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"Do you really believe that?"
Brendan shrugged. "I'd be lying if I didn't say I had my own agenda. Because if it doesn't work, I'll probably run into you on the elevator. And then you'll know what a good lay is."
I gulped. He was so forward. "So I shouldn't trust your advice?"
"I think it's pretty good advice."
I stood up and Brendan stood up next to me. "Thank you for letting me talk so much."
"Like I said, I find you endearing. I do wish you the best of luck."
"You're a really nice guy, Brendan."
"I'm actually not. I only listened to half of what you said. I was mostly just staring at your breasts."
For some reason I couldn't tell if he was serious or not. "Do you think that maybe we could be just friends?"
"Isn't that what we already are?" He smiled at me.
"I guess." I stepped forward and hugged him. He seemed taken aback, but he wrapped his arms around me. I let go of him and stepped back. "See you around, Brendan."
"See you around, Penny."
Addiction - Chapter 9
Saturday
I wished Professor Hunter was as easy to talk to as Brendan. I walked up the steps to the front door of Tyler's frat. I took a deep breath and knocked on the door. I didn't know if Brendan was right about the sex. But it was Professor Hunter that had my heart. I had never stopped loving him. I needed Tyler to know. And then I needed to tell Professor Hunter that I wanted to be with him. But not until he divorced his wife.
The door squeaked open. A guy who I had never seen before opened it.
"Sup?"
"Hi, is Tyler here?"
"Yeah, he's upstairs." The boy walked away from the door.
Okay. Such a gentleman.I couldn't help but think he would have been nicer if I didn't have a huge bandage on my forehead. I stepped in and closed the door. The whole house seemed trashed from last night. There were empty red cups on the floor and it smelled like stale alcohol. I stepped over the mess and made my way up the stairs.
I wasn't sure how I'd feel once I saw him. He had an effect on me. I was just about to knock on his bedroom door when I heard something. I put my ear against his door. He was playing guitar. Softly. I closed my eyes and listened. I didn't recognize the song, but it sounded sad. I couldn't help the tears welling in my eyes.Could I do this? Did I even want to?
I listened to the rest of the song. It was beautiful. I had never heard him play before. When it ended I quickly knocked on the door before I had time to chicken out.
The guitar made a weird noise and then everything was quiet. "Umm, just a sec," I heard Tyler say. A moment later he opened his door a crack. "Shit, Penny." He came out and closed his door quietly behind him. He was wearing just his boxers. He still had sex hair. But the inside corners of both his eyes were bruised and his nose looked swollen. Professor Hunter must have broken his nose.
"Penny." He touched the side of my face. "Penny, I'm so sorry."
"It's not your fault."
"God." He put his hand over his mouth. "I called you a million times. Didn't you get any of my messages?"
I hadn't checked my phone. I shook my head.
"Penny." He wrapped his arms around me. "I was so worried."
I still liked how comfortable I felt in his arms. "Tyler can we sit down?"
Tyler glanced at his door. He suddenly looked nervous. "Yeah, let's go downstairs." He grabbed my hand and led me down the stairs. We sat down on the couch in his living room.
