"I kind of wish Rob hadn't come early."
James laughed and let go of my hands. "Your face is flushed." He rubbed his hand along my cheek.
"No kidding."
He smiled. "Ready to meet my little brother?"
"Absolutely."
James hit the button that had made the elevator stop. I pressed my thighs together and leaned against the side of the elevator. Making me incredibly horny before meeting his brother was an odd choice. I took a deep breath. I needed to calm down. I had already been nervous to meet Rob. Now I was going to be more awkward than usual. The doors of the elevator slowly opened.
"Finally, man!"
I turned my head to see Rob in the kitchen. He was sitting in front of a pizza box at the counter. Rob looked a lot like James. He was slightly shorter and tanner. His jaw line wasn't quite as sharp and his hair was shaggy. And he dressed a lot differently. Way more like a college student. His jeans had holes in them and he was wearing a flannel shirt over his v-neck t-shirt. Ihad thought that Professor Hunter was a college student when I bumped into him. If I had met his brother in the same situation, I wouldn't have had a doubt in my mind.
He tossed a piece of crust back in the box and walked over to James. I thought they were going to hug, but instead Rob wrapped his arms around James and lifted him off the floor slightly. "It's so good to see you!" he said really loudly. It looked like it made James super uncomfortable. I couldn't help but laugh. Rob's good mood was contagious.
Rob set James back down on his feet and leaned close to James. "Dude, is this seriously Ellen? You didn't tell me she was super hot. Please tell me you're tapping that?"
I was sure he had meant to whisper that. He must have just been really bad at whispering. No one talked like that. I could feel my face turning even more red.
"No." James sounded mad. "That's not Ellen. That's..."
"Shit, are you serious? I get my own housekeeper? I should have come here ages ago." He patted James on the chest and walked over to me. "I'm Rob." He put his hand out for me to shake.
"Penny."What the hell is happening?I shook his hand.
"So tell me about yourself, Penny." He leaned against the counter and locked eyes with me. It was so strange. His eyes were so similar to James'. It was unnerving.
"For starters, I'm not a housekeeper."
His smile got even bigger and he looked over his shoulder at James. "You're the best brother ever.
"Jesus, stop talking, Rob." James walked over and wrapped his arm around my shoulders.
"So..." Rob looked back and forth between us. "You are fucking then?"
"No, Rob. Or, well, yes actually."
Oh my God!This seemed way worse than telling my parents about our relationship.
"This is my girlfriend." James squeezed my shoulder.
"Wait, what? What about the troll?"
"We're divorced."
"Seriously?! I didn't really think you had the balls to cut that cord."
James laughed.
I was pretty sure James and his brother had the strangest relationship ever. But I liked Rob for referring to Isabella as a troll. It helped redeem his inappropriateness. I was almost positive he thought I was a hooker that James had gotten for him.
"Okay, wow. So, we should probably start over," Rob said to me.
"Yeah." I laughed and stuck my hand back out to Rob. "Let's just pretend that didn't happen."
Rob laughed. "No, actually that's a great story. I can't wait to tell people I thought my brother's new girlfriend was a prostitute. And it's a compliment really. You're hot. I'm sure you get that all the time."
