"I need your help," Willow said from the other side of the room.
We were in our room at the sorority house, Willow was still getting ready for the mixer with a fraternity, I had personally been ready for 15 minutes.
Willow and I shared a room at the house, the room was a decent size. We had 2 desks up against the wall and our beds were against two other walls, against the last wall was the closest and the mirror.
Willow and I had been best friend since sophomore year in high school, we had met in a gym class when we both lied about having our periods and considering our gym teacher was a man, he didn't exactly want to talk about.
Willow was the closest thing I had to a real family. She knew everything about me, and she didn't walk away when she found out everything, even though I pushed and didn't want to have her as a friend.
"Ox, you have to help me." I look up from the magazine I was looking in.
Willow was wearing a short red dress and matching heels.
"Sure, but what exactly do you want me to do?" I closed the magazine and placed it on the bed.
"So, you know I have been seeing this guy, Josh, and I really like him, so um can you, you know, talk to him." She smiled at me.
"So, you finally got over Adam."
"Yes, I really really like him."
"5 minutes lady's," Zoe yelled from down the stairs. I got up off the bed, I was wearing a light pink romper that was low cut.
"Okay, I'll make sure he isn't crazy," I walked over to the desk where my shoes were, I got them on and turned back to Willow.
"Great, He's gonna be at the fraternity tonight, so you gonna talk to him and tell me what you think."
"Okay, I'll talk to him."
"Great because I think maybe he might be the one." She had the biggest smile on her face.
"Okay willow if you say so." I chuckled at her.
"Come on Zoe is gonna have our heads if we late."
We got out of our room and walked down the stairs. The girls were all gathered by the front door, Zoe stood in the front.
"Okay lady, your all know the rules, but other than that have fun." Yep, these things are so boring, all we had to do was talk and make friends with the boys from the house.
After a couple of hours in the house, I was standing in a room with people all around me. I had just gotten out of a conversation when Willow stepped up to me.
"Okay, he's over there," Willow pointed over to a group of guys and a girl, Anna.
"Which one." I looked at Willow.
She turned and looked over.
"The blonde one."
"The one with the blue shirt?"
She turned back to me with a smile.
"Yes." She pushed me over there.
"Go talk to him."
"Okay, I'm going." I walked over there.
I walked up to the group.
"Hey, Anna."
"Hey, Ox." I looked over the guys, I lingered at one of them a couple of seconds extra. He was about 6 feet, brown curly hair, honey brown eyes, strong jawline, broad shoulders, and lean.
I landed on the cute boy, Willow's boy.
I smiled at him.
"Hey, I'm Octavia." He gave me a nice smile.
"Hey."
"Hello to you too." The devilishly handsome guy, I looked at him quickly then back to Josh.
"Are you a cheater?" He raised his eyebrows and opened his mouth to say something but didn't.
I continue to look at him until he answered my questions.
"Nooo." He answered insecurely.
"Great. How many girlfriends have you had?" He looked to the devilishly handsome dude.
"What?"
"How did your last relationship end?" He looked very confused.
"You see someone?" The Devil asked.
I ignored him and continue to look at Josh.
"Have I seen you before, you seem very familiar, have we had sex before." I snapped my head to The Devil.
"No, I would rather eat a living beetle then sleep with you."
"You sure," He tilted his head slightly to the side.
"I think maybe I have gotten you naked before." I closed my eyes and shook my head.
I looked back at Josh to find him gone.
I looked over my shoulder, but he was definitely gone.
"Goddammit," I whispered.
I turned and walked away.
"What you just gonna leave like that, I thought we have something." The Devil said I could hear the smile in his voice as I walked away, I raised a hand in a gesture as a goodbye.
20 to 10 I was sitting on the porch in front of the house. I sat there waiting until I could leave, we couldn't leave into ten, unless we wanted to be on clear up duty, and been inside was just so boring.
The door opened behind me and then closed again. I looked behind to see who it was, The Devil.
"So, this is where you go to hide." I rolled my eyes.
"I'm not hiding." He comes and sat down next to me on the steps.
"Oh, I could have been fooled."
"I'm waiting till I can leave, not hiding." I tilted my head towards him with a smile.
He took the cup from my hand and throw out the liquid in it and poured in some of the liquid from his own cup, then handed it back to me.
I took the cup and looked to him with a raised eyebrow.
"What? you scared I gonna poison you?" He smirked, he took a sip.
I took a sip myself.
"Just so you know Josh is seeing someone."
"Yes, I'm aware of that." I took a big sip of the beer.
"Oh, let me guess, you're either a sister or a best friend."
"Best friend."
"Same." I looked at him.
I turned to sit facing him.
"So, if you're his best friend when you can tell me what I want to know." He looked at me.
"If I can't then no one can."
"Great. How long have you know him?"
"Him, you know he has a name, is Josh. By the way, I'm Beckham." I took the last gulp of beer for my cup and placed it behind me.
"Okay, that didn't answer my question."
"Right. Um, I think since 3 grade. You?"
"Sophomore, high school. When was his last relationship?"
"Late year."
"What happened?"
"Life happened." I nodded my head.
"Has he ever cheated?"
"No."
"How many girlfriends has he had?"
"That I know of, 5."
"Okay, is he a Serial killer." I joked.
"No, but you never know." I smiled at his answer.
"He a good guy, and he likes Willow, it's Willow right."
"Yes, Willow."
"So, Octavia what do you want to do after college?"
"I'm want to be a photographer."
"Your parents okay with that?"
"They don't really care what I do. What about you?"
"An architect, if I can do it."
He took a sip of his beer.
"You sure I haven't had sex with you?" I laughed.
"You think that highly of yourself don't you."
"What, I'm just making sure." He smiled.
"As I said I would rather eat a living beetle then have sex with you."
"You just saying that, because you ashamed to think I'm so hot and you would love to get beneath me." I frowned trying to keep from smiling as I nodded my head.
I reached over and took his cup of beer.
"Hey, that's mine." He leaned over me as I leaned back on the porch.
"Hand it back." I held the beer above my head.
"Okay, okay." I laughed and held a hand out in front of me.
He narrowed his eye at me, I pinched my lips together.
He pulled back and I sat up.
"Okay, hand it over." He held out his hand.
I looked at his face, and quickly took all of the beer into my mouth, but before swallowing Beckham said.
"Hey what the fuck, that was mine." I raised my eyebrows and pointed at my mouth.
"Yes, the beer." I nodded my head.
Of course, he can have it back.
I placed my hands on his shoulders as I straddled him and pulled his hair to tilt his head back. I placed my thumb on his chin to open his mouth. I leaned over him and slowly let the beer ran out of my mouth and into his.
After he got all of it, he swallowed and looked at me surprised. I licked my lips and smiled.
"There you go."
"I didn't think you would that type of girl." He had a big grin on his devilishly handsome face.
"What because I don't want to have sex with you?" I ran my fingers through his curly brown hair.
"Well, maybe I will get it someday."
"Maybe if you lucky, but that day is not today Beck." I smiled at him before getting up and walking away.
"Good night," Beckham said.
"Sweet dreams, Beck" I looked over my shoulder at him and smiled.
And I walked home.
*****
The Monday after, Willow and I were waiting for our next class, we were out on the field outside one of the buildings by the tree.
Willow was sitting against the tree as I was laying on the grass in front of her.
I was reading a book for class while Willow was looking through my camera when she said.
"I think Josh is the one, Ox." I turned my head and looked at her.
"Really?" I asked as she looked at the camera with a smile.
"Yes, I really think that, so do you like him?" She questions me.
"Well, he kinda took off before I could get a chance to get to know him." When back to my book.
"Well, I really think he's the one."
"Okay, I'll say you said that at your wedding." I joked with a smile still looking at my book, I could see out of the corner of my eye that Willow was smiling.
"Hey." I turned my head to the voice, it was Josh and Beckham was with him. I turned back to my book with a sigh.
"Hey Josh," Willow got up.
"Willow this is Beckham," Josh said.
"That's Octavia." I turned my head, I smiled, Willow point at me.
"Hey," Josh said.
I looked back at my book.
"I was wondering if maybe you had time, we could go get coffee." Willow giggled, I close my eyes, oh god Willow.
"I don't have a class until 40 minutes, so coffee sounds great."
"Great."
"Great," Willow said, I held out my hand for the camera.
I looked at Willow.
"My camera Willi." She looked at me.
"Right," And placed it in my hand.
I looked back at my book and placed the camera next to me.
"Okay, I'll see you later Ox."
"Bye."
"You miss me?" Beck crouched down by my head.
"No, did you miss me?" I smirked at him.
He sat down next to my head with one leg above my head and the other folded next to me.
"Maybe a little."
"Sucks for you." I smiled sweetly up at him.
"You know if they continue to date you gonna have to get used to me, Octavia." He grinned at me making me roll my eyes.
"Yeah, we'll see."