killer

five

"good morning."
nicole rolled over to see chase yawning as he stretched. she couldn't help but smile awkwardly as she looked at his named chest.
"would you like to go for coffee?" he asked politely. "i mean, after we freshen up a bit of course. i wish i could make you breakfast but i don't really have too much food. i usually go grocery shopping on sundays."
"oh, no, that's fine," she assured him. "yeah, lemme freshen up a bit and then we can grab a bite."

***

"where the hell have you been?!"
harry yanked nicole into their apartment, slamming the door on chase.
"harry!" nicole yelled, opening the door. "i'm sorry, chase-"
"no, no, sunshine, don't feel bad. i actually can't stay, but it was lovely to see you."
he kissed her hand and waved goodbye to harry, walking out.
"where were you?" harry repeated, arms crossed as he stared at her sternly.
"i was out with chase. don't be such a bummer," she told him, walking away and going into her room.
"did you sleep with him?! you two aren't even going around!"
"it's none of your business!"
"it is my business! you don't need to have sex with the first man to show you attention and buy you dinner!"
nicole let out a frustrated scream, slamming her bedroom door.
she realized she needed to shower and clean herself, but she was exhausted. she'd barely slept the night before, so she decided to take a quick nap before she did anything else.

***

"i'm sorry for yelling at you."
nicole sat on the other end of the living room couch, looking at harry. she'd just gotten out the shower and put on her pajamas immediately afterward.
"i just feel like i need to protect you," he explained. "men suck, you don't need one messing up your life. and with the serial killer going around, i was worried when you didn't tell me where you were."
"i know, harry," she sighed. "and i'm sorry for yelling at you and not telling you where i was, but you needa chillax a bit. i'm not gonna devote my life to him all of a sudden. i'm gonna focus on my career before i start seriously thinking about men. if chase and i are meant to be, it'll happen."
he nodded his head. "well, now that that's over, wanna watch some tv before bed?"
she smiled. "yeah, sure."