Chapter 2

Cristina woke up to the smell of coffee.

"Good morning, sleepy head." Stacy greeted her when she saw her roommate walk into the kitchen. "I made coffee."

"Good morning yourself. Feels like I haven't seen you in ages. There hasn't been anyone to pick up after me."

"I've missed you too." Stacy responded with a laugh as she poured two cups of coffee. Owen and Stacy's first date went well. They were still seeing each other and it was becoming serious as Stacy started not coming home. Even though she constantly whined and complained, Cristina actually enjoyed the silence in their apartment. It was refreshing to have the TV all to herself and be able to take long showers without someone constantly rushing her. But there was the food problem. Without Stacy's culinary abilities, Cristina had to rely on cereal and fruit bars.

"I'm just back to get a change of clothes. I was invited to a party after classes. Nothing big. More like a gathering actually. I was hoping to take Owen but he's busy. Do you want to come with me instead?"

Cristina looked up from her cup. "So I'm your second choice? That stings."

"That's not what I…"

"I'm just kidding. Don't worry about it." Cristina loved playing with Stacy's feeling. It was just so easy. And entertaining. "I can't come. I have a huge test tomorrow and I want to reread some of the textbook chapters."

"Come on, Cristina. I don't want to go to this thing alone." Stacy begged. "I know you finished studying a couple of days ago when you skipped lunch with Owen and me."

Cristina chose to take a sip of her coffee instead of responding. The truth was that, while she liked Owen, she didn't enjoy attending their make-out sessions. It was obvious that Owen was trying to be polite but there are only so many things you can tell your girlfriend when she wants to stick her tongue in your mouth.

"What can I say, I like staying on top of my studies. Anyway, why can't Owen make it?"

"He has an interview with come big law firm. I'm not exactly sure which one but he was really excited about it. We're probably going to meet up afterward."

"Oh, you're going to MEET UP are you?" Cristina gave a knowing smile. "You can come back here if you want. I'll be stuck at the library finishing of a project."

"You are? That's great!" Stacy exclaimed. "Well, not for you, obviously. But I'm glad Owen can finally stay over here. Can you believe he still hasn't seen my place after four weeks? "

At that moment Stacy's phone rang. "Hey, Owen. I was just talking about you."

That was Cristina's queue to leave.

It was only nine o'clock, but Cristina was already tired. She had spent the morning reading her extensive notes, before heading off to the library. She had been stuck there for over seven hours. The only break she had was to go to the bathroom. On top of everything she had gathered all the information she need and even managed to write a rough draft of the paper, which wasn't due until the following week. How was she supposed to stay there any longer? She really regretted offering the apartment. The girl decided to return the stacks of books she had on her table. "That should take another half an hour." She thought. Cristina dragged the books to their places and received a grateful look from the librarian. Cristina smiled politely and felt her phone buzz. The vibration scared her and she realized how long she had gone without communicating with the world. For all she knew, zombies could've taken over. Someone could be trying to warn her. Luckily, it was only a text for Stacy:

Hey! Turns out the party wasn't as small as I thought. We actually changed locations a couple of times. I'm not sure how long it'll last so I'll stay over and I'll see you tomorrow.

"YES!" Cristina said before realizing she had said it a little too loudly. She really needed a good night's sleep.

At home, she washed her hair and put on her most comfortable pajamas. They were red and white with little hearts and teddy bears on it. She hadn't worn this particular pair while she was with Preston as she didn't feel it was sexy, but she was secretly happy that she didn't have to impress anyone anymore. As soon as she felt the soft pillow Cristina fell asleep.

"Umm. This feels so good." Cristina thought as she felt a hand going up her leg. "Wait! Why is there a hand going up my leg? Is there someone next to me?"