KendalHe lifted his hands and gave me a warning look. "Hey. Watch what you say. Whether you fuck her or not, she's making the claim. If you want this thing to go away, you gotta work with me to make that happen, and don't you fuck this up. No dating anyone or seeing anyone that even has association with UT. You got me?""You know what," I walked back over to stand in front of his desk and crossed my arms over my chest, "Fuck UT. I quit. I'm done with all of this madness.""Kendal." He stood and slipped his hands into his pockets. "She's pressing charges. You working here only helps you right now. You quit and it's going to look like a confession of sorts. Don't be an idiot. I'll help you where I can, but you gotta keep your nose clean."I glanced down, feeling completely defeated. Keeping my nose clean meant that I needed to steer clear of Dana. I didn't think I could do that. But as per usual... what choice did I really have?"Is the school getting involved?""Yes. I'm going to try
DanaEverything seemed right again. Was I really willing to get over Kendal being with Ana in the past? It would seem so. Having him wrapped around me Saturday night left my heart full, my eyes focused on the future. He didn't know me back then. It was just a messed up coincidence that all of us would have to ignore, reject, forget.As long as he didn't still have feelings for my sister, I was good. He knew that I was struggling with self-image issues because of having to grow up as her ugly-duckling sister. Where I wasn't sure I could get past that drama on my own, something told me that he would be right next to me, helping me push through it."Morning, Dana." Dr. Lewis walked by me as I made my way to the elevators."Morning, Dr. Lewis. I spoke with Kendal. I'm sure he'll be calling you soon. He seemed very interested in having dinner with you and your wife." I slipped my hands into my pockets and smiled warmly."Good. And will you be joining him?" The older man paused and put his
Dana"Jackie." I turned to face her. "Are you for Kendal or against him? I'm confused.""I'm for you. No one else." She reached out and tugged at a strand of my hair. "I'm just worried. This is a really weird situation, and I thought you told me that he couldn't date students.""We've been over this." I turned and walked toward the door. "We're going to wait until I graduate, sneak around or one of us is going to make a change that allows us to see each other.""Right. You going to Baylor." I didn't like the tone of her voice.I glanced over my shoulder before turning to face her. "I love him. I don't want to lose him. Doing something as simple as changing schools is easy.""I get it." She shrugged, not seeming at all like herself. "But if you're the one willing to make a massive change and he's not, then what do you have to change next? You're thinking about being a doctor instead of a nurse and your best shot for that is in New York, right?"I could see where she was headed with her
KendalI should have stayed home, but I wanted to see Eliza to have someone to talk things through with. After spending the day pacing the floor at my house, I'd finally resigned myself to needing to see Dana. I had to tell her what the hell was happening. At least if we met up at Damon's and things went to shit, I could get drunk and drown myself in the pool."One step forward and three steps back." I pulled open the door of the accounting building, praying like hell that I wouldn't run into anyone, especially not Mark. Heather was on leave for three weeks because of the trauma of everything. Fucking lying bitch. I should have put her in her place the first time she showed up in Mark's office. Now I was the villain.It seemed like that was always the way my stories ended. Me holding the bag, broken hearted or the false villain who ruined lives and ripped panties. Crazy."Dr. Tarrington. You weren't in class today. Everything okay?" One of my senior students stopped me as I jogged up
Kendal"Hey. What's the big deal with standing me up?" Bethany walked into the kitchen where Matt and I stood. Damon was on the back patio with Karen and Kent, working on getting the grill started."I'm sorry." I lifted my hands and walked toward her, pulling her into a quick, friendly hug. "Heather Turner claimed rape on me and I'm back where I started two years ago. I've been warned not even to be seen with anyone at UT. Adult, child, bookshelf."Matthew laughed. "I'd pay to see you with a bookshelf.""Heathen." I glanced over my shoulder and gave him a look as someone knocked on the front door. "I got it.""Expecting someone?" Bethany called after me."Yeah. Dana." I walked to the door, forcing myself not to jog. I was terrified of losing her again, but I had to explain myself. She needed to know what the hell was going on.I opened the door and lost my breath. She stood there, looking like a sex kitten in a pretty blue dress, her legs going on for what seemed like forever. The dai
DanaChill bumps covered my exposed skin, and I stifled a moan. My mind had been playing horrible tricks on me the last day or so. After not getting to see him on Sunday or Monday, and then having my older sister basically confess that of course she was still in love with him. I was a hot ass mess."I'll be right back," I stuttered and turned, hoping to catch up with him. Did he say second or third? Right or left.I yelped as he reached out and grabbed me from an open door. "Kendal." I swatted at his chest as he laughed and closed the door.The bathroom around us was elegant. Beautiful."Sorry, baby. I didn't want you to pass me by." He slid his hands down my sides and squeezed my hips before pulling me in close. "I missed you.""Why didn't I get to see you yesterday?" I lifted to my toes and brushed my lips by his, loving the taste of lust on his tongue.He didn't respond, but deepened the kiss, leaving me weak to whatever he wanted from me. "We only have twenty-eight minutes and I h
DanaHis expression tightened. "What about me?"I was expecting a different response, but I got somewhere between tense and put off. For some strange reason, it agitated me. Maybe I just needed to be direct with him. He was my lover, my boyfriend and soon to be my best friend. I wanted everything clear between us."I'm moving past the shit with my sister for you. I'm thinking about transferring for you. So we can be together before May. That's too long. You know it is." I reached up and brushed my hair back, trying not to lose my nerve. "Are you getting past the rules of the university for me?"He moved past me and opened the bathroom door. "It's not that easy. I'll explain."I took his hand when he reached for me, because I wasn't sure what else to do. I'd just opened my legs like a whore in the bathroom for him. Sure, it was all for my own pleasure, but to have him not respond to my admission of love and then say that he wasn't going to reject the University rules for me?Shit. Mayb
Kendal"Dammit, Dana." I walked around my living room, my kitchen, the back yard. Nothing. Nothing calmed my nerves. She wasn't answering her phone. She wouldn't open the door the night before. What the hell?Anger burned through me, and I began to question everything.Maybe she was too young for me. I was thirty-one and Dana was in her mid-twenties. Maybe the difference was too much? A grown-ass woman would have picked up the phone by now. Or returned a call.Karen had told me that Dana had cut her finger and ran out like she was missing half of it. Why the fuck wouldn't she call and let me know that she was okay?Surely she knew that I cared. That I wanted to make sure she was good. I would have taken care of her. Waited on her hand and foot.I growled loudly and walked back into the house, letting the back door slam. "Think!"What happened? What could have messed up the evening to the point of her running from me?I ate her out in the bathroom, doted on her as much as humanly possi