Fight With Me (Fight and Fall) by Unknown Page B

kitchen, rummaging through cabinets. The only thing I see are a few cans of soup and ramen noodles. What is it with single guys and their fucking ramen? Jesus Christ!
                  I realize that I can’t make the food now because it takes about a second to make. I’ll wait a little bit before his shift is over to pop it in the microwave. I hope he didn’t expect a gourmet meal tonight because all he’s getting is a sad, lonely bag of sodium soaked noodles. Bon appetite, Lucas.
                  I start tidying up the apartment, which isn’t difficult to do. The only thing he has a lot of are DVDs. Maybe I can rearrange them alphabetically. I’m bored as fuck and need something, anything to keep my hands busy and my mind distracted.
                  I start sifting through his collection and come across The Goonies . I need a pick me up flick and this will do the job just fine. I put it in, engrossed like I’ve never seen it before. I squeeze the pillow from the couch in between my legs, hanging on every line from the movie.
                  I hear the door open near the end of the movie, putting the DVD player on pause. I look over at Lucas, who looks worn out. He smiles slightly at me, collapsing on the couch beside me. He puts his arms around me, enveloping my body in a bear hug. I try to pull away from him, not fully comfortable with the proximity.
                  “Lucas…” I start to say.
                  “Please, Em. I had a rough night and I just want to hold you. I won’t try anything, I swear,” he says sighing.
                  I exhale too, unable to resist his request.
                  “Okay, but if there’s anything going on down south, no dinner for you,” I say saucily.
    He laughs, moving his head into the crook of my shoulder. He smells like sweat and booze. On most men, that combo would be gross, but on him it smells amazing. The mixture makes me inhale deeply. I bask in his warmth. I don’t feel anything sexual anymore though, not since this afternoon with Aiden. I just feel safety and comfort in his arms.
    I move away from him, not wanting him to think that I’m encouraging him. Plus, I really want to know why he had a bad night. I hope it wasn’t because of me.
    “Lucas, talk to me. Tell me what’s wrong,” I say in a n almost motherly tone.
    Maybe if I act like a mother hen it will to tally turn him off. Not likely though.
    “ Em, it fucking sucks when you’re not at work. I don’t know if I just don’t notice things because I’m always focused on you or what. Everybody was just being an asshole today,” he says frustrated. “Leslie especially.”
    My ears perk up at this little tidbit. Very interesting.
    “What happened?” I ask intrigued.
    “She kept bitching at me more than usual and I confronted her about it. She said that I had my head so far up my ass that I wouldn’t even understand if she told me. She also started talking shit about you,” he says growling.
    I inwardly chuckle. I think I know exactly why Leslie doesn’t care for me. It doesn’t bother me because she has every right to dislike me. Lucas is fixated on me and she wants him. I just have to figure out a way to make him see that and want her too.
    “Oh yeah? What did she say?” I ask , hiding a smile.
    “Just that all you do is cause drama. Ever since you came into town there have been fights. I told her that none of it was your fault and she flipped out on me for defending you. She said you were just using me to get over Aiden. I guess she heard that you moved in with me and decided to try and protect me. I told her to mind her own business and she freaked out and flipped me off. She went home before we settled anything,” he says sighing.
    “Lucas, Leslie is right about me,” I say, looking him straight in the eye.
    He starts to protest but I cut him off. I need him to see the real me.
    “No, it’s