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BRADLEY + ADRIANA:

“There are so many freshmen here tonight, trying to get on everyone’s good side.” Bradley smirked, shaking his head at how ridiculous this night was turning out to be. “One made me two drinks thinking he’d have a better shot at the Kappas, do you want one?” He asked, placing the red solo cup in front of the other. “I promise there’s nothing sketchy in there. Just a very heavy pour of tequila.” 

“Maybe you should hire him to be your cleaning boy, since bartending is obviously not one of his strengths.” Adriana let out a laugh, rolling her eyes. The party tonight was swarming with freshman, making Adriana at peak annoyance. She hated suck ups. But of course, she remained nice and polite to the future pledges, answering their... interesting questions. Shooting some peeping freshman girls her signature smile, Adriana took the cup from Bradley, shooting it down with ease, but letting out a grimace after, due to the taste. “Wow, that was disgusting, remind me to never let a newborn make a drink for me.”

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BRADLEY + ADRIANA:

“Don’t worry about me getting girls.” Bradley playfully rolled his eyes at the other. “Plus, they usually too busy to notice the state of the house until they leave.” It was weird for him to be talking to Adriana like this. It was a completely different dynamic than he was used to. The last thing he wanted to do was to talk about other girls, or even be with other girls, but it was part of this now. They couldn’t go back to how things were two years ago. There was too much time and growth between. He would be crazy to think there wasn’t. “Let’s do this.” Bradley smirked, placing his sunglasses over his eyes, grabbing two towels, and heading out of the house. Bradley walked her to his car, opening the door for her like a true gentleman. “Me lady.” He teased, going over to the driver side. It took a few turns of the ignition for the old, piece of junk car that he’d had since high school to actually start up so that they were on their way. 

“Ah, I see,” Adriana laughed, giving Bradley a wink. On the outside, and maybe even on the surface level of her thoughts, she was okay with Bradley sleeping with other girls. It kept their current relationship light and easy, and she didn’t have to worry about feelings. Though, it was still a little weird to be talking about sex with other people to someone you were in love with. Adriana followed Bradley out of the door, stepping into the familiar car, “Why thank you.” Adriana honestly didn’t mind the beaten up car, things like that didn’t really pass through her mind. A car was a car, right? She didn’t like to drive in high school, which meant that she had her best friend slash boyfriend drive her everywhere throughout high school.

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BRADLEY + ADRIANA:

“That’s cold, babe.” Bradley smirked, pulling out his plain swim shorts and a hawaiian button up from his dresser jars. He went over a list of things that he needed in his head, making sure that he wasn’t forgetting anything. Pulling out a new pair of boxers, Bradley continued to listen to the other as he walked to the attached bathroom. “How ever can you forget the trust fund babies?” He chuckled, walking into the bathroom and keeping the door half open as he changed. “They never let you forget that they exist and are better than you.” He figured he would be a ‘proper’ human just for her. Coming back into his room, he finished buttoning up his shirt and slipping a pair of shoes on his feet. “Definitely not a Sullivan.” Bradley looked over at her softly, taking in the sight of his two favorite girls back together.

Adriana continued to play with Gem as Bradley went into his bathroom, glancing up at him through the cracks of the door. “Look at you, using a bathroom. I’m so proud.” Adriana let out a laugh, shaking her head, “Seriously, this house is a mess, Bradley. You’ll never get any girls coming over if it keeps looking like this.” She held Gem in her lap, petting her, ignoring the fact that she now had two reasons to be coming over to Kappa. Still the thought bugged her, and she wasn’t exactly one to encourage drama, but she couldn’t help but feel like that is all where her actions would lead. Adriana cleared her throat, shooting Bradley a smile before picking Gem up in her arms and setting her on the chair, “Ready to go?” 

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BRADLEY + ADRIANA:

“Whoa.” Bradley stopped in his tracks, holding his hands up in defense. “I am a proper human being.” He chuckled, shaking his head and moving on. Just like his room compared to the house, Adriana was a contrast from high school to college. She had definitely matured from when they were last together. Bradley knew that the two of them weren’t the same as they used to be. But, he was interested in getting to know who this new version of herself. “Come on now, you know that we’re not all rich like the Zetas.” He teased, making himself busy around his room. He pulled how the clothes he needed for the day while Adriana and Gem acquainted themselves once again. “She remembers you.”

Adriana cocked her head, giving Bradley a grin, “Now that’s debatable.” Bradley didn’t seem that different to her. Besides the scruff and little bit of maturity, he was largely the same boy Adriana fell in love with all those years ago. She rolled her eyes at the mention of Zetas. While she didn’t hate any of the girls, she couldn’t help but see them as materialistic and self-absorbed. “Ah, I almost forgot about the trust fund babies.” Sitting on one of Bradley’s chairs, Adriana was immediately greeted by Gem again, who jumped on her lap. Petting the older cat, Adriana smiled before responding to Bradley in a joking matter, “Why of course, who could ever forget me?”

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BRADLEY + ADRIANA:

“I think you forgot what having your dad and I around twenty four - seven is like.” Bradley smirked, knowing that Adriana had lost touch with her inner boy. As she strapped on her heels, he shoved his feet in his converse. Always the two opposites. When the door was opened and the daylight hit their skin, he had the same reaction. It was way too bright out and he was still hungover from the night’s events. Shaking it off, Bradley headed out of the sorority house and made the short walk to the Kappa’s. Sometimes he was thankful that his friend group lived within blocks away from each other. This time, he was thankful he lived so close since he felt like the sun was going to melt his eyeballs. “I’m warning you, the house is ten times worse than normal.” Bradley prepared her before opening the door and heading into the chaos. He showed her to his room, which was a huge contrast between the common spaces. Bradley might have been a frat boy, but he liked to keep his own space neat. Especially since Gem liked to knock things over and try to eat what she can. “Hey Gem.” Bradley said softly as the two of them walked into the room and she greeted them. 

“Or maybe I just learnt what it’s like to be a proper human being” Back in high school, Adriana was just like Bradley, a complete boy. College had essentially made her into the lady she was today. As the two reached Kappa, Adriana’s eyes widened at the horror in front of her. She hadn’t been to the Kappa house in a quite a while, only stopping in for a party or... her time with Mateo, so it’s safe to say she hadn’t really had a close look at the disaster. “You boys ever heard of a cleaning service?” Adriana sighed as she entered Bradley’s room, grateful that was at least somewhat neat, and smiled as she was greeted with Gem. Bending down in her heels, Adriana smiled widely as Gem immediately came up to her, wanting to be pet.

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BRADLEY + ADRIANA:

“You can see this look any time you want.” Bradley smirked, cleaning the last dish in the sink. He dried his hands on his shirt, taking a moment to just stop and truly look at her. Adriana had always been stunning. Growing up he had seen her in her awkward phases and when puberty hit. He loved being able to watch her transition into the woman she was now. Still breathtaking. He rose an eyebrow at her before grabbing his pants and pulling them on. Did she forget how boys worked? “Ready?” He asked, checking to make sure everything was still in his pockets from the night before.  

Adriana made a grossed out face, furrowing her eyebrows as Bradley dressed himself right in her kitchen. As he finished, she rolled her eyes, “Okay, then.” Strapping her heels on and grabbing her bag before smoothing down her hair, Adriana nodded. As Adriana walked towards the door and opened it, she winced slightly from the immediate brightness shooting from the sky. Bringing her hand up to her face, Adriana stepped out of the house alongside Bradley, muttering, “God, it is too damn bright out,” pulling out her sunglasses to cover her eyes.

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BRADLEY + ADRIANA:

A laugh escaped Bradley’s mouth, seeing how excited Adriana was just at the mention of Gem. That four legged animal was the last thing he had of his mother. It had been a struggle to get the university to allow the cat on campus, but it was worth every struggle. She was his constant outside of Adriana. Really he didn’t know what was going to happen when she passed as well, but that was an issue for another day. “Perfect.” He spoke standing up with her. “Can you grab my pants, too?” Bradley didn’t think it was too appropriate to walk around campus in his boxers in the daylight. At night it was perfectly acceptable. As she left to get what she needed, Bradley made himself busy in the kitchen, cleaning up everything from their breakfast. 

Adriana returned with her bag and his pants in her hand. She laughed jokingly, “Hmm, I don’t know Bradley. I’m kind of digging this look of yours,” before setting his pants down on the counter for him. As Bradley tidied up, Adriana took the moment to quickly apply some chap stick, opting for an all natural look today. As he finished, she grabbed his bottoms off the counter and passed them to him, giving him a smile before nodding her head towards the long corridor, “Bathroom’s down there. First door on the right.”

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BRADLEY + ADRIANA:

There was a time that Bradley remembered things being good in his life. It was a time that his mom was still healthy and his father was still around. That’s what hurt the worse for him. That at one point things in his life was perfect. He had great parents, an annoying best friend that always got him into trouble, and another father figure to look up to. But at a snap of the fingers, everything perfect in his life disappeared. Bradley always wished that he had gotten more time. Sometimes he wished that he never knew what his family was like. He figured it would have saved him from the heartache. Bradley could only be broken about it for so long. It’s why he took up contact sports and boxing. He could release his anger and frustration in a way that wasn’t going to get him into too much trouble. Even though, he did find himself in detention more often than not. Bradley returned the kiss, keeping her where she was for a few moments. Although he never wanted this to end, but hearing someone come down the stairs, he reluctantly pulled away. Looking over to see the tall blonde, Bradley said hi to Tess who just smirked and got her coffee. “Thanks” Tess grumbled before heading back to her room. “So, ah, I have to go back home to feed Gem and change. Do you want to come with? Or stay here and do what you need to do?” Bradley asked, looking up at her with a soft smile. 

As Adriana turned her head to see her to see her blonde friend on the stairs, she quickly mouthed a sorry, pouting as she left. As Bradley mentioned Gem, however, her face lit up. The cat truly was the only pet she knew growing up, and it had been so long since seeing her. “Yes, oh my gosh, I would love to come!” Letting out a laugh, Adriana stood up from Bradley’s lap, pulling him up with her. ”Just let me get my shoes, okay?” Kissing his cheek before she left, Adriana went to grab a pair of shoes, as well as a swimsuit and a change of casual clothes, tossing it in a bag before returning momentarily.

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BRADLEY + ADRIANA:

It was always interesting to Bradley how people dealt with their shitty hands. Some tended to deal with them better, making something happen out of nothing. While others let their hands decide every other outcome. They way the woman sitting in his lap dealt with her hand was completely different than his. “Hmm.” Bradley hummed against her skin, thinking of exactly what his plans were. He had nothing. With school not starting yet and practices being light, this was one of his free days. “I was thinking about going to the falls off the lake.” He said softly, lips brushing against her skin as he moved from destination to destination before ending at her lips. “Wanna join?” He mumbled lightly right before closing the gap between them. 

Growing up, Adriana was always seen as that girl who’s mother up and left by everyone in school, leaving when she was just a newborn. For so long, Adriana blamed herself, and her mother. She always had trouble having “girlfriends” until college, hence her friendship with Bradley, and during her teens she had to rely on the internet to help her with her feminine problems. But she could only cry for so long, until one day she had to face the reality that she didn’t have a mother, and that she didn’t really care for one anymore. Her father was plenty enough. Adriana smiled, a day near the water sounding relaxing to her ears. Returning his kiss, she pulled away momentarily, giving him a light smirk and nodding, “Sounds fun,” before kissing him again deeply.

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BRADLEY + ADRIANA:

Bradley couldn’t help but laugh at the air quotes, playfully rolling his eyes at her. “So that’s what you’re going with these days.” Bradley smirked, continuing moving his lips down her neck. He didn’t say anything at the perfect ol’ Bradley comment. It was already hard enough having the title stick around with him through high school and now college. Sometimes he wished he was able to break free of that, but he always just tried to do what was right. “Busy day today?” Bradley completely changed the subject, biting down and sucking the skin at the nape of her neck. 

“Sounds a whole lot better than a sob story.” Noticing the change in conversation, Adriana’s brow quirked up, but decided to leave it alone. Even if he didn’t want admit it, she knew he was worthy of calling “perfect” and he kept up that title pretty damn well. “Well that all depends on what your plans are, baby.” With just a few weeks away till fall, and how anal Adriana was at getting things done, within the first week of getting back to Edgewood, she had significantly dropped the load on her plate. And with most of the girls not getting in till the end of fall, there was only so much she could do. Though, she had to admit, Adriana was grateful there was a lower chance of anyone interrupting her at this moment.

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BRADLEY + ADRIANA:

“Oh so that’s what you’re calling it?” It’s been a while since Bradley was able to be able to just be himself. He always had to censor himself around others. Which was weird because he was a Kappa. Most of his brothers did things ten times worse than he did, but no one truly knew the real him. He hid behind the notebooks and the parties and his fists. “I’m already corrupted, you did that in the first grade.” He teased, moving his lips down from her chin to her neck. “Don’t you know I have a group that already have.” But a relationship with the wrong person was something he wasn’t interested in. 

“Mhm, see it’s like being damaged, except it’s not a total buzzkill and most guys think it’s hot, and most girls think it makes me “like the rest of them,”” Adriana said, using air quotes and letting out a chuckle. “You say that, but you’re still you. Perfect ‘ol Bradley.” As his lips cascaded down her neck, Adriana ran her hands through his hair, letting out a soft breath. She stayed silent after his last statement, because truthfully she didn’t know what to say. She didn’t want Bradley to move on, she wanted him all to herself, but Adriana knew it was unfair to him, especially if someone else could give him what he deserved, even if it killed her inside.

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BRADLEY + ADRIANA:

Holding up his hands in defense, Bradley laughed at the dramatic effects. “Just speaking the truth.” He continued on, goofing around with his best friend like the old days. He watched the domestic actions take over the two of them. Adriana cleaning up after their meal. Them just talking about everything and nothing. A lightness washing over them and mending old wounds. The moment she took a seat on his lap, his arms instinctively wrapped around her, keeping her close and safe. “No one is hotter than you and no one is freakier.” Bradley let out a small laugh, leaning up to place a kiss against her chin. 

“I’m only slightly damaged, Bradley, I just make up for it with my awesome personality.” She missed being able to talk to someone like this. She loved to Gammas, but everyone around Adriana idealizes her to be this perfect person, which she wasn’t. It wasn’t often that she felt like she could be sarcastic or talk about sex without being judged. Adriana’s neck lifted as Bradley’s lips touched her chin, a smile settling on her face. “It’s good to see they haven’t corrupted you. Yet. Just make sure none of them fall for you, yeah? Not everyone can be as emotionally unavailable as me.”

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BRADLEY + ADRIANA:

“Still the same type, damaged goods.” Bradley looked at her with a grin, completely playing around. If he was being honest, his type was Adriana. She would always be his number one. Every girl Bradley ended up with, he somehow managed to find a part of her within them. “Maybe I’ll keep it then.” He played with the scruff again. “Everyone loves to be pampered every once in awhile. Do you blame me?” Shaking his head, he finished off his coffee. “I definitely do.” He smirked, just thinking about it. “So it’s settled then.”

Adriana feigned hurt, holding her hand to her heart for dramatic effect, “You have wounded me, Bradley.” As Bradley finished his coffee, she stood up, grabbing the plates, setting them in the sink, letting the water run over each before putting them in the dishwasher. “Oh I’m sure they do a lot more than just pamper.” Letting out a laugh, Adriana walked back over to the table, this time taking a seat on Bradley’s lap. Taking her own hand and grazing her fingers over his scruff, Adriana smirked and tilted her head, looking at Bradley, “So tell me about your girls, are they hotter than me? Are they freaks in the bedroom?” Continuing to touch his face, she let out another laugh, this time at her own questions.

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BRADLEY + ADRIANA:

“Still the same type, damaged goods.” Bradley looked at her with a grin, completely playing around. If he was being honest, his type was Adriana. She would always be his number one. Every girl Bradley ended up with, he somehow managed to find a part of her within them. “Maybe I’ll keep it then.” He played with the scruff again. “Everyone loves to be pampered every once in awhile. Do you blame me?” Shaking his head, he finished off his coffee. “I definitely do.” He smirked, just thinking about it. “So it’s settled then.”

Adriana feigned hurt, holding her hand to her heart for dramatic effect, “You have wounded me, Bradley.” As Bradley finished his coffee, she stood up, grabbing the plates, setting them in the sink, letting the water run over each before putting them in the dishwasher. “Oh I’m sure they do a lot more than just pamper.” Letting out a laugh, Adriana walked back over to the table, this time taking a seat on Bradley’s lap. Taking her own hand and grazing her fingers over his scruff, Adriana smirked and tilted her head, looking at Bradley, “So tell me about your girls, are they hotter than me? Are they freaks in the bedroom?” Continuing to touch his face, she let out another laugh, this time at her own questions.

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BRADLEY + ADRIANA:

“Still the same type, damaged goods.” Bradley looked at her with a grin, completely playing around. If he was being honest, his type was Adriana. She would always be his number one. Every girl Bradley ended up with, he somehow managed to find a part of her within them. “Maybe I’ll keep it then.” He played with the scruff again. “Everyone loves to be pampered every once in awhile. Do you blame me?” Shaking his head, he finished off his coffee. “I definitely do.” He smirked, just thinking about it. “So it’s settled then.”

Adriana feigned hurt, holding her hand to her heart for dramatic effect, “You have wounded me, Bradley.” As Bradley finished his coffee, she stood up, grabbing the plates, setting them in the sink, letting the water run over each before putting them in the dishwasher. “Oh I’m sure they do a lot more than just pamper.” Letting out a laugh, Adriana walked back over to the table, this time taking a seat on Bradley’s lap. Taking her own hand and grazing her fingers over his scruff, Adriana smirked and tilted her head, looking at Bradley, “So tell me about your girls, are they hotter than me? Are they freaks in the bedroom?” Continuing to touch his face, she let out another laugh, this time at her own questions.

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BRADLEY + ADRIANA:

“There’s nothing civil about passive aggressiveness and eternity long grudges.” Bradley smirked. “At least when we get violent it’s done and over with and we’re fine.” Feeling the slap on his arm, he gave her a look of disbelief. “A lot has changed over the years, babe.” He nodded at her questions, playfully shaking his head after the fact. “Don’t knock my pretty face, some think it’s cute.” He cockily rubbed his five o’clock shadow, goofing around. “Just sex and going back to being friends.” He put the last pancake on her plate, with a smile. “Think you can handle that?” 

Adriana grinned, “So that’s your type now? Preps?” She let out a laugh, “I guess times have changed, huh?” Biting her lip, Adriana admired Bradley as he played with his scruff, “You should keep it, I think it looks hot.” As the last pancake was placed in front of her, she wasted no time digging in, before letting out a joke with a full mouth. “Ha, you have your rich girls to pamper you!” Finishing the pancake in record time, she gave Bradley a smirk, “I think you know very well what I’m capable of.”

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BRADLEY + ADRIANA:

Bradley playfully rolled his eyes, secretly loving the way doctor sounded. Ever since his mother got sick, it had been a dream of his to become a doctor and help save lives. At first he thought it was so out there for him to even dream that big, that when he finally started making it happen, he couldn’t look back. “Oh come on, your species likes to hold grudges for all of eternity and can be very manipulative and conniving. You might be more mature, but that has a price.” He smirked, plopping a piece of pancake in his mouth. “Didn’t you know I had a thing for prissy little rich girls?” He couldn’t help the lame joke, them knowing that Adriana was anything but that type of rich girl. For someone who grew up around money, she never acted like it. There were times that Bradley forgot that she wasn’t just like him. Taking a sip from his mug, he left it close to his lips. This was a proposition he was about to make, but he had to put it in the right terms. “We both know I’d do what you wanted.” He placed his mug down in front of him. “But the sex is just too good to pass up and you’ve been my best friend since kindergarten. So why not continue what this is, no strings.” 

“We’re very civil about our disputes. You guys feel the need to get violent for literally no reason” Adriana let out a laugh, slapping Bradley’s arm, “Hey! I’m being serious. I just think it would be real ironic if you started hanging around the girls we used to make fun of.” Her eyebrow quirked up, chewing a piece of her pancake before swallowing “So, just sex? No feelings or commitment?” Adriana smirked, before tilting her head, “You sure you can handle me, pretty boy?”