Damn, Cass hates what I watch. “Harry Potter,” I reply instantly.
Her lips curl in disgust. “I’ll rephrase that, anything but Harry Potter.”
I narrow my eyes at her. “Fine. Legally Blonde.”
Her smile is one of pride, but her eyes hold a sadness and I know it’s for me. “There we go,” she says as she gets to her feet. “You get changed and showered, by the time you’re finished, I should be back from the store.” She presses a kiss against my cheek as she passes me.
I don’t deserve her as my best friend, but I sure as hell lucked out. I just hope that I’m able to get over this in two days. Right now, it feels as though I have lost something monumental, something special. I can’t help but feel as though I’ve made a mistake and that I should have stayed and fought.
Chapter 4
BECKY
“Are you ready for this?” Cassie asks me as we walk toward the college building.
It’s been two days since I walked away from Easton and it still hurts. I’m trying my hardest to push every ounce of pain that I’m feeling to the back of my mind and I’m putting on an act. One that Cass has been able to see through.
“Ready as I’ll ever be.”
She nods as she links her arm through mine. “Then let's go.”
The only saving grace that I have is that Easton and I didn’t exchange numbers, and he has no idea where I live. He’s not been able to contact me and I’m grateful. I know with the way that I’m feeling that if he called or if I saw him I’d be in his arms within seconds.
“I’m going to have to go to the gym,” Cass whines. “My ass has tripled in size this weekend.”
I roll my eyes. “As if, you’re sexy, gorgeous, and your body is to die for. You don’t need to go to the gym if you don’t want to. Besides, you’re acting as though you didn’t enjoy indulging in all the junk food, not to mention, I didn’t drink the tequila alone.”
She scowls at me. “Whatever, you’re just jealous that I’m not a total cry baby.”
I laugh, Cass isn’t into emotions, whenever she has a break up, she always finds the next guy. So seeing me so upset completely freaked her out. “I love you too,” I reply sweetly.
“Damn straight you d—” she cuts off just as we enter the building. “Fuck a duck,” she angrily whispers.
I turn my gaze in the direction that she’s looking and my heart races as I see Easton walking toward us, his face expressionless. I can’t help but salivate over how amazing he looks in his navy-blue suit. His blue eyes darken the closer he gets to me. Cass stands close to me, her fingers clenching mine, offering me support.
“Rebecca,” his tone is rich, thick, and gravelly. As always it sends shivers down my spine.
“Professor Manning,” I reply, coolly. Proud that I’m able to speak and not cry.
He steps up close to me, his breath hot against my skin. “You left,” he accuses, angrily.
I nod in agreement. “I had too. I did it for the both of us.”
He pulls slightly back. “Bullshit. You got scared and ran.”
I can’t deny that accusation, I did get scared and I have every right to be. I can’t lose everything.
“You could be carrying my child,” he snarls angrily, those gorgeous blue eyes of his darker than I have ever seen.
I flinch at the harshness of his tone. I look at the ground, unable to believe that this is the man that I spent the most amazing night with.
“She took Plan B,” Cass lies. “You need to understand, Professor Manning, that what happened between you and Becky was a one-time thing and it’s now over. This is the last time that you harass her, if you come near her again, I’ll go to the Dean.”
God, I fucking love Cassie. She’s got bigger balls than most of the guys here at college and the fact that she’s going toe-to-toe with a professor for me, means the world to me.
“Don’t worry,” Easton growls. “I won’t come near her again.”
His words are a stab to the heart. Never did I think I could hurt more than I had been, but listening to him be so final about us kills me. My legs buckle beneath me and only for Cassie holding onto me, I’d have collapsed to the floor.