Entangled ✔️

chapter 19

The one in Which our hero Whines alot

*Mature Content Alert *

They fell asleep on the couch watching something about a pot that could boil pasta in five minutes. Adam remembered thinking it was dumb since it only took seven minutes to boil pasta anyway. He stared at her, feeling each of her slow breaths against his chest. Her lips made the most magnificent movements in her sleep. He crawled over her, careful not to wake her up. He set up the coffeepot and wrote her a note. He needed to go out for a run to clear his head.

He put on a pair of sweatpants and his Syracuse T-shirt and headed out. It was fall, and the city felt cool and fresh to him. It didn’t just look enticing with the foliage beginning to peak on the trees, but it smelled inviting, crisp and clean. He rounded the corner thinking about the pretty girl sleeping on his couch. He had figured sleeping with Ahana would make him get over her, like it was a hurdle for him to jump. In fact, it did just the opposite. She was more appealing to him, not less.

She was crazy in the bedroom, and he knew it would only get better. He wasn’t capable of more than sex and friendship, though, and she was still in love with another man. So in a way, their relationship was quite perfect. There were no expectations, no prolonged plans, no heartbreak. It was a dream relationship in fact, so Adam was having trouble figuring out why he was so anxious.

When he came home, he was disappointed to find Ahana freshly showered and dressed. Why didn’t she wait for me? She sat on his barstool sipping coffee with her overnight bag by her side.

“Hi there,” she greeted him with a chipper smile.

“Good morning, beautiful. You’re dressed already?”

“I figured you’d want to take me home,” she replied.

He looked from her to her bag and back. His unease grew exponentially at the prospect of her leaving. He needed more time with her. The exact reason he didn’t let women spend the night was to avoid this scene in the morning. He always dreaded the thought of kicking them out and knew the longer they stayed, the more difficult it would be. Now, looking at Ahana, the last thing he wanted was for her to leave.

“Stay for the weekend.”

“Adam, I only brought one set of clothes, and besides, I need to work.”
He ran his hands through his hair, hoping he didn’t sound desperate.

“We’ll go to your place and pick up clothes and your laptop. You can work here, right?”

She considered it for a moment and shrugged. “I guess.”

He broke out into a huge grin. “Great, then, it’s settled. Let’s have some fun too.”

“What did you have in mind, Captain Adam?” Ahana asked, arching her eyebrows.

“You’re a naughty girl. We’ll definitely fork, but what do you want to do? We’ll go wherever you want today.”
She was thoughtful for a moment.

“Anywhere I want?”

“I’ll go anywhere with you.” Adam hadn’t meant the statement to come out so intensely, but Ahana didn’t seem to notice.

“Umm…there’s someone I’d like you to meet,” she said, biting her lower lip.

“Another guy?”

“Yep, he’s very handsome.”

“Handsome, eh?”

“Yeah, but he has some intimacy issues,” she said, displaying her playful smile.