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.

though not many cared to listen to him—not that they could even if they

actively discussed with Noah, though that was mostly about

should be able to hold

to give it a

case, I should

Rey decided this out loud, he heard

"Gahh!"

no longer any time to think

'She's here!'

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passed since Alicia arrived, yet neither had spoken since

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

neither interrupted the

on the literature in front

you saying anything,

silence as he couldn't concentrate on

he just wasn't able to get into the

turned a page of his book,

already had lunch before

Why couldn't he concentrate?

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

and he made sure

a little bit before Noah left,

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

sure to arrive earlier, and Alicia came

like an unspoken

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

do right now was talk to

Nothing more… nothing less.

probably focusing on her

the fact that he hadn't heard her

she was doing it

me… it might ruin the moment…

shackled Rey for thirty more minutes,

Rey

time in nearly two hours, Rey turned to

his surprise, she was staring at him

'H-holy…!'

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

gaze was subtle, but it was

they were both staring at each other, with

finally

felt his

burst at any moment, and

say next?! What