“Wow, I don’t think I’ve ever seen you before noon.” Nick laughs as Jamie slumps into the chair next to him.
“I don’t need this today.” Jamie mutters as she rubs her head in frustration before trying to steal one of the pieces of bacon off of Nick’s breakfast plate.
Nick moves his plate farther away from her. “Maybe if you slept in your own bed every once in a while, you wouldn’t have to deal with me so early in the morning.”
“At least I know how to have fun.” Jamie tries again for the bacon, but Nick, not run down by a hangover, is too fast for her.
“At least I have morals.”
Jamie glares at Nick. “Just because I hook up with your roommate from time to time doesn’t mean I don’t have morals. Whatever, I don’t need to explain myself to you and your deranged monogamist ideals.” She tries one more time for the bacon, but he manages to grab it and put it in his mouth before she can get to it.
The two look up as Baker enters sleepily, missing his shirt. “Do either of you realize what time it is?”
“It’s almost ten sleeping beauty.” Nick laughs.
“Uh, yeah, but its Sunday. You know, the day of rest?” Baker rests his head on Jamie.
“Well, maybe some of us have stuff to do.” Nick says gathering his books.
“Nick, even Jesus took naps.”
“Since when are you religious Baker?” Nick laughs.
“Since people started waking me up on Sundays.”
“Touché, I’ll keep it down next time. I can’t say much for your girlfriend though.”
“We are not dating.” Baker and Jamie say in unison. Baker straightens up.
“Y’all have been hooking up for months now and you’re gonna tell me that you’re not together?”
Jamie flips her hair behind her shoulder. “First of all, just because we hook up doesn’t mean that there are any emotions involved. Plus, we totally have rules.”
“Hook-ups have rules now?”
“Not necessarily in general, but ours does. It keeps everything…chill.” Baker says sitting down next to Jamie.
“Yeah like there’s no family involved.”
“And we’re completely open and honest. I know about all the other guys in her life and she knows about all of the other girls in mine.”
“And sometimes we say no to each other. Like, the other day, I was super tired from writing a paper so he slept with…”
“Claire. At least I think that was her name.”
Jamie laughs. “We also absolutely always make sure we stay safe. Nothing ruins causal sex like a baby.”
“Or you know, herpes.”
Jamie playfully punches Baker in the arm, “You’re disgusting.” Baker shrugs.
“Y’all do realize what you’re explaining sounds like an open relationship right?”
Jamie laughs and turns to Baker. “He still doesn’t get it.”
“Dude, we don’t go on dates. We don’t cuddle, we don’t call each other pet names. Hell, we don’t even kiss.”
Nick gives them both a confused look. “Y’all have never kissed ever? I’m calling bullshit on that one.”
Jamie sighs and rests her head on her hand. “Here’s how it is, Nick. Sometimes things happen, but we don’t kiss affectionately like a couple.”
“I still don’t get it.”
“Good thing you don’t really have to.” Baker says matter-of-factly.
“He’s right Nick, you’ve just gotta accept that some people don’t do relationships. You don’t do causal, we don’t do monogamy.”
“Whatever, y’all do what you want. I’ve gotta go to the library.” Nick sighs and heads out of the kitchen with his coffee.
“I’m actually kind of hungry.” Baker says looking at Jamie.
“Thank God. Nick totally wouldn’t share his bacon and I’m starving. We should go get greasy diner food somewhere.”
“Now that I can get behind. Let me just go get dressed.”