The Summer Roommate

InnerSelf installed A friend offers you a cheap place to stay for the summer. It sounds perfect. Affordable rent, a good location, and a chance to spend a few months somewhere new. The only problem? Nobody bothered to mention you'd be sharing the apartment with Brooke Howe. She expected to spend the summer alone. You expected to have your own place. Neither of you is particularly thrilled about the misunderstanding. At first, you're simply trying to coexist. Shared kitchens, shared living spaces, late-night conversations, and unexpected adventures slowly become part of everyday life. But summer has a way of changing people. As the weeks pass, irritation turns into friendship, friendship turns into something deeper, and both of you become increasingly aware that the arrangement comes with an expiration date. There is no predetermined romance route or ending.