The Wanderers

Chapter 11

When I awoke in the morning, I looked down to see Tristan's hand cupping my breast. I rolled my eyes and tried to lift his hand away, but all it did was cause him to move closer and reach around to my other breast. "Tristan!"

"Mm," he moaned grumpily.

"Tristan, wake up!"

"Hmm?" He lifted his head to look at me.

"You mind?"

He smiled. "No, I don't."

I smacked him. "Ow Ella, I do bruise you know." He sat up, stretching his arms above his head.

"I should go," I said, getting up and making my way to the door.

"You don't have to," he said with a small desperation in his voice.

"I do. I have class and need to get ready," I said, trying to avoid an awkward situation.

He laid back down and pulled the covers up over his head. I stifled an eye roll and headed back to my room. I carefully and quietly opened the door to my room and tiptoed in, cautious not to wake Josie. "Where have you been?" Josie yelled, startling me, and causing me to jump.

I put my hand over my racing heart and wondered if this was what it was like to have a heart attack. "Shit Josie, you scared me."

"You didn't answer my question," she said, giving me that sour look she always did when she knew I was hiding something.

"I was in the bathroom," I said defensively. I wasn't about to try and explain me spending the night with Tristan.

"Since three in the morning," she said, looking at me skeptically. "Either that's some serious case of diarrhea or you're full of crap."

I sighed, knowing I'd have to tell her the truth or she wouldn't drop it. "I was with Tristan."

A giant grin splayed across her lips. "Tell me everything!" she demanded.

"There's nothing to tell," I said, heading to my dresser, taking out clothes to change into for class.

"Ella, you just spent the night with a guy who is notorious for hooking up with girls all over campus."

"Don't remind me," I thought to myself.

"I didn't technically spend the night. Besides, all we did was sleep. That's it." I emphasized the last two words making it a point I did not want to talk about it anymore. Josie got the hint and I finished getting ready for class.

When I left, I expected Jack to be waiting for me like he always did, but he wasn't. I knocked on his door and his roommate said he already left. I didn't give it a second thought and headed to my first class.