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"I don't know how to accept that it's over."
"I had a great birthday. Thanks for remembering, Professor Hunter. I assume you had something super fancy and prestigious to do tonight. Sorry I wasted so much of your precious time. I hope you have a great life." I pressed send before I could change my mind.
There was a man sitting on a bench up ahead. His elbows were on his knees and his hands were in his hair. He was staring at the ground. He was wearing shorts, a hoodie, and sneakers. It looked like he had just been on a run. It was undoubtedly Professor Hunter.
Was he actually falling apart too?
I watched as he pulled an envelope out of his pocket. He put his hands in the middle of it and was about to rip in half but stopped. He tossed it on the bench beside him, put his elbows back on his knees, and his face in his hands.
It was the man from the elevator; the one who had seen me flee from the building wearing just one of Professor Hunter's t-shirts. And who had probably seen even more of me when I had fallen.
"So you were running away before, and now you can no longer get in?"
"I'm Brendan, by the way."
"Trying this hard to make something work sometimes means it's not meant to."
"Thank you for the kiss," I said weakly. "I mean lunch. Thank you for lunch. Well, and the kiss."
"I was hoping you'd say that." He grabbed both sides of my face and kissed me hard.
"You don't know how long I've been waiting for you to say my name like that."
"You're not as innocent as you look."
"Oh, James,"
"Penny," he groaned when he finished. He rolled onto his side, pulling me with him. "Penny, Penny, Penny. What am I going to do with you?"
"Penny, I want you to be my girlfriend. You know that. It's what I've always wanted. And I'm pretty sure I've made that clear. But I want you to be all in. I don't want to have to worry about you running off with Professor Hunter."
"You fucking said his name when you came."
"Damn it, Penny, I don't want to get hurt again."
"I don't want to hurt you." "I know. But you have. Over and over again." "I'm sorry." I had hurt so many people. I was horrible.
"Have a great life?"
"It's normal to worry about the people you love." I tried to keep my eyes open but my eyelids felt heavy. Before I knew it, I had fallen asleep.
"I tried. How can you sit there and judge me for feeling? I loved you. I loved you so much. And it meant nothing to you. I meant nothing to you. You're completely fine. It's so hard to see you that way when I'm falling apart."
"You wish we had never started fucking?"
"And that's it, isn't it? Just fucking? See, that's the problem. I thought it was more than that. I want someone to love me. Unconditionally."
You ruined me." My voice cracked. I turned around. I didn't want to look at him. "You ruined me."
"You're infuriating, Penny."
"Then punish me, Professor Hunter."
He bit my earlobe. "I'll show you what it's like to be ruined."
"You will not jeopardize your safety on purpose." "I didn't..." He slapped my ass harder. "Do you understand?" "Yes."
"The thought of you screaming his name haunts me. Never again. You're mine."
"I didn't scream his name. Actually, I screamed yours."
For the first time this morning there was a glint of humor in his eyes. "I'm not as easy to forget as you implied?"
"I know. But I'm no good for you. You deserve someone without so much...without so many issues."
"I need you, Penny. I'm addicted to you. I want what's best for you. And I'm going to try hard to be that for you."
"Promise that you'll remember that you're mine." "I promise," I moaned as my orgasm washed over me. He squeezed my hands as he found his release.
"I can't look at you right now." The elevator dinged as the doors slid open. I stepped on. "Penny." "Professor Hunter." The doors closed.
Brendan sighed. "You seem to be having a bad day. And I don't want to make anything worse. But I do need to tell you something. And just so we're clear, it's not because I want to get into your pants. I mean, I do want to get in your pants. But I'm not telling you because of that."
Love brendan
"Luckily I'm free all afternoon."
Seriously Love brendan
"You're kind of adorable."
I need a brendan
And no matter how many times something goes wrong, you always see the best in people. Like I said before, I find you endearing."
"By the way, there's only one professor at your school that's rich enough to live in my building. James is a lucky guy."
BUSTED
shrugged. "I'd be lying if I didn't say I had my own agenda. Because if it doesn't work, I'll probably run into you on the elevator. And then you'll know what a good lay is."
"In case I never get another chance..." he grabbed both sides of my face and kissed me. I kissed him back. I wanted to remember what it was like to be with him too. When he released me, I felt a little lightheaded again.
This was the envelope that I had seen him with on my birthday.
Penny, I woke up late the first morning that classes started. I wouldn't have come into the coffee shop at that moment unless I had forgotten to set my alarm. Who knew that such a small thing could change the rest of my life? You've captivated me from the very start. You're timid, yet bold. You're humorous, yet sincere. You're young, yet wise. You're gorgeous and you don't know it. You're contradictory, and challenging, and passionate. And I love you. I love you with all I am. These past few weeks have been the hardest of my life. Because you have captivated me, body and soul. I eat, breathe,
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"James," I mumbled as I fell to the ground.
"Penny, who's James? Do you mean Brendan?"
A smile broke over his face. "Well you look a million times better."
"Hardly. Just you apparently." "I'm not complaining." He smiled at me.
Professor Hunter was standing there in jeans and a zip up hoodie.
