Wild Card by Renee Rose

Author:Renee Rose [Rose, Renee]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Burning Desires
Published: 2019-12-13T16:00:00+00:00

Caitlin

The first thing I did when Paolo dropped me home was go over and see Trevor. Paolo was right. He hadn’t noticed anyone watching him. Didn’t even register that I hadn’t checked in.

I debated telling him what happened, but I decided not to worry him. He’s happy. He’s almost like a normal college student, partying and hooking up with girls and having fun. His existence has been different from mine. We got separated into different foster families. His adopted him. They were decent. He’s turned out normal.

I don’t want to disturb that.

So I go on.

Only everything’s different now.

I’m different.

I keep thinking about Paolo. Wondering if I should’ve played anything differently. If I made a mistake having sex with him. The old me would’ve beat myself up for my crazy. Wondered when I’m ever going to be normal. Not turn to sex and pain to get through stressful situations.

New me can’t find it in me to condemn myself. I don’t feel dirty or cheap or used.

I feel satisfied. Satisfied enough to wonder at least ten times a day if I’ll ever see Paolo again. If he’s into having sex or scening with me again. Maybe meeting up at the BDSM dungeon. Or at his place.

And I keep replaying his offer. The way we left things. That I could call in a favor if I needed one. And he didn’t give me his phone number or anything, but I’m a hacker. I could find it easily enough.

But all those thoughts are pretty pointless when I remember that any day now the FBI could show up at my door to arrest me.

I go into my graduate advisor, Dr. Alden’s office after he left me a message saying he needed to meet with me.

The minute I see him a flood of hot and cold rush through me. Both his eyes are black and there’s tape across his nose.

Paolo’s been here.

Oh my God.

I should feel guilty, but I guess I’m immoral enough that I don’t. All I feel is vindicated.

And something else—some part of me is celebrating.

Paolo does care.

“What happened?” I try to make my voice sound normal.

“I ran into the door,” he says in the strained voice that confirms everything.

I pull out a chair and sit down, my heart thudding. “You wanted to see me?”

“Yeah, uh, listen. We had a situation come up. Todd can’t do the TA job anymore and I wanted to see if you could step in. This semester—right away.”

“Oh, uh... yeah. I could do that.” I try to sound surprised, natural. But who am I kidding? We both know what happened here.

“Great. Here’s everything you need.” He pushes a stack of papers across the desk at me. “Be ready to teach tomorrow.”

“All right. I will. Thanks.” I stand.

Well, hot damn. That’s $15,000 a year, which I will definitely need since I don’t have the Tacone money coming in any more.

I leave the office, debating whether I should try to contact Paolo to thank him.

No, I should leave it alone. We had sex while he held me prisoner.

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