“I could eat,” I grinned. I texted Sadie that I had to cancel our plans to go to dinner. Instead, I went to dinner with Aubrey.
And that night, when I was fucking Sadie as hard as I dared in my bed at the frat house, I pictured Aubrey again.
I lay awake next to Sadie long after she’d gone to sleep. I knew this was wrong. But I didn’t know what to do about it. I loved Sadie. But I wanted Aubrey. I could admit it now, even if it made me disgusted with myself.
My girlfriend was the most beautiful girl on campus. She was a cheerleader with a hot, curvy body. She slept with me whenever I wanted to. She was sweet, sexy, loving, and kind. We’d been in love with each other since eighth grade.
And I wanted someone else.
Chapter Seven
Harrison
I reached across the table and grabbed Sadie’s hand. “This is nice. I’m so sorry I’ve been too busy to hang out with you as much lately.” She smiled, but the smile didn’t quite reach her eyes, and I noticed that she pulled her hand away instead of letting me hold it for a while.
Did Sadie suspect something, or was I just being paranoid?
“It is nice,” she agreed, looking around the restaurant. “Where’d you hear about this place?”
We were at a nice Italian place in the next city over from the college. Aubrey had told me about it, and we’d come here several times together. I liked it because I knew we weren’t likely to run into anyone from school.
There was no way I was going to tell Sadie who I came here with. She didn’t seem to like Aubrey very much, and shereallydidn’t like the thought of me hanging out with her. She didn’t believe Aubrey was only interested in friendship.
And I had realized she was right about that.
But I didn’t want to get into all of that. So, I lied. “Oh, just some of the guys from the football team.”
The look in her eyes wasn’t confrontational or angry or anything like that. But I wasn’t entirely sure she believed me. I squirmed nervously in my seat.
The corner of her pretty mouth turned up, but it didn’t really look like a smile. She sat back in the booth and crossed her arms over her chest. Her breasts looked mouthwatering tonight, and I couldn’t wait to get her back to my room after dinner. I just hoped tonight I didn’t picture Aubrey when we were together.
The smile dropped off my face when our waitress came over to the table. She was the same waitress Aubrey and I had several of the times we’d come here. “Oh, Mr. Quarterback. Nice to have you back in the house.” She glanced at Sadie, then looked back at me in confusion.
“Where’s your…”
I realized she was about to ask about Aubrey, and I cut her off just in time.
“Wondering where the rest of the guys are, huh?” I said with a big smile.
She frowned and cocked her head. I glanced at Sadie and saw she was wrapped up in the menu. I looked at the waitress, shook my head at her slightly, and gave her a wink.
I could tell when she understood what I was trying to convey. The smile dropped off her face, and she got a cold look in her eyes. She thought I was seeing at least two women, whether she knew the whole story or not.
I didn’t give a fuck what she thought as long as she kept her mouth shut. I’d have to give her an amazing tip at the end of the meal.
“Thisis my girlfriend.” I gestured to Sadie.
The waitress gave me a dubious look. “Okay,” she said in a disbelieving voice. “Well, what can I get y’all tonight?”
The two of us ordered, and the waitress walked away.
“It’s kind of hard to picture a bunch of guys from the football team coming here after practice. I hope everyone hit the showers first. This is a nice place,” Sadie said, looking aroundthe restaurant and soaking up the ambiance. “Why’d y’all come so far out of the way to eat?”
“It’s just nice to get away from campus where we can eat in relative peace, you know? Some people still recognized us, but most didn’t seem to.” Between the waitress and Sadie’s questions, I was having a hard time relaxing.
“So, this is where you were some of the times you had to cancel with me?”
“Yeah. The guys and I would be so tired after practice, and we just didn’t want to fight through the hordes of people wanting to talk to us around campus. So, we came here.” I was starting to worry a little about how easily I was able to lie now.
