Page 33 of The Billionaire

Was I that obvious? Was my infatuation of always day dreaming of him, that obvious?

I sighed.

The lights went back on and I drew out my sigh.

“Thank God!”

I went back to studying my notes as Shelly looked through the mail.

Then there it was. The familiar black card stock with my name written so beautifully fell on the ground.

I immediately dropped my notes and grabbed for it quickly, definitely giving myself away.

“Hey, what’s that? Sure is fancy.”

I slid it under a page in my textbook.

“It’s nothing.”

“Come on. Nothing? Let me see? It’s from him isn’t it! I knew it!”

“No! It’s not!

“Yes it is, now dish! Seriously! I’m your best friend! Everyone needs someone to confide in.”

“Seriously! I have to study. Now come on. Let me study in peace.”

“Oh, you’re no fun.”

My hands were shaking. I hadn’t received an invitation from them in months. And now there it was. And there was my opportunity to possibly see him again.

If current trend continued as from last time, the event would be this very night. Tomorrow was class. I’d be a walking zombie if I went.

If I went?

Was I really considering going after such alarm from the British woman? That was scary. I looked at Shelly staring at her Iphone as she held it up towards the ceiling doing God knows what. If only I could tell her. Maybe she could help me. Maybe she would give me advice that only best friends could give. I hated hiding this from her. We told each other everything.

Everything.

Everything but this.

“I know it’s Thursday but let’s just pretend we are in under grad and it’s blaze Thursday. Come on. We still look it.”

“Correction. You used to blaze. I never did once.” That was our code name for partying like it was Saturday on a Thursday night.

“Twice you did, McKenzie! You just were too drunk to remember.”

“Come on. It’d do you some good. You have like one final. At the end of the semester, right?”

“It doesn’t work that way.”

“Well, maybe try my way. Hey . . . any cute guys in you class? Oh, never mind. It’d take too long for them to have money yet. I need one with money now.”

I rolled my eyes. “You’re so ridiculous!”

She shrugged her shoulders. “Well, at least I know I’m clear on what I want in that area of my life. So are you coming tonight?”

“To where?” My voice sounded snippier than I had intended it to. I just really wanted to share this news that was eating me up and I couldn’t. It was so frustrating.