My Boyfriend's(?) Roommate

Chapter 34: How about my place?

I walked back to the apartment with Joe at my side. Maybe he could provide me with some support. Truthfully, as we got closer and closer, the more I shied away from the thought of confrontation. Not just because it bothered me seeing Zoe and Caspar together, but I'd never really been the type to face problems head on. I'd just wait for them to pass, while I stood by in the background. Yeah, just wait it out. Hey! I could just do that, no need to solve my problems now.

"Umm...Joe, do you wanna stay out for a bit more."

"Oh, interesting." He analysed with a cheeky smirk. "Where do you suggest we go?"

"Oh, I don't know, just not my place. Anywhere but there. I don't really want to see Caspar or Zoe right now."

"How about my place?"

"You mean your place, where Caspar lives?"

"Well Alfie lives there too, but I don't think Caspar will be there. He's probably going to spend the night at yours, you know to make up for lost time."

"I see."

What could I really say to that? It sent a sharp pain to my heart, but if they truly loved each other, then who was I to stand in their way? I wasn't there when they fell in love, I came in later, making me an outsider. I couldn't interfere.

"So, how does not walking in on Caspar and Zoe sound? Let's go back to mine."

"Should I really be there? Isn't that kind of scandalous?"

"Come on, I'm not gonna do anything, that is unless you want me to?" He said with his signature smug smirk.

That just sent my blush into my frenzy. With no words to relay, hit Joe on the arm.

"Oww.." He rubbed his arm in the area where my fist had landed. "I get it, we're not gonna get weird...yet." He finished quietly, with one final smirk.

"I mean it, we're not gonna do anything Joe."

"Fine suit yourself. I'm just going to say, the girls that have do those things, have enjoyed themselves."

My face scrunched into a sour expression. There I was getting ready to go Joe's place when he brings that up.

"Did I really need to know that? Did you forget why I was mad at you?"

A player at heart. That's the kind of guy I end up loving!? What great luck.

"Sorry, I didn't mean it like that! I was just trying to promote my pants."

"What?"

"You know, so you might wanna get into them."

He smiled a wide smile that showed me all his purely white teeth.

Okay that was clever. I smiled, letting out a small giggle.

You know his voice didn't sound sarcastic, or insincere. He's been saying sorry a lot too. He's either been listening to a lot of Justin Bieber, or he was really sorry. Not just now, but I've been thinking for a while. Maybe now was a good time for forgiveness. The moment I's realised I loved Joe, that's when I'd forgiven him. I just hadn't told him yet. So here goes nothing.

"Hey Joe."

"Yeah?"

"I've probably felt like this for ages, I just didn't realise it, but I want you to know. I know you said it too, but I don't know if that's still the case. Maybe you're not interested anymore, now the chase is over. Of course. It doesn't matter just forget it."

I'd said all those words myself but I was still getting emotional. How stupid. My eyes started to water, so I quickly turned round, in an attempt to hide my ugly cry face from Joe.

But as soon as I did so, Joe already had me by the arm and he swung me round to face him.

"Are you going to say what I think you are?"

I cleared my throat to stop myself from choking up.

"Depends what you think I'm going to say." I said with as much confidence as I could muster up, when I was falling apart inside.

"Maybe you were going to tell me how you felt."

"You're right." I paused before continuing. "Joe, I...I forgive you."

That wasn't what I wanted to say. Okay, redo.

"JoeIloveyou" I mumbled at the fastest I could.

"What was that?"

"Oh my god." I hid my face in my hands. "Don't make me say it again."

"Haha sorry. It just sounded like music to my ears. I was beginning to think I would never hear those words from your lips. I'm so relived."

He pried my hands away, taking them into his own. He held my hands tightly, while he said.

"I love you too. So I have to ask you this." He stared directly into my eyes. "Will you be my girlfriend."

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Slightly longer chapter for all my old and new followers! 

Tysm for taking a chance on this cheesy fanfic! 

Soo you and Joe together? Not Caspar? Was that your ship? Tell me! 

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