matters.”
She cuddled next to him. “She said she’ll find a new place tomorrow.”
“Good,” he said. “We’ll get rid of her and I can get a full night of rest again.”
Sydney chuckled. “You’re the most amazing man I’ve ever known.”
He smiled at her. “I like what I’m hearing.”
“You are.”
“Go on…”
“And I’m honored that I’m spending the rest of my life with you.”
“Even better.”
She kissed his cheek then rested her head on his chest. “She reminds me of your sister.”
Coen nodded. “I thought the same thing.”
“So I understand how important this is to you. It’s very close to the heart.”
“I’m glad you understand me so well.”
Sydney sighed then closed her eyes, falling asleep in his arms.
The next morning, Sydney and Casey looked up apartments for rent. Coen got ready for school then poured himself a cup of coffee.
“Any luck?” he asked.
“There are a few good places,” Sydney said.
Coen turned to Casey. “Did you sleep well?”
“Yeah,” she said with a sigh. “It’s nice being able to sleep without worrying about someone choking you.”
Sydney gave her a sympathetic look.
Coen kissed Sydney on the forehead. “I’ll see you later, baby.”
She smiled. “Hurry home.”
“I will.” He turned to Casey. “I’ll see you later.”
“Bye,” she said.
After Coen gathered all of Sydney’s assignments and completed his classes, he went to the cafeteria for lunch. All of his friends were quiet when he sat down. The tension was in the air. Henry stared at him.
Coen ate his sandwich and ignored them. He didn’t care what anyone else thought besides Sydney.
Henry cleared his throat. “I apologize for how I acted yesterday.”
Coen looked at him. “There’s no need for apology. You did the right thing. I would have done the same thing if I saw you with some other girl, not where you said you would be.”
Henry nodded. “I just didn’t want you to take it personally.”
“I don’t,” he said. “She’s your best friend. I understand why you protect her.”
“So, is everything okay between you two?” Derek asked.
“It’s more than okay,” Coen said. “It was just a misunderstanding.”
“So, what’s the story with this girl?” Henry asked.
Coen sighed. “I can’t say.”
“Did she stay with you guys last night?” Henry asked.
“Yes.”
Derek raised an eyebrow. “Is she homeless?”
Coen shook his head. “She—has special needs. I promised I wouldn’t tell anyone her secret and I keep my word. I didn’t even tell Sydney, but she figured it out on her own, for the most part.”
“I’m sorry I accused you of cheating,” Henry said.
“Let’s just forgot about it,” Coen said.
“Okay.”
After lunch, Coen went home. When he saw Sydney, he gave her a big kiss, not caring that she was sick. Knowing she trusted him as much as she did made him even more in love with her. Even if it was his word against the whole world, she would still be on his side. It was the greatest feeling.
“How was your day?” Sydney asked.
“Shitty without you.”
“Did you talk to Henry?”
“He apologized.”
“I figured he would,” Sydney said.
“Did you find a place?” Coen asked.
“We did,” Sydney said with a smile. “Now we need you to move everything.”
Coen smiled. “Look how that worked out…”
Casey came into the living room. “Hey, Coen. Did Syd tell you the good news?”
“You found a place,” Coen said with a nod. “Let’s get moving.”
“It’s going to take forever with just the two of us,” Casey said.
“There will be a lot more,” Coen said. “Trust me.”
Coen called up all their friends and asked for their assistance. Naturally, they were all there immediately.
“Wow,” Casey said. “You have a lot of friends.”
Sydney smiled. “They are family.”
“This is Casey,” Coen said to everyone. “She needs help moving into a new apartment.”
Everyone
She cuddled next to him. “She said she’ll find a new place tomorrow.”
“Good,” he said. “We’ll get rid of her and I can get a full night of rest again.”
Sydney chuckled. “You’re the most amazing man I’ve ever known.”
He smiled at her. “I like what I’m hearing.”
“You are.”
“Go on…”
“And I’m honored that I’m spending the rest of my life with you.”
“Even better.”
She kissed his cheek then rested her head on his chest. “She reminds me of your sister.”
Coen nodded. “I thought the same thing.”
“So I understand how important this is to you. It’s very close to the heart.”
“I’m glad you understand me so well.”
Sydney sighed then closed her eyes, falling asleep in his arms.
The next morning, Sydney and Casey looked up apartments for rent. Coen got ready for school then poured himself a cup of coffee.
“Any luck?” he asked.
“There are a few good places,” Sydney said.
Coen turned to Casey. “Did you sleep well?”
“Yeah,” she said with a sigh. “It’s nice being able to sleep without worrying about someone choking you.”
Sydney gave her a sympathetic look.
Coen kissed Sydney on the forehead. “I’ll see you later, baby.”
She smiled. “Hurry home.”
“I will.” He turned to Casey. “I’ll see you later.”
“Bye,” she said.
After Coen gathered all of Sydney’s assignments and completed his classes, he went to the cafeteria for lunch. All of his friends were quiet when he sat down. The tension was in the air. Henry stared at him.
Coen ate his sandwich and ignored them. He didn’t care what anyone else thought besides Sydney.
Henry cleared his throat. “I apologize for how I acted yesterday.”
Coen looked at him. “There’s no need for apology. You did the right thing. I would have done the same thing if I saw you with some other girl, not where you said you would be.”
Henry nodded. “I just didn’t want you to take it personally.”
“I don’t,” he said. “She’s your best friend. I understand why you protect her.”
“So, is everything okay between you two?” Derek asked.
“It’s more than okay,” Coen said. “It was just a misunderstanding.”
“So, what’s the story with this girl?” Henry asked.
Coen sighed. “I can’t say.”
“Did she stay with you guys last night?” Henry asked.
“Yes.”
Derek raised an eyebrow. “Is she homeless?”
Coen shook his head. “She—has special needs. I promised I wouldn’t tell anyone her secret and I keep my word. I didn’t even tell Sydney, but she figured it out on her own, for the most part.”
“I’m sorry I accused you of cheating,” Henry said.
“Let’s just forgot about it,” Coen said.
“Okay.”
After lunch, Coen went home. When he saw Sydney, he gave her a big kiss, not caring that she was sick. Knowing she trusted him as much as she did made him even more in love with her. Even if it was his word against the whole world, she would still be on his side. It was the greatest feeling.
“How was your day?” Sydney asked.
“Shitty without you.”
“Did you talk to Henry?”
“He apologized.”
“I figured he would,” Sydney said.
“Did you find a place?” Coen asked.
“We did,” Sydney said with a smile. “Now we need you to move everything.”
Coen smiled. “Look how that worked out…”
Casey came into the living room. “Hey, Coen. Did Syd tell you the good news?”
“You found a place,” Coen said with a nod. “Let’s get moving.”
“It’s going to take forever with just the two of us,” Casey said.
“There will be a lot more,” Coen said. “Trust me.”
Coen called up all their friends and asked for their assistance. Naturally, they were all there immediately.
“Wow,” Casey said. “You have a lot of friends.”
Sydney smiled. “They are family.”
“This is Casey,” Coen said to everyone. “She needs help moving into a new apartment.”
Everyone
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