Thea

My body collapses onto the bed. I may not have done as much of the work but I feel like all my energy has been sucked out of me. My limbs feel like they're melting into Will's comfy mattress.

Will laughs then kisses my spine when I let out a deep sigh and lay in the same position, unmoving.

"You good, Chan?"

"I fhhs mvk" is my muffled response

"Babe, I have no idea what you're saying." Will says with a chuckle and starts playing with my butt cheek

I tilt my head so that my face is no longer directly pressed into the mattress "I said I can't move. Leave me here, I need a recovery nap."

"Nuh uh, get up. We're getting breakfast."

I can feel him shuffling next to me, and I'm bracing myself for when he'll rip me from bed. I think he knows that if he lays down to cuddle with me, I won't be leaving that position for the rest of the day.

I do exercise on a regular basis but I feel like the sex has taken a toll on my body; like I just ran a half marathon. What will I feel like when we decide to switch positions during our sexy times (if it happens again, hopefully)? I am totally not prepared for that.

I need to up my exercise routine. Will is in the best shape of his life right now and I'm eh. Obviously I do yoga frequently but I don't do much cardio except for the spin classes I go to maybe once or twice a week. How the hell am I gonna keep up with him? Jeez.

Next thing I know, Will hauls me up and stands me up on my feet then drags me to the bathroom to wash up.

"Willl" I groan "Your dick has obliterated me. I can't think straight."

I'm blowing the hell out of his ego but I don't even care. Like I said, it was the best sex that I've ever had. I'm waddling my way back into his bedroom to collect the clothes that I wore to bed and try to make myself presentable in case we run into any of his roommates or teammates.

Will bursts out a boisterous laugh at the sight of me trying to get my bearings back. I roll my eyes but let a small smile creep to my lips. I guess it's kind of funny.

"Here, wear these. The floor downstairs is probably disgusting." He says while dropping a pair of slippers in front of me

His feet are huge but I happily take the offer. We make our way downstairs to see some of the freshman on his team cleaning up. Poor guys, probably woke up and got straight to work.

I'm really not mad about how many people ended up showing up.

I got to meet some really nice people and if it weren't for the whole jealous thing going on with Dylan and Ashley, Will and I would probably be stagnant. Stuck in our friendship, yearning for each other but too scared to make any moves.

I'm still concerned about the future and what we are now. Are we together? Boyfriend and girlfriend? He keeps calling me affectionate names, will he be doing that in front of our friends? Are we just friends with benefits?

I don't know how I feel about the last one. I want more and the thought of him possibly cutting things off one day and getting into a relationship with someone else leaves a sharp pain in my chest. I just can't see him with another woman. It will kill me.

I could barely watch him flirting with Ashley, seeing him hold someone, going on dates with her and doing the gooey relationship stuff would require me to cut him off for good. Zach cheating on me broke me, but Will with another woman? It will destroy me.

"Everything okay, T?" He asks me from the other side of the room where he's been messing around with the guys. A curious look on his face.

Seems like they're making fun of one of the guys for falling asleep in the bathroom. Gross.

"Yep, still a little groggy from going to sleep late and waking up early ish."

It's only 9, something about drinking a lot always makes people wake up extra early for some weird reason. I'm really curious about the phenomenon behind that.

I make my way into the kitchen, digging to find anything I can heat up and eat but unfortunately, everything requires us to cut, mix and cook. Aka, too much work.

"Hey, Will? Can we order some stuff and maybe take some extra food to my house instead?"

I feel bad for leaving Vivi since she came all the way here to celebrate my birthday only for me to end up crashing with Will. Thank god she came a day early and we got to hangout with just the 2 of us before my birthday festivities. I hate that I didn't go home with her last night but she reassured me it was fine after I told her what happened between me and Will.

I didn't go into too much detail, but after the whole closet ordeal, I had to tell someone and Vivian is like a big sister to me so I wanted to get her input on everything.

She's always been quite the fan of Will and was sad when we stopped talking to each other. When I told her about how I've been feeling over the past few months, she basically said to not be stupid and to take things to the next level.

I'm glad that I listened to her advice to stay.

"Sure, babe. I'll put in the order at the diner around the corner. Just let me know what you want to get."

Hmm, I wasn't expecting him to call me that in front of people. Especially his teammates.

"Yay, okay! Looking at the menu right now!"

I'm looking forward to getting a fresh breakfast and recapping the night with my girls. Unfortunately, the update on what happened between Will and I will have to wait since he'll - well he'll be right there with us. I can't kick him out and frankly I don't want him to leave my side just yet.

Vivian is heading home most likely after breakfast. As soon as I get some alone time from Will, she'll get the run down over FaceTime.

After ordering our food and waiting 45 minutes, we head over to the diner to pick up our orders before going to my place.

Since I'm still feeling Will high right now, I give him a shy peck on the side of his lips when he leans into the car to grab the bags of food.

He makes me so happy and I appreciate him even more for bringing everyone food with me.

I step back and grab a bag from his hand when he places his hand on the small of my back and yanks me closer to him. He leans down to give me a tender kiss, our tongues quickly colliding before we separate.

Butterflies swarm in my belly. I can't wait to get him naked again (hopefully). I don't want to sike myself up into thinking this is more than a 1 time thing.

In the house, he follows my lead as I place the boxes of food on our dining table and put the bottle of orange juice in the fridge.

My stomach grumbles, I can't wait anymore. I need to eat or else my stomach will wilt and I'll get hangry.

"We can bring this into the living room. I texted everyone that we brought food. Whoever's up will join us soon. I don't wanna go into my room yet in case Vivian is sleeping in but I need to wake her up in an hour so she can head home. She has to work tomorrow."

"Sounds good. I'll grab us some napkins."

I carry our things to the couch and turn on some mindless show on Netflix to enjoy while eating.

"So, did you have a good birthday?"

"The best. Thank you for planning everything with Kari, Stella and Sisi. It meant a lot to me. I didn't know half the people there but I'm glad everyone seemed to have a good time too. Did you see Quinn and Kari playing pong? They were ridiculous."

I snicker as I remember them bickering and egging each other on. I wish she was playing with Sienna and I on Halloween the first time that we all met, maybe Sienna and I would've actually won. Then again, that would mean that I wouldn't be dared to kiss Will.

Would we still be in each other's lives? Funny how the smallest decisions can lead up to something so big.

"I wish, I was busy trying to get Ashley to leave me alone. Speaking of, we need to talk about that."

Uh oh. As much as I was looking forward to clearing things up between us, I've also been dreading this conversation at the same time.

He scoots closer to me.

"Thea. Ashley and I don't have anything between us going on. We hooked up freshman year and a few times sophomore year. I haven't been with anyone since we started talking again."

He looks concerned, like I may not believe him but I do. He's never lied to me about anything before. Will has always been honest and straightforward. He'll tell things like it is but not in a cruel way.

I mentally prepare myself for my response.

"Okay, I believe you. I started having feelings for you and I wanted you to do your own thing. Even if that meant I had to give us space. I just needed time to sort myself out, it's why I've been avoiding you."

"Thea, I've had feelings for you for a long time. Since before you and Zach started dating."

"What?" I ask breathless, looking into his eyes

Never in a million years would I have thought he had feelings for me. He's always been a total gentlemen. Not once has he hit on me (except for maybe the first night we met but that was so long ago). I've never caught on that he liked me more than friends.

For a moment I quickly comb through the times we've hung out pre Zach to see if I can remember any moment in time he gave off any indication that he had feelings for me. Nada. Unless I was completely oblivious.

"Baby, I wasn't lying when I said I've wanted you for awhile. Anyway, no take backs. You're mine now and I'm yours. That's it."

He says it so easily, as if we didn't both torture ourselves previously to get where we are now.

Well, I guess that's settled. That was a lot easier than I thought. I've learned that when you build something up in your head so much, letting anxiety creep up it immediately diminishes the dreaded event when it comes. It's almost a blessing and a curse. That crippling anxiety that holds you back but when you continue forward. Like a rubber band being pulled taught before being released forward.

"Thank you for telling me all of this. Wanna watch "Is it Cake"?" I ask, to loosen the tense conversation that we had and because I'm awkward and don't know how else to respond

"I'm cool with anything." He responds with a kiss to my head

I grab the throw blanket on the arm of the couch covering us up and snuggle into him.

A blissful sigh comes out of my mouth.

A full belly of food, Will smelling good (as always) and playing with my hair feels like heaven.

It almost feels too good to be true.

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