As I headed out the door, I pressed on my brother’s name in my phone. The elevator dinged open and I stepped on.
He answered after a few rings. “If you’re going to yell at me again, you might as well hang up the phone now,” Rob said. “I don’t want you to ruin my vibe.”
His vibe? What the hell was he talking about? “Sorry about our last call, Rob.” I wasn’t really. He had kept pestering me about what students I was hooking up with. It was before classes had started, and at the time I’d just been annoyed that he didn’t understand that I was actually here because I loved teaching. If he asked me now? That was a different story. Because now I was guilty.
“Okay…” he said. “So you’re not going to rip my head off for being irresponsible again?”
“Are you acting like an irresponsible idiot?”
“No?”
I smiled. That meant he absolutely was. “Then how could I possibly lecture you?” The elevator doors opened and I pulled my suitcase into the parking garage.
“Exactly,” Rob said. “So what’s up with you? I’d ask about the co-eds, but…I know that your dick is in your pants and you’re having zero fun.”
Kind of. “I’m coming up to New York for a few days to meet with my lawyer. Can I stay with you?”
“I’m not in the city.”
“Where are you?”
“Costa Rica. Man, you should come here instead. The babes are aplenty and some of them have already graduated. Just the way you like them.”
God.“What are you doing in Costa Rica?”
“The question is why aren’t you in Costa Rica? Come on! We’ll have so much fun! We haven’t taken a trip together in ages.”
“My lawyer is in New York. My spur of the moment vacation is specifically to see him. I can’t come to Costa Rica on a whim.”
“You can do whatever you want on a whim. You’re just too lame to.”
I shook my head as I put my suitcase in the car. “When are you coming back to New York?”
“That depends…. How long can you stay in Costa Rica on vacation?”
“Do you have a visa?”
“No. Do I need one?”
I laughed. “If you wanted to stay for a longer time. But without one you can probably stay a max of three months, depending on their laws. You should look into that.”
“I trust you. Three months. So…I’ll be here for two and a half more months.”
Of course.“Have fun with that. Let me know when you’re back home.”
“Will do. Sink your dick into a sexy student for me.”
“Stay out of trouble,” I said without acknowledging his comment.
He laughed. “I can’t make any promises. Later.” Rob hung up the phone.
I slid into the driver’s seat. Costa Rica. For a three-month vacation. With absolutely nothing to do. It sounded like my worst nightmare.
Obsessed - Chapter 14
Wednesday
I rolled my suitcase into my office and stashed it in the corner. I’d gotten back to campus without much time to spare before my first class. Waiting to the last minute to do anything wasn’t my style. But the more distance there was between me and Penny, the easier it was to convince myself I was doing the right thing by giving her up.