All Chapters of Choosing You: Chapter 51 - Chapter 60

ETHANI feel like I’m on the prowl, standing in all black clothes, watching my back, as I wait for Piper to get me into her building. This must be the way she felt on Monday night when I snuck her in after hours. A little dark, probably slightly insane to go through such lengths for a little late night sex. But, I’ll admit it, I’m a fiend for that pussy. I have to have it.Her building isn’t laid out quite the same as mine. The only extra doors are emergency exits. There are cameras watching the halls and the front door at all hours. And maybe that part is the same. But when your name is on the building, you can get what you want erased. Pulling on my hoodie, I move the minute Piper waves me inside. Yeah, someone might see this and report it, and if they do, I’ll make sure it goes away for her like it would for me. Even if my father finds out.As a friend. A friend with benefits. A friend with benefits who I enjoy holding hands with. She takes mine and guides me down the hall as if I’

ETHANAm I skipping? Fuck. Am I whistling too? I’ve been in a good fucking mood all day. Like one of the dwarves from a child’s storybook, marching and whistling and smiling my way around campus. A smile only enhanced at the end of my last class when I orchestrated an encounter with Piper. It was only two seconds of the two of us trying to squeeze through the doorway. But I swear since those two seconds I’ve been more amped up than earlier today when I snuck out of her room.I join Jordan exactly where he texted me to meet him, at a picnic table outside in the courtyard near our dorm.“Were you just whistling,” he asks.I pause like I have no idea what he’s talking about, and drop into the seat across from him. “You wanted to meet up?”“Yeah,” he places his phone on the table and claps his hands together like he’s just as amped up as I still feel under my skin. “Thing is: I’ve been seeing someone and I want to introduce you.”“Like a girlfriend?” I frown, not because I’m angry or conf

ETHANPiper is ignoring me. She’s been ignoring me since she walked away from that picnic table one week plus two days ago. And I’ve tried everything. I tried seeing her at her room. I tried calling. Texting. During class, I’ve tried to get her attention, which wasn’t easy since she placed her bag on the seat beside her, making it clear she didn’t want me to sit there. I even stooped so low as to write a note. She left it behind before leaving the room. Every time.And she’s fast when she wants to be. Not really. But fast enough to get the hell away from me and drop out of sight, so I can’t catch up. It’s like she wants nothing to do with me anymore and I have no idea where shit went wrong. That stops now. I might’ve gotten word that she’s working at the library, and I’ve decided not to give her a choice. She’s got to see me. Look me in the eye and tell me to go fuck myself.Only… I’m nervous that’s the case. That I’ll walk in there and she’s going to tell me to fuck off. So, I remain

ETHANLeaving Brian in the capable hands of the Gamma members I just introduced him to like I promised so long ago, I wander off, wondering what the hell I was thinking. I have no clue how I’m supposed to prove to Piper that I’m serious. I’ve never had to prove myself to a girl before. In the past, when I said I wanted to be with someone, that was all I had to say. Instant girlfriend. But Piper doesn’t fall at my feet. And even if I still have no clue what the hell I’m supposed to do, it still makes me smile. Everything in my life comes easy. Except for her. I love that about her. She’s honest and real. She calls me on my shit and makes me want to be better—to do better next time. Which is why it’s so important to me that I get this right. I need her to understand I meant what I said. Every damn word, even if I’m not completely sure what any of it means. Where do we go from there, once I prove to her that my words are honest? What happens next? What about the long term? Am I thinking

ETHANA smug smirk is still on Adam’s face when I finally pull away from Piper’s lips. And for a moment, I wonder about our friendship. Lacing my fingers with my girl’s, I signal my intentions to leave. She smiles, nodding her head like she’s ready to go too. And we begin to make our exit, only to be stopped just near the front door.“It’s about time,” Sabrina says. “Yeah. I thought you two would drag things out much longer than it needed to be,” Jordan adds.See? Perfect for each other. They’re both laughing at themselves, finding humor in the way they tease us.“You done,” I ask them, and they laugh a little harder, cozied up next to each other.“Sue us. We’re relieved we don’t have to lock the two of you in a room to work it out,” Sabrina says. Piper rolls her eyes, but reaches forward to give her friend a parting hug. “So dramatic.”“You guys taking off,” she asks her. “After all that excitement?”“Yeah,” Piper replies. “As thrilling as it was. We just want to be alone now.”We.