Page 49 of Divine Obsession

I wasn’t in a hurry to get the work done.

So, when my mind wandered tohim…

‘I don’t like you.’

Trevor turned to face me, leaning in so close I had to lean back, as he caged me in. And for a moment, his eyes dropped to my pink-heart pendant, then lower, sending a flush across my face and chest at the reminder of the other night.

‘I'll take that as a challenge,’ He murmured, deep and low, so only I could hear.

I slightly shook my head. Letting go of my pin-heart diamond, which I hadn’t even noticed I’d picked up, I got back to work.

I'll take that as a challenge.

I tried to focus on coding, but kept getting distracted by the memory of Trevor’s proximity.

Why was he always so close to me? Or was that a normal distance between people, and I’d just never bother to pay attention until him? Was that just his personality? Or was he being close on purpose?

God, he was making my head hurt.

My heart rate was beating at a constant quick pace since I’d thought of Trevor. Glancing at the time on my screen, I cringed, realizing I’d been daydreaming for almost twenty minutes.

The bigger realization tasted sour on my tongue.

I had acrush.

A stupid, illogical crush. On my best friend’s older brother.

I couldn’t believe I’d been so careless.

People in New York and the Ivy Leagues referred to him asPlayboy. He was already a multi-billionaire at twenty-two, had more girls wanting him than any other ‘bachelor’ and you couldn’t look at a tabloid without seeing his face or name.

Falling for someone like that resulted in nothing but heartbreak. Everyone knew that.

I took a few minutes to sulk in my own self-pity and cringe before deciding my next steps.

Maybe I couldn’t change the past, but what I could do was prepare for the future and save myself the embarrassment. Iwouldignore whatever this was I was feeling – crush or not.

I startled at the scrape of a chair nearby – the irritable sound seemed illegal in the quiet library. So did the deep voice that followed, filling the air around me.

“Skipping class again,Miss Perfect?”

My heart jumped in my throat. I masked it by fueling my frustration – with him or myself, I don’t know – and rolling my eyes. “Surprised you know what a library is.”

Out of the corner of my eye, I watched Trevor sit in the chair he pulled up next to mine.

“I was looking forward to another two hours of you pretending I don’t exist.”

“I doubt you were heartbroken.”Make fun of his emotions. Good man repellent.

“You’d be surprised,” He drawled, leaning in closer. “It was lonely, sitting in your seat. All that empty space…”

I slowly turned my head and looked at him for the first time since he found me. Was he…Flirting with me?

Trevor had one of his hands over his mouth, hiding his smirk and using it for support as he leaned into me, in a way that was both casual and invasive.

God, he was so…So…

I gritted my teeth and turned back to my laptop, beginning to type furiously.

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