Roommates... with my Ex Boyfriend (Roommates Series: Book #1)

Chapter 3

Jace's POV

I still love her, she's still mine in my eyes even though she's not. I don't see how she sees him as her boyfriend, he's not even here. I don't see him pacing the floor in the hospital, waiting to find out how she's doing. I guess that means Cooper would be the perfect boyfriend for her but they only have a brother sister relationship.

"Calm down Cooper," Colten hisses.

Cooper glares at him --- which I've never seen him do --- and looks at me gently. "Can I talk to you --- privately?"

I nod and follow him into the hallway. Cooper doesn't look good. It's as if if Lauren dies, he'll die or he'll pass out or something. I look at him with concern. "Are you okay, Coop?"

"No. Lauren could die and Logan --- "

"Oh crap, how are we going to tell --- "

"He's dead, Logan is dead. Lauren told me before she got hit."

What? Logan is... No, I can't think about it because then I'll cry like a little girl and embarrass myself.

I should have been there for Lauren, to hold her as she cried when she found out and went to the funeral. I bet her boyfriend did none of that and couldn't comfort her like I could. I can already tell that her boyfriend is shitty.

"Um, Jace, are you okay?" Cooper asks me, pulling me out of my thoughts.

I look at him and nod like I'm perfectly fine. "Yeah, why?"

"Let's just say if you were a cartoon, your face would be as red as a tomato and steam would be coming out of your nose and ears," he states. "Seriously, what's wrong?"

"I was just thinking about Logan and Lauren's asshole of a boyfriend."

I've never met him and I already don't like him.

Cooper goes to say something but Jess walks out of the room and towards us, stopping him. "They won't tell us anything since we're 'not family'."

"What are you talking about? Cooper Johnson is right here, Lauren's cousin, he's family." I give Cooper a look and her grins, shaking his head and walks into the waiting room.

Jess smiles at me and the two of us walk to Cooper, who's talking to a person who's working there.

".... of surgery and woke up a few minutes ago," the woman says.

Good, my Lauren isn't dead or in a coma --- two things I wasn't hoping for. Lauren is going to be fine, I tell myself.

"What are her injuries?" Cooper asks.

Here comes the bad part.

"Minor head injuries, T7 and T8 are fractured, the right side of her collarbone is broken, her two right middle ribs and middle left rib are also broken and her right femur snapped which had to be replaced by a rod. She will be on a wheelchair for a few months and will be doing physical therapy for a few months as well, maybe close to a year even. On the bright side, she is alive because I have seen several people die in the circumstances she was in. She's a very lucky girl."

"When can we see her?" a very familiar voice asks behind me.

We all turn around to look at the person and my eyes widen.

"Who are you?" the woman asks.

"I'm Logan Johnson, Lauren Johnson's twin brother."

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Unknown POV

I smile at the naked woman lying beside me, staring at me with the same smile.

"So," she sighs, "are we going to talk about you having a girlfriend and how you cheated on her with me?"