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"Penny."
"Professor Hunter."
The doors closed.
Addiction - Chapter 8
Saturday
I hugged my arms around myself. I needed to be alone. I knew that I could forgive him for not talking to me for weeks. Hell, I already had. But sleeping with Isabella? He was supposed to be getting a divorce, not fucking her. I shook my head and looked down at my sneakers. I hated that I was wearing clothes that he had bought for me.
The elevator doors dinged. I kept my eyes on the ground.
"I apologize in advance for what I'm about to ask you."
I looked up. Brendan had just stepped onto the elevator. He hit the button to close the doors.
"So, the dramatic guy. Did he do that to you?"
"No. It's not like that."He just spanks me when he thinks I've misbehaved."I fell. That's all."
"Okay." He moved closer to me and leaned against the wall. "Are you alright?"
"I'm fine."
"Then why does it look like you're about to cry?"
"I just found something out that I'm not happy about."
"Did you want to talk about it?"
"Not really."
Brendan sighed. "You seem to be having a bad day. And I don't want to make anything worse. But I do need to tell you something. And just so we're clear, it's not because I want to getinto your pants. I mean, I do want to get in your pants. But I'm not telling you because of that."
I couldn't help but laugh. I looked up at him. "What do you need to tell me?"
"I'm not 100 percent sure. Closer to 85 percent. But I'm pretty sure that both of the men that have penthouse suites are married."
I looked back down at my shoes. I could feel his eyes on me. He thought I was a monster. "I didn't know that when I started seeing him."
"But you do already know?"
"Yes." I felt ashamed. "He's getting divorced."
"That's what they all say."
"I believed him." I sighed. "I believed him until about five minutes ago."
The doors opened. We both stepped out into the parking garage.
"It was nice seeing you again," I said.
"Where are you going?" he asked.
"For a walk. I need to clear my head."
"I was actually going to go for a walk too. Do you mind if I join you?"
