"No!"Kind of.
"Was it just the one kiss?"
"Tyler!"
"Fine. But for a scandalous story, you left out a lot of the scandalous details."
"I think kissing a professor counts as scandalous enough." I took a bite of the pizza. "Sooo good."
Tyler smiled at me and grabbed a slice for himself. "You are quite intriguing, Penny."
As I ate my pizza, I thought about the luau I was supposed to ask him about. I couldn't say no if he invited me, or Melissa would be suspicious of me. Would Professor Hunter be mad if I went? He couldn't be. He was probably dating other people too. And were we even dating? I was so confused. And I could always say I was sick at the last minute.
"So my roommate, Melissa, is getting along really well with your friend Josh."
"Yeah, Josh really likes her." Tyler was looking at me curiously.
"What?"
"Well. I know you're still getting over your ex. And I completely understand that that takes time. But it physically hurts me to know that someone as beautiful as you is just sitting in your dorm room every weekend. It's a sin."
I blushed. "I like staying in."
"How about you make an exception this Friday?"
"What did you have in mind?" Oh good, he was going to ask me. Asking him just so I could cancel later seemed horrid.
"My frat is having this luau thing. I was hoping you could come."
"As friends?"
"As my date, Penny. God you're infuriating."
That's what Professor Hunter had said to me right before our second kiss. Right before the mind-blowing sex that I was sure could never be topped.Am I really that infuriating?
"I'll come as your friend," I replied.
Tyler smiled and shrugged. "It starts at 10. Did you want to meet me there?"
"Yeah, I can walk over with Melissa."
"Great." He looked pleased with himself despite my denying it was a date.
My stomach churned with guilt. Tyler was so sweet. I always laughed with him and had fun. I felt like I could always be myself around him. And he really was handsome. His crystal blue eyes always made me smile. But he deserved someone who wasn't daydreaming about their professor half the time.
When the check came I rummaged through my backpack for my share. Tyler pulled out a twenty and placed it on the table.
"I'll pay for half," I protested.
"Don't be ridiculous." He stood up and put his hand out for me to grab.
I took it and let him pull me up out of my chair.
"Thanks for lunch," I said.
"Hey, what are friends for?" he said with a smile.
Temptation - Chapter 24
