Close Quarters

"𝐃𝐨 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐰𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐰𝐚𝐭𝐜𝐡 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐫 𝐖𝐚𝐫𝐬 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐦𝐞?"
"𝐖𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐈 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐬𝐚𝐢𝐝 𝐧𝐨 𝐭𝐨 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐫 𝐖𝐚𝐫𝐬?"

The last time Vivienne saw Jude was 6 years ago, on the night before he left town for college when she decided to kiss him. A horrible idea in retrospect, as it's now one of the memories that keep her awake at night.

After 8 years of pining over her older brother's best friend, she kissed him. And in return, he said... "Goodnight, Viv."

A nightmare, truly.

Imagine the surprise, half a decade later, when her brother Atticus declared that Jude would be coming to live with the both of them for a few months. "Just until he gets his permanent location at his new job!"

Was she being Punk'd?! How was she supposed to live with the man who she had kissed at 16, and then never spoke to again out of sheer embarrassment? How could she look him in the eye? How could she sleep when he's showering one wall away?