Total pages in book: 27
Estimated words: 25820 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 129(@200wpm)___ 103(@250wpm)___ 86(@300wpm)
Estimated words: 25820 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 129(@200wpm)___ 103(@250wpm)___ 86(@300wpm)
I drop down in my own chair to wait for class to start. I play with my phone as I wait for the professor. What I should be thinking about is the test, but all I can think about is Noble demanding I sit on his face last night. I have no clue how he still managed to be in full control with me in that position, but he was.
His bedroom is a safe space for me. The second I walk into his place, my whole body relaxes, and my worries fade away. The man is making me fall in love with him. It’s scary, but I can’t make myself run away at this point. I’m already too far gone for him.
“You’re dating Noble, right?” A girl with long, blond, curly hair drops down in the seat next to me. I don’t recognize her from around campus. But it’s giant, so it’s not uncommon to not recognize some people. But it is when you’ve been taking a class for a few months. I might not know everyone's names, but I know the faces.
“I suppose you could call it that.”
“Did you happen to date Rob Track or Nathan Long?”
“Rob who?” I ask confused. I think Nathan's last name is Long, if I’m remembering correctly.
“Rob Track. He used to be a part of Sigma Theta but has recently transferred.” Maybe she means the Rob that freaked me out the day I met Noble.
“No, I’ve never dated any Rob nor Nathan, but my roommate's boyfriend’s name is Nathan.” She must have me and Renee mixed up or something.
“Does Renee count as your roommate if you never stay in the dorm?” Well, she definitely doesn’t think I’m Renee based on that statement. I stare at her, wondering where this is going. The hairs on my arms stand up. This is starting to feel like an interrogation. I was on the end of a few of those when I was in the system.
“I don’t think that’s any of your business.”
“Everything that happens at this university is my business.” I go back to playing with my phone, deciding the best thing to do is to ignore her. I swear I can sense people stealing glances my way. I’d felt it when Noble walked me to class too. “I’m with The Campus Recorder.”
“The school paper?”
“That’s the one,” she chirps. “Now about Noble Patton-White getting Rob and Nathan removed from the university. What can you tell me about it?”
“Wait, what?” I jerk back to face her.
“You don’t know that Noble and Nathan had an altercation last night?” It’s on the tip of my tongue to tell her Noble was with me last night and the only time he left was to go to the gym, but I bite the inside of my cheek to keep my mouth shut. “I’ll take your silence as a no.” I really don’t like this girl.
“I have nothing to talk to you about,” I say dismissively.
“You don’t care about your boyfriend's abuse of money and power?” White-hot anger hits me at her negative words toward Noble. Before I can lash out, the professor walks into the room, telling everyone to put everything away but a pencil.
“We’ll finish this later.” The blonde jumps up from her seat and hurries out of the room.
I can only surmise that Nathan was Noble’s workout. He got him removed from the school? And I’m guessing the same went for Rob. I suppose that’s why I hadn’t run into him again at the frat house. My thoughts are interrupted when the professor drops the exam on my desk.
Why didn’t Noble tell me? Now I understand why people are staring. Oh, crap. This explains why the guy I bumped into leaped away from me so quickly.
A mixture of emotions fills me. For so long, I’ve tried to slide by under the radar to not draw attention to myself. I just wanted to get an education. It was better to not make a fuss. At least that’s what had been ingrained into me. Both Rob and Nathan are assholes who get off on making women uncomfortable. It’s kind of nice knowing this time they got a taste of their own medicine.
“Begin,” the professor announces. I let out a breath and focus on the task at hand. When I’m done, I drop my test on the professor's desk before I head out. I’m done early, so Noble won’t be here. I exit the building and head across campus, not sure where I’m going.
That overwhelming emotion to run fills me. No one has ever stood up for me. Why does this scare me so much? Emotions build in my chest, the pressure consuming me. Now Noble is going to get in trouble because of me. I don’t understand why he wants to be with me. What do I really bring to this relationship? We don’t make sense. This can’t work. It won’t work.