An Extra’s POV

After Noah left, Rey made sure his room looked as presentable as it possibly could for his guest.

The first time Alicia came with those books, Rey had been caught off guard.

His room hadn't been in any major mess, but it wasn't in the best shape either.

Rey remembered he had a pair of his underwear on his bed, and till this day he prayed Alicia didn't notice what it was.

'I managed to cover it with my bedsheets, but I think she already saw it…'

Rey knew he would die of embarrassment if he dwelled on it, so he convinced himself that Alicia didn't know what a guy's underwear was supposed to look like.

It wasn't very believable, but telling it to himself repeatedly seemed to do the trick.

"Alright… I think we're all set!" Rey beamed in satisfaction.

His bed was well-laid, and everything was in perfect order.

You would think he was about to get laid or something.

'No dirty thought, Rey! This is, as always, a reading session!'

Rey didn't particularly mind that Alicia and him never really spoke in the time that they spent together, but recently he was getting increasingly curious.

'I want to know more about her…'

But he also didn't want to ruin the vibe that they already had.

'I don't want her to think I'm trying to hit on her or anything…'

Rey already knew he couldn't compare himself to the caliber of guys that Alicia had dated in the past.

Sure, he had toned up a bit more, and he was in much better shape than before.

But still…

'Even though I can better understand why Billy is so into her… I already gave up on that a long time ago.'

Right now, Rey was content with just being Alicia's friend.

But friends knew a lot about each other, didn't they?

'Maybe I'll ask her some stuff about herself today…'

Just regular stuff, to break the ice.

Rey knew he wasn't the best at conversations, but he had recently gotten a lot of chances to practice his communication skills.

cared to listen

discussed with Noah, though that was

should

just had to give it a

case, I should

as Rey decided this out loud, he heard a knock on his

"Gahh!"

longer any time to

'She's here!'

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had passed since Alicia arrived, yet neither had

pile of books were scattered on Rey's bed as both of them had what they were

the other with meaningless things like words or unwarranted

only focused on the literature

Why aren't you

as he couldn't concentrate on what he

best, but he just wasn't able

minutes since he turned a page of his book, showing

had lunch before

Why couldn't he concentrate?

by 2:00 PM, Rey always went back to his room

Market and he made sure to be

a little bit before Noah left, and not long after that…

once, Alicia arriving when Noah was still around, and it was awkward

sure to arrive earlier, and Alicia

like an unspoken

case, I better say something!' Rey could no longer ignore the reason he wasn't feeling

do right now was

Nothing more… nothing less.

focusing on her

heard her flip a

she was

it might ruin

thoughts shackled Rey for thirty more minutes, but after

anything, Rey felt

time in nearly two hours, Rey turned to look

she was staring at him

'H-holy…!'

startling that Rey nearly jumped out of his skin and ascended into

but it was

were both staring at each other,

finally answered

his heart racing

any moment, and it caused his

I say next?! What should I