Monday.
Day 4.
Issa.
"I literally don't even know your name either, I just realized. Guess you've gotta introduce yourself to both of us."
Lectra had went downstairs to find me some aspirin for my headache, and I had to hand it to her, she found some, but along with it was George. I lay on Lectras bed, watching George walk up to me with an outstretched hand, offering it to me. I hesitantly take it and shake hands with him.
Surpringly, this wasn't even the weirdest part of my week.
"Hi. I'm George." I didn't know what to say to him. He looked as scared as I felt. Did he recognize me too? I had to only assume that he didn't, along with everyone else I've known from the dream. Why would he be any different? Trying to regain my composure, I reply;
"I'm Issa. Short for Issabelle." He smiles at me, sending a cold chill down my body. I realize we are still touching and quickly retract my arm away from him.
"I think we've met before." My heart stops as he says this. Was he referring to the dream? Not knowing what to say, I quickly test;
"We have?" He then continues talking;
"Yeah, in the kitchen actually. Kinda." He says this so suddenly, making me remember he had just seen me downstairs with Lectra's brother making out with him. Guess he didn't know me after all.
Quickly, before he can say anything in front of Lectra, I come up with a solution for what had just happened with Brooks.
"Yeah. I went to get some food. Lec-Leah, and I were watching movies." Forgetting Lectra wasn't even her real name, I corrected myself for George. He seems to understand I was avoiding the Brooks situation so he turns to Lectra and says;
"Nice to meet you Leah." He doesn't go for a handshake this time, he just waves slightly.
"Hello George." I still haven't explained to Lectra why I was freaking out so badly. I was in so much shock seeing both Cam and George there on the kitchen at once that I couldn't talk to anyone. That, and I had just been kissing her brother. I felt horrible about it and now this new George saw it happening. I begin to feel gross so I sit up in the bed and ask;
"So can I have the aspirin or do I have to beg for it?" I see George jump at the sound of my voice then utter out;
"Oh yeah, right." He then starts trying to open the bottle. I see Lectra roll her eyes at him then she snatched it away from him. Almost immediately, she opens it with ease. I see George give me a look of embarrassment and say;
"I loosened it?" We all giggle at him as Lectra tosses me a few pills. I look around the room for anything to wash them down with, finding nothing.
"Oh shoot. Here, you two keep talking. I'll go get some water. Be back soon." With that, Lectra leaves me in the room alone with George. I look back to George awkwardly standing there at the foot of the bed watching me. Not knowing what to do, I offer awkwardly;
"You can sit if you want-" I gesture into Lectras bed I was laying in. I stop abruptly, realizing I had just invited him into bed with me. Way to go.
"Or ya know, you can sit at her desk?" George laughs then says;
"I'll be fine standing." He then looks around the room avoiding eye contact adding;
"So you don't live here-right?" He finally looks at me, but when I give him a confused look, he continued;
"It's just, I wanna know how often I should be on the look out for certain kitchen activities." He smirks at me and then winks jokingly.
His demeanor had changed significantly since first arriving in Lectras room. At first he seemed absolutely terrified, but now he was completely cool. He was becoming exactly like the George I knew in my dream.
I then understand his reference and started blushing. Brooks and I were just making out in there when he walked in on us. I cover my face with my hands and plead;
"Oh jeez. I'm sorry. I seriously did just go in there for a snack."
"Well you certainly got one." I uncovered my face to look at George. He wasn't doing anything particularly interesting to draw me in to him, it was just the energy he was giving off that made me want him. That, and those tempting eyes of his. It was driving me insane by the second. I inhale deeply then say to him;
"Could you do me a favor and just don't mention that to Lectra, like at all? I'll tell her, just not right now." He nods at me and eventually decides to sit down by my feet. I move my knees up to my chest, giving him more room. He kicks up his feet and sits cross legged like we were two kids hanging out at a sleep over.
"I won't tell anyone. It's not my business." I couldn't help but feel overjoyed at the fact that he was here with me. I found myself smiling as I studied him. Just then, I see Cam walk past the door making my smile vanish instantly. He comes to a stop, seeing us, then walks inside the room.
"Oh hey Issa. Funny seeing you here. We've gotta stop running into each other so much." He then turns to George;
"This is the girl who knew my name." George then shoots me a concerned look and asks, surprised sounding;
"How?" I wasn't about to explain to them both that I was some crazy psychic, so instead I say exactly what I told Cam before;
"I told you him already. It was the voice." George nods slowly, looking less distressed now. Then Cam adds;
"So you watch my videos that much that just by hearing my voice you knew me? Aw." I scoff at him then admit;
"I actually don't watch them at all. I watched one with my brother-once. Don't get too big headed." George beside me was covering his mouth giggling while Cam sat there looking offended.
"You can just say you're a big fan and be on your way Issa." Cam crosses his arms looking like he was about to pout. As much fun I was almost having, I decide then to change the subject.
"What's taking her so long? I asked for a glass of water. At this point she drove to the store to get it."
"Leah's downstairs fighting with Brooks. They do not get along well, do they?" Cam says looking over his shoulder, and I only then notice yelling coming from downstairs. I can't help but start to laugh at the screams coming from them down there. The other two guys laugh with me and suddenly I start to feel awkward.
I'm sitting here alone in a bedroom with two guys I had just a few days ago had relations with in my crazy ass dream. One of them was even sitting on a bed with me. To be fair, the dream wasn't real, but it sure felt like it. That didn't make it any less weird. George seems to sense my awkwardness because he says;
"Cam. Wanna leave? Issa and I were talking ya know?" Cam looks offended but teases anyway;
"What, I can't join you two?" He frowns at us playfully then George replied;
"Sure, if you wanna stay and join us?" George wiggles his eyebrows at Cam as he says 'join' very insinuatingly. Instantaneously, as if George had just told him he had the plague, Cam was jogging toward the door. He stops by the frame, turns, then takes two fingers and salutes a goodbye. He then leaves without saying another word.
I turn to George, still on my bed looking pleased with himself.
"We aren't actually going to do anything. Just so you know." He looks at me acting insulted then states;
"Of course not. That would only be in the kitchen." If only he knew that version of him that had only just met me and decided to take advantage of the situation. I laugh to myself then ask;
"You're never going to let that go, are you?" Then catching me off guard, George moves backwards on the bed, leaning against the wall. He stretches his arms around his head to use as a pillow and shrugs.
"I don't think so Issa." He was clearly trying to annoy me but all I could focus on was how different he looked right then. His eyes were closed and his head was lifted upward toward the ceiling, showing off his defined jawline. His arms are pulled up around his head so far that his shirt had moved up enough to show part of his stomach. I feel my heart begin to jump as I watched him. I could see his chest rise and fall from his breathing then all at once he opens his eyes.
Lectra had walked in, scaring us both.
"Sorry. Brooks is an idiot. Here's your water, ma'lady." She curtseys then throws me a bottle full of water. It lands in the middle of the bed so I go to grab it but as I do, so does George. I look up from the bottle and see he had leaned in closer to grab it, now inches away. Quickly I grab it and return to my spot. I hear George clear his throat then suggest;
"I should probably go now." He gets up from the bed and starts walking toward the door. Right before he leaves, he turns and adds;
"I hope we can hang out some more soon." He ignores Lectra and looks straight at me. I nod and smile, then I begin feeling shy so I look away at the bottle in my hands, playing with it. I hear him close the door behind him then Lectra jumps onto me, shaking me hard. How many times did I have to tell her I had a headache for it to settle into her brain?
"What was that?" I push her off of me and open up the bottle and chug down some water with the pills. I take a deep breath from the drink and ask dimly;
"What was what? We were just talking."
"Yeah and I felt like the largest third wheel in history. Do you two-know each other?" She then gasps and shakes me again, making me spill some of my water onto my shirt.
"Was he another person from your dreams?" There was no harm in telling her since she already believed me so I gave in;
"Yeah. And so was Cam." She makes a disgusted face and asks;
"What? The guy who walked in on me in the bathroom? That guy?" I laugh at her but the look she gives me told me she didn't find it even a tiny bit funny. I force a straight face then say;
"Yeah that one." She gets up and starts pacing around tapping her chin like she was a detective trying to solve a crime. I crack a smile again then Lectra was saying;
"That's so weird. You find me, Wes and now these two guys. Why do you only remember people and the rest don't?" I only shrug so she continues excitedly;
"How do you know for sure George doesn't remember you? Or even Cam?"
"Don't you think they would have said something if they did? Plus, I know for a fact Cam doesn't remember me." Cam definitely didn't remember, what with him not knowing who I was from our first encounter. And he just was not acting a thing like the Cam I knew in the dream at all. There was no way Cam knew.
"Okay, well you didn't say anything about it either. Maybe George is just as confused as you are?" She had a point, when he saw me he looked absolutely shocked to see me. But that also could have just been because I was getting fondled when he saw me. I definitely wasn't about to tell Lectra that yet though. I had no idea what was wrong with me. All this was doing was making my brain hurt more than it already did.
"So how did you know Cam and George in this dream anyway?" I scratch my head then let out a small 'yeesh' knowing it was alot to explain to her.
George had kinda sorta been my boyfriend, but recent ex since I dumped him for cheating on me with Cam, who was also-my kidnapper? He definitely was, but the last couple of times I talked to George, he had tried to convince me Cam wasn't as bad as he seemed. And to make it even more weird, he had wanted us to all be in a relationship together, after telling me he cheated on me, which made no sense.
It's not like it mattered anymore, it never really happened. It was just crazy to think Cam or George thought I'd want something like that after he had kidnapped me. My dream world sure as hell was weird.
I take in a breath and finally explain;
"George and I dated shortly. He had cheated on me-" I pause waiting for a reaction out of Lectra. She doesn't act surprised at all, she just nods like she saw it coming.
"Of course he did. Who with?" Oh jeez, now it was about to get complicated.
"Um. Cam." As I say this, I finally get a big reaction out of her. She perks up and exclaims loudly;
"With Cam? The guy he's living here with? Oh damn!" I have to shush her so no one would hear us, then she continues quietly;
"Now I get why you were so shocked to see them both here." I agree with her and add;
"And there's more about Cam. He was the one who kidnapped me at the school." I had previously told Lectra that the dream started with me being kidnapped by someone, but I had never explained who. Once again, Lectra goes to react to what I had just told her but I quickly shut her down. She sighs, regaining her composure and asks;
"So-shouldn't we be scared of this guy then?" Once again, Lectra made a good point. George was telling me he didn't believe Cam was as bad as he was letting on. It wasn't much to go off of but I was going to believe it with him. Hoping I wouldn't regret it, I say;
"I trust Cam. We shouldn't have to worry about him, here at least." Cam was so different here that it made me trust my instincts even more. Lectra only looks at me like she doesn't fully know whether to really trust it, but nods anyway.
"Do you think they're together here too?" I hadn't even thought of that. It would explain why they lived here together if they were. But they do also stream together all the time, so it could be either way. Lectra interrupts me before I can even reply.
"George seemed like he really liked you fyi. He even said he wanted to hang out again. I think that means no, he's not with him, with him." I wanted to say that it could have just been a friendly gesture but decided not to. I was growing increasingly happier each second by the thought of George possibly being attracted to me. Again.
I began smiling to myself forgetting about Lectra when I feel my phone buzz. I pull it out from underneath me and read a message from Brooks. Oh great, he was texting me now. My smile fades and I shakily pull my phone closer to me so Lectra can't accidentally read it along with me;
Brooks: 'my room's just downstairs. I'll help you feel better Issa.'
He then sends a winky emoji and immediately I turn off my phone and throw it down. Lectra sees me throw it down and gives me a question mark expression. Smooth Issa.
"What was that about? Was it George? Lemme see!" Shit. I take a breath in and immediately try to think of an excuse.
"No. It's not him. It's my-sugar daddy-" What the hell Issa? She stops reaching for my phone and gasps. Why the hell was that the first thing I think of? If I just agreed that it was George, she would have wanted to see the texts, so I couldn't have said that. This way I thought she would understand I wanted privacy, but she then prys;
"Ooh, what's his name?" Knowing I was horrible at lying, I then respond and ruin my whole cover up like an idiot.
"Uh George?" She stops smiling and begins to look confused. I was confused too. Why had I said that? It was the first name I thought of, it was the only thing I could think of honestly. The only thing on my mind right now was George, like someone was implanting it there.
"George? I thought you two just met?" I then realize I'm already so deep in the lie that I might as well keep it going more.
"Yeah. But he gave me his number when you left. He just now texted me saying he wanted to do it. Which-is why I threw down my phone. In surprise?" I was right, I was absolutely terrible at lying, but Lectra seemed to buy it. She begins smiling again, telling me I was in the clear.
"Well say yes!" All I could think about was George again, when out of nowhere, the image of me and Cam pops into my head instead. We were down in the kitchen and George was there watching us too. Trying my hardest to break away from thinking about it I blurt;
"I did. He wants me to come to his room." What was wrong with me? It was like I was being hypnotized to think about Cam and George. The images were so vivid, just like my dreams at the school. I was in Cam's arms and inviting George over to join. Why was I seeing this? There was no way I would ever do any of this in a million years.
Just as fast as the images were put there, they were suddenly gone. What the hell was that about? It only took me a couple seconds to finally realize what I had just said to Lectra, diverting my attention from the crazy vision-like thing I just had. Crap.
It wasn't a complete lie at least. I did get a message telling me to come to someones room, but it wasn't George. I sure as hell was not about to go to Brooks room. I didn't want to go to George's either but it seemed like the better solution, plus I clearly couldn't keep him out of my mind, so it felt like I had no choice. This is what I get for digging myself deeper in this lying hole.
Lectra then starts to shake me, making my headache come right back. She's still shaking me while she bounces around her bed excitedly now.
"Well go! I support you. Make that money!" I can't help but laugh at her even though my heart was beating a million miles per second. I try to come up with an excuse not to go, when my phone buzzes again. Lectra and I both reach for it at the same time, but I ultimately grab it first, thankfully. I then begin to read;
Brooks: 'cmon. Earlier was fun. You know you want to Issa.'
Once again I turn it off and face Lectra butting in;
"What's the big deal? You two have basically dated already. Just go, you're just teasing him at this point!" She pulls me up and flings me at the door. I turn to her frantically, feeling like I couldn't argue with her anymore and give in;
"I don't even know where his room is Lectra." And just like that, the images of the two guys were back again in my mind. They happened so suddenly that I almost tripped from the shock of seeing them. It was a miracle I could walk and also see whatever the hell it was I was seeing at the same time. It was clearly still just me with George and Cam, but I was doing crude things I would never do with them both, ever.
I've had enough of this. Whatever it was that was happening to me. Stress? Probably.
"Well it's a good thing I do." Forgetting once again what was happening between me and Lectra, we begin walking down the hall, more like pushing me down it, searching for Georges room as I continued to watch the scene play out in my head. We finally get to his door and before I can even get a word out, Lectra knocks for me.
As soon as she knocks, the flashes of scenes of both Cam and George with me finally go away and I'm able to breathe for what feels like the first time in awhile. Only issue is now I have a new problem to deal with. How to confront George in his room. This went so unbelievably wrong so fast.
I hear footsteps inside then the knob was turning slowly. Finally it opens and there, in only a pair of boxers, is George, pretty much naked. Of course.
Lectra beside me softly giggles.
"You kids have fun!" George looks at the two of us like we were on drugs and I couldn't even blame him. Before he can even utter a syllable to give away my lie to Lectra, I push my way inside the room with George shouting;
"See you later!" I slam the door and quickly pull away from his naked chest. George goes to say something but I immediately put my hand up to his mouth, making him go silent. I lean against the door with him and finally hear footsteps, indicating Lectra had finally left.
I instantly let go of George and stare at him with a guilty, embarrassed smile. He doesn't say anything, he just looks at me, expecting an answer. Still confused on how fast this escalated, I say to him;
"Can I stay here tonight?"
Way to go Issa.