Second Chances

Chapter Three

We finally made our way in and out of Urban Outfitters, and I was leaving with way more clothes than was needed for a couple days.

Christian looked extremely tired by the time we got back to his apartment.

I then saw him putting a pillow and a blanket on the couch.

I dropped my shopping bags by the couch and prepared to go to sleep.

"You can put those in my room," Christian said, finishing up the couch.

"Why would I do that if I'm sleeping out here?"

"Because you're not. You're gonna sleep in my room."

"That's...Are you...Um...Thanks."

"No problem."

I grabbed the bags off the floor and walked towards the bedroom, a strange emotion waving over me.

I swung the door and peered inside Christians room.

It looked pretty plain. A bed, a dresser, a nightstand,and a full length mirror. The theme of the room was blue and black.

I inspected the room further and saw three pictures sitting on the dresser.

I recognized the girls in one of the pictures as his cousin Julia.

The other picture was of Christian with his mother.

The last one was of Christian and an extremely attractive blonde-haired boy.

I examine his room further and discovered something I didn't imagine seeing.

It was a picture of me at graduation. The picture was laying on his nightstand casually, as if it was okay to keep pictures of him victims by his bed.

"Looking for something?"

I spun around and looked at Christian, who was standing in the doorway.

I held up my picture.

"Why do you have this?" I asked him, not bothering to beat around the bush.

"Why are you going through my stuff?"

"I'm not going the through anything. It was sitting here on your nightstand. And since I'm in the picture, I would love to know why it's here."

"I just...wanted to keep it...I don't know...for like a...souvenir."

"But you hate me."

"I don't hate you Sky. Quite the opposite."

"What the hell is that supposed to mean?"

"Nothing. Get some sleep."

He turned and left a very confused Sky. I set the picture down. Obviously, he kept it for a reason."

I crossed the room to turn off the lights and slid into Christian's bed.

It smelled so heavily of him and I instinctively dug my nose into the covers, loving the smell of him.

I was confused about the way I was feeling so I decided just to go to sleep.

It took me a moment to remember where I was when I woke up, but when I did, I was more confused than even.

I slid out of Christian's bed and padded to the kitchen.

When I reached the kitchen, I saw a box of Lucky Charms sitting on the counter with a note.

Know they're your favorite-Chris

I felt a smile wash over my face as I opened the box of cereal.