Endlessly - a sheo story

Chapter 8

Shai PoV

Just as I get ready to go to Miles' place, Theo opens the door and steps inside, suddenly I feel even more happy than before.

Miles invited us all to movie night at his place. I'm just wearing a simple t-shirt, jeans and black vans.

Theo looks almost like normal. His tired face and red eyes, are the only sign that shows he had a tough night last night.

"Hi," I say careful, I'm not sure what mood he's in.

He smiles a little, "hi"

"So, how're you doing? You told her didn't you?"

He nods and looks at the floor. "It was okay. She got a little mad but understood. Turned out she had been feeling the same way for a long time."

I embrace him in a hug; he really looks like that's all he need. "Are you okay?"

"Yeah." he nods and sticks his hands in the pockets of his jeans. "It's just a little weird"

I nod understanding. "Are you ready to go?"

"Sure"

He takes my hand as we walk out of the door, I hold it and let only go just before we knock on the door into Miles apartment down the hall.

Miles opens up and lights up like a Christmas tree, "hi! We're only waiting for you"

We step inside. His apartment is similar to mine and all the others: white walls, soft light carpet and light wooden furniture. The doors to the bathroom and bedroom are closed but they're also similar to all the other rooms.

Ansel's sitting in the couch with a bowl of popcorn in his lap, Zoë's laying on her back on a mattress on the floor, she's looking at something at her phone which she's holding in her hand over her head.

Miles sits down on the couch by Ansel's side.

"Don't you have a beer or something?" Theo asks Miles from the kitchen, he's standing with his head into the fridge.

Don't just drink it away, Theo I think for myself.

"Behind the coke" Miles tells him.

"Thanks," Theo says and pulls out a beer. He walks to the couch and sits down between Miles and Ansel.

I fall down on the mattress by Zoë's side, my weight makes the mattress bounce and Zoë drops her phone on her face.

She squeals and swears loudly, I laugh. "I'm so sorry"

"No you're not," she says and rolls around holding her nose.

"What are we watching?" Ansel asks with his mouth filled with popcorn.

Miles pulls out a stack of movies and place them on the coffee table.

Zoë reaches out for one and grins, "I think we should watch this one" she shows the cover to us, it's The Spectacular Now.

Miles and I both refuse. It's so awkward watching yourself fall in love on screen. Well Tris does fall in love too, but not in the same way.

After a long discussion what to watch, we agree about some action movie, Miles convinced Zoë and I by telling us there is a really hot guy in it. He just doesn't know that the only guy interesting me at the moment, is Theo.

I seem to be the only one to notice that Theo doesn't say much, he doesn't even make his usual bad comments about everything happening in the movie.

Two and a half hour later, when the movie's over, Zoë's sleeping by my side, which Miles finds very funny. He squints her nose between two fingers, making her snore loudly and wave with her arms without waking up.

When Ansel, Miles and I start to clean up, Theo says that he needs to get back to his room to get something important done.

He walks out of the door giving me a gaze that I should not follow him.

When we're done cleaning up, Miles decides to wake up Zoë in a very not-so-nice way.

He runs around in the apartment shouting, "Fire! Fire! Fire!"

Zoë jumps up from the mattress and Miles falls on the floor in laughter, he's rolling around on the carpet holding his stomach.

Zoë looks like she could've strangled him.

"I'm going to kill him. And I'll do it with my bare hands," She mumbles when I'm walking with her down the hall.

When we reach her door, she walks in without saying goodbye, she just keeps mumbling the same words over and over again.

I wait in front of my own door until I'm sure her door's closed and she's gone, that's when I turn around and knock on Theo's door.

"Come in," his voice sounds.

I open the door slowly and walk in. Theo's laying shirtless on the couch under a blanket, his hands are folded behind his head and he's staring at the ceiling.

I walk to him and sit down on the floor leaning against the coffee table, I pull my knees up under my chin and look at Theo. He looks so sad it makes me want to cry.

"Are you okay? I want you to answer honest." I say to him after five minutes when he still hasn't even looked at me.

Finally, he turns his head. "Yeah."

I tilt my head to the side and catch his gaze, heat spreads in my body as I get lost in his deep eyes.

"You should not be laying here. Go to bed instead," I tell him.

He sits up and lets the blanket fall down from his body, his muscular stomach shows and I can't help but stare.

"Shai," he snaps his fingers. "I'm sorry to bother you, cause I know you're enjoying the view, but I need you to move. You're like... Sitting in the middle of everything."

When I look back to his eyes again, I blush a little and stand up.

Theo gets up from the couch, he's only wearing a pair of black Nike shorts. He walks into his bedroom and I follow him, I watch him as he lies down under the covers.

For a second, it feels like I'm the mommy tucking in my child.

"Sleep well, Theo," I say with a smile. "See you tomorrow"

"Goodnight" he says with a small smile.

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