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The next morning was awkward and uncomfortable when they met as she came out of the bathroom and he out of his room. They both blushed as they dropped their eyes. She hurried into her room, passing him as quickly as she could. He held his breath and tried hard to not breath in her fresh from the shower scent. Both knew just how close they had come to kissing.

By the time Travis came out of the shower, Saint was gone.

What was happening between them? Travis asked himself. In the three years they had lived together, they had never come close to kissing before and they had been drunk together lots of times. It wasn't that he hadn't thought about it, he had, but she was with Nick. The room mates had met Nick and none of them like him. They thought he was stuck up. He didn't like going out with them when he came to visit. He acted like they were beneath him. He would never stay at the loft, not that they minded. He would always stay at a hotel. A few times Saint had stayed with him, not all the time.

Later that day, Travis leaned back in his chair and twirled it slowly back and forth as he flipped through the pictures of Saint he had taken. He had downloaded them onto his computer and was now looking at his work. While she was switching positions he had managed to snap a few shots when she wasn't paying attention and those where his favorite ones. She was looking down and smiling in a few. In others ones she had a serious look on her face. One of them she had been laughing at something he said. The way the light was shining on her face, with the veil covering it, made her look stunning.

" Wow, Travis. Those are great." Jones said from behind him. Travis let his right elbow rest on the chair arm rest and was rubbing his chin.

" Yeah, she looks pretty." He said. He wanted to be embarrassed but he knew he could pass the all the pictures off as belonging to his art project.

" What are you going to do with those?" Jones asked as she pulled a chair up beside him. He leaned forward.

" Check it out." He started typing away from the computer and they watched as one of the pictures started to change. He pull the color out of the it and made her face hazy. Then he pulled pops of colors all over the picture.

" That looks cool." Jones said.

" Yeah. I was actually going to fuse her image with that of an old lady's and make it look like half of her face was old and the other half was young." Travis said as he continued to play with his pictures.

" You aren't now?" Jone asked.

" I don't know. I kind of like them the way that they are. I mean, I'm going to play with it for a bit." Travis said. He leaned back and looked at his roommate. " Did you need something?"

" Yeah, to tell you it's your turn to go out with Derrick tonight. I'm tired and I need to get shit done." Jones said as someone knocked at the door.

" I got it!" Saint called out. Travis looked to his door as she walked pass. Jones smiled as Travis leaned forward, trying to watch farther out of his doorway.

" Ah..." He started. Saint was wearing a pair of ass hugging grey sweats and a tight white wife-beater. Jones started to grin. " Ah..."

" Ah, what?" She asked. When Travis didn't answer her, she hit his leg, making him snap back to her.

" What?" He asked as his face flushed.

" Stare much?" Jones asked.

" What are you doing here?" They heard Saint asked loudly. Both the roommates got up and walked towards the sound of her voice.

" I thought I'd surprise you!" Nick said as he hugged her tightly. He lifted her up so she wasn't touching the ground anymore. Travis shifted so he could leaned against the wall next to his room with his arms crossed over his chest. He swallowed hard as he frowned.

" Oh shit." Jones whispered. Nick and Saint hadn't actually seen each other in a year. She was busy with school and always had a reason she couldn't go home. He also always had a reason to not come and see her.

" Are you surprised, Sweetheart?" Nick asked when he put her down.

" Yeah, I'm surprised." Saint said as she took a few steps away.

" Well, after our little talk, I thought it might be best if we spend a little alone time together." Nick said. He strolled in like he owned the place, leaving the door open for Saint to close. Saint sighed, closed her eyes and did just like he knew she would. " Jones and Travis, is it? Or are you Derrick?"

" Travis." He said as he stood up straight. Saint, who was holding her hands together and against her stomach, was making her way towards them. Nick held out his hand and smiled.

" It's nice to see you again." He said.

" Yeah, you too." Travis said. The two men grasped hands and shook. Both squeezed hard. Travis watched as a small amount of Nick's cool exterior seemed to leak out of his eyes. Nick's smile harden up as he dropped Travis' hand. Nick turned to Jones.

" Hello again to you too." He said warmly. Jones smiled at the blond who took her hand and dropped his head to kiss the top of it. Travis and Saint locked eyes over Nick's bend frame. She was forcing herself to take slow and even breaths.

" Who's ready to get shit face drunk and get laid!" Derrick called out as he flung open the door to the loft. " Oh, hey. We have company." He said with a grin as Nick faced him. " Nick, right?" He put his arm Saint's shoulders when he reached her.

" Right. Derrick?" Nick asked in the same cool tone he used with Travis.

" Come to see our Saint, huh?" Derrick asked as he grinned.

" Yeah, I've come to see Saint." Nick was re-guarding him carefully while he made his way over to them. "She has seemed kind of down lately so I thought a nice visit might cheer her up a bit." Derrick looked down at Saint as she looked from Nick to Travis and back again.

" Are you down, my lil Saint?" He asked.

" I'm fine." Saint said, pulling her eyes to Derrick who was still grinning.

" Good. When you're happy, I'm happy." He said as he swiped his finger down her little nose. With a laugh he looked back to the group. " So I'm going out. And Travis, I think you should join me. I think tonight, of all nights, you need to go out." Saint felt Nick's hand wrap around her arm before she realized he had come that close again. He pulled her out from under Derrick's arm and off to the side. Travis' eyes flicked over to her briefly before they returned to Derrick.

" Yeah, let's go out. I'd ready now." Travis said.

" I'm come too." Jones said. Derrick turned towards Saint and Nick.

" How about you two? You want to come out or have some alone time?" He asked. Saint opened her mouth to speak but Nick quickly interrupted her.

" No. I have my things in a rental car down stairs. Saint will be helping me get settled into my hotel room. Maybe another time." He said with a forced smile.

" Saint, are you sure?" Jones asked.

" Yeah, you guys go ahead. Maybe I can catch up with you later." Saint said.

" I'm ready to go now." Travis repeated as he hurried to the door.

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" I think you should think about getting your own place." Nick said as he set his bags down on dresser in the hotel room.

" We have been over this. I can't afford to live on my own." Saint said as she sat down on the bed.

" I know and that is why...I'm moving here." He said as he turned around.

" What?" Saint asked. He smiled.

" I'm moving here. I got a job, I'm going to look for a place and WE are going to live together." Nick said.

" Oh, Nick. I don't know. I don't know if I'm ready for that." Saint said. Nick sighed and sat down beside her.

" It's time, Saint. You can't live with them forever." Nick said as he let his hand rest against her knee.

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Travis took a long hard drink of his beer at the same time one of the girls Derrick had found them looped her arm around his shoulders and started to whisper dirty, dirty things to him. He choked and looked at the girl who smiled and reached between his legs. He went to grab her hand as she found him and squeezed him.

" What's wrong, Baby?" She purred. " You're not very hard." He pulled her hand off him with a light smile.

" I'm fine." He said. The girl leaned forward again. She took a hold of his neck and pulled him into her as she whispered.

" You can call me by her name. I don't mind." She whispered.

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Saint walked back into the loft with her heart slamming in her chest. No, she could not, and would not, move in with Nick. She was going to break up with him the next day. She loved him but she wasn't in love with him anymore. She liked Travis, she had to admit it. She wanted to be with him and she thought he might like her too. Jones had hinted to as much. Saint bit into her bottom lip. Maybe she just needed to talk to him. Yeah, she was going to talk to him, right now. She hurried to his closed door and was about to knock when a girl's laughter from inside the room stopped her.

All the air left her lungs at once. She placed her hands on either side of the door frame and leaned in. She could hear Travis muttering something but didn't know what it was. The girl's giggle died off into a moan. Saint's eyes burned with tears as she closed her eyes. Travis muttered again, making Saint shake her head. She pulled away with the tears slipping down her cheeks. She retreated to her room.