The bad boy is my roommate

Chapter twenty four - jealousy and whispers

"Wherever you been?"

I shrug as we walk closer to the heat of the fire "just doing some last minute shopping"

"And you didn't drag me with you this time?"

"I just needed to think"

"You alright now?"

I nod "of course"

He picks up two drinks before handing one to me "I was meant to ask you are you going home for Christmas?"

I shake my head "New York isn't somewhere I want to be right now" I put on a fake smile "plus my family think I'm staying with my 'boyfriend' for the holidays"

"Then your coming to mine"

"What? No Grayson! I'm not interrupting your family time"

"I want you there. They want you there. Decisions final Em"

"What about your sister?"

"She's being a bitch. She'll get over herself"

"You sure?"

He nods smiling "now cheer up. We've got fun to have"

I laugh and for once today I feel better

Unfortunately that didn't last long

I turned around from getting more drinks to face Grayson and some red head making out

I walk back towards campus, handing some random dude the two drinks

"Hey babe" Josh, one of the biggest players steps on front of me blocking my path

I try to push past him but see Grayson in the background so I decide to stay

I put my hands on his chest "oh hey josh haven't seen you around in ages"

"We could make up for lost time" he leans in

Our lips are inches apart when someone grabs my arms and drags me away

The person who I already know is Grayson stops in the middle of the forest where no one is around

I snatch my arm back "What the hell was that?"

"Seriously Emma. Josh Smith? You don't do people like him"

"I don't? I talk to you?"

"You're seriously comparing me to him?"

"Pretty sure we were meant to be having fun, cheering me up but you were the one who got caught up with some random"

"She kissed me!" He shouts

"You kissed her back!"

"Same thing would've happened with Josh!" I shout

He ignores my last sentence "why do you even care about her?"

"Because I'm jealous Gray" I shout without realising

I smack my hand to my forehead "I didn't mean to say that out loud" my voice had lowered back to its normal octave

Grayson takes a step forward. His fingers snake around my wrist bringing my arm back to my side

"Em we can't d-"

"Forget it. Pretend this didn't happen. Save the rejection" I interrupt and start to walk away

Grayson steps on front of me less than a second later "Wait no! Em you have to know that if I could I totally would take you right here"

"But I can't let you get any closer to me than I already have. I should never have even let us become this close but I did. But I can't put you in danger any more than I already have"

His finger catches the tear I never meant to release

I try to smile and hide the pain. I know it's stupid, that I shouldn't be upset over something that never even happened but I feel like I've ruined the friendship as well as everything else

"Rejection. Great!" I mutter sarcastically

"Em, you know why I can't do this"

I nod "I get it"

I take a step back "your girls probably waiting for you back there" I turn around and walk away

I get back to the dorm and throw my jacket to try and make myself feel better. I slide down the wall and try to get the tears to stop falling but they don't

"You've ruined everything" I mutter into my hands "you idiot. You've got no one left. No more friendship with Grayson just him pitying another girl who stupidly fell for him"

I eventually change into an oversized yellow tshirt and lay on my bed

I woke up to someone lifting me slightly. My eyes fluttered open to see Grayson taking my blanket from under me

"Go back to sleep Em" he whispers "I'm just putting your blanket on you"

I nod slightly and my eyes flutter shut when my head meets my pillow

A few seconds later I hear him whisper again

"I like you too by the way" he whispers "I hope you still want to be friends with me though"

He kissed my forehead before quietly walking away thinking I'm asleep and a second later I am

Did you guys expect that? What do you think will happen next?!