A/N: This one's for you KickinItForever2812 ;D I didn't clear 900 words, but it's what you've been waiting for :)

Chapter 9: Half-back

Avi slowly opened the door to his dorm room with Kirstie shadowing behind him. He glances over the dark room, Kevin's bed was flat, and his desk was empty, so he hadn't fallen asleep in either spot.
Flicking the light on Avi backs into the room with a smile on Kirstie, leading her in with one hand clasped in his.
As she kicks the door shut behind them he leans into place a kiss on her lips. But she jumps a mile, slamming into the door and screams, making Avi yell out then cover his mouth as he jumps himself finding his eyes landing on his roommate who had been behind the door.
"Oh my god Kevin!" he yells out in freight, putting his hand to his heart.
Kevin crosses his arms with an 'are you kidding me' look locked on his face.
"This is not what it looks like," Kirstie practically squeaks out then covers her mouth at the odd sound.
"You two better explain why you're coming into what is my room to, to make out at-" he turns his arm up to look at his watch, "It's almost eleven."
"That's not even that late Kevin," Avi tries to laugh, but it comes out sounding strangled. "Why didn't you go out to celebrate with Mitch and Scott?" he asks his voice going oddly high for him which causes Kirstie to turn to him in shock.
"That is not the point Avi."
"It is so," Avi argues.
Kevin gives him a look before he speaks again, "I need an explanation from you two right now."
"Or just him," Kirstie points at Avi beside her before she grabs the door handle and swings it open to crash against the wall, making the three of them cringe before she runs out yelling her goodbyes.
The two guys watch her leave before they turn back slowly to look at each other. "I guess that's that," Avi pulls up a big cheesy smile that is met with yet another look from his best friend.
"You are still here. You can still explain why you and Kirstie were about to kiss."
"I can't, she told me not to," he points over his shoulder.
Kevin steps across to shut the door and lean against it so that Avi had no way of escaping his questions. "Avi tell me everything."
"How much do you know?" Avi raises an eyebrow as his smile slowly fades.
"I know you had a girl in here the other day, was that Kirstie?"
With a sigh Avi nods.
Kevin runs his hand down his face, "Why? How?"
"It kinda just happened Kev."
He shakes his head then takes a deep breath before his next question, "So are you two dating now then?"
"No, unfortunately not," Avi frowns just slightly.
"Wait what? But you slept together didn't you?"
"Yes we did, we have several times but we're not together," Avi answers in a strained tone as he runs his hand across the top of hair that was tied back reasonably neat since he'd redone it after the steamy shower with Kirstie.
"That's not you Avi."
"Don't you think I know that?!" He bursts, "This, this KILLS me Kev, I don't do this and yet here I am just sleeping with a girl that's not my girlfriend. He drops his hands to his sides, clearly frustrated.
"Why can't you two just date then, ask her out I know her and Jeremy didn't break up that long ago, and he'll probably try to murder you in your sleep at an away game… but other than that I don't see-"
"She doesn't want to date me because she's scared of what the team will think."
"You're kidding right?"
"No Kevin I'm not kidding, and this is actually a pretty legit standing she's got. I mean I told her otherwise but that's only because I want to date her real bad. I'm not the guy who just does sex Kevin, what is wrong with me? Why am I doing this?" he asks stepping closer and closer to his best friend and grabbing his shoulders, "Why?"
"Because you like her and you've, somewhere I the back of your mind, decided that you want to be with in any way that you can and right now this is it. It's horrible and unholy but-"
"Oh it is not horrible," Avi says breaking into a smirk.
"And there we are," he gestures at Avi, "Unholy. Normally I wouldn't say this, but you are my best friend and I've known you forever, so I know this isn't you. But in saying that because I know this isn't you I'm going to encourage you and keep this… unholy… secret because I know you'll find a way out of the pit you've dug and into the relationship you desire." He releases a breath he didn't know he was holding as he looks at Avi's small but genuine smile.
"Thank you Kevin, that means a lot," Avi nods.
"Well don't get used to it, if you ever do it again I'm disowning you," he points at his best friend, "Do you hear me?"
"Loud and clear."
Kevin breaks into a smile, "Good, then go get her."

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