I’m awake and can’t get back to sleep at 6:30 the next morning. This is even more torturous by the fact I have a free day. I don’t need to be up at all and I can’t sleep. Damn it. Well if I have to be up, then so does Kyla. In fact she deserves it, I blame her for my ruined night last night.

As I creep into her room I notice she is completely submerged under the covers.  “Kyyyyla” I sing over and over as I jump up and down on her bed, careful not to actually jump on her.

Uh oh, she is not happy. I can hear her growl from beneath the covers. “Spencer Carlin if you don’t quit it I am going to seriously damage your health.”

She used my full name. So I stop jumping and fling myself down next to her. “I can’t sleep” I pout.

“How does this concern me?” She’s beginning to lighten up. I can hear it in her tone. “Well…because.”

“That isn’t a reason Spence.” And she finally emerges from under the covers.

“Ok, well I think you deserved it after last night.”

“Ah last night. Spill.”

“Spill what?”

“Don’t give me that Carlin, she was here. You disappeared to bed before 8 and she looked like she’s been diagnosed with a terminal illness after your disappearing act.”

“She did?”

“Oh no, not until you spill.”

“Fine can we do this over breakfast? I didn’t eat yesterday.”

“Sounds good to me.” She exclaims.

We’re eating breakfast at our breakfast bar. I’m so glad We decided to rent together. It would have been awful sharing with a complete stranger. “So come on Spence…” She whines “and don’t spare any details.”

“There’s nothing to tell really. She’s with Aiden, I’m still emotionally inept and we’re going to try and be friends.”

She chuckles slightly “Riiight.”

“What?” I ask but I know what she’s thinking, we can never be friends. I mean can anyone ever really be good friends with an ex-lover?

“You two have never been able to be just friends Spence, and you know it.” She’s being gentle with her words. She can tell from my face she’s hitting home with this one. “I mean, that’s how your relationship has always been. All. Or. Nothing. Completely on fire.” I really don’t want to be hearing this, it’s making me lose my appetite. But she continues anyway “Spence, when you were with each other, you used to ignite a whole room, but…”