she was gone, Brianna headed for the bedroom she’d chosen. She pulled her phone out of her pocket and rummaged through her bag for a charger. While her phone was charging, she took a quick shower and did her best to maintain her now unruly curls. When she stepped into her bedroom, her phone chimed, letting her know that she had a new text message.
I’m sorry. I miss you. Good luck in NY. Maybe I’ll see you there and we can have dinner and talk?
“Motherfucker!” she screamed.
She wanted to throw her phone across the room, but instead she shut it off and tucked it into her wristlet. All she wanted to do tonight was have some fun and forget about Lucian. Thank God she wasn’t pregnant. That would have been a real disaster. It felt so wrong buying that test and sitting in the doctor’s office alone to double check her results. It was a false positive. The blood test came back negative and though she was a little sad, it was all for the best.
“What’s wrong?” Eleanor frowned.
“Nothing.” She lied. She eyed her roommate in her tight jeans and low cut sweater. “Let me change. I think I’m overdressed.”
“Hell yeah. Show them what you’re working with, girl. Those dull bitches are going to fucking hate us.” Eleanor grinned.
Rushing to her suitcase, Brianna pulled out her favorite denim mini skirt and paired it with a pink lace halter top that brought out the green in her eyes. She paired it with cute pink sandals and let her hair down. When she walked into the living room, Eleanor was standing by the door talking to a tall, handsome, blond man. He looked like he walked straight off the cover of GQ magazine.
“Wow, she’s hotter than you said, Ellie.” He said, eyeing Brianna and making her blush. When she got to the door, he took her hands in his and swept kisses across her knuckles. “Good evening, beautiful. I’m Kevin Ford, and I’ll be your escort tonight.”
Ah, the gay one. She couldn’t help the giggle that escaped her. He was a total flirt, and he seemed like he would be just the kind of friend she needed right now. Eleanor too. She actually had hope for the future. New temporary job, new friends, and hopefully after graduation, she’d be able to return to New York and start a new life. All she needed to do was carve out time to see Jon and she was all set.
She didn’t need Lucian.
Sixteen
Lucian sat staring at the report on his desk. He knew that he shouldn’t have done it, but in the name of protecting his baby sister, he violated her privacy by asking the maid, Rosemarie, to keep him updated only on things that seemed uncommon for both Kelsey and Brianna. Two things came up. A series of phone calls for Brianna on the landline from a blocked number, and a positive pregnancy test in her trashcan a few weeks ago.
She’d avoided him like the plague. Even when he’d purposely went to the airport to see them both off, she didn’t say a word to him. He searched her face, her body for signs that she was carrying his child, but he didn’t notice anything. Her belly wasn’t rounded, her face didn’t fill out. There was nothing. Then again, from what he’d read, it would take about sixteen weeks to see a difference. He couldn’t help but to wonder if she’d invite him in for this. If he even wanted to be there.
He couldn’t deny that he had feelings for Brianna. The moment she walked out of his life, it seemed like nothing else in the world mattered. He didn’t think that he’d fallen in love with her after a week, but maybe he did. He’d been pissed off with the world since she’d left him without a word, and when he found out about her pregnancy, he damn near cried. Happiness, he wasn’t sure, but it was pretty
I’m sorry. I miss you. Good luck in NY. Maybe I’ll see you there and we can have dinner and talk?
“Motherfucker!” she screamed.
She wanted to throw her phone across the room, but instead she shut it off and tucked it into her wristlet. All she wanted to do tonight was have some fun and forget about Lucian. Thank God she wasn’t pregnant. That would have been a real disaster. It felt so wrong buying that test and sitting in the doctor’s office alone to double check her results. It was a false positive. The blood test came back negative and though she was a little sad, it was all for the best.
“What’s wrong?” Eleanor frowned.
“Nothing.” She lied. She eyed her roommate in her tight jeans and low cut sweater. “Let me change. I think I’m overdressed.”
“Hell yeah. Show them what you’re working with, girl. Those dull bitches are going to fucking hate us.” Eleanor grinned.
Rushing to her suitcase, Brianna pulled out her favorite denim mini skirt and paired it with a pink lace halter top that brought out the green in her eyes. She paired it with cute pink sandals and let her hair down. When she walked into the living room, Eleanor was standing by the door talking to a tall, handsome, blond man. He looked like he walked straight off the cover of GQ magazine.
“Wow, she’s hotter than you said, Ellie.” He said, eyeing Brianna and making her blush. When she got to the door, he took her hands in his and swept kisses across her knuckles. “Good evening, beautiful. I’m Kevin Ford, and I’ll be your escort tonight.”
Ah, the gay one. She couldn’t help the giggle that escaped her. He was a total flirt, and he seemed like he would be just the kind of friend she needed right now. Eleanor too. She actually had hope for the future. New temporary job, new friends, and hopefully after graduation, she’d be able to return to New York and start a new life. All she needed to do was carve out time to see Jon and she was all set.
She didn’t need Lucian.
Sixteen
Lucian sat staring at the report on his desk. He knew that he shouldn’t have done it, but in the name of protecting his baby sister, he violated her privacy by asking the maid, Rosemarie, to keep him updated only on things that seemed uncommon for both Kelsey and Brianna. Two things came up. A series of phone calls for Brianna on the landline from a blocked number, and a positive pregnancy test in her trashcan a few weeks ago.
She’d avoided him like the plague. Even when he’d purposely went to the airport to see them both off, she didn’t say a word to him. He searched her face, her body for signs that she was carrying his child, but he didn’t notice anything. Her belly wasn’t rounded, her face didn’t fill out. There was nothing. Then again, from what he’d read, it would take about sixteen weeks to see a difference. He couldn’t help but to wonder if she’d invite him in for this. If he even wanted to be there.
He couldn’t deny that he had feelings for Brianna. The moment she walked out of his life, it seemed like nothing else in the world mattered. He didn’t think that he’d fallen in love with her after a week, but maybe he did. He’d been pissed off with the world since she’d left him without a word, and when he found out about her pregnancy, he damn near cried. Happiness, he wasn’t sure, but it was pretty
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