Skye's POV

I take the lift to the twentieth floor of the apartment building I live in. When the door opens I walk down the hall and stop in front of a door.

Bang! Bang! Bang!

"Hold on I'm coming." The door opens revealing Jaxtyn. "What are you..."

I shove past him entering the apartment. Looking him in his brown eyes I say. "What the hell was that this morning?"

"What?"

"The kiss."

"I did it because of the mistletoe"

Crossing my arms I step forward and rise to my fullest height. "Bullshit, Jaxtyn." I yell. "Tell me the true reason why you did?"

He rubs the back of his neck and closes the door. "I did it because I like you, Skye. I've liked you for a long time."

"Why now? Why not a long time ago?" I ask.

He leads me further into the house and there's a lot of photos of him with his basketball team from college. Pointing at one he says. "This is the game I fractured my kneecap. The doctor told me that it was best that I leave the game behind. It was the hardest decision of my life to give up something that I dreamt about."

Placing my hand on his shoulder I say. "Do you regret giving it up? What were you studying during the time you were ball?"

A smile spreads across his face, "I studied business. It's ironic how I have a degree in that and yet I don't work for my father yet."

"When is he going to let you work for him?"

"Next year sometime. He wants to see how I handle this place first." He grabs my hand and pulls me to the living room.

There's a leather couch, facing an 88″UHD QLED SMART TV Q9 Series that's mounted to the wall. A small table with a full bowl of popcorn. "I was going to watch a movie before you banged on the door like it was an emergency."

"It was an emergency. I don't want to go to sleep not knowing the reason why you kissed. It would have kept me up all night and I like to have a proper sleep before I do stuff with Grandma."

A smile spreads across his face. "How is she doing?" He's pretending that he doesn't know how she's doing.

"I know you've seen her, Jaxtyn. There's no reason to play coy with me. Grandpa told me that you're helping them. Why would you want to be part of something like this?"

He sits down on the couch and then pats the spot next to him. I sit next to him and wait for him to tell me why he's helping my family.

Looking at me says. "When we were growing up we were close. Not, like Josh and you were. But, close enough. Your father was there for me when I went through some stuff and was supportive. If it wasn't for him I wouldn't be where I am today. He talked me out of doing something stupid after I lost everything due to my injury."

"I'm glad he was there for you, Jaxtyn."

"So am I." He turns his attention back to the TV. "Do you want to stay for a bit and watch a movie with me?"

A smile spreads across my face. "Sure," sitting back in the seat I say. "It's been awhile since we've done something like this."

"It has." He plays the movie.

Ding!

My phone goes off and I pull it out of my bag and see it's a message from Chelsea.

Chelsea: Where are you, Skye?

Me: I'm visiting a neighbour.

Chelsea: Is he cute.

How does she know it's a guy? I could be with a girl.

I look over at Jaxtyn and say. "It's my roommate. She's worried about me."

Me: Very, I'll be home soon.

Chelsea: You need to tell me everything when you come home.

Me: I will.

I put my phone on silent and watch the movie with Jaxtyn.

When the movie finishes I stretch and look over at Jaxtyn who's asleep. Grabbing a blanket I put over him. Kissing his cheek I whisper. "See you around, Jaxtyn." I walk out of the apartment and lock the door behind me.

As I approach the lift I see a couple leaning against the wall making out. The girl runs her hand through his hair and says. "Fuck me against the wall. I don't give a fuck who sees us."

I really don't want to see that.

Turning around I head to the stairs and take them down to my floor. When I get to my floor I open the door and step onto my floor.

Lennon opens his door, which is located opposite mine. He locks the door and smiles at me. "Hey, Skye. What are you doing out so late?"

"Hey, Len. I was just visiting a friend on another floor. We had a movie night, but he fell asleep before the movie ended."

"If you were with me I wouldn't have fallen asleep that quick. I would have walked you to the door and made out with you. Then possibly walked you to your door."

Touching his arm I say. "Any girl would be lucky to have you, Lennon. I'm just not the right one for you. When you find her I hope you introduce me to her."

"You know I will do that. I'm heading to Lux right now to see if I can find the right girl. What Chelsea up to? Do you think she's like to come out with me?"

Shaking my head I say. "She's probably asleep right now. I'm not sure if you know this, but she has a boyfriend."

"I know she has a boyfriend. The asshole knocked on my door at 3:30am this morning. I couldn't get back to sleep after that."

"I'm sorry that happened to you." I go silent for a moment before asking. "Did you take the Reeves up on their offer of moving out of this apartment and into the other one?"

"Yeah," a smile spreads across his face. "I'm moving in next week. What about you? Are you taking them up on the offer?"

"Nah, I'm staying here. It's close to work. If I moved to the other place it would take longer to get there."

He looks at his watch. "I better get going. Have a good night."

"You too."

I step into my apartment and Chelsea is sitting on the couch with a cup of hot cocoa. "Tell me all about the date you had with the neighbour."

A smile spreads across my face. "Have you seen the mistletoe in the lift yet?"

"Yeah?"

"Well that's where I met our neighbour. He was in the lift and he kissed me under the mistletoe. It was one of the best kisses I've ever had."

She laughs. "I don't remember you kissing many guys when we were in college."

"There were a few, but they aren't worth mentioning. You know the funniest thing is that the guy I kissed was neighbour growing up too."

Her mouth drops open. "You kissed Jaxtyn Emmanuel?"