The next week or so is pretty routine. Esma doesn't approach Luce again, nothing big happens, and the boys spend their days either at their respective jobs or hanging out together. This changed on the 19th day of their cohabitation. That morning Dewi informs his roommates that he will be out of town for a week on an on-site photoshoot. He has a shoot in the afternoon and then he's going straight to the airport for his flight. Everyone wishes him a good time before they each leave for their own jobs. The last is Blake. He makes sure to grab two of his drinks before heading out, just in case.

Turns out he thankfully doesn't need to second bottle. In fact, the library sends him home an hour early because it's slower than they expected and they don't need him. This is why he's home when someone he doesn't know enters their apartment. The red haired woman walks straight to Dewi's room without noticing Blake and is in there for a few minutes before exiting. That's when she sees Blake.

“Shit, you weren't supposed to be home yet.” Blake takes a good look at her. She's wearing quite fashionable clothes and in her hand is Dewi's keychain, complete with blue rose charm. Dewi never told him what was with that charm, but it's clear that it's special to him. No way he'd hand it off to just anyone.

“Who are you?”

“People call me Destiny. I'm a model, so you might of heard of me….”

“I don't care about that. What are you doing with Dewi's keys?”

“Oh, well, Dewi forgot his plane ticket and phone. I'm picking them up before going to the airport.” She holds up the items to show him. Blake can't think of anything to prove she's lying so he has to let her go. He would hate to be the reason Dewi misses his flight.

“Oh, you seem close….”

“You could say that. Have a good night, Blake.” Destiny leaves. Cute girl, but not really Blake's type. Plus, from the context clues he's gathered, there's a chance she's dating Dewi. That's the only reason Blake can think of why she's the one who picked up his stuff for him.

***

It isn't totally his fault. Dewi had a blonde moment and forgot his phone and ticket. How was he supposed to know Blake would be home? All his roommates were supposed to be at work.

Now Blake knows about Destiny. All because she's the one to pick up his stuff. What else could he do? He had been running late, so he didn't have much choice. He wasn't going to let them know about her for at least a little while longer. The timing just isn't right. But now the cat's out of the bag. Well, it was Blake so maybe he won't tell the others. Yeah, since it's him, he might keep it a secret.

Dewi meets his manager on the other side of airport security feeling only a little better. “Oh, Dewi, the company for this photoshoot called to say how excited they are to be working with both you and Destiny. They also want to know if you mind sharing a hotel room with another model as they are trying to cut costs due to going over budget on this trip.”

“You can let them know that we wouldn't mind sharing.” His manager nods in confirmation and sends a message to the client company before they board the plane. The trip itself is quite uneventful. Dewi sleeps through most of it while his manager spends the time reading.

When they land, they head to the hotel where Dewi gets the keys to their room. It is a two bedroom suite and more amenities than they could use in a week. Dewi walks into his and Destiny's bedroom. The queen bed is huge, maybe the largest he's seen, but the closet might be lacking. All their packed clothes might not all fit despite how big it looks. Oh, well, it's only for a week.