Roommates

Chapter 5

Ethan's Perspective

Something was going on with Kimberly and I could tell that she wasn't happy. I walked into her room and sat next to her. She was on her phone texting her friend, I guess. 

"You ok?"

"Yeah, Just great." she said rolling her eyes

"What's been on your mind? You can tell me." 

"The past night has been extremely rough. As you can see my room is a complete mess."

"Yeah...I see. There's pictures everywhere. Did you rip them?"

"Yup."

"Why? You look so happy with this guy." It was true.

"He broke up with me last night. I ripped them all because I just felt angry. Grayson saw me an calmed me down." She said. When she said that he broke up with her, I just felt angry. Why would they break up with a beautiful girl like Kim. She's so nice, beautiful, and funny.

"I'm sorry."

"I-I don't know what to do. I feel so useless. He was like my other half and now h-he's gone." She started to cry i pulled her into a hug and tried to calm her down.

"It's ok. He didn't deserve you anyway. You deserve someone special." I said to her

Grayson's Perspective

"It's ok. He didn't deserve you anyway. You deserve someone special." I heard Ethan tell her. So that's why she was crying. I kind of felt bad for her. 

I walked away from Kim's door and left the apartment. I need to talk to Vanessa. I don't really love her. I never did and I'm just torturing myself by staying with her. I basically used Vanessa...for pleasure, I guess. She's hot in bed and all but that's not what I want. I want an actual relationship. I want to learn how to love. Is that too much to ask for?

It took me 20 minutes to get to her house because traffic was so bad. Hopefully everything works well. Maybe I could work things out with Vanessa. I don't know yet, but hopefully. I pulled into her driveway and parked the car, making sure to lock it. I knock on the door and wait for her to answer.

Vanessa's Perspective

I heard a knock on my door and I was kind of hoping it was my friend Jade. I open the door to see Grayson? What is he doing here? I smile and let him in. 

"Hey baby, what are you doing here?" I asked.

"We need to talk."

"Oh ok."

We both walked into the living room and sat down on the couch. It was quiet for about 30 seconds until he cleared his throat and looked at me. I looked back at him and smiled, but he didn't. So this is something serious then.

"I came here to tell you that I'm done fucking you." He said blankly. What the fuck? Is he breaking up with me?

"G-Grayson. Are you breaking up with me?" I asked kind of hurt.

"NO! No. It's not like that. I just meant fucking you for pleasure. I want a real relationship where we actually love each other. The way we are saying it now...it's like we don't mean it."

"I'm sorry...I-I'm a little confused because...I actually love you."

"You just don't understand. What we have right now, it isn't real. I want something real."

"SO WHAT ARE YOU SAYING?! THAT THIS WHOLE THING IS FAKE?!"

YEAH, THAT'S WHAT I'M SAYING. IT WAS NEVER REAL TO BEGIN WITH." he yelled at me.

"Grayson." I said calmly.

"I don't do that type of shit...AND NEITHER DO YOU! SO WHERE IS ALL THIS BULLSHIT COMING FROM?! WE'VE BEEN DOING THIS FOR SO LONG AND NOW YOU WANT TO BREAK THINGS OFF?!"

"VANESSA! THIS IS A SUDDEN CHANGE THAT I WANT TO MAKE." he said.

"Then go ahead. Just know that I'm not following you on this one."

"I guess that we are over then." He said and left. What the actual fuck just happened? Did I seriously lose him? Is he saying that because of Kimberly?I tried running out of the door to see if he was still here but he was already gone. Fuck!

Grayson's Perspective

Well that didn't go as planned but for some reason I feel a whole lot better than before I came over to her house. Maybe because she's gone. I drove back to the apartment and when I got there, I saw Ethan and Kim on the couch. She was sleeping on Ethan's chest. I did feel a bit jealous though, not gonna lie but I wasn't focused Ethan. I was focused on her. Even when she's asleep she's so beautiful.

"Hey bud." Ethan whispered.

"Hey."

"where were you?"

"Vanessa's house."

"Oh"

"Yeah. I broke things off with her. I told her I'm no longer her fuck buddy and that I changed. I want to have an actual relationship."

"I'm proud of you bro." he said

"Thanks man."

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Kimberly's Perspective 9:00 a.m.

I woke up to get some breakfast and to my luck, Grayson was in the kitchen. Ever since my little scene that happened, things have been awkward between me and Grayson. I got a bowl from the cabinet and reached for the cereal to pour it in the bowl. Grayson just looked at me the whole time.

I cleared my throat and said, "Are you going to stare at me the whole time?"

"Sorry. How have you been?"

"I've been ok. Thanks for asking."

"No problem."

He put his bowl in the sink and left. I was kind of relieved, it just felt so awkward but then Ethan walked into the kitchen. He looked at me and smiled. His smile is so beautiful. It makes me happy.

"Good morning." He said.

"Morning."

"How did you sleep?"

"Pretty good, and you?"

"Eh. I couldn't really sleep."

"Awww why?"

"I was thinking too much."

"About?" I wanted to know

"N-nothing. It's stupid."

"It can't be that stupid." I said.

"It's better if I don't say."

"Oh my gosh, just tell me! What were you thinking about?"

"You."

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