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“There was a water leak at the dance studio the other night, and the owner called me last night to inform me that the building is going to take six months to remodel. I have no idea what I’m going to do. It’s not like I can go that long without a job.”
“The studio can’t change locations in the meantime?” Monster inquires.
Sasha sighs while shaking his head. “Apparently, there is nothing available that would fit their needs.”
“I can take you job hunting if you’d like,” Monster offers, bringing a small smile to Sasha’s lips.
“I appreciate that, but I don’t want to be a bother,” he replies, but Monster shakes his head.
“I promise it wouldn’t be a bother. Friends help friends,” Monster states, and a glimmer of hope shines in Sasha’s eyes.
“Thank you,” he whispers.
“I’ll help too if you want,” I tell Sasha without fully thinking it through, which obviously shocks him just as much and causes his brows to shoot up.
“Really?” he questions doubtfully.
I shrug trying to act how I normally do around him. “I mean, as long as I’m not busy,” I add on.
Sasha studies me for a moment, clearly unsure of how to react, but eventually, he shrugs and accepts my offer. “The more help, the better, I suppose.”
“Did you want to crash on our couch tonight so you don’t have to be alone?” I suggest next, and Sasha looks at me like I’ve grown a second head.
“You really have to stop acting nice, or I’m going to have to call the FBI and report that you’ve been body snatched,” he jokes, finally starting to sound like his old self again.
I roll my eyes while suppressing a smile. “Ugh, you do one nice thing for a guy, and he acts like it’s such a big deal. Guess I won’t be doing that again anytime soon.”
“Ahh there’s the Rio I know and love,” he teases, bumping his shoulder into mine. “But if the offer is genuine, I would like to crash here tonight. It just feels like the world is collapsing around me, and being alone sounds miserable.”
“Even if Rio wasn’t being serious, you can totally crash here,” Monster tells him and I don’t bother arguing that I’m not always a sarcastic ass because I mostly have been when it comes to Sasha, so I see why they would think that way.
“I don’t care either way,” I say and start to collect my things. “But I’m going to bed, so I’ll see everyone in the morning.”
My roommates and Sasha tell me goodnight as I make my way to my room to be alone with my thoughts.
It’s confusing as hell that I’m suddenly drawn to Sasha like this, but I don’t think there is anything I can do about it. Maybe these feelings will pass soon, and everything can go back to how it was.
Here’s hoping, anyway.
CHAPTER THREE
SASHA
My feet drag across the tiles as I shuffle my way to class. This past week has been an absolute shit show.
I spent the entire weekend job hunting with Monster and Rio, but unfortunately, nothing caught my interest. I know beggars can’t be choosers, but the hours for most of the places hiring are horrible, and they pay pennies. Unfortunately, if I want to continue to have a roof over my head and put food in my belly, I have to find something as soon as possible.
Spending the weekend with Rio was confusing and awkward. Normally, he acts like he’d rather not be around me, although he never actually leaves, even when he can. But the past two days, he was acting differently. Not a lot, but enough to weird me out.
I’ve had a crush on him since I first met him. But I always thought I was just an annoyance to him, so I didn’t do more than flirt and push his buttons when I could. I knew there was no chance of him liking me back, at least that’s what I assumed, but things felt different this weekend. But there are more pressing matters to worry about at the moment, so I try to push the ridiculously hot soccer player out of my mind.
“Hey, Sasha,” Carter shouts out, pulling me from my thoughts. I pause, turning to find him racing down the hall toward me.
“Hey, handsome, how’s it going?” I ask, tucking a lock of hair behind my ear.
“It’s going,” he replies with a shrug. “But I’ve got a proposition for you.”
I place my hand on his shoulder and sigh. “You’re hot as sin, but I’ve already told you we’re better off friends.”
