Ben was sitting on his couch, watching TV when he heard a knock on the door.
"Hey Ben, can I stay with you for a couple of days?" Adrian asked sniffing, a suitcase in her hand.
Ben could see she'd been crying and he asked worriedly, "Of course. What happened?"
"I needed to leave the apartment because Omar was the one who paid for it and now he says I can't stay there and I have no where else to go." Adrian said crying.
Ben moved to let Adrian in and gave her a hug. "You can stay here for as long as you want."
"Thanks Benny, I don't know what I'd do without you." Adrian smiled knowingly through her crocodile tears.
Ben and Adrian were sitting on the dinning table and eating cereal when Amy walked in.
"Hey." Amy said walking in to the apartment.
"Hey." Adrian said.
"What are you doing here?" Amy asked a little confused.
"I got evicted from my apartment and Ben was nice enough to let me crash here for a couple of days." Adrian said smiling.
"Oh, well you could've stayed with me." Amy said.
"Yeah I know, but we've just started becoming friends and I didn't want to impose. Plus Ben and I have lived together before." Adrian said.
"It would've been no imposition at all." Amy said, trying her best to sound convincing. She somehow knew that Adrian was back to her old schemes.
She knew this wasn't about Adrian getting evicted because someone as head strong as Adrian, wouldn't have let go of that apartment. Amy didn't say anything though, she didn't see the point but she couldn't help feel jealous. She'd been trying to figure out her feelings for Ben for a while and now that she was finally realizing how she really felt, Adrian came into the picture.
"So what happened Adrian? With your apartment?" Amy asked.
"Oh, umm, Omar came by last night and told me I had to leave the apartment because his company paid for it and it was on his company's name so he shouldn't have to be the one to find a new place." Adrian said, caught a little off guard. She was happy her skills of making up things as she went along were still intact.
"Oh, but wasn't the lease on both your names?" Amy said.
"Yeah, I think so." Adrian said.
"Then he can't kick you out." Amy said.
"Yeah, Amy's right, you should talk to him." Ben said.
"Yeah, yeah I will." Adrian said.
"I could come with you, if you want." Ben said smiling at Adrian.
"That'd be nice." Adrian said.
Amy found it funny how Ben was ready to do anything to help Adrian but Amy was starting to think that help wasn't what Adrian really wanted from Ben. Adrian could've stayed in any hotel but she chose to stay with Ben and why would Omar evict Adrian after a month of their break up? If Adrian really did want Ben back, Amy was ready to fight for Ben. He'd always done it for her, it was her turn now.
Adrian was starting to realize she might have some competition in getting Ben back after all. She didn't mind, it was going to be fun.