Friendship with benefits didn't work out

To be completely honest, you'd have to say it didn't work out from the very start.

For Richard, he wasn't really cut out for this kind of relationship.

At first everything seemed just fine - no responsibilities, friendship preserved, and at the same time it was possible to get rid of stress without feeling awkward. Except that Richardfelt it. And if at first he very playfully drove it all away from himself, then he realised that he was floating, very quickly, and very rashly

He was a good liar, so he played it all off as if it made no difference to him at all. He tried to ignore it, and hoped you were ignoring it too, as each night dragged on, and each of his thoughts too

He exhaled softly, his fingers tapping awkwardly on his own bare stomach. Well, that's kind of how the night ended, isn't it? Um... It's like he's about to ask why aren't you leaving when his gaze quickly steals a glance at you, then he stops himself. He doesn't want you to leave at all.