Chapter 2

I was dragging my feet across the pavement, wanting to just fall asleep right where I was standing. My cousin’s house was just such a closer walk from work than my house is, and he usually doesn’t mind if I crash there for a little after work. I finally reached his door, after what seemed like hours, when in reality it was only four blocks. I opened the door and with my eyes half closed started making the very familiar rout to his couch. Only, there was an unexpected obstacle in my way, and instead, I just landed on my butt. I took that time to just crawl in a ball, deciding the floor was comfy enough for now. “Chris! What the hell?” I half grumbled, half yelled. “Ouch…” I heard and unfamiliar deep voice say. I cracked one eye open, afraid I may have walked into the wrong house. Same furniture. Same layout. So.. who the hell is this? “Chris!!” I screamed, now more awake than I had been all day. “Calm down Ari. That’s Adam. He’s gonna be crashin here for a little bit.” Chris told me, not amused with my antics today. He must’ve had a really slow day. Chris walked back into his room, where he was doing God knows what, leaving me alone with this stranger. I took that time to observe him. He looked to be pretty tall, though I couldn’t tell how tall since he was sitting on the couch now. His hair was a chestnut color, and extremely messy. Bright blue eyes, still glazed over with sleep. He had a very strong jaw line, and a smile playing at his lips. “Are you just gonna sit there staring at me?” He asked, his smile growing wider. I simply shushed him, and made myself comfortable on the floor, finally getting the nap I’ve been thinking about all day.

"Well, you can sleep on the couch." Adam offered. I opened up an eye. "Ugh, no thanks. I have found a comfy spot." I said, kicking off my shoes and laying my head on the floor. I couldnt help but peeking at Adam. He was laying on the couch, watching tv. He caught me staring at him. Crap. He grinned. "C'mon Ari." He said. "I feel really bad, watching you attempt to sleep on the floor." He got up and motioned for me to join him. I sighed and climbed onto the couch. We watched tv for a bit, not saying anything, before Chris came back out into the living room. "So, How was work Ari?" He asked while texting someone on his phone. "Eh, not too bad today. I wish I wasnt going back tomorrow though. "Where do you work?" Adam asked. "The diner. Dont eat there, its so disgusting." Adam laughed, "Well, thanks for the heads up." He said, still having a playful smirk on his face. Chris looke up from his phone. "So, whats up man? How have you been?" He asked Adam curiously. I saw Adam shift uncomfortably on the couch. He avoided Chris eyes as he smiled, "Oh, nothing. I just figured it was time to leave." He said, playfully shrugging his shoulders and focusing his eyes back onto the tv.