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“Don’t let the tats fool you.” She tapped the side of her head. “I do have some brains up here.”
“I don’t doubt that at all.” Annalise threw her hand over her face, completely flustered all over again.
God, she’s adorable.
“Did I make it seem like that? I’m so sorry. I’m just impressed. Like extremely impressed. The fact that you are cool, funny, down to earth, and also incredibly smart and driven. That just makes you even hotter.”
“So, you think I’m hot?” Brinley could tell her normally smug grin had become a goofy one, but right now, she wasn’t worried about that. This apparently straight girl who was a certified ten thought she was hot.
Her smile was back. God, that smile. “I think you’re aesthetically pleasing.”
“Aesthetically pleasing enough to take me up on my offer?”
“This is completely crazy, but what the hell? Let’s do it.” Annalise took a big breath and blew it out. “When should we start?”
Brinley looked at the clock and shrugged. “I'm off in ten minutes.”
Chapter 3
Annalise
Annalise couldn’t believe she had agreed to this. She had even shocked herself by following Brinley back to her apartment. Sure, physically, it wasn’t a big deal since she lived in the apartment above the bar, but mentally, this was huge. Honestly, she wasn’t sure what she was thinking, except that she had been expecting sex tonight, so now she was extremely turned on. It obviously had nothing to do with Brinley’s perfect hair and those dark eyes that were accentuated by her even darker eye shadow. It certainly wasn’t because Annalise wanted to run her hands along every tattoo on Brinley’s body.
Shit. It’s been way too long since I’ve had sex.
“Can I get you water or anything? Maybe a tour of the place?”
Annalise nodded her head, but when Brinley just kept staring at her with a questioning look in those dark eyes, she realized she hadn’t actually answered her question. “Water and a tour both sound great. Thank you.”
“Perfect. If you follow me over here…” Brinley led them about ten feet before their toes hit the linoleum of the kitchen floor. “We have now reached the kitchen.” She threw Annalise a bottle of water then pointed back to where they had just come from. “The room way over there is the living room.” She waved a hand. “And if you follow me down this very long hall, you will find the bedroom and bathroom.”
The two of them walked down a hall that was more like a tiny alcove since it was so small. She opened two doors that were right across from each other. The bathroom was filled with dark blues and had a beach theme, and the bedroom was a lighter blue, with a more chic, simple look to it. The queen-sized bed took up most of the room, but in one corner there was a white dresser and in the other corner a matching desk with books piled high on top of it. “Not very exciting, but it’s home.”
“I love it.” Annalise truly did. She didn’t know Brinley well, but from what she knew , this house just felt like her .
“You don’t think it’s weird that I live above where I work?”
Annalise laughed even louder than she meant to. “Not at all. I am the assistant manager at an apartment complex… that I also live at .”
“No way!” Brinley stuck her hand in the air for a high-five. “Cheers to us for sticking it to the man and not wasting any of our day traveling to work.”
“I never thought of it that way. I’m just happy to not have to put on a coat.”
“Also a great point.” Brinley placed a hand on Annalise’s back to direct her out of the hallway and over to her couch. “So, what came first, the apartment or the job?”
“The job. I’ve worked there for two years. I just became the assistant manager last year then moved in four months ago.”
“Loved it so much you wanted to stay there all the time?”
Annalise could lie, but what was the point? Brinley already knew some of the most embarrassing information about her and had witnessed every part of her disastrous not-date. “Not exactly. My boyfriend broke up with me, and since we lived together, I needed a new place. Since I’m on staff, I can rent a room for almost nothing at the apartment complex, so I figured why not?”
“Sounds like a great deal to me. Minus the whole dumping part.”
Annalise waved a hand in the air. For the first time since their breakup, the mention of Grant didn’t cause her any sadness. “It’s fine. It was honestly for the best.”
“So you could give women a try?” Brinley playfully bumped her shoulder against Annalise’s.
“No. That was all my grandma . I didn’t feel any passion with Grant. I loved him, but the sparks were missing. Do you know what I mean?”
