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“Thank you.” I smile at him and glance at my computer as an email comes in from my father. “Looks like Dad has seen some of the articles.”
“What does he think about it?” Alex asks as I open the email and skim through it. “I can’t imagine that he or your mother are happy about it.”
“They don’t even know what’s going on between us. I like Kendall a lot but subjecting her to my parents isn’t fair.” I delete the email, not wanting to read his opinion on the matter.
My phone rings, cutting off our conversation. For a moment I consider ignoring it, but then I see Kendall’s name flash across the screen.
“Hey,” I say, ignoring Alex making kissing faces on the other side of the desk. “Aren’t you in school right now?”
“I am,” she says, her voice raspy. “But have you seen the articles about us?”
“I have.” I lean back in my chair and flip Alex off as he wiggles his eyebrows. “Are you okay? You sound like you’ve been crying.”
“I was pissed off. Most of those comments call me a whore looking for a rich older man. That’s actually pretty mild compared to what most of them were saying.”
“Are you alright to stay at school? I can come get you.”
She scoffs. “Don’t worry about me. I was only calling to make sure you saw the articles. The last thing we need is to be seen together.”
Her words sting, but I’m not going to let her know that. She’s right. If I’m seen with her right now, people will only take it as confirmation that we’re together.
“I have a lecture that I have to get to but I should be home in a couple hours. Although, it might run late. They have a special lecturer coming in today. After that I have another class before I’m done for the day.”
“Alright, well, have a good lecture and I’ll see you when either of us get home.”
“Bye.”
She hangs up and I put my phone down on my desk. Though she says that she’s fine, I can’t shake the feeling that she isn’t.
If I was in her position, I would be pissed. I wouldn’t want to have to face everything alone.
At least, that’s what I tell myself as I say goodbye to Alex before heading to her school.
I walk around campus with my hands in my pockets, hovering outside the lecture hall where Kendall is. Some of the students wandering around give me passing glances though it doesn’t seem like any of them recognize me.
At least, I don’t think they do until I hear the whispering.
The doors to the lecture hall open and Kendall walks down the stairs with her books balanced on one arm. Another student is chatting away beside her, but both of them freeze when they see me.
“What are you doing here?” Kendall asks, her voice barely more than a whisper as she hurries to my side.
“Look, her sugar daddy is here to pick her up from school,” a man near us says, his friend laughing. “Isn’t that cute?”
“Fuck off,” Kendall says, spinning to glare at them. “Go back to playing with your tiny dick somewhere else.”
“Fuck you, bitch,” the guy says.
I take a step toward him, but Kendall gets in my way. Anger is rolling through me in waves as I look over her head at him. His eyes narrow like he’s choosing between starting a fight and walking away.
The possessive part of me hopes that he starts a fight. If she won’t let me hit him for calling her a bitch, then I’ll hit him when he starts a fight.
Instead, he rolls his eyes and walks away, whispering to his friend. I keep my gaze glued to them until they round a corner. When I look back down at Kendall, she looks like she’s ready to kill me.
“What?” I ask, rolling my shoulders and letting the tension ease from my body.
“What the fuck do you think you’re doing here? I told you that you shouldn’t show up and we shouldn’t be seen together right now, but here you are.”
“You sounded like you had been crying when you were on the phone. I just wanted to make sure that you were okay.”
