Nikkah With My Roommate

Wait! There's cake (12)

Jacob's POV

Running upstairs I enter Riyah's room.I see tears in her eyes. It still agitates me that shes hugging the coat that swallows her and I hate how good that beanie looks on her when they belong to another man.

'Happy birthday' she smiles struggling to keep in tears.

'I'm sorry they all saw you uncovered' I say sweetly.

'Why did you make out with Miranda?' she questions.

'I-it was an automatic reaction' I confess.

'So is fucking every girl every day of the week' she whispers.

'I only make out I don't sleep with them' I confess again.

'Why did you avoid me?' her voice breaks.

'You hate me I... since you are forced to marry me due to circumstances I thought....I'll disappear' I sincerely answer.I leave out the part that I'm very attracted to her.

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Riyah's POV

'My heart broke and I don't want it to break again' the thing about being betrayed is that you are scarred.

'What' he looks handsomely puzzled.

'Well, Ismail broke my heart and thats why I'm so guarded' I speak the words too fast. I hope he understands.

'Miranda was my first and she broke my heart too' maybe he knows what it feels like.

'Do you still like her?' I don't know why this question is making me nervous.

'No silly I like you' he smiles brightly. I just stare blushing. He leans in taking the beanie off and my hair falls everywhere.

'Friends?' I question hopefully after some time.

'I've never been rejected and I guess now I know what pain feels like' he laughs.

'I won't see you as a friend but yes lets start off as friends' he walks out of the room to give me privacy.

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Riyah's POV
'Wait! Theres cake' I call out. Is it normal to have mad feelings about a guy I barely know? When he was walking away I knew I had to make him stay longer. I want to see him smile. I changed out out of Ben's coat still blushing at the memory.
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Jacob's POV

I don't know how quickly she changed. Wearing a long top and denim short shorts I admired her ass while speed past me.I follow her to see her adding decorations to a cake.

'I baked this for you' she admits shyly.

'Well aren't you going to sing happy birthday' She starts singing horribly and lights the candles while passing me the knife with her other hand. She is definitely well coordinated. I laugh at her terrible attempt at singing and cut the cake. She starts laughing too and I offer her the first piece. She shakes her head and I lift her chin up and instantly she yields eating the cake. Taking off the icing and cream she launches it on my face as revenge. I smirk catching her in my arm and grabbing of a fifth of the cake and smashing it on her face. She screams like she's getting murdered and I turn her around. I barely recognise the face in front of me. I take off my shirt and wipe off all the cake on her.

'Thank God I closed my eyes you idiot' she tauts.

'I missed a spot' she touches her cheeks so adorably that I kiss her.She's shocked but returns with an equally fierce force. Suddenly she lets go.

'Let's take this slow....friends first' she scolds.

'I've been trying to get over a kiss from a damsel I saved.Now that we are married and she may like me back and I'll never look another maiden's way again but I'll try to be friends' she blushes and I want to kiss her again. I don't want to force it so I casually take a step back.

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Riyah's POV

I don't know how to react to Jacob flirting. Luckily, Victor's text saved me.

Hey, I'm terribly sorry but after my wife,Amelia cheated on me with Jacob we got into a messy divorce and since this is all Jacob's fault I want a free place to stay until the verdict is reached. As I am kicked out of my own house next month because of him.

'Jaccob can Victor stay with us?' I plead.

'What! That asshole? NO!' I knew he hated him but this much.

'He's divorced thanks to you' I remind him bitterly.

'He was emotionally abusive towards her' he states.Would a woman lie? I've had a few encounters and he seemed really nice. People lie Riyah. People deceive.

'Its not long Jaccob' I plead.Why do I feel ashamed because of what Jacob did? What could possibly go wrong?

'So lets act like a real married couple and that means that we share a bed' he grins. I simply nod.