Love & Lust (Colby Brock)

ONE

Have you ever been out so early in the morning that you can see the sun rising?

The atmosphere remains pleasant and calm and the only sounds are the whispers of trees as the wind glides through the leaves and the songs of birds from the highest branches of the tallest trees.

I suddenly halt at a set of gates and check for the right address.

"This is it!" I think to myself, nervous and excited.

I pull my suitcases along with me to the right side of the gate where there is a smaller, narrower gate.

I slide my phone out from the back pocket of my jeans and look through my notes to get the code for the gate.

"1...5...3...9." I mutter under my breath as I press the keys on the lock pad. I turn the nob and I'm in. I drag my suitcases in, shutting the gate firmly behind me.

In front of me are a bunch of different types of cars. Two pillars separate the parked cars and between those is a set of wooden double doors.

The house is gigantic! I take a deep breath and walk up to the front doors. I lift my arm up to the door and knock loudly three times.

"What if they don't hear me? It's so early!" I think to myself, biting my lower lip.

A minute or two later, a guy opens the door and looks at me. He has thin blonde hair and is reasonably slim.

"Hey! What's up?" He asks, smiling politely at me as I stand in front of him.

"Uh...hiyya. I'm Isabella. I don't know if I got the right address but I'm supposed to be moving in here?" I speak, nervous in case I got the address wrong.

"Oh yeah! Hey! Come in! He says, inviting me into the house. Before I can pick my suitcases up, he grabs them both and wheels them inside. I walk in immediately after him.

"I'm Sam! Nice to meet you!" He says holding out his hand.

"Nice to meet you too!" I speak, shaking his hand, smiling at him.

"Okay, follow me. This will be fun." He sniggers, gesturing for me to go with him.

We walk into the kitchen and he pulls open one of the drawers. He takes out a wooden spoon before going to the cupboard directly below and pulling out a large, silver pan.

"Let's go meet the others!" He giggles, jogging to the stairs.

We stealthily creep up the stairs then tip toe down the corridor together. He pushes the far door open and we both slowly creep into the room. Inside is a guy in bed, fast asleep.

Sam brings the spoon and pan up to the same level as his chest and throws them together, creating a loud clanging sound.

"I AINT GONNA SLEEP CAUSE OF YA'LL, YA'LL AINT GONNA SLEEP CAUSE OF ME" he chants, startling the guy laying in bed.

The poor boy shoots up in his bed with a shocked expression on his face. He instantly looks over at me, giggling next to Sam with my hands covering my mouth.

"What the fuck Sam!" He laughs, flicking his hair to the right. He has thick pinky-white hair, in the style of 2007 Justin Bieber.

"This is Isabella. She's moving in with us." He says, still giggling to himself.

Out of nowhere the door slams open and a half naked guy flies in. He has shaved sides and a man bun. Built like a brick shit-house. After him, a girl walks in slowly, rubbing her eyes.

"What the hell is going on?!" He shrieks loudly. I think he's joking but his loud bellowed tone makes me unsure.

"Shhhh, We haven't got Colby yet!" Sam whispers.

"This is Isabella. she's moving in with us, remember?" Sam repeats to the other two room mates.

"Oh hey! what's up! I'm Corey."

"And I'm Devyn. It's so nice to meet you!"

"Oh shit yeah, I'm Jake." The guy from the bed speaks.

"Hey guys! It's nice to meet you too!" I reply to them all.

"Colby's turn!" Sam states, holding the spoon and pan up.

We all creep out together and walk to the other side of the house. Everyone stands closely outside 'Colby's' room as Sam creaks the door open, pulling faces each time it squeaks.

We all tip toe in and to our amazement, Colby is sat up in his bed smiling at us all as we stop in our steps.

"Nice try guys. Nice to meet you Izzy." He laughs, looking smug as ever.

"You too Colby!" I say, smiling awkwardly due to us all being caught out.

He's kind of cute...okay he's really fucking cute. He called me 'Izzy' straight off the bat too!

• • • • • • •

Corey lugs my suitcases upstairs and Devyn shows me to my room.

"Sooo this is your room!" She says in a playful tone as she opens the door and gestures for me to go inside. There's a double bed with a black leather headboard in the far right corner and a nightstand next to it. In the near right corner there is an empty black desk and a painting on left hand wall.

"Do you want any help unpacking your cases?" Devyn offers. She's so lovely! I don't think I've ever met such a sweet girl.

"Sure! Thank you so much!" I reply as I haul my cases onto the bed.

We unzip a suitcase each and begin to sort through and organise my things.

"So, what do you think of the guys?" She asks, wiggling her eyebrows at me cheekily.

"Well, Corey seems so lovely and is absolutely hilarious!" I begin.

"That's my Corey for you!" She exclaims with a smile plastered on her face.

"Sam seems like such a sweetheart! Then Jake, he looks quite alternative - in a good way of course! But he seems great too!" I say, complimenting them all to Devyn.

"And what about Colby?" She winks at me, giggling slightly.

"He's...cute!" I say, slowly finishing my sentence.

"Oohhhh and single too!" She informs me playfully.

"Well...he's really cute but I don't know, you know? He doesn't seem like the type."

"Yes! I completely get what you mean!" She says, understanding how I'm feeling.

"Oh my god! These are so cute!" She shouts, holding up a pair of my back high waisted army style trousers.

"You can borrow them if you like! They're dead comfy!" I answer, bringing out my British accent through my slang and pronunciation.

"I'd love that! Thank you so much Isabella!" She exclaims excitedly.

"You can call me Izzy you know." I suggest to her.

"Ohh, cute! Okay Izzy!" she jokes, packing the trousers up and putting them next to her.