Unexpected Love [Completed]

Chapter 17: Huh

I remember thinking Damon was cute. I remember saying I liked him and Avi. But maybe, liking Avi overcame that. Every girl likes numerous guys before she finds that One. But what if you find that One but you're still young and you want to experience other things before getting stuck to one person forever. What if you feel like it'll get boring or you'll mess something up.

Well I think that's me.

Today, when I came back from gym, Nandini and I were arguing about whether we should take the long way back from gym. And Avi saw us and came up to me. "Where are you going?"

"Oh, Nandini wants to take the long way to class, but I'm lazy."

"Oh you're in the lab room at the end right?"

"Yea, 224."

"It's exercise I mean."

"No, I don't want to. I'm allergic to exercise."

"That's why you lose volleyball in gym. Need that cardio."

"it's ok. Plus I have a doctor on speed dial."

"You're right."

We laughed and I walked away. Nandini said, "I didn't get that joke."

"It's ok." I smiled.

It was a good day and I thought it'd be an even better weekend but it wasn't. When I went to mandir on Sunday, he practically ignored me. And whenever Shona talked to him about me, he got all awkward and weird. He practically ran. Yet Vijay was perfectly fine talking to Shona and agreeing with her bullying.

So I went home confused. And then the next day I spent the entire night talking to Damon. We were up until three talking about the dumbest things. Okay so I think we're now friends with benefits, not gonna lie.

M- stop sending me fucking pool. I'm bad at it.

D- no, I want that 500 wins.

M- no

D- if u win I'll stop n I'll do whatever u want. I win, I want nudes

M- wtf

D- I'm bored

M- sir r u well

D- nah my hormones r at an all time high

M- n u asked me bc?

D- looking them up makes me feel creepy

M- lets play twenty questions

D- then the nudes?

M- ha no

D- go first

M- how far have u gone w a girl

D- everything but the main act

M- well damn

D- same question

M- kiss

D- thats it?!

M- yea y

D- u keep teasing me bout giving me head tho

M- no

D- whenever I say smd u always say u gonna do it :(

M- uh no. u have no dick

D- yes I do smh

M- ur nonexistent one? New nickname!

D- ur a bully

M- no u r

D- fuck u

M- ik u want to fuck me but calm down

D- other way around

M- next question would u actually ask me out

D- if I liked u yea. would u fuck me if religion didn't restrain u

M- maybe

D- oof

Most of the conversation was like that except when he confessed he'd once wanted to kiss his best friend, Lira once. Everyone shipped Damon with Lira, even me sadly enough. And he said he would date her but he doesn't like her.

Though we mostly flirted around there were some deep moments. I think we became friends with benefits.

Yea, we did. Oh shit. We're friends with benefits. Just not extreme benefits as I keep reminding him.

It's so weird. Because he seems to think I don't genuinely like him and every time I tried to hint at it, I had to backtrack so as not to show it. Because apparently he's only using me for my body. Which I feel offended by.

I saw a whole other side to him that not many people were allowed to see. I learned he was a guy who stayed true to his feelings, a guy who was in desperate need of some physical attention, a boy whose friendships weren't as strong and black-and-white as I'd thought. There was more to Damon than there seemed.

I knew he didn't like me and that he was flirting with me because he was in need of girl to flirt with because he missed having a girlfriend. he knew I was in a similar position so we decided to turn our friendship into a little something more. But only until Avi liked me or he found a girl he actually liked.

I know I'm a terrible person but I don't know if I want such an intense relationship that Avi and I would have. And I don't even know if he'd want to be with me anyways. I have to be patient and wait. And maybe I want other experiences.

And Damon seems to be the easy solution seeing as he's now provided me with incessant butterflies in my stomach and a loss of appetite. Plus we stayed until three in the morning texting. Which for me is a rare thing. Hell, it's never happened before. I was terrified my mom would wake up and find out.

But it happened. And now I want Damon to like me. Actually like me.

And maybe I'll get him to. Just maybe.