Chapter Five
Rian
“What’s for dinner?” Seth breezes into my apartment and sits at the table, his thumb and forefinger descending into the salad bowl.
I snatch the bowl away before he has a chance to grab anything. “Nope. Roommates only.”
He looks over one shoulder then the other shoulder at the empty apartment. “I’m a roommate.”
“No, you’re a neighbor.”
He mocks offense. “I’ve always thought of us all as roommates.”
“You don’t pay rent for this apartment.”
“Speaking of, you stole one of my roommates. Do you know how many extra boudoir sessions I’ve had to do in order to pay my share of the rent? I’m almost desperate enough to hold a sign out on the sidewalk and dress up in a suit with a rose between my teeth.”
I stare blankly at him.
He laughs. “Thankfully, Blanca is giving me so
