Chapter Three
"Hey Serena it's good to see you again." Roman said as he hugged her tightly
"Oh my god Rom it's been forever since I last saw you." she said as she returned his tight hug.
"Yeah, but you know stuff happens." he said as he opened his door wider to let her in.
"Yeah don't I know it." she said as she walked into the small apartment and looked around.
"I was surprised when you called me." he said as they both sat down on the sofa.
"Yeah well, when I came back Tej let me know that Brian was at my old place and so I had to get your number from Tej. Thanks for letting me stay the night. I just didn't realize how I'd feel see Brian after all these years and the lies. Oh it sucks to be me." she said as she brought her knees up to her chest and rested her chin on the top.
"Yeah it does." Roman joked
"Hey." she hit him playfully." You're supposed to tell me something possitive like it'll be okay. Don't sweat baby girl. You'll bounce back. Yada, yada, ya." she said as he laughed.
"Looks like you've already given yourself a pep talk. So why you need me to do it." He reach out and touched her hair gently." You've been mine and Brian's best friend since you were a little girl I respect you more than any other female. I'm sorry Brian broke your heart, but believe me it's not worth the great friendship the three of us use to have. You've had plenty of time to think about it so now you have to choose if you're going to throw a ten year friendship out the window for something that never happened or if you're going to accept that things didn't work out as you had hoped, but still be friends. I'll respect whatever choice you make. I just can't make that choice for you." he said honestly.
"You know you're not as bad as you'd like to make people think you are." she said softly" And you're right I just need to think about it." she said as she put her head on his shoulder.
"Look take the bed for tonight in the morning you can tell me what you decided." he said not mentioning the fact that Brian had asked him if she was staying with him or not. He knew she still care about him and he cared about her, but tonight she just needed time to herself. So he told Brian she wasn't staying with him.
"Thanks Rom." she said as she kissed his cheek and went to get ready for bed.
Roman made his bed on the sofa as comfortably as he could since it was a lumpy sofa. Tommorrow had to be a better day for her and tommorrow night he'd think of some way to push her toward Brian and Brian toward her. He just didn't know what he was going to do exactly.
"Hey Serena it's good to see you again." Roman said as he hugged her tightly
"Oh my god Rom it's been forever since I last saw you." she said as she returned his tight hug.
"Yeah, but you know stuff happens." he said as he opened his door wider to let her in.
"Yeah don't I know it." she said as she walked into the small apartment and looked around.
"I was surprised when you called me." he said as they both sat down on the sofa.
"Yeah well, when I came back Tej let me know that Brian was at my old place and so I had to get your number from Tej. Thanks for letting me stay the night. I just didn't realize how I'd feel see Brian after all these years and the lies. Oh it sucks to be me." she said as she brought her knees up to her chest and rested her chin on the top.
"Yeah it does." Roman joked
"Hey." she hit him playfully." You're supposed to tell me something possitive like it'll be okay. Don't sweat baby girl. You'll bounce back. Yada, yada, ya." she said as he laughed.
"Looks like you've already given yourself a pep talk. So why you need me to do it." He reach out and touched her hair gently." You've been mine and Brian's best friend since you were a little girl I respect you more than any other female. I'm sorry Brian broke your heart, but believe me it's not worth the great friendship the three of us use to have. You've had plenty of time to think about it so now you have to choose if you're going to throw a ten year friendship out the window for something that never happened or if you're going to accept that things didn't work out as you had hoped, but still be friends. I'll respect whatever choice you make. I just can't make that choice for you." he said honestly.
"You know you're not as bad as you'd like to make people think you are." she said softly" And you're right I just need to think about it." she said as she put her head on his shoulder.
"Look take the bed for tonight in the morning you can tell me what you decided." he said not mentioning the fact that Brian had asked him if she was staying with him or not. He knew she still care about him and he cared about her, but tonight she just needed time to herself. So he told Brian she wasn't staying with him.
"Thanks Rom." she said as she kissed his cheek and went to get ready for bed.
Roman made his bed on the sofa as comfortably as he could since it was a lumpy sofa. Tommorrow had to be a better day for her and tommorrow night he'd think of some way to push her toward Brian and Brian toward her. He just didn't know what he was going to do exactly.
