Not only did I find the first girl who could resemble her in looks, but I found someone who clearly knew all about who I was, but pretended she didn’t until it was too late.
I hooked up with her at the bar, and when she wanted to take it a step further by calling me by both my names, without me telling her, I realised she might be more of a fan than someone I could bring home.
I tried to politely turn her down, but she’s been bothering me, to the line of harassment ever since.
Sometimes, it will be weeks between her trying to contact me, but then she will pop up again.
“Yeah. I might have to change my number, again. This is getting ridiculous.”
Luke gives me a sympathetic look. I’ve changed the number twice already, but she always seems to find a way to contact me again.
“She hasn’t shown up at the complex yet?”
He’s referring to the apartment complex where I’m living.
Ever since the clinginess started, I decided to move to a more secure building with more safety measures, in case she decided to take it a step further.
“God no. And I really hope it stays that way.”
It’s not like I fear for her, but it’s not a good feeling having someone try to gain your attention and affection when you’ve made it clear that it won’t happen.
“Let me know when you get that new number, then,” Luke says, chuckling.
I shake my head at the absurdity of the situation.
I just wish I had never met her, to be honest.
“I will.”
Chapter 2
Lily
I’m packing up my suitcase, still contemplating the turn of events yesterday.
I can’t believe Sebastian offered me to do my project on him.
Or part of me can believe it.
He looks at me like the silly little sister of his best friend, who’s always followed them around like a lost puppy.
He probably pitied me, considering the situation I was put in when the athlete pulled out on me at the last minute.
And we’re first and foremost, good friends.
We have been for as long as I can remember. Growing up, he and Luke were like a package deal, always up to no good.
The other small part of me—that really seems to be screaming at me whenever he’s near—is hoping that maybe he also feels something more than just friendship vibes between us.
When we were younger, it was just a silly crush, which Luke would tease me about constantly, and Sebastian would shrug it off.
As we’ve gotten older, though, it does feel different.
Still, I’m unsure if it’s my wishful thinking getting ahead of me, or actual changes between us.
There have been some instances when he’s definitely given me some looks that wouldn’t be classified as friendly. But he’s never done anything or made a move that would suggest he’d be interested in anything more than a friendship.
I’d almost convinced myself that I had to get over this silly crush.
