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“Not exactly. I don’t do relationships.”
“Really? Never?”
Brinley shook her head. “And I don’t plan on it either. Past trauma and all that shit.”
Shit. Did I overstep? “Shoot. I’m so sorry.”
Brinley waved a hand and laughed. “It’s nothing crazy. I just grew up watching my parents be miserable as one marriage after another failed for them. I don’t want that for myself. The only example of a healthy relationship I ever saw was my grandparents, and when my grandpa died, my grandma almost did too. From a broken heart. Fuck that.”
“Are you close to your grandma?” Annalise hoped she was so maybe she could understand a little better why she couldn’t say no to her own.
“I was. She died two years ago after fighting cancer for four years. That’s when I decided I wanted to be a doctor. Not because I think I’m going to cure cancer or anything, but because I saw what a big difference it makes when doctors really care about their patients. I took my grandma to almost all of her appointments and I met a ton of different doctors. You could always tell which ones were just doing their jobs and which were passionate about helping people. Even when she got the worst news, when my grandma saw certain doctors, she still left with a smile on her face. I want to be that doctor for people. Even if I can’t do anything else, I want to always make them smile.”
Well, that was the sweetest thing Annalise had ever heard. “That’s really sweet.” Annalise put a hand on top of Brinley’s. “You’re going to kill the MCATs, get into the best medical school, and be the greatest doctor ever. I know it.”
“Technically, you don’t know that. For all you know, I could be really dumb.”
“Are you?”
“Nah. I’m not going to lie, I’m pretty fucking smart.”
“Oh, yeah? How smart?”
“Are you sure you want to know? I'm kind of a nerd. This information might ruin my allure and you won’t want to have sex with me anymore.”
I highly doubt that. Wait… what the hell. Damn hormones. Damn lack of sex. “Try me.”
“I got all As throughout undergrad, then all As and Bs in the prerequisite classes I had to take when I decided to go to med school. I actually just finished the last of those a few weeks ago, and now it’s time to get to studying so I can take the MCATs in January.”
“Jumping right into it, huh? Not going to at least let yourself relax over the summer? January is still over half a year away.” Annalise couldn’t imagine studying the same information over and over again for that long.
“I know.” Brinley sighed. “I just really don’t want to have to take it more than once. Plus, I’m trying to work as many hours as possible at the bar on top of studying. That way I can save up some money since I won’t be making any for a very long time.”
“Just be sure to make time for some fun.”
“I thought that’s what I was trying to do right now.” Brinley scooted closer to Annalise. “Speaking of which, why are we talking about me when we have other things to do?”
Annalise was going to say she didn’t know, but the truth was, she knew exactly why. “It’s what I do when I’m nervous. I ask a lot of questions as a form of avoidance. I guess it’s not the worst quality since it helps me learn about people, but it definitely ruins the mood in situations like this. What was your major in college, by the way?”
“It was sociology.” Brinley put a hand on Annalise’s knee. “You know we don’t have to do anything you don’t want to. This is only lesson one. Honestly, given how tonight went, we might want to start with how to actually make it to the part where you have sex.”
“Ouch.” Rude, but true. “Okay. Let’s practice.”
Brinley removed her hand and sat up taller as if she was preparing herself for her role. “So, what made you decide to join The Lit Clit? ” Brinley put a hand over her mouth and giggled. “Sorry. It might be immature, but I cannot take that name seriously.”
“Right? It’s ridiculous.”
After only a few seconds, Brinley’s face became serious again and she sat up even taller. “Anyway, let’s get back to it. What made you decide to join The Lit Clit ?”
Annalise’s face warmed. This wasn’t even real and she was still nervous. “My grandma—”
Brinley put a hand in the air to cut her off. “Stop right there. Listen, I personally think it’s weirdly adorable that your grandma signed you up for a lesbian fuck app, but that’s not what most people want to hear about to get in the mood.”
“So, if I’m not telling the truth, what should I say?”
“Keep it light and simple. What did you say the reason was for your grandma to sign you up?”
“She said, and I quote…” Annalise tried to keep a straight face, but she couldn’t keep her smile down thinking of her grandma’s words. “The only way to get the stick out of your ass is by putting something else in it.”
