I wasn’t sure why. She’d begged to see me every night since the first night we’d gotten together. I’d only taken her up on it six times.
And that had been six too many.
“Hey, baby,” she said, a big smile on her face. “What do you want to do tonight? Do you want me to invite a couple of girls over?” She waggled her eyebrows while I tried not to vomit. She was always trying to talk me into group sex, but I’d withstood that temptation at least.
“No. We need to talk.”
I saw a flash of uncertainty cross her face, but she quickly recovered. “Sure.”
I stood while she sat. I had too much nervous energy. Now that I thought Sadie might already be back in town, I was afraid she might just drop in and see me with Aubrey. That would not be good. I winced inwardly when I thought about Aubrey’s distinctive pink Jeep. There was no mistaking it. If Sadie had driven by the fraternity house and seen it parked out front, she would know I was hanging out with Aubrey.
Shit. I ran a hand through my hair.
“What’s wrong?” Aubrey said. “You seem stressed.” She got a glimmer in her eyes and looked at me flirtatiously. “I can help you with that.”
“No,” I held up a hand. “That’s the last thing I want right now.”
She looked a little hurt, but I didn’t care.
I didn’t know how to say any of this in a way that wouldn’t hurt her feelings, so I finally just went for it. “Look, Sadie is coming back to town. This thing between us has to end, okay?”
She looked shocked, then mad. “It’snotokay,” she said, frowning.
I ran another hand through my hair, not caring if it messed it up or not. “I don’t know why I formed it like a question. What I meant is that you and I are over. Done. We can still be friends, but that’s it.” I was full of shit. I had no intentions of remaining friends with her.
“You’re dumping me for little miss perfect?”
“Dumping you? We were never together. It was just sex, right?”
She looked genuinely confused. “What about all those dinners? We ate lunch together all the time, walked everywhere across campus together, studied together, got coffee each morning… you see where I’m going with this, right?”
Damn. When she said it like that, it did seem like we’d been together. I thought back over the past few months. Aubrey had been more like my girlfriend than Sadie had. My heart started to pound. No wonder Sadie had been upset. What had I been thinking?
But I knew what I’d been thinking. I was curious. I wanted to try new things, and Aubrey had been up foranything. And she made sure I knew it. I betrayed Sadie for this girl. Sadie, who I wanted to spend the rest of my life with.
I’d been thinking with my dick, not my brain.
“I’m sorry,” I said sinking down on my bed. “I never meant to make you think we were dating. You and me…” I looked up and met her eyes. “We were just physical. Sex only. I’m not in love with you, and I don’t think you’re in love with me, either.”
“So, what are you saying?”
“We can’t see each other anymore. Sadie can’t find out the truth about us. Ever. Do you understand?”
“Oh, I understand.” She had a sly look on her face. “I’ll stay away from you, and I won’t tell your little girlfriend about us.”
I breathed a sigh of relief. “Great. Then I guess we’re done here…”
“But I want something.”
Uneasiness washed over me. “What do you mean?”
“I know you got a crap ton of NIL money when you agreed not to enter the transfer portal.”
“So?” I asked warily.
“I want implants.” She gestured to her breasts. “I want double Ds.”
I chuckled. She was bold, I’d give her that. “Yeah, I’m not using any of my money to get you breast implants.”
