Total pages in book: 89
Estimated words: 87766 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 439(@200wpm)___ 351(@250wpm)___ 293(@300wpm)
Estimated words: 87766 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 439(@200wpm)___ 351(@250wpm)___ 293(@300wpm)
“So,” he pulls his mouth away from mine at last. His voice is low, a poor attempt at being seductive.
“I’m sorry,” I whisper as water pools in my eyes.
“What’s wrong?”
“I’m just tired,” I sigh, swallowing my tears. “It was a long break and a long drive yesterday, and a really long day today.”
His phone buzzes in his pocket, and I briefly catch the name. I know he has a ton of girls who are friends, especially in the sorority his frat is closest with. The problem is, I really don’t care.
I want to care.
He laughs at the text, and I will myself to be jealous, letting myself know that he’s going to ditch me right now for one of them. Maybe they’ll even do stuff. We never talked about being exclusive. That should matter! He’s practically your boyfriend!
Why doesn’t it matter?
“I’m gonna get going then,” he stammers.
Ask him where he’s going!
“Okay,” I smile.
“I mean, I can stay,” he offers. “I’m sort of tired too.”
“No, no,” I shake my head as I stand, climbing over him. “It’s okay.”
He kisses my cheek before sliding his sneakers on and leaving.
I immediately fall onto my bed and let the waterworks flow. I wish I could just feel normal again.
Chapter 2
-Josh-
Going to dinner with Luci was unbelievable. I can’t even believe it happened. I can only dream that this is me on my way towards getting a second chance.
When she was my student, everything was wrong, but oh so, so right. It’s as if life was saying a big fuck you, giving me a glimpse of what love and happiness can look like, but in a twisted way, and for only a short period of time. Maybe that’s all I deserved, but I’m determined to make amends now.
I can’t help my dumbass grin as I head to the main office to check my mail. I’m careful as I go down the hall at this unfamiliar time. Typically, I spend lunch locked in my office, like the hermit I’ve become, and now that I left my confines I don’t know who I may run into.
Mark Chevy has been trying to get me to commit to next year’s track schedule, Jane Finch wants to meet about the next department head meeting, and really, isn’t the meeting supposed to be the meeting? What’s the point of a meeting before a meeting? Nevertheless, she’s my boss, and the principal, so I have no choice.
Worse of all, I can run into my sister, who will either talk about someone I should be set up with for her upcoming engagement party, or the upcoming wedding itself.
I round the last corner and come to a halt. My good mood instantly turns to dread as I spot Brittney St. James approaching from the opposite direction. If there’s anyone, out of all the aforementioned people I want to stay far away from, it’s her.
She’s attractive, with long blonde hair, blue eyes, and yeah, a great body, but I’ve come to learn what my type is, and she has deep, beautiful brown eyes and a sweet smile.
Brittney and I kissed when she first started working here last year. Well, to be fair, she kissed me, and I practically and stupidly moaned a name that wasn’t hers. It’s been weird ever since to say the least, and now she won’t leave me alone.
My phone vibrates in my pocket, and I glance down at the caller ID. My dumbass smile is back in full swing when I see who it is.
“Hey stranger!” I wince, looking up as I answer. My excitement got the best of me, and fuck me, Brittney has now spotted me too.
“Hi,” Luci sounds surprised. “I thought you might be in class now.”
“Is that why you called?” I joke. “You were hoping I wouldn’t answer?” I look towards Brittney, pointing to my phone, shrugging out a fake disappointment.
Thank you, Luci!
“No! Not at all!” She jumps. “I just felt bad about last night. That I didn’t call you back.”
I walk a little faster as I turn around and head back to my office, still smiling like the idiot I am. Screw getting the mail, I’d rather talk to her.
“Your sister keeps asking how our date went,” I whisper. “But before you jump down my throat you should know I told her it wasn’t a date.”
I have to be careful with what I say to her. I don’t dare ruin anything that could possible still happen between us, and I truly believe that a lot could still happen.
“I told her I think it went as well as a get together between good friends could go.” I shut my office door behind me.
She laughs, and just hearing her voice in this very room… fuck. I’m suddenly as hard as a rock.
“So that’s why it took you a week to call me?” She laughs, and I smile to myself, attempting to ignore the twitch in my pants. She’s so damn cute. How a bastard like me ever had a chance with someone like her, I’ll never know.