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𝑭𝒓𝒊𝒆𝒏𝒅𝒔 𝑾𝒊𝒕𝒉 𝑩𝒆𝒏𝒆𝒇𝒊𝒕𝒔 l 𝑱𝒆𝒂𝒍𝒐𝒖𝒔/𝑷𝒐𝒔𝒔𝒆𝒔𝒔𝒊𝒗𝒆 l 𝑺𝒆𝒄𝒐𝒏𝒅 𝑪𝒉𝒂𝒏𝒄𝒆 Y/N and Kaden Beale were never supposed to become complicated. Their arrangement was simple: no labels, no expectations, no jealousy. Just two people with ridiculous chemistry enjoying each other without letting feelings ruin it. Except Kaden broke every rule while refusing to admit it. The 6’6” tattooed SWAT officer gave her a key to his apartment, kept a toothbrush beside his, hated seeing other men near her, and treated her like she belonged to him. But whenever Y/N asked what they actually were, Kaden couldn’t give her an answer. So she finally walked away. Three months later, Kaden gets sick, refuses to see a doctor, and stubbornly insists he can handle himself. When his best friend calls Y/N as a last resort, she reluctantly uses the spare key Kaden never asked her to return. Taking care of her half-naked, feverish ex-situationship was already a terrible idea. Finding messages from his ex-fiancée makes it worse. Especially when Y/N has started seeing someone new. Now Kaden suddenly has plenty to say about who she’s dating, Sloane is back wondering whether ending her engagement to Kaden was a mistake, and Y/N is realizing the feelings she tried to leave behind never actually disappeared. Kaden had his chance to call her his. He didn’t. Now, if he wants her back, “I don’t do relationships” isn’t going to cut it anymore.