The Roommate: A Mathew Barzal Fanfiction

5. Jade

It's Saturday morning and I'm sweating buckets for trying to run five miles on the treadmill. Damn! I used to run five miles before back in college but when I stopped from working out I barely can't reach two miles.

I stopped from working out when I got my job since using the treadmill from the nearest gym on my old apartment costs five dollars. I'd rather spend that on clothes from thriftshops I can just go run on the streets anyway.

But I got lazy, so now that the Lee's have their own mini gym on the third floor of their house I didn't waste time but to take advantage out of it and get back on the grind.

"I didn't know you workout on mornings." Tori said walking in as I lowered the pace.

"It's the weekend so I do the morning ones." I replied wiping the sweat on my forehead with the face towel I took with me. "What's up?"

"I'm hitting the grocery today. You need something?"

"Actually, can I come?" I replied and decided to finally stop when I reach three miles, which is a good progress. "I need to grab some toiletries and I run out of tea bags already."

"Already? You have way too many supplies of tea that can last for many years when I rummage into your cupboards last week." She said chuckling.

I'm a tea person. It helps me calm every morning and it also gives me good night sleep.

I smiled, thinking that I indeed have a huge supply of tea bags on the cupboards but when I encouraged Mat to drink tea instead of coffee. He ended up loving it and drinks four cups of tea a day.

"Well, blame Mat! He's a teabag hoarder. I am actually starting to regret why I encouraged him to drink tea instead of coffee."

Tori giggled. "It's really nice to see you guys are getting along."

Yeah, she's right. I didn't expected it either, I thought having him as a roommate was a complete disaster filled with awkwardness but it wasn't.

Well, except for the occasional admiration but other than that Mat is growing on me.

After we shared a funny conversation last week in the kitchen about his date, everything kinda felt normal after that. I'm not gonna lie I was completely surprised when he told me that the girl he was with on the restaurant that night wasn't his date and definitely not his type either.

Well, technically. He surprises me everyday actually. I can't even believe he's a really open guy, not all men does that because usually they are pretty reserved.

But not Mat.

"Well, we're roommates. So we have to be." I kid. "Anyway, can I take a shower first right before heading out?"

"Sure. I'll wait on the living room. Be quick!" Tori said and both of us left the mini gym and head to our separate ways.

Few minutes later, I went downstairs and head to the living room where Tori is waiting just in time Anders and Mat arrived coming from an early practice.

"Where are you guys going?" Anders asked his wife kissing her on the cheeks.

"Grocery." Tori answered. "How's practice?"

"The usual." Anders replied. "Anyway, the team is having dinner tonight for the opening of the game season this Tuesday. You two should get ready."

"Two?" I inserted. "Who said I'm coming?"

"Me." Mat speaks out on a very serious tone looking at me, those piercing hazel nut eyes makes me weak everytime he does that and I don't like the sudden butterflies flying on my stomach to be honest.