One Night Stand(Erik Killmonger Stevens)

5: Like Everyone Else

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For a month things with Erik and I were going great.

No one had broken the rules and it honestly felt like the perfect "relationship" between us. But even though just sex was on the table I found myself spending more and more time with Erik. After sex we would stay over for a while, watch a movie, or just talk about ourselves. I realized that I was getting closer to him as a person and he told me things about himself. I soon learned why he had trust issues and what it was like to be a kid in Oakland.

With learning about how his mom walked out and how his dad was killed I realized what a tough life Erik really had. But let's not get too personal, even though Erik and I talked a lot more we were strictly friends with benefits which is why I wasn't upset when I saw him kiss a girl on campus. He isn't mine so I have no right to get mad, besides it's in the rules, no getting jealous. I swear it didn't bother me at all, but Loren disagreed.

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Loren and I were walking to the dining hall when she pointed it out first, "Hey isn't that Erik?" Loren asked me and when I turned I nodded and started walking over to him. I stopped in my tracks to see him lean down and kiss a girl I've never seen before.

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Loren "claims" she had to convince me not to beat the girl's ass and go off on Erik, but I don't see it like that. Anyways ever since I saw that I started to mess with other guys. Before I didn't really think about it, but now I mean Erik is doing it, so why can't I?

Currently I was being walked to class with an engineering major I met the night before named Travis. Travis and I did fuck but unlike Erik the morning after Travis took me out for coffee and wanted to make sure I got to class safely. This was one of the first mornings that I've actually showed up to Criminal Justice early, even Mrs. Granton wasn't there so Travis waited with me outside of the classroom.

As Travis and I are talking more and more people show up until finally the bitch that teaches the class gets there. Out of the corner of my eye I see that Erik is here too but he doesn't make a move to come over and talk to me. "Okay, I'll see you later," I turn to Travis reaching out for a goodbye hug, but he goes in for a kiss and before I can even turn my head it's too late. It was only a peck before he pulled away and said "Yeah, I'll see you around Zahria. Maybe we can do this again sometime?" I smile and nod before quickly saying goodbye and going into class. When I go into class I see that Erik is already seated, but not looking up. Okay maybe he didn't see me kiss Travis.

What if he did see me kiss Travis?

For the whole class period I try not to dwell on it, but I can't help it. What if Erik hates me now? What if he goes and tell Travis that we're having sex? Travis wouldn't want me after that, would he? As soon as class ends I walk up to Erik, I need to make sure he isn't pissed with me. I mean he does give me really good sex. "Hey Erik," I call after him. He turns and we have a small conversation and it seems like everything's normal, but I can't get over it. I know he had to have seen Travis kiss me. And on the drive home that's all I can think about. When I tell Loren what happened she rolls her eyes. "Zahria, why does it even matter whether he saw you kiss Travis or not? It's not like yall are dating and anyways it's not his place. Besides it sounds like everything's normal. You're freaking out over nothing. He probably doesn't even care, and so what if he does? You've seen him kiss plenty of other girls and you seem just fine,"

I nod my head, Loren's probably right. Erik doesn't care and if he did he would've told me earlier today or punch Travis in the face or something like that. After the talk with Loren I calmed down and went throughout the rest of my day without thinking about it again.