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“I got jumped on the way home.”
“Are you okay?” she asked rushing toward me. Suddenly our argument from earlier melted away.
“Yeah,” I said. “Let’s go inside and I’ll tell you about it.”
We walked into the living room. Her clothes, dirty dishes, a pizza box and other junk were spread about. Surprise surprise.
“I cleaned up in here today,” I said. “What the hell happened?”
She smiled innocently like it was all a joke.
I didn’t have the energy or desire to pick another fight so I let it go.
After dropping my backpack on the floor, I crossed the room and sat down on my green recliner. It had seen better days. I’d found it in the alley last semester and fell in love with it because it reminded me of my grandfather. He’d been gone for over two years now.
She wouldn’t leave me alone until I told her the entire story, so I took a deep breath and told her everything. While I spoke, she sat on the edge of the couch, her hands covering her mouth as if I were telling a ghost story around a campfire.
When I got to the part about Austin saving me, she asked, “Where did he go? Did he just leave you there?”
“No, he was walking me home, but we kind of got into an argument.”
She laughed.
“Kind of? What did he do?”
“Just your typical hot guy bullshit. I don’t have time for a man like that right now.”
“You don’t need any kind of man. You’ve always been the independent type.” She stood up off of the couch and walked toward me. “But all work and no play makes Brooke a dull woman.”
“Yeah, but I’ll be able to afford my school loan debts when I graduate and land a good job. I’m too far down the path to turn back now.”
I stepped around her and walked toward the hallway.
“How are your classes going?” she asked.
“Oh, they’re fine, I think.”
“You think?”
I turned around and saw her sitting in my recliner.
“Yeah, I think. Do you want to get lunch tomorrow? We can talk more then, I’m tired and over today. I just want to go to bed.”
“Yeah, that would good.”
“I should have called you to pick me up from the lab.”
“You can call me anytime. You know that. It doesn’t matter what’s going on between us, I’m here for you.”
“I know, Jocelyn. Thanks. See you tomorrow.”
“You too, babe. Talk to you in the morning.”
I waved then resumed the journey to my bedroom. I closed the door behind me and locked it. As I got undressed and ready for bed, the events from the night played themselves out in my head over and over again.
The danger had etched Austin and all his features into my mind. I drifted off to sleep with images of his hot, naked body trying to seduce me in my dreams. Between classes and my job at the Med-Center, I hadn’t been with a man in a long time. Too long for my liking.
Could Austin really be interested in someone like me?
