Page 84 of Forbidden Billionaires: Vol. 1
"Tyler is really sweet too and sexy. But he's also a great friend. He's thoughtful and he's definitely patient. He's a really nice guy."
"Okay, cons for James?"
"James can be pretty controlling."Or is that a pro?I felt myself blushing. "He kind of has a bad temper and he is quite a bit older. He can be pretty mysterious at times too."And he's my professor, I have to keep our relationship a secret, and I have to lie constantly.
"Isn't him being mysterious a good thing? I feel like that probably makes him even sexier."
I shrugged. "I don't like that he's held things back from me."But he just told me his secrets. We're in a good place.
"Cons for Tyler?"
"Well, he's graduating soon. So I don't really know what his plans are after school."
"And?"
"I don't know. Tyler is really nice. There aren't any other cons I can think of."
Melissa held up the list. "James definitely has more cons than Tyler."
I bit my lip. Of course James had more cons than Tyler.
"Well I think you know how you feel now."
"What?"
"Penny, you look like you're in pain."
I shook my head. "No, it's just...all those different points aren't even with each other. Some things are more important than others."
Melissa put the paper down. "I think I know what this is about. It's the sex, isn't it?"
"No!" I bit my lip again. "I don't know. It's just that James...he makes me feel...ugh," I put my face in my hands.
"Okay, so the sex is amazing. And what about Tyler?"
"We haven't done that."
"You're joking."
"No."
"So maybe that's your answer. You need to have sex with Tyler and then you can properly decide."
"I can't do that to James."
"You were about to on Friday when I walked in on you guys."
"But that was before I talked to James."
"Well, the answer seems pretty obvious then. It's James. Clearly it's always been James."
***
I sat at my desk hoping that the speech before mine would never end. Because as soon as it did, I was up. I glanced down at the outfit I had worn to try to impress Professor Hunter.Or is it Tyler?Either way, it was too much. My tank top combined with my pushup bra showed entirely too much cleavage, and my skirt was too tight and too short. I don't know how high the heels were, but they were definitely too high for me to comfortably walk in.Why did I choose this outfit?
"Penny Taylor," said Professor Hunter.
Here we go.I grabbed my notes and shakily approached the podium. By some miracle, I didn't break my ankle in my heels.
