Nic was glad Tristan liked having meals with him. He was always on time for breakfast and dinner too. It was only two meals a day. And Nic thought it helped with the comradery if they ate together.
"It's just I dunno if Cat will ever eat with us," He told Tristan one night while Tristan was digging into a bowl of Mac and cheese and broccoli.
"Who's Cat?" Tristan looked at him blankly as if this was no time to mess up his dinner.
"Our other roommate," Nic said. "Haven't you met her?"
Tristan shook his head no.
"I know she's in her room." Nic was serious. Although, she rarely ever came out. And he had no idea of her schedule.
"This is starting to bother me," he winced. "I mean, sure, maybe..maybe it's too scary that..that she's living with two guys, but to avoid us like this." He didn't understand it. He'd done his best to be open and honest with her. But she hadn't responded to any of his texts.
"I wonder..." He guessed he'd have to think on this as he forgot to even pass the homemade chicken nuggets toward Tristan who reached for them anyway.
"I wonder if... you know, the girls ate with us more, she'd..you know, join us." He nodded with a smile as if he'd answered his own question.
"Well-" Tristan squinted as if he really didn't have enough time in the day for such a thing. "OK, I'll ask Jade."
"Why didn't this bother me before?" Nic looked sad about it. "I never thought it might bother someone to have to live with two guys." He paused wondering how they could make it better. "We have to make her feel safe, you know." Nic decided. "I'll ask Mona to come over more and you and Jade, well..maybe Jade could move in with you."
Tristan looked at him a bit cross-eyed and shook the thought. He went on with dinner. Finally, Nic filled his plate. Suddenly, it occurred to him that he might have to live with Mona after all.
Interesting
ReplyDeleteOh! I can understand her
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing this chapter
Kisses ♥
Good as always
ReplyDelete"We can dance if we want to..."
ReplyDeleteSorry. Safety Dance set me off... :)
LOL!
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ReplyDeleteOh, it's Cara living with Nic and Tristan, not Mona. I'm not sure how I got that twisted. But anyway, Nic's mission to make Cara feel safe is ironic given Tristan's track record. I feel like there's a lot of opportunity for interesting plot points there. And the pairing off of Nic and Mona and then Tristan and Jade as live-in lovers has potential too. On another note, I really enjoyed reading about the food! Homemade chicken nuggets and mac n' cheese with broccoli? Yes, please!
ReplyDeleteAs always, thanks for all of your wonderful comments! It's funny, but I didn't even realize that my sunglasses post was on the heels of Prime Day! I've actually had those sunglasses for years and didn't go for anything on Prime Day this year. Not that I didn't shop elsewhere, LOL. Here's to keeping things colorful. :)
Now I want a big bowl of Mac and cheese with broccoli. :)
ReplyDeleteI liked how you portrayed Nic as a man with such emotions.
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