All Chapters of A TALL HORNY STRANGER : Chapter 191 - Chapter 200

Day 92 December 19th My Apartment + Apartment Hunting _A Tall HORNY Strangers_1 week of free. And now we have to decide: Do we keep 2 apartments? Or get 1? *THE TALK* 10:00 AM My kitchen Nico was making coffee. Burned it. Again. "I’m thinking" he said. "About what?" "About not doing long distance when we live 15 minutes apart." I laughed. "We’re not dating long distance." "We’re doing 2 leases long distance" he said. He had a point. My lease: up in 3 months. His sublet: month to month. "You want to?" I asked. "Move in?" He looked at me. Real serious. "Yeah. If you do." My stomach flipped. Not fear. Not anymore. Just... big. "Okay" I said. "Let’s look." *APARTMENT HUNTING* 12:00 PM - 5:00 PM We made rules: 1. Not downtown. Too many memories. 2. 2 bedrooms. One for office/guest. 3. In-unit laundry. I’m done with laundromats. 4. No "luxury" building. Too Reed. First 3 places: too expensive. Fourth

Day 108January 14th10:00 AM - 10:00 PM_A Tall HORNY Strangers_My mom: "I'm coming to see this apartment and this boy.Be ready by 10.I made pounded yam."Translation: Inspection.*8:00 AM - PANIC CLEANING*Me: "She's going to judge the dishes."Nico: "We did the dishes last night."Me: "She's going to judge the FLOOR."Nico: "Babe. Breathe."He was mopping.I was folding laundry that was already folded.We moved the couch 3 times.We hid the laundry basket in the closet.We put out the GOOD plates.Not the paper ones.Nico: "What should I wear?"Me: "Not that black shirt. You look like you want trouble."Nico: "I DO want trouble."Me: "NICO."Nico: "Okay okay. Blue shirt."He wore the blue shirt.Looked like a husband.My stomach did a flip.*10:15 AM - SHE ARRIVES*Knock knock.Not doorbell.Knock like police.I opened it.My mom.Small bag in one hand.Big cooler in the other.Wrapper. Head tie. Glasses on head.Looking past me immediately."Where is he?"Nico stepped out from

Day 187March 26thOak Street Apartment7:12 AM_A Tall HORNY Strangers_Peace lasted 7 days.7 days since anniversary.7 days of being normal.Then my phone buzzed.*7:12 AM - THE NOTIFICATION*Google Alert: "Reed Family"I set it after trial.For safety.Agent Collins said to keep it.Subject: *"Reed Scandal: Son Starts New Life With Victim's Daughter? Exclusive Photos"*My blood went cold.I clicked.Tabloid site.Not Seattle Times. Trash site.@GossipNWPhotos.Us.Yesterday. At grocery store.Nico pushing cart.Me reaching for cereal.His hand on my back.Today's headline: *"The Heir and The Help: Nico Reed Moves In With Daughter of Woman His Father Defrauded — Is It Love or Guilt?"*Caption: "Sources say Aria Bennett, 22, whose mother was central to the Reed fraud case, now shares a $2,400/month apartment with Nico Reed, 24, heir to the disgraced empire. Reed, who testified against his father, appears to be funding a quiet life in Oak Street..."Comments:"Gold digger""He's jus

Day 195April 3rd NightOak Street Apartment10:30 PM - 3:00 AM_A Tall HORNY Strangers_The certificate was on the fridge.Next to my bad drawing.NICO ALEXANDER BENNETT.Same last name as me.We kept staring at it while brushing teeth.*10:30 PM - TOOTHBRUSH*Me: spitting toothpaste"Mr. Bennett, you left socks on floor."Him: mouth full foam"Mrs. Bennett, you left hair in shower."Me: "We are married vibes but not married."Him: "We are Bennett vibes."He came behind me.Hugged from back.In mirror: two people. One sink. Two toothbrushes.His chin on my shoulder.His new license on counter."Look" he said. "We match."In mirror, we did.*11:00 PM - BED*We didn't plan anything.We just... couldn't stop touching.Different tonight.Not like before.Before was urgent. Like we needed to prove love.Tonight was slow. Like we already proved it.He lay on his back.I lay on his chest.His heart loud."Say it again" he whispered."What?""My name.""Nico Bennett."He closed eyes."Again.

Day 204April 12th_The morning after YES__A Tall HORNY Strangers_We woke up engaged.Weird how one word changes everything but nothing.Same bed. Same crooked-turned-straight lights. Same dying cactus.But my hand heavy.Ring.Small diamond catching sun.*7:00 AM - WE TOLD EVERYONE TWICE*Because we forgot who we told last night.We called mom again.Mom: "You again? I know! My daughter engaged! I already told church group!"Nico posted photo: my hand with ring on his chest, his Bennett license next to it.Caption: "She said yes. Same last name, now same forever. Mr. & Mrs. Bennett soon. @Aria — Day 204"I posted: same photo but caption: "I went from crying in a hotel hallway to crying on a balcony because same boy asked me to be his forever. Yes x1000. 💍"Our DMs: exploded.But we put phones down.We had landlord to tell.*9:00 AM - LANDLORD*Knocked 3B.Landlord: "You two—"We held up hand. Ring."OH SHIT! Congrats!"He hugged us.Man never hugs."Rent discount for wedding?" Nic