Page 3 of Only You

“I wouldn’t have to move in with you to do that.”

“What if they pop in? How would I explain why you’re not there?”

She shrugged. “I could be out with friends, shopping, or working late.” Jack was right, though. It would look suspicious if she was never there.

He sighed. “If you don’t want to do this, I’ll figure something out. I just thought it might benefit you too, since you’ve been irritated with Josie.”

Suddenly, Josie’s bad habits didn’t seem so horrible. Living with Jack, albeit temporarily, sounded more troublesome. “What if this ruins our friendship?” she asked, changing tack.

“Why would it?”

“Geez, for a million reasons.”

“Such as?”

“What if we don’t make good roommates? For example, I might get annoyed that you leave the toilet seat up.”

He raised his eyebrows. “I never do that. My parents taught me right.”

“Okay. Well, I don’t like the way you chew.”

He chuckled. “We’ve eaten together a lot, and you’ve never complained before.”

“We were just friends before.”

Jack shook his head. “We’re still friends. That doesn’t have to change.”

“I thought that about Josie too, but look what happened.”

“Josie is an inconsiderate roommate, but I won’t be.”

“Because your parents raised you right.”

“Yes. What about you? You must have some annoying habits that I don’t know about.”

“Such as?” she volleyed.

“Maybe you leave wet footprints on the floor after a shower.”

“I mostly take baths.”

“Same thing.”

“I clean up after myself,” she stated proudly.

“Maybe you snore, and it keeps me awake at night.”

“I do not snore.”

“Do you know that for a fact?”

“Nobody has ever mentioned it.”

“Probably because they didn’t want to hurt your feelings,” he reasoned.

“Speaking of snoring, what would our sleeping arrangements be?”

Jack shifted uncomfortably.