Ero Meter

Jack carried Cassie in his arms and moved towards the lift.

"Don't worry." His deep voice reverberated in her ears.

Cassie looked up and felt his muscular frame around her body, a blush formed on her face.

She could feel her heart thumping out of her chest.

She never thought that she would feel something like this for Jack, ever.

He was her best friend from childhood and she never saw him as a man.

However, from the day he came to her with hickeys on his neck, something changed in her heart.

She felt pangs of Jealousy and fear.

Like she was gonna miss out on something important if she didn't do anything about it.

Till now she was confused about her feelings, however, now as she is in his arms she could tell what it was.

Her eyes turned misty and she couldn't control her feelings.

A mix of emotions like Jealousy and guilt flushed through her brain.

He was in front of her all this time and she ignored him, and now that she wants him, he already belonged to somebody else.

The pain in her legs got engulfed by the pain in her chest. And tears started flowing out of her eyes at the realization.

Memories of their past spent together flashed in her brain, and she was afraid she would lose the only best friend she had.

Jack looked at her face and when he saw tears flowing out of her eyes, his brows raised.

"Does it hurt that much?"

Cassie held the corner of his shirt and wiped her tears from it.

"Yes, It hurts. I am sorry." She said and then turned silent.

Jack took her to the room in his arms, and throughout the way, she didn't speak a single word from her mouth.

She was silent like a snake.

"Thanks." She finally broke her silence when Jack placed her on the sofa.

"Let me get some ice."

"Hmm..." Cassie nodded like a puppy.

Jack moved through her apartment and found a plastic bag that he filled with Ice cubes.

He made a temporary Ice Pack for her.

Sitting on the floor, he took her leg in his hand and started to slowly compress around the inflammation area.

"Ouch..."

As she felt the cold of Ice hitting her leg, she grunted in pain.

"It will hurt only for a bit." Jack looked her in the eyes.

He gently started to compress the ice pack.

Cassie looked at him and the feeling of pain in her legs dimmed down a lot, however, the suffocation in her chest was going nowhere.

She felt guilty for some reason.

'I can't lose him, he is the only one that understands everything about me.'

After ice compressions, Jack stood up.

"You need anything else?"

"No."

"Ok, I will be leaving then. Call me if you need anything." Jack said and turned around to leave.

Seeing his departing back, a sudden feeling of tension arose in her heart.

She wanted to spend more time with him.

Just now he has helped her with Ice compressions and she felt that she liked him.

"Wait..." She suddenly stood up trying to stop him, forgetting her ankle sprain.

"Ahh..." She fell on the sofa again.

Jack who was leaving, turned around witnessing her falling on the sofa.

"What?"

"I was thinking if you could have some beer with me."

"Beer? It's morning."

"So what? We used to have morning parties all the time."

Jack looked at her flustered appearance, he could tell that she didn't want him to leave.

And he also knew the reason, it was because of the third heart.

A smile formed on his face.

"Well, I have to get my bike repaired as well." He looked at his phone for the time.

"You can get it done in the evening." Cassie rolled her finger on the sofa.

"I don't think I will be able to do anything after we are done with our 'Morning party.'

Jack remembered the morning parties they used to do, back then in the first year, he and Cassie would drink and gossip till she got knocked out in his apartment.

He remembered the struggle he had gone through to move her out to her place. She would get completely slumped and would barely remember anything she said earlier after waking up.

"Ok fine, but first let me get my bag and helmet." Previously he left them in the basement near his bike.

"Really? Thanks." Her eyes lit up and a smile formed on her face.

"Yea," Jack smirked.

After getting his helmet and bag, Jack and Cassie both sat on the sofa, already on their first beer.

"What do you wanna watch?" Cassie turned the TV on with the remote in her hand.

"Anything." Jack didn't show any interest either in the TV or Cassie.

He also wanted to have some drinks and chill out after so many life-changing events happened to him.

Cassie felt that he was ignoring her and a pout formed on her face.

"Come on! Suggest something, I can't seem to pick anything." She pestered.

Jack rolled his eyes and looked at her, "How about some music?"

"Yes, that would be good."

Soon under the influence of music and their tensions, they drank four cans each feeling somewhat tipsy.

Cassie opened the fifth one and looked at Jack while rolling her hair.

"You are looking handsome and handsome as days pass on." She said moving her knees towards him.

By now she has already forgotten about her ankle pain.

Her heart was beating rapidly at his presence near him.

Jack who was about to reply stopped as a panel flashed in front of him.

[1. Say thanks and leave. (+30 Ero points.)

2. Say thanks and stay. (+10 Ero points.)]

He looked at her head and saw that the Ero Meter was still on seventy points.

'So if I leave, then she would be horny for me?' A smile crept up on his face.

This is what he wants, to leave her hanging for some time, till she knows his true value.

"Thanks, Cassie." He said and stood up.

Cassie frowned seeing him getting up.

"What happened?" She placed the can on the table.

"Nothing, I have to leave."

"Why, so suddenly?" She wants to stand up, however, stopped, remembering the previous event.

"I forgot about the faucet in my apartment, it also needs fixing, I have to call a plumber." He said and also placed the can on the table, that was in his hand.

Cassie could tell that he was lying.

'Did he not like my comment?' She was thinking about the comment she just made about how he looked handsome.

She has never called him handsome before, heck she never flirted with him before.

This was her first time and she didn't knew that it could fire back this much.

'Does he not like me.' She remembered the time he used to be all around her, treating her like a princess.

And now that she was interested in him, he wanted to get away from her.

A sudden realization struck her.

'Yes, I am sure he used to like me!'

She then remembered the girl she saw in the morning and under the influence of alcohol, all she could remember was her beauty.

She was a beautiful lady.

More jealousy and fear appeared in her heart.

"Please, stay..." She murmured looking at him.

Jack smiled at her, "Don't worry we have all the time in the world, we will have this party someday else, and all you have to do is to call me."

Listening to his words, Cassie opened her mouth, however, no words came out of her throat.

She had a chance to make him hers, however, at that time she ignored his advances and now the same was happening to her and it felt bad.

She felt like someone piercing needles in her chest.

"Ok." She said dejected.

Jack smiled and nodded at her words and left her room.

She saw his departing back and one could see tears in her eyes.

"Jack..." She whispered and took out her phone.

Jack who was outside her apartment by now suddenly felt his mobile buzzing.

Pulling it out he saw that it was a call from Cassie, a frown appeared on his face.

He jas just left her room and now she was calling him.

'What does she want?'

Instead of picking it up he directly opened the door and entered the apartment again.

"What happened? Why are you calling?" his questions stopped when he saw her hopping towards him on her one leg.

He could see tears flowing out of her eyes.

"I am sorry..." She moved near him and held his chest with both of her hands behind his back.

Her face was buried in his chest.

Jack could feel her grip around his chest, he could tell that she was holding him with desperation and didn't want him to leave.

He could also feel the wet feeling of her tears, through his shirt.

"Sorry?" Jack asked.