Dan stared at the TV but he wasn't concentrating on the moving image, he was in deep thought. If he didn't love his girlfriend; an intelligent, beautiful girl with an amazing sense of humour, then who did he love?
There must be someone else, he couldn't find a single flaw in his girlfriend so why didn't he love as he should? He had a great time with her and he loved the way she laughed but he didn't feel any special connection, she was more of a friend than anything.
He was still staring at the TV when he heard a knock at the door, he heaved himself off the sofa with a disapproving grunt and moved himself to the door but before he could unlock it another, more desperate knock sounded. Jesus Christ, Dan thought, I can only get there as fast as my legs will allow! Once he opened the door he understood their haste. It was Phil, his roommate, he was carrying four Tesco bags on each arm and Phil looked pained by the weight. As soon as Dan stepped aside to let him in Phil dumped the bags in the kitchen and let out a deep sigh.
"Why not use your key?" Dan asked.
"I didn't have any hands!" Phil said defensively. Dan grunted as approval of Phil's excuse and began to unpack the shopping.
Another knock sounded at the door, Dan made the trip towards the knock for a second time, he yanked the door open and there stood a beautiful girl who smiled as she saw Dan causing perfectly formed dimples to appear in both her cheeks.
"Dan!" She exclaimed. "I've missed you so much!" She hugged him and planted a kiss on his blushing cheek.
"Hey Amy! I've missed you too, care to come in? Sorry about the mess, Phil's just come home from shopping."
She smiled and walked past Dan. "Hey Phil!" She waved in his direction, walked over and began to put two cartons of milk in the fridge.
"Hey Amy!" Phil returned the wave, although, slightly more awkwardly.
"Hey Dan," Amy turned to Dan, "wanna make a video introducing me to your subscribers?"
Dan thought for a moment...Will this relationship even last all that long? He'd already established he must have underlying feelings for someone else. Wittily he replied "Well...I was hoping for some alone time so maybe no YouTube today?" He added a wink for emphasis. She seemed to buy it and giggled slightly whilst Phil moaned "Eugh, get a room!" Dan shot him a disapproving look before shaking his head, aiming a smile in Amy's direction and taking her hand. He lead her to the front door, pausing only to pick up his coat before leaving Phil alone to unpack the bags.
Phil sighed, why didn't he have a girlfriend? Maybe he wasn't really interested? He'd never been a one to chase after the ladies, he'd much rather sit alone endlessly scrolling through Tumblr. He'd thought about it before; maybe he was gay? The only person he ever connected with besides family was Dan...Is that a sign or just a best friend? The more he thought about it the more Dan appealed to him, what would it be like to kiss those lips? Straddle those thighs? He stopped himself, why was he thinking these things? He shrugged it off and finished unpacking.