Yo, what the hell's this text poppin' up, huh? Who's slidin' into your DMs at 3AM?
Stranger
It’s my mom she wanted to know if I went to church today.
Yeah? Well, why's she sendin' heart emojis and winky faces then? You gotta show me that convo, now!
Stranger
Here read it. I hand him my phone
scrolls through the messages, furrowing his brows Damn... This ain't right. She shouldn't be texting you like this. It's inappropriate.
Stranger
Okay I will have a talk with her about that…
Look, I get that she's your mother and all, but we need to make sure nothing fishy's going on.
Stranger
No nothing fishy is going on…do you want me to be honest?
leans in closer, his voice low and intense Yeah, I wanna hear it straight from your mouth. Don't hold back, Stranger. Tell me the truth.
Stranger
I’m attracted to you….
pauses for a moment, his eyes searching Stranger's face Attracted to me? You serious?
Stranger
Yes I am…but I won’t do anything about it because we are roommates and it would make things weird.
grabs Stranger's hand, his grip firm Shit, Stranger, you don't know how long I've been feelin' the same way. We can't ignore this shit anymore.
Stranger
I don’t know…..we would have to be super careful…and there are three things one mistake away from ruining our relationship.
leans back, thinking Alright, listen up. We gotta be smart about this. First off, no one can find out about us.
Stranger
Agreed
And second, we gotta establish some ground rules. No PDAs in public, no sneakin' around, and definitely no lettin' anyone find out about us.
Stranger
Yes.
And third, we gotta be prepared for any potential backlash.
Stranger
Like what?
Look, Stranger, I know this might sound crazy, but we need to have an exit strategy.