My Boyfriend's(?) Roommate

Chapter 38: Tea time with Alfie

With my tears gone I could see my feelings clearly. I didn't love Caspar. I was mad at both the Sugg siblings. So who was even on my side anymore?

Suddenly my phone pinged. It was Alfie.

ALFIE:

Hey, can I come in?

ME:

Come in??

Where are you?

I didn't wait for a reply, instead I went out of my room to check the outside of the apartment. I had barely stepped out when my head hit something with a loud oomph.

"Ouch..." I lightly rubbed my forehead not wanting to injure my head further.

Surprisingly the solid object made a similar ouch sound.

I looked up to meet Alfie's eyes.

"Alfie!? How did you get in?"

"Uhh..I've been here since you left. Zoe called me upset about something so I came over. You walked past me earlier."

"Oh. Sorry I didn't mean to, there's just some stuff on my mind..."

"I've heard. Are you okay?"

I sighed heavily.

"I don't even know anymore."

"Let's talk, here sit down." He gestured towards the bed. "I'll get some tea. How does that sound?"

I smiled and nodded. That's exactly what I needed. I flopped down onto the bed and grabbed the closest pillow and held it close to my chest. I leaned my head against it and shuffled until I felt comfortable.

At that moment Alfie walked in, mugs in hand. He handed me one and sat down on the bean bag adjacent to mine. We sat comfortably with warmth in our hands, it felt so serene.

"So, let's talk."

"I don't know where to start..."

"How about you and Zoe? What happened?"

"Can I tell you this in confidence? Don't tell Zoe, please."

"It's okay I won't."

"I mean at first I was upset about seeing Zoe and Caspar together, even before I knew their past. It just gave me a bad feeling. I know it doesn't make sense, because Zoe has you, but for some stupid reason I thought there was chemistry between them."

Alfie made a face at the thought. He really cared about Zoe, she'd finally found herself a keeper. I was happy for her, just not happy with her.

I continued on. "But then I realised I loved Joe, so I shouldn't care about Zoe and Caspar. Then I started to realise the truth. Their past bothered me. I was upset about the fact that I was left out, Zoe hadn't told me anything about her and Caspar. I mean did she not trust me enough? We've been living together for years! How could she not find one moment to tell me?"

Alfie chuckled. "Believe me, no one understands more than I do. I only found out about Caspar and Zoe tonight."

"Seriously!?"

"Yeah, I mean don't get me wrong, I was hurt, but I felt like taking care of Zoe was more important than my jealousy. You know Zoe she was really upset, she told me you guys have never fallen out like this before. Isn't it worth at least explaining it to her? Even if you're not ready to make up, don't leave her in the dark." 

Finally a solution. Somehow by telling Alfie all my problems I was at peace.

I stood up from my bed, put down my pillow and tea, then turned to Alfie.

"Thank you Alfie, I know you did this for Zoe, but I do appreciate the help. I hadn't realise it until now, but keeping all my problems bottled up was confusing me more."

Alfie stood up as well and pulled me into a hug.

"I did it for you too, I would be a fool not to see how this is upsetting you both. If you ever need any more advice, just say. Hopefully I'll be around for a bit longer so you can." He said with a smile at the thought.

I hugged him tighter. He had helped me so much. It was a simple act, but it brought water to my eyes. "Thank you so much."

"What are friends for right?"

I stepped back and peeked round to see Zoe waiting patiently on the sofa. 

"Umm..Do you think you can come with me?"

Everything was muddled. I was getting nervous about talking to Zoe.

"Haha sure."

One new friendship made. Now to fix an old one.

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Sorry for the boring chapter, it was a filler.

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