Page 16 of Loving Bad
Our class started, and I tried to concentrate on what the lecturer was saying, but I couldn't stop thinking about Sin. It was so frustrating that I was thinking about him and not the boy sitting beside me who'd asked me out. Deep down I knew the reason why. The attraction I had for Caleb wasn't anywhere near as powerful as the attraction I had for Sin.Stupid hormones!
I felt a little jealousy at the girl Sin had been talking to. I couldn't help thinking that he'd screw her if she asked. No matter how much I tried to stop thinking about him, I couldn't. Maybe it was a little unfair to go out with Caleb when I couldn't get Sin off my mind. But then I thought about it. Maybe it was exactly what I needed. I had to get out and meet more guys.
Just because I didn't feel the powerful attraction for Caleb didn't mean I couldn't have a good time. And that was part of the college experience. I wasn't really looking to find someone to start a relationship. I wanted to be young and reckless. I wanted to experience life.
After my little chat with myself, I started to feel better. But I still couldn't stop myself from scanning the hallways when I left my class. Caleb said goodbye before he rushed off to his next class. I was glad I was done for the day.
When I got back to the dorm room, I got started with my assignments and managed to forget about boys long enough to complete them. An hour later I picked up my phone to call my brother.
"Hi, Tay,” he answered.
"Hi," I replied.
"Everything okay?" he asked, his tone laced with concern.
"Everything is fine. Can't a sister phone her brother just to say hi?" I asked. The truth was I knew how much he worried about me so I thought I'd call him for a change.
"Of course you can. It just doesn't happen that often," he said. He was right. I rarely phoned him. I made a mental note to phone him more often.
"So how are things?" I asked conversationally as I lay on my bed staring at the ceiling.
"Busy. How’s college?" he asked. It was the answer I often got. He was always busy.
"Good."
I kept my answer short and to the point. There was no way I was sharing more than that with my brother. He'd have a heart attack if he knew I'd propositioned a guy to take my virginity.
"How is the love life?" I asked, knowing he was way too busy wrapped up in business to actually date.
"It's okay," he lied, and I knew it.
There hadn't been anyone significant in his life since his high school sweetheart. I didn't know why they broke up, but I knew that despite them being so young they had felt very deeply for each other. That had been about six years ago. I'd asked him once a couple of years after they broke up what had happened, and he'd refused to elaborate. All he had said was that it hadn't worked out. I wished he would find someone special to share his life with. I didn't want him to be a rich guy with no one in his life. No one stuck around long enough to achieve the label of girlfriend.
For the next few days, I couldn't help looking out for glimpses of Sin everywhere I went on the college campus, but I didn't see him at all.
I was looking for my phone in my bag. I knew if my brother phoned me again and I missed the call, he would do what he'd threatened to. Unable to find it in my bag, I turned abruptly to head back to my dorm to go and get it before Connor called when I bumped into someone. Hands reached out and gripped my arms to steady me. I looked up to see the guy who had caught me sneaking out of the house after the night I spent with Sin.
"Shouldn't you be looking where you're going?" he asked me with a grin as he released my arms.
"Yeah, sorry, I was a bit distracted," I replied quickly. I made a move to walk past him, but he grabbed my wrist.
"Aren't you the girl who came to see Sin?" he asked. He cocked his head to the side and studied me for a moment. There was no getting away from the guy.
"Yeah," I answered. There was no point in lying. He grinned at me.
"How about we swap names so the next time we bump into each other I won't refer to you as ‘the girl I caught sneaking out of the house after a night with Sin’ and you won't have to refer to me as ‘the guy who caught you sneaking out of the house’?"
I couldn't help smiling.
"Sure, my name is Taylor," I replied.
"I'm Slater," he said. It was a nice name. Then I remembered why I'd bumped into him. I needed get back to my dorm room to get my phone before my brother called.
"Well, I gotta go," I said to Slater as I moved past him.
"My company that bad?" he teased. I stopped and turned to face him.
"No, I just forgot something I need to get before my next class," I explained, shaking my head.
