All Chapters of PUCKING MY ROOMMATE : Chapter 51 - Chapter 60

Chapter 51The apartment settled into a comfortable quiet after Marcus finally left. Aria had claimed one of the bar stools by the kitchen island, absentmindedly peeling the label off a bottle of water. She looked out the window. The afternoon sun had begun to dip lower, painting the city in warm shades of gold. She smiled to herself."I don't have to be at the venue until tomorrow afternoon."Raphael looked up from rinsing a coffee mug. "Mhm.""Sooooo" She stretched lazily. "I kind of want to explore the city."Raphael nodded. "Okay."She turned toward Liam. "Liam."He looked up. "Yeah?""Will you take me?"Liam blinked. "...Me?""Yeah." She smiled. "I've barely seen anything besides the hotel lobby."Raphael opened the cupboard a little harder than necessary. "I can take you."Aria looked at him. "I know.""So...?""I want Liam."Raphael frowned. "...Why?"She shrugged innocently. "Because I already know you."Raphael stared. "That's your reason?""Mhm. I've known you all my life. I

CHAPTER 54The apartment was unusually lively for eight in the morning. Camera batteries lined the kitchen island in neat little rows, alongside memory cards, lenses, cleaning cloths, a laptop, and two backpacks. A half-eaten piece of toast sat forgotten on a plate as Aria darted frantically between the kitchen and the bedroom."Battery," she called.Raphael slid one across the counter without looking up."Got it.""Lens cloth."He pointed toward the side pocket of her backpack. "Already packed.""My extra SD cards?""Front zipper.""My charger?""Left compartment.""My..."Raphael finally looked up from the checklist on his phone. "Aria."She froze mid-step."You've asked me where everything is six times.""Have I?""Yes.""Oh.""You also asked where your camera was while it was hanging around your neck."Aria instinctively looked down. The camera rested exactly where he'd said it was. She sighed dramatically. "I'm nervous.""I noticed."Liam watched the siblings from the couch, tryi

CHAPTER 55 The café sat just around the corner from the training facility, tucked between a florist and a tiny bookstore. A brass bell chimed softly as they stepped inside. Warm air wrapped around them, carrying the comforting smell of freshly ground coffee and baked pastries. A handful of people occupied scattered tables, quietly talking or working on laptops while mellow music drifted through the speakers. Liam looked around. "I forgot this place existed." Raphael shrugged as they joined the short line. "We haven't been here in a while." "No kidding." The barista looked up from the espresso machine and smiled in recognition. "Well, if it isn't my favorite hockey players." Raphael smiled back. "Hey, Mia." "It has been forever." She looked between them. "I was starting to think you'd found another coffee shop." "We've been busy," Raphael replied. "Clearly." Her eyes landed on Liam's now bare arm. "So... you're finally free." Liam lifted his elbow dramatically. "As of twenty

Chapter 57For a long moment after Liam left, Raphael didn't move. The bell above the café door chimed softly as it swung shut behind him, then settled into silence again. Raphael stared at the empty space where Liam had been standing."Fuck." He let out a humorless laugh and scrubbed both hands over his face. "What the hell was that?"The conversation replayed in his head with painful clarity. Do you like her? He physically winced. "I actually asked him that."A couple at the next table glanced over. Raphael lowered his voice. "Fucking fantastic."He leaned back in his chair, letting his head fall against the cushion. "What is wrong with me?"The answer refused to come. He knew why he'd asked. Sort of. Watching Liam and Aria together these past few days had made something inside him itch in a way he couldn't explain. Every laugh they shared. Every joke. Every time Aria linked her arm through Liam's. Every time Liam smiled at her. It had all bothered him far more than it should have.

CHAPTER 59Shit.Raphael prayed the ground would open and save him from what his loud mouth had spewed."Uhmm" He took a glance at his sister, maybe begging her to save him from this, but that little vicious witch purposely looked everywhere but his eyes. Witch! She was the reason he was in this situation.Liam frowned, still trying to piece it together."You said," He looked up again, meeting Raphael's eyes. "...Three years."Raphael let out a slow breath and rubbed the back of his neck. Apparently, there wasn't any getting out of this."I did." Raphael laughed awkwardly "I was kind of hoping you'd forget that part.""I don't think I can." Liam didn't smile."Righttttt." Raphael stretched out awkwardly."I've been trying to make sense of it since we left the hotel." Liam said.Raphael closed his eyes for a brief second.Of course he had.He should've known Liam's brain would latch onto the timeline before anything else.Liam wasn't the kind of person who reacted first and thought lat