Play your part “I’m so excited for tonight.” Michael says when I open the front door to my apartment. He smiles at me and my heart skips a beat, his smile has this ability to make me feel I’m floating.Iopen the door and let him into my apartment. He moves closer and gives me a hug, I lean in and hug him back. We hold each other closely for a few seconds and then let go. I look up at him and wish I could kiss him but I don’t have the guts to take the first step. When he told me he was on his way to pick me up today, I had a plantokiss him as soon as he walked through the door. I played it out in my head, I would open the door, he would smile at me and then I would walk to him and kiss him. But it isn’t playing out that way. “ I’m excited too.” I say stepping away from him.“Let me finish getting ready quickly and then we can get going.&rdq

“Our plan is not working.” I say to Casey who came over to my house to do my hair. I am going to be sitting on this chair for the next three hours. We have some good music on, we have some really good snacks on deck. And we are having a night in. I need to make sure that my hair is done by tomorrow morning or I am going to look like a scary monster at my first class.“What do you mean our plan is not working?” She asks tilting my head sideways so she can see my face.“I mean, Knox has managed to use his charms on Michael and they are best buddies now.” I say and Casey’s jaw drops.“When in the hell did that happen?” She asks frowning at me.“Last night, he gave Michael the VIP treatment and it was over. My boyfriend is officially in love with my side meat/boy/situation/whatever.” I say and she rolls her eyes at me.“This Knox is really smart. I didn’t think he would start

“I’m coming.” I say at the door when I hear a knock for 15th time.  I was taking a shower and I couldn’t run out all wet and naked. My first thought was Knox but he doesn’t come to bother me when the sun is out. He’s a vampire, only comes out when the beasts are wake. It’s still light out so it has to be some else. I know Casey would have called first and my landlord would have left a note. Could it be Michael? I look through the peep hole and sigh. I’m right. It’s Michael. On a different day I would have been so happy to see him but I’m too tired today. And he hasn’t called or texted me in the last 24hrs so I couldn’t care less what he did with his life. He didn’t care if I was alive or dead the last two days all he cared about was getting drunk with the rugby team. I’m still salty over the fact that he left me to go party all night. My ego is bruised a little, I’m not surprised he did it but I am surprised. You what I mean? I open th

 “Are you in a hurry to go somewhere?” I ask Melody when I’m done paying the bill. She raises her brows at me her walls coming up instantly.“Why do you ask?” she say and I smile. She’s always on guard when I’m around these days. It’s incredible that there was a time when she trusted me enough to go along with whatever I did.“I want to show you something.” I say and she looks at me suspiciously.“I don’t know if hanging out is a good idea.” She says shutting me down already. I want to go back to a moment ago when she was laughing and playful with me.“It’s nothing weird I promise.” I say my face blank. I want her to know that I’m not planning anything weird or back handed.“What is it?” She says interested but cautious.“Do you remember that dog shelter we fund raised for in first year?”

I look at the open door Melody just stormed out of. I know she expects me to walk out after her but I’m not going to do that. I’m not going to count myself out when it took so much for her to even talk to me again. I need to calm down and work my way back into her life.I’m lucky she didn’t send me packing when I walked up to her up to her this morning at breakfast. That whole conversation could have gone really wrong. I did well with calming her down and distracting her with the rescue center.I didn’t give her the time to think about being near me for too long. That always sets her off, she doesn’t trust me enough to let her guard down anymore.She just caught me off guard with the Samantha declaration; I didn’t think that she would come up today. I thought I could convince her to spend at least a day with me before my girlfriend came up.  But I didn’t know that Samantha was already in play.The crazy