Roman heard the door to the bedroom open and close. He sat up on the couch and stretched his body. They had partied into the early morning hours. He had been too drunk to go home so he had crashed on Tamara's couch.
"Morning," Drew said.
Roman had hoped to see Tamara first thing. Something about the woman with the grass green eyes and her champagne brown hair cut in a long bob always made him smile. Probably because she always smiled at him. She had a killer smile. Perfect teeth, perfect lips, all around a perfect face with those cute, round cheeks.
She wasn't single though so Roman never made a pass on her. She was with Drew. Again. This was the third time they were together. Drew was a straight up asshole to her. He left her when he found someone else, and came back when that someone else got bored of him. Tamara had taken him back twice now and believed in his promises of things changing, him being a better man, and her being all he needed. Nothing but lies. Roman knew that. He knew Drew too well.
"I'm gonna head out," Drew said.
Roman sighed as Drew swung the backpack on his back.
"You're leaving her again?" Roman asked.
"I met this woman online. She's back in Scotland. I'm gonna go see what she's all about. And my family wants me to come home," Drew said.
"Did you at least tell her you're leaving this time?" Roman asked.
Drew hadn't said anything the other two times. He hadn't even left a note. One day he was just gone.
"You can tell her when she wakes up," Drew said.
"Don't fucking do this to her again," Roman said.
"Be a good friend and tell her for me," Drew said. "You are still my friend, right?"
"Do you want an honest answer? Because right now I'm not too sure," Roman said.
"Whatever," Drew grinned. "I got a plane to catch and a girl to go see. She is hot!"
"They always are," Roman sighed.
Drew left the apartment. The silence hung in the air. Roman got up and looked at the bedroom door. Behind that door Tamara was sleeping without having a clue that Drew was gone. He decided to let her sleep. Instead he took a quick shower and started the coffee maker. She didn't get out of bed until he was into his second cup of coffee.
"Hi," she said sleepily. "You made coffee. That's great."
She poured a cup and sat down at the kitchen table. She sipped the coffee and smiled at him. One of those perfect smiles. She turned her head a bit as if she was listening for something and then looked him directly in the eyes.
"Where's Drew?" She asked.
"He... Ehm... He left," he answered.
"Where did he go?" She asked.
"He left, Tamara," he sighed. "Like he's done before. He met someone online and went back home to Scotland to be with her."
She didn't say anything. She just nodded and looked sad. Her eyes were wet but no tears spilled.
"I'm sorry," he said.
"So am I," she said.
"I should have fucking stopped him and made him tell you himself!" He growled angrily.
"It's not your fault. We both know how he is. When he gets a bright idea, he doesn't care who he hurts," she said.
She stood up and left her full cup of coffee on the table.
"I'm gonna take a shower," she said.
"Do you want me to stay?" He asked.
"I don't care," she answered.
She was gone before he could say anything else. The water started running shortly after. He got up and walked towards the bathroom. She hadn't closed the door completely. It was left ajar. He would never walk in and watch her naked but he pushed it a bit more open so he could talk to her from the outside.
"You do care," he said. "Should I stay or leave? Your choice. I'm good with whatever. I don't have any plans today."
The 5 seconds of silence seemed to last forever before she finally spoke.
"Stay," she said.
He could hear in her voice that she was either keeping herself from crying or she was already crying and didn't want him to know.
"I'll stay then," he said. "Let's make a cozy day out of it. We'll curl up on the couch, watch movies and stuff ourselves with junk."
"I'd like that," she said. "Thank you."
"No problem," he said. "And remember, it's not your fault. Drew's an asshole. He doesn't deserve you. You're too good for him."