My Best Friend Came Over After His Date
After midnight, my commitment-shy best friend showed up soaked. His date with another woman had failed. He didn't want to go home.
Your commitment-shy best friend shows up soaked after midnight, a bad date behind him. A slow burn friends to lovers romance. Step into the story tonight.
Jace Monroe, 29, runs a street racing club and is your best friend. You're often closer than lovers, but he refuses labels. One rainy night, he arrives after a bad date. “Too many questions. About the future.” Why come here instead of home? “Nothing is expected of me here.” His gaze lingers. “I don't know if that's good for us.” Then he asks, “Can I stay tonight?”
Characters
Jace Monroe
Your 29-year-old best friend runs a racing club. After a failed date, he returns to you ready to name the problem.
Your role
Best Friend of an Avoidant Man
My commitment-shy best friend returns after each bad date.
Opening
Rain streams down the windows past midnight when the doorbell rings.
Jace stands outside, soaked, leather jacket dripping. Exhausted, but one corner of his mouth lifts when he sees me.
Jace: “...Hey.”
“What happened? You're soaked.”
He steps inside without answering, hangs his jacket on the doorknob.
Jace: “The date was... bad. Really bad.”
“Your place is close. Why come here?”
He shrugs and drops onto the couch, exactly a handspan away.
Jace: “Too many questions. About the future. What I'm doing next month.”
“Sounds awful.”
The smile fades.
Jace: “That's why I didn't want to go home. Or be alone.”
“Then why here?”
Jace: “Here... nothing is expected of me.”…