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I shrug, not that either of the at me anymore “I have a test today in bio,” I say, giving the explanation for which neither of them asked

She shoves Silas back toward her door, and this ti her with him

“Silas” She drags his na, but she doesn’t put up ht when he wraps her in his arms

Over her shoulder, she calls out, “He’ll be gone in two minutes I promise”

“Fifteen,” Silas counters

“Five”

“Twenty”

“Five, Silas”

He groans, and then Dylan’s bedroom door closes with a quiet snick

I breathe out slowly, and press ainst my shoulder since my hands are full I can only hope that I just turned a subtle pink instead ofred

Doubtful

I cross to the living rooes of a few are bent and folded fro theize and soothe a book, that’s when you know you’re a nerd

Back in her room, I hear Dylan squeal and shout, “Silas, don’t!”

Judging by the few thu Dylan didn’t win that particular battle

I open my notes spiral and pick up the course textbook for es of the book arein books is pretty hts and questions crae I flip to where I left off studying last night, and then search for the corresponding chapter in the textbook, but even when I find it, I can’t seem to focus on the words in front of me

My head is back in that bedroom that’s not even mine Not in a creepy way, but justcurious I’ve known Dylan for over two years now, lived with her half that ti-ters are different With her ex, I’d never really felt like I was intruding on intimate moments But now there’s a hallway and a door between us, and I still feel like I’m too close

I should have known based on how little I’ve seen Dylan so far this seuy is different, but even so, I never would have been able to predict the palpable chemistry between them I think back to the moment when he pulled her into his arms I’m not really one for emotional displays, and I don’t think I’ too close to the sun Like their gravitational pull is strong enough to disrupt everything around the my ability to concentrate

I didn’t know that there actually were relationships like that I’d thought it all soeration by writers andto cash in on people’s gullible need for affection I live in a world of facts and figures and equations, but Silas and Dylanas hard as it is to adether, they’re greater than the sum of their parts

I suppose it’s a good thing that I’ early, in about two months, to be precise Becausefor a new roommate soon if I weren’t

It’s twenty-one minutes before Dylan’s bedroom door opens, and the two of the was a shared shower My roommate looks sheepish, and the wicked look on her boyfriend’s facebeauty of Lucifer

So Silas to Satan, even if the strict Catholic upbringing I received in my family didn’t quite take with me