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“I enjoy helping my friends,” he says again.
“You certainly do.” I chuckle. “But… come on, you’re a college kid. There’s no way you can afford to be this generous.”
He waves a hand. “Don’t worry about it.”
“You come from a rich family or something like that?”
“Something like that.”
“Must be nice.”
“It can come in handy.” He smiles. “Look, just… keep the money. Just this once. I’ll never do it again, I swear.”
I pinch the bill between my fingers, finally giving into the temptation of possible financial freedom. “Fine,” I say. “I accept it and I thank you for your friendly generosity.”
“You’re welcome.”
“Anyway, I’ll…” I gesture at his abs as I shift back toward the door, “let you get back to this.”
He looks down at himself, proud of his work. “Gotta look good for Thursday.”
“Thursday?” I ask.
“I’m modeling for your class again.”
Oh, dear lord.
“Cool,” I squeak.
“Yeah. Professor Wilson sent me an email asking if I was okay with showing a little skin this time.”
“And… you’re okay with that?”
He shrugs. “Sure.”
“Of course,” I say, jolting as the back of my foot connects with the doorframe. “Why wouldn’t you be? You’re…” I chuckle. “Just look at you.”
His lips curl slightly. “Are you okay with it?”
“Pfft! Duh. Yeah. I’m okay with it. It’s just a little skin, right?”
“Right.”
“Not that it would matter if I wasn’t okay with it,” I say, my tongue feeling heavy in my mouth. “It’s not like I’m… anybody special.”
“Don’t be too sure of that.”
Oh, but I am.
Otherwise…
I pause in the doorway, biting my cheek as unstoppable words crawl up my throat. “Drew, can I ask you something?” I ask.
“Anything,” he says.
“Just out of curiosity. Hypothetically. Last night, if Seth weren’t my brother and I invited you in…”
“I would have gone in,” Drew answers right away. “I’d be all in.”
