I had never taken to my roommate. We had polar opposite personalities. I have had to work hard for everything in my life. I studied hard in school, worked grueling hours at the office to help my boss finish work, and to be presentable in public, I had to spend hours on my appearance. By no means was I hideous, just average. I stood at 5'7", had long brown hair and green eyes. I wasn't super model thin, but I would qualify as skinny.
On the other hand, Desiree had everything given to her. She screwed her way through school, banging any guy who would do her work or any professor who would give her a passing grade. She never had to work, as her father funneled unlimited funds into her bank account. To make matters worse, she was drop dead gorgeous and she knew it. At 5' 5", she was mostly legs. Her long blond hair fell right at her waist, while her blue eyes sparkled. She flaunted her looks to get any man she wanted, and then dangled her prize in front of everyone in sight. So it was no surprise to me when I came home from a long day of work to her and her new boy toy making out on the couch.
Neither of them made a move to acknowledge my existence until I slammed the front door shut.
"Oh my God!" Desiree shrieked as she jumped off her new man. "Kaitlin, you're home early."
"Actually, I'm about three hours late," I retorted, throwing down my bag and coat. I made my way into the kitchen to grab a beer and unwind. Desiree followed.
"Hey Kate, is there any way you could go out for a couple hours? I kinda have company." This was typical Desiree: complete disregard for others and totally oblivious to real life.
"I just worked a fifteen hour day. The last thing I want to do is go out again. Besides, I'm just gonna grab some leftovers from the fridge and go to my room. It will be like I'm not even here."
"Des, it's fine. Let the girl unwind for a little." Her sex toy walked into the kitchen. At least he had some common sense, something that had been missing from her previous suitors. "We can get back to doing our thing in a little bit. It's no big deal."
"Whatever you say, Blakey-bear." Ugh! I hated when she gave them pet names. I knew she would be keeping him around for a while. I preferred the in-and-out guy when it came to Desiree because there was never any side effects. She just moved on to the next guy. If he lingered, the results were devastating for me when they broke up, and they always broke up.
"Hi. I'm Blake. It's nice to meet you... Kaitlin, was it?"
"Yea, nice to meet you." I could tell he was trying to be cordial; but frankly, I wasn't in the mood, especially from a guy who was going to fuck my roommate in a matter of minutes.
At least he was better looking than her previous prospects. Blake was really tall, coming in around 6'5". It wasn't hard to make out his chiseled body beneath his tight t-shirt. His brown hair was cropped short, but was long enough to be a little messy. His eyes were a gorgeous ice blue. I usually had a weak spot for a guy with blue eyes, but on this night I was so frustrated with Desiree and the entire situation, I couldn't even appreciate the Adonis in front of me.
I quickly grabbed my food from the microwave. I didn't want to be in the same room as them much longer.
"It was nice meeting you Blake. I'm gonna head to my room and enjoy my food before I pass out. I guess I'll be seeing you around?"
"I hope so," he said as he wrapped his arm around Desiree. I could've sworn I saw something in his face as he said it, almost as if he had another meaning. Damn exhaustion must've been getting to me.
"You two have a good night," and I scurried off down the hall before they could respond.
I made it through my bedroom door and shut it behind me. I made my way to the bed and placed my food on the nightstand. Only a minute had passed before I heard noises from the living room. Really? She couldn't have at least taken it to her bedroom. Blake must have been a mind reader as he suggested they move to a more comfortable setting. Maybe he was good for something, if it were a small voice of reason.
It was quiet and I was able to eat my dinner in peace. I was feeling drowsy and decided to drift off to sleep since I had work early in the morning. I was on the cusp of falling into a blissful slumber when I heard what I could only assume was her headboard smashing against the wall.
What the hell? I really could not catch a break. I figured that the noise would subside soon. No man could last much longer at the pace he was driving. I could not be more wrong. Two hours later, he was still drilling into her at the same tempo. Lucky bitch.
I hadn't dated in over a year and had been absent of a sex life since. Between work at the advertising agency and Desiree's noisy sex sessions, I was too exhausted to go out or even to masturbate. I tried to drown out the noise with my headphones. Around 2am, I finally fell asleep.
***
I awoke to the sound of my boss's ringtone blaring in my ears. I answered.
"Kaitlin, where the hell are you?" James screamed through the phone. I groggily looked at the time. I was an hour and a half late for work.
"I'm so sorry sir, I'll be right there!" I hung up before I heard his reply. I had no time to shower, so I quickly changed clothes, doused myself in perfume, grabbed my stuff and headed for the door.