Page 38 of Method Acting

I checked the time on my phone. “I can hang out at the coffee shop while you work,” I said. “I need to study anyway.”

“Well, it’s a public space. I can’t technically stop you.”

“Gee, thanks.”

“Are you aware that Daniel has been filming us since we left the rehearsal hall? Don’t turn around. Keep it natural.”

Shit.

“Uh, no, I wasn’t aware.”

“See? You can do it. Like the dozen or so people who watched us walking to my dorm together.”

“I wasn’t aware of them either.” Goddammit. “You distracted me with arguing.”

He damn near smiled. “Well, if we’re gonna give them something to talk about, you should maybe come up to my room.”

I wasn’t sure why that gave my heart a little kick. “I do like being propositioned.”

He sighed, turned, and walked inside. I had to rush to catch up before the door closed. “You know,” I said, taking the stairs behind him. “If we’re gonna convince people that we like each other, it might help if you actually like me.”

“I’m an excellent actor.”

“You also have a great ass,” I said.

He stopped walking and I gestured to his said great ass. “What? If you waited for me to walk with you, your ass wouldn’t be in my face.” I shrugged with zero shame. “I’m not complaining.”

He pursed his lips and gestured ahead of him. “Be my guest.”

I grinned at him as I went in front of him. “If you want to look at my ass, you just gotta ask. Because I am not opposed to being checked out.”

“Have you considered not being a douche?”

I groaned. “Have you considered using the elevator?”

“Stop your whining.”

“Stop looking at my ass.”

By the time we got to his floor, I stood at his door as he unlocked it and pushed it open, and I was pretty sure he either wanted to kill me or kiss me.

It was hard to tell.

He dumped his bag and took his work uniform into his bathroom to get changed, so I sprawled out on his bed and checked my phone.

Sure enough, the first thing to pop up on my socials was a photo of me. And Amos, walking across the courtyard, not even five minutes ago.

The caption read Soooo is this new?

Damn, people were fast.

The first comment was, Saw them together the other day, and the next comment was, Chase just went into the dorms with him.

Oh great.

“Uh, Amos?” I said, loud enough for him to hear. “They’re talking about us.”

A second later his door opened. “Who is?”

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