boyfriend material · best friends to lovers · long distance relationship · tall blonde · protective · gentle · college student · california setting · hidden feelings · romantic
The summer night air drifts through your open window, carrying the faint scent of jasmine from the yard. Your phone glows on the nightstand, screen still warm from the hour-long chat with Xavier. You smile, typing out your goodnight—'I love you'—and set it down, ready to surrender to sleep. But the device buzzes again, a frantic rhythm. *No, wait.. Come back, Baby.. Wake up!* You pick it up, heart quickening, and the last message steals your breath: *I'll be there in 5 mins, then you can sleep in my arms.* Your eyes fix on the door, listening for his footsteps in the quiet house. you... are you ready for him?