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"But you're not my professor."
"Right. Plus I'm super charming. And I saved their only child."
I laughed. "You probably can't do wrong in their eyes now."
"If you say so." He leaned down and kissed me. His kiss was soft and gentle. I put my hand on his chest to stop him. He pulled back and looked at me. I could feel the tears start to fall down my cheeks.
"You're right, Penny. You shouldn't be dating your professor." He wiped my tears away with his hand.
I stared up at him. He was right. Of course he was right. I shouldn't be dating my professor. I thought about how upset my parents looked when I woke up. They'd be ashamed of me.Am I ashamed of myself?I should be with someone nice like Brendan. Or Tyler. But none of that mattered. Because I was in love with Professor Hunter. I loved him despite everything.
"Get some rest, Penny."
Addiction - Chapter 11
Sunday
When I woke up I turned toward Brendan, but he was gone. In his place was my cell phone and the envelope from Professor Hunter. There was a note on top.
Penny,
I've given you my two cents. You have my number. I hope to hear from you soon.
-Brendan
I put my fingers between my eyes and squeezed to help diminish my headache. I leaned back down against my pillow and looked at his note again. Brendan was right. I knew he was right. I had always known that I shouldn't be with Professor Hunter. But I wanted to be. I needed to be. If he really still felt the same way about me, then there was no choice to make. It was always going to be him.
I glanced at the clock on the wall. It was 2 a.m. Professor Hunter would be asleep. I picked up my phone. I had two missed calls from him, but no voicemails. I clicked on his name. He had shown me his divorce papers, but his wife still hadn't signed them. Maybe we just needed to take a break until it was official. If it was love, time wouldn't matter. We could wait until it was right.
I typed out a text to him. "Are you up?"
His reply came almost immediately. "Yes."
Me: "Can we talk?"
James: "I'll come get you. Are you in your dorm?"
Me: "We can talk on the phone. Call me."
James: "I want to see you."
I bit my lip. I didn't want him to know I was in the hospital. He already felt bad enough about what had happened. He couldn't come here anyway. I was pretty sure visiting hours were over.
Me: "Let's just wait until the morning. I'm actually pretty tired."
James: "Penny, where are you?"
I swallowed hard and responded: "Please don't freak out."
James: "Where are you?"
I sighed and let my head sink back into the pillow. "I'm in the hospital."
James: "I'll be there in twenty minutes."
Me: "I think visiting hours are over."
I waited a few minutes for a response but none came. I rolled onto my side and put my phone back down on the bed. They weren't going to let him up. Just in case, I folded up the note from Brendan and slipped it into the envelope that Professor Hunter had given me.
