girls you mean?" I laugh over my shoulder. "No idea."
"I forgot how much of a womaniser he is. I can't even tell if he likes me."
Blinking against the warmth of the sun I fell in sync with her. "I think he does."
"Then why is he fucking other girls?"
"Good point." I tightened my ponytail looking around. "Maybe he's shy to admit it."
"Holt and shy aren't synonymous. He obviously sees me as a little kid. Julian's little sister everyone." She did jazz hands before dropping them frustrated.
I bump my shoulder into her. "Hey, what's up? I thought you didn't like him?"
"I don't." She assured me. "But when he sends me goodnight and good morning texts it's like resetting the algorithm. I'm human too. Of course I had a crush on him like every girl does here but I'm not the exception. I'm the foolish one."
"You're not foolish, Iris. The heart wants what it wants and that's nothing to be ashamed of."
"I know better than to let it get twisted. Julian was right. Holt is messy." She cringed kicking a pile of dirt.
"Maybe there's more to him than we see. I know, Holt. I know he has a heart of gold."
"Then why won't he let me near it? Why does he keep messing with my heart?"
"I don't know. I don't know about boys at all."
Iris tucked her hair behind her ear. "How's Greyson going for you?"
"I don't understand it. Us."
"Do you trust the story he told?"
I nod reluctantly. "It's his mother so I'm sure about that. I just feel like he's not telling me more."
"Why did he runaway?"
"He claimed he couldn't bear seeing me."
"After that move I bet no man could. Maybe he's trying to make amends now."
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Knowing Us
Romance"We were bound to break at some point. So might as well be fucked up together." Catherine Welles had always been good at keeping secrets - soo much so that her entire life was a lie. She was well versed in the tragedy of men and money and demons th...
