Page 279 of Forbidden Billionaires: Vol. 1
James put his lips next to my ear. "He might have been able to hear you. You're unbelievably responsive."
I pushed on his chest.
"I'm just kidding," James whispered. "I'm sure he couldn't hear us."
"Do either of you want some scrambled eggs?" Rob asked. "I assume you're both hungry after your double header."
"I would love some, but only because it's breakfast time and I have a normal person's hunger," I said and sat down at the kitchen counter.
Rob laughed. "Don't be shy now. You know, for such a nice place, the walls are kind of thin. Don't you think, Professor Hunter?"
"Shit," James mumbled.
"You don't have to be embarrassed. Penny already told me all about how kinky she is. I would have been surprised if she wasn't screaming Professor Hunter all night and morning."
"Please stop talking," James said.
"Besides," Rob continued. "We had to go on that top secret mission last night so I didn't end up getting laid. It was nice to have something to jerk off to."
I could feel myself gaping at him. He couldn't possibly be serious.
"Damn it, Rob, we've talked about this. Stop saying stuff like that around Penny. I don't want to have to kick you out."
Rob cracked an egg. "It's fine. Penny and I are cool."
"Actually, we're not cool," I said. "Because James told me all about your secret mission. And you told me that you wouldn't let him do anything stupid. Punching a professor in the faceissomething stupid. What is wrong with you?"
"I tried to stop him."
"Not well enough."
"He's bigger than me." Rob shrugged and cracked another egg.
"You two must have been a disaster together growing up," I said.
"No, only me really. James is the perfect one. I'm a terrible influence on him." He pushed the eggs around the pan with a spatula.
"That's kind of what it seems like."
"Geez, you sound like my mom. What, you think I wanted to go kick some guy's ass last night? That was not how I saw last night going at all. That was all him." He pointed at James.
I couldn't help but laugh. This must have been how they behaved growing up. Blaming each other for everything. It was actually kind of adorable.
"So what are we doing today?" Rob asked. "Is there someone else we need to beat up?"
"Penny and I are going shopping. We need to pick up a few things for the apartment." James sat down next to me at the counter.
"I don't mind third wheeling." Rob put some of the scrambled eggs on plates and handed them out.
"Thanks, Rob, these look great," I said and took a bite. I wasn't sure why James still wanted to go shopping. I had just told him that I wanted to move.
"Actually, if it's alright, I was hoping to do something with just Penny. We'll only be gone for a few hours."
"Fine. I have some stuff I need to do too anyway."
"You do? What are you going to do? Nothing illegal I hope?" I asked.
"Very funny, Penny. No, I ordered an Xbox from this place down the street. I need to go get it and set it up."
