This was so uncharacteristic of me. But I couldn’t stop myself, not with how much I craved him.
A smirk turned up the corner of his mouth. “Do you know what you’re asking?”
No, but I wanted to know. I was dying to find out if the rumors were true. The part about him being huge wasn’t a lie. While I didn’t set out to hook up with Tucker in a fraternity house, I wasn’t leaving now that I had him. I wanted to feel every inch of him before doing my walk of shame.
“Show me,” I mouthed, and his grin widened.
He stroked my cheek. “You seem like a good girl.”
A shiver ran through me.
Eden nudges me with her elbow, snapping me back to reality. “Your shift is over, chica. I can take over for you.”
Startled, I look at Eden and then peek at Tucker again, biting my lip, now realizing I’m supposed to tutor Tuck without knowing it was Tucker Kane.
Note to self: Ask students on Strick Net for their last names.
“I’ll work your shift if you go over there and pretend to be Tucker’s tutor.” I clasp my hands together, not above begging to get out of seeing him. “Please. Do me a solid. I can’t deal with him.”
Eden narrows her eyes at me and then focuses her gaze on Tucker. Her confused expression turns into a look of horror. She knows what I went through with Tucker. This is not happening, not when I need the cash. But what else can I do? I am not going over there for any amount of money.
She nods and then unties the black apron from around her waist, dropping it on the counter behind us. “What am I supposed to be tutoring him in?”
“Business Law.”
Eden frowns. “What do I know about the law?”
I pull her into a one-arm hug and whisper ‘thank you’ into her ear. Nervous energy floods my veins as I stand there like a coward and watch Eden approach Tucker’s table.
He glances up at her, his eyes lighting with realization. She was there the night we met. Eden even dated Romeo for a while, and since the president of Delta Sigma Phi is close friends with Tucker, there’s no way Tucker doesn’t know Eden.
And now, I have to suffer in silence and wait for this torture to end.
Chapter 5
Tucker
Eden Caulfield is my tutor. It’s weird, considering I was expecting a girl named Sam. She sits across from me, tucking strands of blonde hair behind her ears with a forced smile. Something about this situation feels off. As far as I know, she doesn’t tutor on the side. Romeo talked about her often when they were dating, but nothing other than the sex.
“Sorry, I’m late,” Eden says in her singsong voice. “I had to finish my shift first.”
“That’s okay. I didn’t know you worked here.”
She smirks. “Some of us have to work for a living. We all can’t be trust-fund babies.”
I roll my eyes. “Like I had a choice of parents. Don’t give me that woe-is-me crap.”
“Same asshole I remember,” she deadpans with a playful look. “Some people never change, huh?”
“Same player. Same game.” I wink, and she looks repulsed. “How come you told me your name’s Sam?”
She shrugs. “It’s my middle name. I use it when I tutor cocky jocks like you.” Eden shifts her weight, crossing one leg over the other, her hands folded on the table before her. “So, where do you want to start?”
Hesitant, I remove my Business Law textbook and the latest assignment from my bag on the floor and slide it across the table in her direction. Eden first studies the paper, then glances down at the dog-eared book, flipping through the pages.
“You know most of this is just memorization, right? If you’d take the time to read the chapter for this week, I’m sure you could answer the questions on this paper.”
“Well, I was hoping you would help me with that,” I say, tilting my head toward the open book. “Otherwise, why am I paying you?”
