Dear Stranger

Chapter 12

Waking up in his arms was the closest to being the best feeling in the world. Feeling his fingers against your flesh, seeing his curls in the morning sun. It was a daydream. "Oh no. Please don't tell me you're that guy" you said in your morning voice. You just opened your eyes to see him looking at you. "What?" he chuckled and asked slowly. "You're the creep watching the other one sleep. Dare, that's weird" you say as you hide your face in his neck. He laughed and rubbed your back. "No it's not! You see it in every romantic movie" he defended himself. "Doesn't makes it romantic" you chuckled. He kissed your head and you pulled back. You pecked his lips several times. His lips were addictive. You couldn't get away very long.

"I feel strongly rejected" he pouted. You smiled and kissed him once more "Poor you". "Can I say it feels good to wake up next to you though?" he asked. You fake the hesitation for a second before saying "Uhm... Yeah you can" and smiling. "Well, it feels good waking up next to you, beautiful" he said with a smile. "I could say the same thing" you pecked his lips. You both heard a knock on the door and you groaned.

"Don't answer?" Darren suggested between kisses. "It might be important" you manage to answer. A knock could once more be heard and this time, you pulled away from him, motivated to go open that door. You heard him whine a little while you quickly put on some underwear and the first thing you found, his shirt. You buttoned it as quick as you can and walked to the door, where the knocks became louder. "Coming!" you screamed.

You opened the door to see Lauren. "Hi!" she said enthusiastically as she entered the apartment. "Uhm hi" you say weirdly. That was a dangerous situation. Darren was in the bedroom. You suddenly couldn't remember if you closed the door on your way out or not. She didn't seem to notice your nervousness anyway. "Listen, I know you're mad at me and Joey for not telling you for the whole Darren letter thing but... I'm really sorry. I really am. But look at the bright side of the story! That means you guys can actually get along! Don't you think it would be better like that?....y/n.... Y/n?!" she ended up almost screaming. "What?" you answered. "Are you even listening?" she asked. "Yeah... I am. I know, maybe I overreacted but-" "Wait" she cut you off. A smirk appeared on her face as she pointed at the shirt. "Is that a guy's shirt?" "What? No. It's uhm... It's mine" you lied and immediately hide the heart logo on the shirt. "Bullshit! It's a guy shirt! Who is it? He is still here?" she asked as she walked to the bedroom. "No Lopez. Nobody is here ok. Calm down" you said as you follow her into the corridor. "Oh come on. We may have not talked for a couple of weeks but I still know you by heart" she chuckled.

She went to open your bedroom door and you screamed "No!". But too late. She opened the door and you turned around not to see the disaster. "Oh... Well I guess I missed him" she said disappointed. You frowned and turned to check the room.

Empty. The clothes that were there 5 minutes ago on the floor weren't anymore, even yours weirdly. "Uhm, ok, let's move on. Yes it was stupid for you both to lie to me and yes, it was stupid from me to be that pissed. Anyway, I'm happy you did tell me eventually" you smiled. "I missed you" she said and crushed into your arms. "Aw, I missed you". After a few seconds of embrace, she said "I'm gonna pull away because I can feel your boobs". She did immediately. "Oh sorry" you chuckled. "Well I have to go. I just came here before work. I'll see you?" she asked and made her way to the front door. "Sure" you smiled. "Bye!" she screamed and closed the door behind her.

You went immediately in the room. "Darren?" you asked. "I'm still here" you heard his voice muffled. You frowned. You looked under the bed to see him lying there with the clothes in his hands. You burst out laughing. "What the fuck are you doing?" you asked. "I really didn't want Lauren to see my naked butt" he managed to say as he got out. "Understandable" you pout. He stood up and breathed out. You took a second to look at him. He had put boxers on, much to your dislike, but his tone stomach was totally exposed to you, much to your liking. "You look incredibly sexy in my shirt" he said and took you back to the real world. He gave you this flirty glare and eyed your lips. Your two bodies collapsed against each others as you both rush to each other's lips.

A few days went by and you couldn't get the smile off your face. You were finally with someone that was with you for you and not to be in tabloids or for money. You had both fun hiding it, acting like jerks to each other and laughing about it after. The rehearsals for the musical were getting closer and closer. But today was for other projects.

Ricky told you about a guy that wanted you to write something for him. After a few meetings with your manager, you knew enough about him to finally be able to start meet him personally and possibly start working with him. You showed up at the coffee shop you had the meeting at and greeted him.

"Hi! You must be Trey, right?" you asked and held your hand to him. He stood up from his chair and shook your hand. "Yeah" he smiled politely before looking you up and down. You rolled your eyes mentally, 'We just met idiot. I'm not a piece of meat' you thought. "You must be y/n" he said. "Yeah I am" you smiled and sat on the chair in front of him. "So my manager told me you're working on an album? That must be exciting" you guessed. "It is. But to be honest, it's even more exciting to be here with you" he said and shoot you a smirk. Oh, that was going to be odd.

You laughed nervously and took out a notebook from your purse. "So! I'm just gonna talk with you about this song. Just tell me if you have any ideas for the subjects, tell me your influences, just tell me about y-" you said, very professionally, before you got cut off. "Excuse me?" you heard someone saying next to you. "Are you y/n?" the girl asked you. "Yeah!" you grinned. "I'm such a big fan. It is so nice to see you!" she said excitingly. She took a glance at Trey and looked back at you. "Oh, sorry to interrupt. That's inappropriate" she apologized. "No it's not! Don't say that. I really appreciate it" you reassured her and put a hand on her arm. "Do you mind if we take a picture?" she asked. "Not at all! What's your name?" you asked back. "Oh yeah sorry" she laughed nervously, "Lisa". "Nice to meet you Lisa" you said before she snapped the picture. After a polite conversation and goodbyes, you went back to your meeting.

"That's so annoying" Trey complained. "What is?" you asked quite confused. "Fans. They constantly interrupting. I hate this" he whined. "Uhm, I actually find this very gratifying, but okay" you shook it off, "So-" "Maybe we should have gone somewhere more quiet. Let's say my place" he winked and took your hand in his. You laughed nervously and took your hand out of his. "Listen, I'm here to work not to flirt" you precised. The situation was getting on your nerves. "We can do both" he smirked. "No. We can't. I actually have someone in my life that I'm sure won't appreciate what you're doing right now. And I don't either. So give up on that part" you explained calmly.

"Too bad. I'm sure we could have had some fun together" he said. "I'm sure we will on this song, but not either way. Sorry. So, why don't you tell me about your music?" you asked to change the subject. You spend an hour or two with him, and even if he was being pretty inappropriate sometimes, the song sounded like a good project for you. You decided to make it, take on the challenge and then move on.