Undercover: Book 3 — Chapter 22

I wrapped the sheet around my naked body making Nick groan, "Babe, come back to bed.”

I rolled my eyes. “It's already noon and you said your roommate will be back by two and I can't be here if he decides to come early,” I told him putting on a bra and wrapping the wrap around my chest before slipping on a black shirt with a basketball on it.

Nick wrapped his arms around my waist and brought my back to his chest, not bothering to put on any clothes.

“Let me just keep you forever. I'll hide you away,” he whined, placing his head on my shoulder and I shook my head.

You give a guy one night and he suddenly wants to keep you.

“If this is how it's always going to be then no more sex for you,” I told him sternly, pulling away and slipping on a pair of blue jeans. Believe it or not, but this is the first time we've had sex since we've been together.

“I won't hide you then,” he said and I rolled my eyes. "Put on some clothes."

So I’m sure you want to know what happened with the whole cop situation. Well long story short, we ended up getting questioned at the police station and after some convincing they finally believed us and let us go. Luckily we aren't minors so they didn't have to call our parents. We just got left with a warning.

“Can I take you out to lunch today?" he asked, holding onto me again after he put on boxers.

“I promised Mia I would hang out with her today. She's visiting for the next few days,” I said kissing his pouting lips.

“I see how it is, friends before boyfriends.” He pulled away crossing his arms over his chest looking like a little boy.

“Yes, that's exactly how it is,” I said honestly, shrugging. I wasn't going to lie. I was one of those people that valued friendship and I wouldn't ever let a boyfriend become between me and my friends.

“The fact that you value friendship just made you ten times hotter,” Nick said kissing me his fake anger quickly disappearing. I rolled my eyes and pulled away before finishing dressing and grabbing my key and phone.

"I'll talk to you later,” I told him, pecking his lips before leaving. As soon as I left and the door was shut I let out a sigh. I felt like something was missing from our relationship. I took the elevator up a floor and went to my room.

I walked into the room and I was surprised to hear no moaning. Cautiously I walked past the bathroom and I looked over to see Caiden sitting on his bed with books in front of him.

“You wear glasses?" I blurted out. He looked up surprised.

“Why are you here?" he asked me looking back down at his book.

“This is my dorm, too."

“Sadly,” he responded his mouth biting the end of his pencil as he study the problem.

“So um what are you working on?" I was surprised he wasn't swearing at me or punching me so I took advantage of the situation.

“Fuck off,” he snapped writing something on his packet of papers.

“You know it's okay to have feelings,” I told him and his hand paused and he looked up at me.

“Why? Feelings can eat one human being up until they're nothing. They will all break you down. It's like setting termites into an all wooden house. You just stand there and wait till it falls into pieces,” he hissed and I was surprised by his response. But I didn't even hesitate to respond.

As softly as I could in my guy voice I said, “That's okay though. You're human, at one point in your life you will break down and in those moments you will feel like nothing.” His eyes pierced my blue ones not for a second for minutes. For anyone watching they would think this was an awkward situation. Me standing in between the small space between our beds just staring into Caiden's eyes as he did the same but instead sitting on his bed. “You can hide your emotions but either way you will have that breakdown eventually."

“You say it as if you experienced that,” he said, his eyes cold with a smirk playing on his lips. You'd think the smirk would make him a tiny bit less frightening. But it didn't, he looked like the joker smirking. It was a cold, menacing, heartless smirk.

“Jason is it?" he asked and I tried not to scowl. “I find it fascinating that you speak of this break down and that it's okay to show emotions yet you so easily walk around with this fake persona. You call it a break down yet you and I both know the breakdown you are talking about is depression.” I lost my voice for a moment but I tried to look like his words didn't affect me.

“I don't walk around with a fake persona,” I said, glaring at him and he shakes his head, standing up while gathering his books. He removed his black glasses for a second and walked toward the door.

“Whatever you say, baby doll." Right before he left, he gave me one last look and I thought I imagined his cold look disappearing. “I won't be back tonight. Don't wait up for me, Claire." The door shut behind him. I was so lost in my thoughts from why he said earlier I didn't even realize or comprehend the words that he just spoke.

“Not even a hi or a hey?" Mia said, her hands on her hips. Her beautiful caramel brown hair shining in the sunlight. I squealed and ran up to my best friend pulling her into a hug. I took in the sight of her.

“I missed you and look at you! LA definitely did you good,” I told her honestly, taking in her naturally tan skin and her beach curls.

“It looks like you haven't been a stranger to the sun either. I mean look at those tan lines!" She said pointing on my arm I narrowed my eyes and quickly looked at my arms and she let out a laugh,” I'm just kidding chill bitch."

“Aww Mia I missed you!" I say pulling her into another hug.

“I'm a little disappointed that you didn't dress up like a guy for me,” she said and I scrunched up my nose.

“I say we should appreciate the few days you are here and celebrate your first night back!" I told her and she smirked.

“Did you think I was going to go lay on my couch and watch Netflix? Of course we're going to celebrate,” she said, looking down at her heels I couldn't tell you the name of. They were those heels that kind of looked like tennis shoes. Now one thing I'll tell you now. Mia is one of those girls that will wear sweatpants and a t-shirt one day but the next she'll be in skinny jeans and some nice shirt like now.