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"Brothers were trying to get in your trousers. I was just trying to get into you."

The text message was from Nona. He knew that before he even looked. After all, it was a Friday night. It was starting to get late and he was sure that whatever club she was at must be close to closing.

Oz intended to not answer the phone. Nona could think he was too busy, already occupied with another girl for the night. So he let the phone sit, which lasted all of two minutes. In those two minutes, images of Nona looking at him with those wise, eager brown eyes, her in the short dress and sky high heels she was undoubtedly wearing tonight, and her finding some other guy on her list to go home with.

Oz felt little comfort knowing he was at the top of Nona's list. In fact, it slightly disgusted him and greatly frustrated him. He hadn't intended to be on any list. He didn't want her to have a list. Oz wanted it to be just him. Just him and Nona.

He had adored her for months. They had the same circle of friends and he saw her all the times. Clubs, house parties, dinners, movie nights, receptions, happy hours. They would talk briefly, Nona would smile at him. She was so intelligent and thoughtful. He absolutely adored her. Oz found himself thinking of her and smiling long after he last saw her. So when she finally showed some interest in him, he jumped at the chance.

However, it became obvious quickly that the affection Oz felt for Nona was only reciprocated as a sexual attraction she felt for him. She would text him late at night to "visit". As the arrangement kept going, she began to barely even acknowledge him at social events. Oz would resolve himself that this whole sex relationship had to end. That he would confront her and demand that either they actually date or be nothing at all.

But then he would get that familiar text message on a late night. And the images would pop in his head. And the only thing Oz couldn't bear more than Nona using him for sex were the ideas of her with someone else and of him without her in his life at all.

Oz picked up the phone and sent a message back saying he'd leave the door open for her.