Free ROMANCE: ALIEN: The Stranger I Fell In Love With (Alien Invasion Abduction SciFi Romance) (Fantasy Anthologies & Collections) by Clarissa Moran Page B
Authors: Clarissa Moran
him that question. We messaged only a few times and that too only to discuss the apartment. We never asked anything about each other’s lives.
“Well, you never asked me that. Plus, it wasn’t the best conversation starter. Also, I don’t think it matters. It shouldn’t be a big deal. You can live with a guy; you can live with a girl. As long as you have a decent place to stay in the city, go for it!” he said as he gave me a tour of the entire flat. It was decent enough and I certainly wanted to move in, but the thought of living with a strange guy was certainly not there in my plan.
“I don’t know. I have never lived with… a guy. It just doesn’t feel right!” I said as I tried to confess him the truth.
“See Madeline, you are new to LA and after a while, you will figure out that there is no such difference here between a guy and a girl. You will find men running the best fashion apparel stores and women heading a unit of construction workers. You should just feel comfortable in your own skin and that is what matters the most. If the rent and the location of the place seem nice to you, then I don’t think you should resist the offer. I know that the apartment is pretty good and my flatmate has just moved to New York so I have got an empty room.
It is not like that we would be sharing a single room. You would be having your own space, your own room, and your own life here. You can invite your friends and other guests and I can do the same thing. We both will have our individual lives here and I don’t think me being a guy should change anything at all,” as he said those words, I realized that he had made a very valid point. The apartment was certainly a great deal and I didn’t want to pass it just because of my orthodox thinking.
“Okay! I just need to ask you one more question. Are you gay?” I had to ask him. I needed to know if he would be turning the place upside down with other men around or not. Although, having some unwanted female guests was also a bad idea, but I wanted to know what I was getting into before moving in.
“No. Unfortunately, for you – I am not gay. You can’t have a gay best friend and roommate. I know this is every girl’s dream but you have to look for someone else,” as he said, I realized that I had no gay friends, which was certainly a bummer. But him being straight was definitely not an unfortunate incident. I couldn’t stop looking at his perfectly crafted jawline and how gorgeous his face looked, and at that moment, I thanked God for making that marvel of the man straight.
“Are you gay?” he asked me.
“No. I am not gay, Avery. I still can’t believe that your name is Avery and that you are a dude!” I said in order to crack a joke. I thought it worked because it made him smile.
“So what did you think? Would you like to move in?”
“What?” the way he asked me, it sounded like a proposal. I knew that he was pulling my leg and I realized that living with him would be fun. He seemed like a great guy. Yes, he was a complete eye candy and I knew that I would be having a great time with him in the long run. I knew that it was a risky affair and that my parents could never know that I was sharing a flat with a guy. If I really wanted to excel in LA, then I had to say goodbye to that girl that I had left in Maine. I couldn’t carry those ethics here anymore. I had to come up with my own moral compass and at that moment, living with him certainly felt right.
“Well – I mean, would you like to move into your room in this apartment,” he smiled as he realized how cheesy his previous statement sounded.
“Yes. I will move in with you, Avery. I will be here with my stuff in the evening if that’s fine with you?” I asked him.
“Of course. It’s your flat now. You can come anytime you want!” he said as he handed me an extra key to the flat.
I knew that the rest of my life has just begun and I couldn’t wait for it. I knew that the road ahead
“Well, you never asked me that. Plus, it wasn’t the best conversation starter. Also, I don’t think it matters. It shouldn’t be a big deal. You can live with a guy; you can live with a girl. As long as you have a decent place to stay in the city, go for it!” he said as he gave me a tour of the entire flat. It was decent enough and I certainly wanted to move in, but the thought of living with a strange guy was certainly not there in my plan.
“I don’t know. I have never lived with… a guy. It just doesn’t feel right!” I said as I tried to confess him the truth.
“See Madeline, you are new to LA and after a while, you will figure out that there is no such difference here between a guy and a girl. You will find men running the best fashion apparel stores and women heading a unit of construction workers. You should just feel comfortable in your own skin and that is what matters the most. If the rent and the location of the place seem nice to you, then I don’t think you should resist the offer. I know that the apartment is pretty good and my flatmate has just moved to New York so I have got an empty room.
It is not like that we would be sharing a single room. You would be having your own space, your own room, and your own life here. You can invite your friends and other guests and I can do the same thing. We both will have our individual lives here and I don’t think me being a guy should change anything at all,” as he said those words, I realized that he had made a very valid point. The apartment was certainly a great deal and I didn’t want to pass it just because of my orthodox thinking.
“Okay! I just need to ask you one more question. Are you gay?” I had to ask him. I needed to know if he would be turning the place upside down with other men around or not. Although, having some unwanted female guests was also a bad idea, but I wanted to know what I was getting into before moving in.
“No. Unfortunately, for you – I am not gay. You can’t have a gay best friend and roommate. I know this is every girl’s dream but you have to look for someone else,” as he said, I realized that I had no gay friends, which was certainly a bummer. But him being straight was definitely not an unfortunate incident. I couldn’t stop looking at his perfectly crafted jawline and how gorgeous his face looked, and at that moment, I thanked God for making that marvel of the man straight.
“Are you gay?” he asked me.
“No. I am not gay, Avery. I still can’t believe that your name is Avery and that you are a dude!” I said in order to crack a joke. I thought it worked because it made him smile.
“So what did you think? Would you like to move in?”
“What?” the way he asked me, it sounded like a proposal. I knew that he was pulling my leg and I realized that living with him would be fun. He seemed like a great guy. Yes, he was a complete eye candy and I knew that I would be having a great time with him in the long run. I knew that it was a risky affair and that my parents could never know that I was sharing a flat with a guy. If I really wanted to excel in LA, then I had to say goodbye to that girl that I had left in Maine. I couldn’t carry those ethics here anymore. I had to come up with my own moral compass and at that moment, living with him certainly felt right.
“Well – I mean, would you like to move into your room in this apartment,” he smiled as he realized how cheesy his previous statement sounded.
“Yes. I will move in with you, Avery. I will be here with my stuff in the evening if that’s fine with you?” I asked him.
“Of course. It’s your flat now. You can come anytime you want!” he said as he handed me an extra key to the flat.
I knew that the rest of my life has just begun and I couldn’t wait for it. I knew that the road ahead
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