*This story was written both by me and u/bull_equipment. This is our first collaboration! Hope you enjoy reading it as much as we did writing it!*
I stepped out of the shower, drying my hair gently before wrapping the towel around my body. I picked up my phone and read two texts on the screen: one from an old boyfriend who I hadn’t spoken to in a few months.
*Heyyy*
The extra ‘Ys’ coupled with it being a Friday night convinced me entirely of what he wanted. My stomach dropped, remembering the messy breakup, the break up sex that I had hoped would somehow be better than the non-breakup sex, the empty feeling afterward. I ignored it and moved on to the other text message: My best friend, Julian, asking me sarcastically if I was planning on spending another weekend reading on my couch in my pajamas. I quickly replied, smiling down at my phone:
*Maybe; why do you wanna know lol.*
*Because I’m downstairs, let me in.*
I laughed, knowing he’d be pounding on the door if I didn’t make quick work of getting down there. By the time I threw on a sweatshirt and short shorts and bounded down the stairs, Julian was already sing-song calling my name through the door.