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“Thanks. I’ll give her a call back.”
He nods with a worried expression. “Avery, I know it’s a big adjustment for you here, and the easy way out of this situation would be to move in with your mom’s family because they live in Columbus, but I hope you know things for you there won’t be easy. Your aunt Donna isn’t a fan of mine, and she’s a lot like your mother. So I’m begging you to not make any arrangements to live with them. Please consider staying here with us—where you’re loved unconditionally.”
I’m sure all the recent visits with my cousin Stacy before we moved gave away that I was planning on moving back to Columbus with them as soon as I could. I don’t like seeing Dad upset, so if he needs me to stay here with him a little longer then I will.
“Okay, Dad.” That seems to satisfy him because he smiles.
“Thank you.”
I head back down to the living room, feeling completely conflicted as to what I should do now. I do need to return the phone call and catch up with Stacy.
My fingers fly over the keypad as I search out Stacy’s number from the speed dial. The phone rings twice and she picks up.
“Hey, Avery!” Stacy says with an excited tone in her voice.
“Hey,” I respond. “What’s going on? Dad said you called earlier, but I forgot my cell phone here while I was out.”
We go through the motions of gossiping about people we both know from campus, and it seems that things are exactly the same as when I left. Stacy tells me that she saw on social media that Chance has dumped Charity, and has now moved on to yet another girl from my sorority. That guy is just begging for a girl who he wronged to chop off his penis.
Chance got off easy with me. I literally let him go without inflicting any damage in retaliation for him fooling around on me. Tyler is actually the one who saved that pretty car of Chance’s. If Tyler hadn’t interrupted me and made me question my actions, that car wouldn’t have been shown any mercy.
“So, what’s up with you?” Stacy quizzes. “You having any luck finding any yummy boys down there?”
I pause at the thought of filling her in about Tyler. She won’t understand the relationship he and I have if I tell her the truth about us. Stacy is a total gossip and I know whatever I’m about to tell her will be blasted onto social media and then will trickle all around the Greek society. It would be nice to have her spread the word that I have moved on from Chance and that I couldn’t care less about him at this point. “Oh yeah, I’m actually already seeing someone,” I admit.
“Well . . .” she pushes, “details.”
I explain how Tyler is actually the guy who gave me a ride home when my sorority sisters left me stranded in the parking lot the night I went after Chance’s car. She seems genuinely impressed by my tale of how we met again and he asked me out. I also tell her about the little lake he took me to.
“So how was the sex?” she asks, digging for dirt.
“We haven’t . . . I mean, for God’s sake, Stacy, I just met the guy!”
She laughs. “Calm down. I was only asking. I just assumed he probably got you in the back of that truck and then had his way with you.”
The idea of Tyler taking me in the bed of his truck is a scenario that keeps playing over and over in my mind since earlier tonight. Stacy doesn’t know how bad I wish that it had actually happened, but Tyler just isn’t that kind of guy. He’s the kind of guy who opens doors for ladies and rescues damsels in distress. He definitely isn’t like Chance, who tried to get into my pants on the first night that we met.
“He’s not like that. Tyler’s a gentleman.”
“I’m happy for yo
u, Avery. I just hope he continues to be a good guy and isn’t just putting on some act to get you in the sack.”
“I really don’t think he is. He feels too genuine for games.”
I hope my gut is guiding me in the right direction this time. God knows I don’t think I can handle two douche-bag guys back-to-back messing around with my emotions.
TYLER
Why did Dad have to throw a wrench in my game? Just when I thought I knew every girl in town, and that keeping my junk in my pants was going to be easy, Avery has to come along. Her sexy-as-hell body is making the no-sex-with-random-girls thing pretty damn tough. I’m already addicted to her. It all started when I spotted her in the parking lot, ready to fuck up her cheating boyfriend’s car. Sure, it was a bit crazy, but I was amused that the hottest chick I’d ever seen was also a little bit of a badass. That made her hot, but when she decided she couldn’t do it, I knew she also had a good heart, which made her even more appealing.
It was so hard not to jump her bones in the back of my truck when she put out the offer. The woman I have the hots for is all but begging for me to fuck her, and yet I couldn’t bring myself to go against my promise to Dad. I mean, how many times does an opportunity like that present itself? Not many. But I know I did the right thing.
God, I can’t believe I passed on that. What the hell is wrong with me? This is going to be so rough. I’m not sure if I can keep myself from breaking my promise to Dad if she keeps on looking at me with those sexy blue eyes like she wants to rip my clothes off.
This could be a good thing, though. I’ve never actually gotten to know a girl before without trying to get into her pants right away. The no-sex thing may take a lot of pressure off. After all, Avery knows the whole truth about why I can’t sleep with her, and she seems cool with it. Maybe just having her around as arm candy will be enough to satisfy the obsession I have with her. She really is the prettiest girl around here, and she’s funny, which is a definite plus. It’s been a rough six months for me, and her ability to make me laugh is really awesome. I should really put some effort into getting to know Avery if this is going to work. She did invite me to go running with her in the morning. Damn it. I hate running, but if that’s what she likes to do, I guess I should give it a try.
AVERY
