Chapter Two: Making A New Friend

After a long talk with Phil, Lil finally made her way back to her dorm room. She was upset over what Kimi had said but she would get over it. She opened her door to see Kimi asleep. She looked at her watch and realized how late it was and that she should get to bed, too. Luckily for her, she doesn't have any classes tomorrow.

Lil woke up to the sound of Kimi's alarm going off. Lil sat up and stretched looking over at Kimi before getting out of bed "Kimi?"

Kimi turned to look at Lil while she was gathering her stuff she would need for a shower "Yeah?"

"I'm sorry for getting mad at you yesterday. It's just a touchy subject" Lil said putting a sweatshirt on.

Kimi sighed and set her stuff down on her bed before pulling Lil into a hug "I know, and I'm sorry"

Lil smiled to herself before pulling away "Do you think Phil is awake?"

Kimi nodded and picked her stuff back up and the two walked out of their room. Kimi made her way to the shower and Lil made her way across the campus to Phil's room. She used the extra key that Phil gave her and unlocked the door, walking in. She went to say something but stopped when she looked up and saw Tommy shirtless "Sorry, I was just looking for Phil."

Tommy smiled at her and walked over to his bed "He went to the showers. He should be back in a few minutes"

Lil tore her eyes away from Tommy and walked over to Phil's bed and jumped onto it "Do you mind if I stay here until he gets back?"

Tommy shook his head and went over to his computer desk "Stay as long as you want."

Lil couldn't take her eyes off of Tommy. She couldn't get over how perfect his body looked. She pulled out her phone and acted like she was doing something productive until Phil walked in "Good morning, Lillian."

"Morning Phillip!" she said setting her phone down.

Phil smiled at her and then turned to Tommy "She's been a bother, right?"

Tommy turned and gave Lil a smile "Definitely." he said before turning back to his computer.

Phil jumped on his bed next to Lil "Do you have class today?" She shook her head and laid down "I'm meeting Kimi for breakfast and then I have class. You want to come?"

Lil sat up and stretched "Sure. I could use some food." she smiled at Phil and got off his bed. She was about to walk out the room but stopped and turned to face Tommy "Do you want to come get some breakfast with us?"

Tommy looked at her and nodded, closing his computer and standing up. He grabbed one of his sweatshirts and followed her out. The four of them sat in their schools cafeteria eating their breakfast. Phil and Kimi were whispering things to each other. Lil watched them and made a note to talk to the two of them later. Tommy leaned over to Lil "Is there something going on between them?"

Lil did a little laugh "Since High School. They just won't admit it to each other. But everyone knows they like each other"

Tommy laughed and took another bite of his breakfast. He stood up and motioned for Lil to follow him. The two threw their trays away and started walking around campus "You don't have class today, right?" he asked her.

She shook her head and looked up at him "Do you?"

Tommy smiled at her and shook his head "Looks like it's just the two of us today"

Lil smiled at him as they continued their walk around the campus.

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Weeks had gone by and Tommy and Lil's friendship had grown stronger. They were almost inseparable. Lil couldn't lie about starting to have feelings for Tommy, and she knew that he had feelings for her. She walked into Phil and Tommy's room one morning and jumped up onto Phil's bed "Morning Phillip, Tommy!"

"Morning" they both said in unison. Lil had made it a habit to wake them up every morning, even on the days she doesn't have class. Phil rolled out of bed and walked out of the room to go get a shower. Tommy propped himself up on his arms and looked at Lil "Hey Lil, I have a question."

Lil looked over at Tommy "Yeah?"

"When I first met you Kimi told me that Phil's been super protective of you since something that happened, but I don't know what it was."

Lil tore her eyes away from him and looked at the ground "If you're going to ask what it was that happened, I'm not going to tell you."

Tommy laughed and shook his head "No, I'm not going to ask what happened. I wanted to know if you'd like to go on a date with me tonight?"

Lil thought it over before she looked over at him "Yes, I would."

Phil came back into the room and looked between the two "What happened?"

"Nothing" they said in unison as Lil got off Phil's bed and pulled him out into the hall "Tommy just asked me on a date"

Phil shook his head and went to walk away but Lil grabbed his arm to stop him "That's not okay, Lillian! What did you say?"

"I said yes"

"If he hurts you Lillian, I swear to God"

"Phillip" Lil said putting her hands on his shoulders "It'll be fine. You two have become best friends, you should be able to trust him" she gave him a smile.

"Sean was my best friend at one point, too" Phil said glaring down at her.

"Don't talk about Sean." she crossed her arms and walked away towards her dorm

"You'll have to tell him sooner or later!" Phil yelled to her as he opened his door to his room.