All Chapters of Faking Forever With My Hockey Roommate: Chapter 31 - Chapter 40

NIKOLAI'S POVThe front door unlocked with a dull click, and I stepped into the quiet entryway of the apartment, kicking off my sneakers with a heavy thud. My weekend had been a blur of high-level meetings, legal consultations, and aggressive phone calls with my management team, all centered around a situation that sat heavily on my chest, especially because I could never tell anyone about it. Because I didn't know exactly how things would go if I did.I was exhausted, my shoulders were tight, and the only thing I wanted was a warm bath to replace my muscles and something to eat. I had already gotten used to the low-level chaos of Zaria's presence so I wasn't really nervous about running into her…or so I thought until I paused by the entrance of the living room, the eerie blue light of the television immediately drawing my attention first before I turned it towards her.Zaria was curled up on the sofa, a blanket bunched around her waist, an open pack of Chips Ahoy resting on her stom

NIKOLAI'S POV“Um…” David hesitated, narrowing his eyes at us then moving closer. “What's up?”“We're good,” Zaria and I replied in unison. David's eyebrows drew together again but he said nothing and just nodded.Then he sighed, “I had a long weekend, I hope you guys enjoyed yours.”“Yeah,” I said, watching as Zaria fidgeted slightly, then stood up.“I'll just be in my room.”“Alright,” David said, the hesitation back in his voice.I sat frozen on the couch, staring at the empty space where Zaria had been sitting half a second ago before she scrambled over the back of the cushions and bolted down the hall like a startled deer. My palms were sweating, my chest was still burning, and my entire lower half felt like it was wired straight into a high-voltage electrical socket.We had been that close. Her fingers had literally been tangled in the hair at the nape of my neck, pulling me down, her breath hot against my mouth, and then David…sweet, idiotic, terribly timed David…had kicked th

CALLUM'S POVThe bathroom door clicked open, and a heavy cloud of expensive floral scented steam billowed out into the bedroom.“Augh, finally,” Ashley murmured as she stepped through the threshold, wrapped in a plush silk robe, her damp hair twisted up in a towel. She shot me a glance and our eyes locked briefly as she began scrubbing at her face with a cotton pad.Then she turned away, her expression already shifting into something hard and pouty.A look that used to make me genuinely panic when we first started seeing each other, but lately just felt like a firm brush of a hand.And it's not like I didn't care about her anymore, no. I just didn't care about her with as much urgency as I used to.I didn't look up from my laptop screen again.The quarterly financial projections for my firm were sitting open, glowing with a string of red numbers that were giving me a headache.“Callum,” Ashley said, after probably waiting for me to read her expression and ask her what's wrong, and I

Zaria’s povJust as he had promised, Nikolai had a dress set and ready for me. It was the type that you'd put on and try resisting going on a runway with it. Nikolai made absolutely sure of that.I watched him drop the box on the couch as he waited for me to fully recognize what it was. “Nikolai?” I stretched as I got examined the dress, resisting the urge to tear a scream through my lungs when I lifted it out of the box. “I didn't ask you to get me a million-dollar dress. Look at this!” I gasped.The glitter shimmered on both sides of the burgundy dress, I could literally hear it sing in my ear. How on earth was this man able to get exactly what I wanted.He smirked, rubbing his palms in a style that seemed shady but amusing. “Told you I was going to get something to wow the media. Plus, I need you to step out in style, if they are going to talk about something, it needs to be glamorous. See what I did there, huh?”I let out a huff, ignoring his cheeky smile. “Yeah, I did. So when i

NikolaiWatching Zaria ace the interview was something. I would've taken pride in the fact that it was our fake religion that made her get it, but when she shoved that email in my face, I saw more than someone who was just qualified.She really was overqualified for the job and still deserved it more than anyone else and I saw the reason why.I stood by the table, watching her and Valeria talk like they had known each other for a really long time. It was adorable and I had to admit, I was a little jealous, just a little bit.After she was done, she came to meet me by the entrance. Her smile from earlier had grown wider this time.“Someone's all smiley and happy about her new job.” I teased, nudging her. “At least you'll be leaving me some peace in the house.” I added that last part to see the look on her and it was definitely worth it.She rolled her eyes at me. “Oh please, you say it like you don't make the most noise whenever you get the chance to.” From the entrance, she led me bac