NEXT STEP
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I lean over and kiss Noah before getting up and going to my room I shower and change and was walking out of my room when Lee pushes me in closes the door and locks it "So, are you and my brother sharing a room or just having s*x?" I look at him, and he looks pissed, "Lee, we are together so yes we are having sex. Do you want details?" "No, I just don't want you to get hurt Shells." I giggle, "Don't worry about it. I initiated it, not him." "Ok as long as your happy." "Lee, he doesn't know." He turns to me, "you haven't told him." "No, I haven't told him." "Damn it, Elle, if you want to have an open and honest relationship he needs to know." "What if he hates me?" "He won't ok just explain everything." With that, there is a knock on my door. I look at Lee, and he gets up walks to the door, opens it, and walks out. "Noah walks in what is wrong Shelly baby why did you leave me alone in our bed." I look at him, and tears start to spill down my face. "Hey, please don't cry Shelly baby I hate it when you cry." He tries to pull me into his arms, but I sit up and walk across the room. "Noah, I need to tell you something before we go further." "Ok, what is wrong?" "It's about Lewis." "Look if you want to be with him and not me tell me now please." I turn and look at him "No, I don't I want to be with him. I want you only you." "Ok, but what about Lewis." "First, please don't interrupt me wait until I am done before you say anything." "Ok, I promise." I look at him and take a deep breath.
"The day you caught Lewis leaving my room, we came close, but I stopped him. I was naked with him, and he was naked as well. He had touched me, and I had touched him. I guess we did what some people call explored each others body. When he reached for the condom I stopped him because I couldn't, I started thinking that the idea of you being across the hall to hear us I could never face you. He was mad at first but eventually said he could wait later that day he asked me if we were sleeping together and if that was why I wouldn't sleep with him. I told him no that we were not sleeping together but that having you across the hall was making it hard for me to concentrate. So, we decided to go to his place the next day, and things got heated we were back to where we were in my room the difference was he was able to place the condom on, and I felt him brush himself along me and just when he was getting ready to...I pushed him away because it finally dawned on me the reason I was hesitant about fully giving myself to him was that he didn't love me as you did. All he did was touch me and kiss me a little, and when I tried to kiss him down his neck, he would pull away. So I knew I couldn't finish what we had started. When I explained all this to him, that is when he admitted to me that he had been sleeping with someone for a while now someone I knew. Warren was not the only one Rachel cheated with. Yes, his cheating was the main reason we broke up, but it turns out he had a bet with some guy to take my virginity, and when I told him I wasn't even a virgin he got mad and hit me. Before you go all caveman on me know that Lee and another of their floor mates saw and beat the s**t out of him, that is why he stayed away for a while. I am only telling you this even though you may hate me and not want to continue what we started because Noah I want all of you and since we have started making love again I realized I couldn't keep this from you especially if..."
He stopped me and pulled me close to him "Shelly, even if you had let Lewis finish what you two started and I wasn't the only man to share that part of you I would still want you. Granted he got closer than I would have wanted hell who am I kidding the fact he saw you naked was too far in my book, but I did this not you. I broke up with you, not the other way around. You needed to heal to move on you didn't know that I only did it to keep my future our future secure. I kept telling myself every time I touched her think of Shelly if you get arrested for what she is claiming any future you two have will be destroyed." I smiled at him and threw myself into his arms; he laughed and pulled me close to him. "I love you Noah Xavier Flynn with all my heart." "I love you too Rochelle Elizabeth Evans." I kissed him and right when I thought we were going to take things to the next level again, but this time in my room, Noah pulled away. He picked me up and set me down on the bed, stood up, and walked in front of me kneeling he took my hands in his. "Shelly I know we just got back together, and maybe I am moving way to fast, but these last few days hell I checked, and it has been a week has been the best in my life. Making love to you, falling asleep with you in my arms and waking up with you either in my arms or knowing that you are out in our apartment waiting for me to wrap my arms around you. I want this to be an everyday thing. What I am trying to say here Shelly baby is I would like for us to share a room permanently. I want you to move your clothes into my room or move mine into yours and have it become our room. So, what do you say?" I look up at him and throw my arms around his neck smile and stare into his gorgeous eyes "Yes, Noah, oh yes. That is why I told you what I did. I wanted this too waking up to you every morning is wonderful."
We decided to move into Noah's room since it was the furthest from Lee's, so there was less of a chance of him hearing us when we were gross. Yeah, it has become our thing when referring to Lee and our s****l exploits. Lee was so supportive he helped us move me into Noah's room and was thankful that we thought of all the gross noises we would be making when choosing which room we were going to move into instead of what was more comfortable for me. The good thing was that we found out that William was going to Tufts and needed a place to stay and so we offered the room to him. All that did though was have Noah beg me not to ever leave our room in just one of his shirts and to make sure I always wore a bra. He is just too cute with how much he hates letting any man see what belongs to him. I laughed at him and told him to be careful because he was getting a little too possessive for my tastes.
I ended up getting a big surprise one day walking into the University Cafe when I saw Cody talking to my goalie Georgia Gonzalez. I went up and ordered my caramel Frappuccino and walked over to their table "Gonzalez so today I want you working with Rodriguez on her goal attempts. She is having a hard time against any goalie that is rumored to be tough and well if she can get one passed you then that should help build up her confidence." "You got it, Evans." I turned to Cody, "Hey, Cody, I thought you were going to NYU." Gonzalez looked at me, "Wait a minute, you two know each other...duh you both went to Buckner Hall." "Yep, actually Cody here was the only guy brave enough to take me out and give me his number. He didn't care what Noah said or threatened to do to him for taking me out on a date. Luckily for Cody, all that ended up happening was us realizing we could never be anything other than friends. So, how do you know Cody." "Oh, he is my cousin's boyfriend and decided to stop in on his way from visiting her to give me some things that she found for me." "Ah, that is great." All of a sudden, I feel two arms snake around my waist, and I see Cody stiffen. "Calm down, Cody; this Neanderthal will not touch you if he doesn't want to sleep alone tonight." "Fine Shelly, hey Cody, where did you end up going to school." "Oh, NYU I am just here dropping something off to Georgia here from her cousin MY GIRLFRIEND." I start laughing and smack Noah's chest "Stop you're glaring I mean it. Like I said the day after Cody and I went out nothing happened. Yes, he leaned in to kiss me, but I turned my head, and all he kissed was my cheek. Not to mention later that same day we talked in class and agreed to be just friends. It was one date which you tried intimidating him from the beginning of it Mr. I will wait with you in case he stands you up. You're just upset that out of all the guy's at Buckner Cody here had the biggest balls." Cody choked on his drink, "why do you say that Elle." "Simple Tuppen, Duncan and several of Noah's friends on the football team stayed away from me because they were scared of him hell Tuppen even stood me up because Noah threatened to break his nose again. Unlike you they chickened out you showed up for our date well hell even asked me out." He grinned, "you know thank you, Elle, I never thought of it like that. All I thought of was that I failed to get you to see me as more than a friend" "Nope, you made me realize that I was worth something to someone other than Noah here so thank you." "No prob Elle." I grinned, "Well, we will see you two later and Cody I hope all your dreams come true." "Same to you Elle all though since it sounds like you two are living together officially your dreams are already starting to come true good for you." As Noah and I walked away, I heard Cody snort, "no, she is not the one that got away. She is the one that made me realize what I wanted." Noah leaned down and whispered in my ear, "well to me; you were the one that almost got away."
NPOV
After getting back to the apartment, I went to Lee's room "Hey bro I need some help are you up for it." "Sure, what do you need help with." "Not here and since Shelly and I have a date later tonight is not going to be a good time. All I can say is that we need to talk before we all go back home for Thanksgiving and we need to find a way to plan one of my epic parties without Shelly knowing if possible." "Why is that Noah?" "I can't say, Lee, please trust me this is going to be great." "Fine I mean it though Noah hurt her again I will never forgive you. I can't lose her, Brad and Max can't lose her; she is our strength. She is our joy." "I know Lee, I know that day I broke up with her and got on the plane I cried all the way home, Lee. The only reason it took a week for me to make it public I was with her was because I was hiding in my room crying myself to sleep at night for losing the best thing in my life. I won't let it go again."
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