All Chapters of My Roommate is a Boy: Chapter 81 - Chapter 90

RIVER“I will get that.” I jump off the couch before Taylor can. We had both had breakfast and were now waiting for our friends to arrive. Every conversation we had both tried to start had only hit a dead end a few seconds later, so we sat side by side staring at the romcom playing lowly in the background. I pulled the door open, and instead of Elise and Lana, Noah and Hendrix were standing there. “Hi.” Hendrix was the first to talk and push his way in. Noah took a step forward with an apologetic expression on his face. I sighed and gave way for him to come in. “You finally invited us over.” Hendrix plopped onto the couch next to Taylor with a smile. “It’s about time.” “Hey, man.” Taylor and Hendrix did a weird handshake thing, and Noah was next. “Thank you for inviting us.” Noah sounded a bit more sensible, at least to me. “Oh yes, thank you,” Hendrix said quickly.With three good-looking men lounging on my couch, I already felt outnumbered, but I tried to ease it off by offe

TAYLORShe is too good for a boy like meSince I said those words, they have troubled me. I was being honest, but when they left my mouth, they sounded like me trying to absolve myself of all responsibility. I couldn't lie that when I saw River, something was different every time.I had been in love before, and this was not that; it was something more intense that I kept wanting to feel because of how good it felt. “Taylor?” she asked. Her back was to me, unmoved and in the same position she had been in since she asked me that question. “You know…” I mumbled, my mind failing to provide the answer. If I couldn't convince myself, how could I convince her? “Is that some subtle way of calling me undateable because of my two failed dates?” ‘Great going, Taylor; you managed to convince her she is a freak.’ My mind screamed at me. This is not how that was supposed to go. I had no idea how that was supposed to go. “NO!” My voice was loud, and it startled me as well. “What I mean is that

RIVERWhen Taylor got there, I was laughing so much the walls of my stomach hurt. Who knew that the big and bad boy Taylor was such a huge softie? I mean, I had seen traces, but of all the stories Talia had managed to tell, that was just what I needed to solidify my opinion. “Everything she said about me is a lie.” He walked over and pulled her up. “What are you doing?” “Here?” she asked, tilting her head with a pout. He narrowed his eyes at her, and she took a deep breath. “We have all been trying to reach you but…” She paused when Taylor’s eyes darted to me. I wasn't social, but I knew what that meant; whatever it was they had to discuss was a family matter and shouldn't cross the ears of an outsider like me. I got up and let out a residual chuckle, clapping dramatically so my exit didn't seem weird. “You have to tell me more of those stories,” I add for a dramatic effect. “I have been dying to tell someone, and finally, heaven has answered my cry,” she murmured, wriggling out

TAYLORWhen I got back in, River was standing outside her door; her eyes followed me into the room, and when I shrugged, she looked away. “I heard the door, so I was going to say goodbye to her. I guess I didn’t catch her.” “Yeah, she had to get home before it got dark,” I explained.“You should have called me to say goodbye,” she pouted. “My bad.”She moved to the kitchen. “Do you want me to order something for us to eat or…” “I can cook if you give me a few minutes,” I offered, but she shook her head. “You don’t want me to cook?” “I don’t want you to cook; I think we should just order in.” She pulled her phone from her back pocket. “I can get food here in less than ten minutes if you just tell me what you want,” she added in a rushed tone. She was already tapping against her screen furiously. “Wait, I always cook, but you don’t want me to do so today?” I asked, and she nodded. “Did I do something to offend you?” “No,” she didn’t look up from her phone. “What would you like t

RIVER“I’d love to,” Matt said with beaming eyes. “Oh, you would?” “Of course,” he nodded. “I had been thinking of asking you out to dinner or lunch. After asking if we could be friends, I realised I haven’t done anything to make sure we are friends, and that is on me. I think this would be a good opportunity.” “Oh, good then, it’s a pre-Halloween party.” “Do we get to dress up?’ I couldn't tell from his tone if he was excited about dressing up or if he thought it was dumb like me. “What are you going as?” “Gertrude B. Elion,” I said without missing a beat. His eyes turned confused, and I smirked. “She is a pharmaceutical legend.” “I was thinking of going as Superman or something like that,” he said, and I laughed. “I guess I have to look for a legend.” “Sure, thank you so much for doing this for me.” “Are you okay, though?” I nodded. “Of course, why wouldn’t I be?” “With the rumours about you and Taylor… I just figured it'd be hard.” “I’ll live,” I shrugged. The rumours ha