Bad Boy Roommate ✔︎✔︎

t h i r t y n i n e

"Your other one was getting a little worn plus what's wrong with having two denim jackets, right?" Penn shrugs with a small smile. 

Noah scoffs, "I still think my phone case is better." 

I pile of gifts was steadily increasing, some of them well thought out gifts, some of them not, but all of them were amazing. The presents under the tree were slowly dwindling and when David hands me yet another present, I glance up at him and frown in confusion  as he gives me a cheeky wink. And only when I glance at the label on the wrapping paper do I realise why. 

It was from Chase. 

Mindlessly, I gaze towards the other sofa in the living room to notice that Chase was watching me, waiting for my reaction to his gift. I give him a small smile before gently unwrapping the gift. 

The smile widens across my face when I realise what it was; a polaroid camera. 

"I know your old one is broken because of Lea, so I bought you a new one." Chase explains from where he perched on the arm of the sofa next to Noah. He was wearing a shirt, unfortunately, and his usual pair of grey sweatpants. His hair was an adorable mess and he looked extremely tired. I just wanted to wrap him up in a blanket like a little small burrito. 

"Wow, so it's not fake poop?" I grin at him as he chuckles at me, "I'm starting to think you like me or something, Everett." 

"You're welcome, Jones." Chase rolls his eyes at me and I giggle as I begin opening it. 

"Thank you."

After I put in to batteries and load the film in the pastel yellow device, I turn it towards Chase who was chatting away to Noah, laughing and being carefree. His smile lit up his whole face as he shakes his head at the probably stupid shit Noah was talking about. 

I take it before the moment is gone. 

Both boys look at me slowly; Chase was confused while Noah was extremely offended. 

"Hey! I wasn't ready!" Noah exclaims in outrage as he then proceeds to pose, leaning his elbows against Chase and tilting up his head, "You gotta get my jawline, Hayden!"

"I'm the motherfucking star!" Spencer snorts as he wakes up instantly. We all stare at him as he stares back, wide eyed and confused. He then scrambles off my lap and towards Noah and Chase, "I wanna be in it too!" 

"Oooh, wait for me!" Vera pounces off me and soon everyone was posing for the picture, surrounding Chase who looked like he wanted to be anywhere but there. But I knew deep down he was loving it. Then, I take the picture. 

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Later in the morning, when all the presents had been unwrapped and the rubbish had been cleared from the chaotic living room, everyone went only with their daily routines. The showers had all been taken by Noah, Vera and Spencer who raced each other up the stairs even though there was one for each of them. 

Poor Noah was almost yeeted off the stairs by a very sleep deprived Vera. It was hilarious. 

Mom and David were in the kitchen, preparing the food for this afternoon. The smell was heavenly and my stomach grumbled and whined that I wouldn't be able to eat until it was ready. It's not that I couldn't eat it's just that I'm so fucking committed to eating as much as I could at Christmas as I could. It's become a little competition I have with myself and is measured on the basis of if I have to unbutton my jeans, completely take them off or pass out into a sleep coma. 

I haven't quite gotten to that last one yet but there's still hope. 

Levi, Penn and I were all chilling quietly in the living room while waiting for the showers to free up. We were sprawled across the sofas, enjoying the warmth that the sun brought with it as it streaked through the huge windows. I was almost asleep too until Noah's loud ass voice booms through the living room.