A few days later...

My worst nightmare had become a reality, Clark had seen me naked. Well, not exactly naked but close enough. It's not like the towel I had on covered much of anything. I thought it would have taken longer but of course, I hadn't taken my rotten luck into consideration.

A normal person would have been mortified or at the very least embarrassed but unfortunately, all I felt was the need for revenge. Was it so wrong to desire payback for what seemed like an accident? I didn't think so. I felt violated and unsafe in the only place on campus that shouldn't feel that way. I needed reassurance and what better way get it than to plot with the one friend I'd managed to make so far.

The length of the room passed under my feet as I nervously paced, waiting for Kas to get here. Regrettably, the text I sent sounded panicked and I almost instantly wished I hadn't sent it until she responded.

We will take him down so hard he will think we hired a professional hitman.

Whether she had just suggested murder or the casual mental takedown of another was a mystery. One I wanted to uncover, so I gave her my hall and room number in hopes she could help me come up with a better plan than outright killing him.

The loud knock on my door caused a yelp in surprise to spring from me. I didn't mean to throw the door open with such force that I did but the edge I stood on was a dangerous one. The kind that not only fueled my anger but sparked my anxiety.

"Woah, that look could kill a person," Kas commented before pushing past me and into the dorm room.

"If only," I grumbled as I swung the door shut. "Maybe if it could I wouldn't be in this situation."

"The situation being that your male roommate saw you butt naked?"

I shot Kas a leveled glare to which she rolled her eyes dramatically. "Oh please. The fact is you have no one here but me so you can't risk being a bitch to your only ally."

My lip caught between my teeth at her words. Technically, she wasn't wrong. With a heavy sigh and a small shrug, I sat on my bed, across from where she situated herself on Clark's.

"You're right, sorry. It's just..."

"Jarring to think that you're saddled with a perv as a roommate for the foreseeable future?" Kas interrupted matter-of-factly.

Slowly I nodded my head, my mind processing her words carefully.

"Actually yeah. Exactly that. How did you.."

"Know? Girl, your text was extensive and honestly a bit TMI. You're lucky that you didn't accidentally get the wrong number," Kas waved a hand in the air in a makeshift way to clear the conversation. "As for revenge, it's only fair that since he saw your goods you should see his."

My jaw nearly hit the floor at her suggestion as my heart skipped at the image that sprang to mind. Awake or asleep, no matter how hard I tried his abs would forever haunt me.

"Absolutely not!" I snapped, my cheeks heating to an uncomfortable shade of red. "Not interested, period. Pick something else."

Kas bobbed her head, a thoughtful expression now on her face. "Score?"

My brow furrowed in confusion.

"His score," Kas explained. "How hot is he?"

Eleven, the voice in my head responded automatically. Eventually, that little voice would get me in serious trouble and I had a terrible feeling it would be with Clark rather than Kas.

"Solid five at best." I lied.

"So let me get this straight. You have a roommate that is a solid five. He saw you butt naked but you have no interest in him and that's why you're panicking? Did he stand there and undresses you with his eyes?" She asked, a single brow now arched.

When she said it like that I felt a bit childish. Clark and I were adults now and this seemed like an unfortunate adult experience that came sooner rather than later. It was quite the opposite of what she said. Clark had hardly seen me before he gave me his back and closed the door. If anything he acted very maturely about the whole thing.

"No," I admit with a sigh. "Though he did ask if I was out in the hallway like that." 

Kas hummed with a sly smile now on her thin lips. "Okay Nick, what's really going on here?"

I didn't get a chance to defend her accusation as the door cracked open slightly and Clark's voice filled the small space. "Permission to enter?"

Kas suppressed a snicker as she raised her eyebrows at me from across the room. I waved a hand at her and shot her a wild 'I'll kill you' look to keep her quiet. "Yeah," I called back to him. 

As Clark entered the room and stopped in his tracks in the middle of the room, I watched the look on Kas' face. I was never going to hear the end of it for lying to her.

His eyes landed on Kas positioned on his bed and then shifted to me. My stomach tightened and a tingling sensation spread as his stare penetrated me. Yeah Nick, what's really going on here? 

"I can come back if you want," He offered in a not so Clark type tone.

Looks like you've upset him.

I shrugged off the thought as Kas stood and offered Clark an overly sweet smile. "Oh, no need, I was about to get outta here anyway," She said extending a hand towards Clark after she slipped between him and the door. "I'm Kas by the way."

He took her hand with his in a swift shake. "Clark."

"Charmed." She smiled a knowing smile around Clark at me. "So tell me, Clark, how do you know Nick?"

Shit. Why hadn't this scenario crossed my mind? Kas was smart, I knew she was smart, it was obvious in the way she talked about any subject. But she was also sharp and picked up quicker than I'd hoped for. I'd have to come clean to her sooner rather than later it seemed.

Clark chuckled and ruffled his hair. "That's actually a very..."

Before I knew it I was on my feet with a hand clamped over Clark's mouth. "Boring!" I lied once again, my eyes now narrowed at her in warning but by her raised eyebrow I knew she wasn't convinced.

She's going to murder you while you sleep Nick.

Oh, Nickie. What have you done this time?