It's been three weeks now, and coincidentally, today was the day that Scarlett had her last paper. They had just finished their exam, and students were trooping out in large numbers, meeting in small groups, and chatting excitedly. With smiles on their faces, Scarlett and Nelly walked out of the class hand in hand.
“I'm so happy; I can't wait to finally get home! I miss my parents so much.” Nelly giggled, digging around in her purse for her phone, which she successfully pulled out.
“Lucky you, I only have one person waiting for me.” Scarlett smiled. Nelly smiled back and then gave her a big hug.
“I'm gonna miss you so much! I hope it's okay if I come by your mansion.”
“Of course, I'll be happy if you can come over, and even happier if you meet Lily. You both are crazy and will make a perfect match.” Scarlett giggled, disengaging from the hug.
They both turned at the same time, only to see Ethan and his crew at the other end of the hallway. Ethan lifted his eyes, and as soon as his eyes locked with Scarlett's, he smiled broadly at her. She smiled back and looked away shyly. Nelly noticed this and gave her a suspicious look.
“What's that? Is there something you're not telling me?” She questioned.
“Something like what?” Scarlett acted oblivious.
“Stop pretending and spill the tea! Are you and Ethan dating?”
“Oh? No, we're not dating, but in the future, we might. He asked me out, you know.” Scarlett answered, and Nelly's mouth hung open in shock.
“What? And Mabel? I thought she was his girlfriend!” Nelly exclaimed, and Scarlett was quite surprised at how shocked she was.
“She's just a wannabe. They're not dating.”
“Oh..” Nelly's eyes dimmed, her lips curving into a forced smile. Scarlett noticed how uncomfortable Nelly had become but decided not to read any meaning into it.
"Well, I'm happy for you.” Nelly chuckled nervously.
“I have to go now; I don't want to miss the bus.” She hugged Scarlett again and hurried off. Scarlett couldn't help but wonder what had suddenly come over her. Why did she act so weird all of a sudden?
She shrugged it off and decided to go and visit Professor William before going home. She took another glance at Ethan before turning around and walking in the direction of the professor's office.
She arrived at the door and was about to knock when she noticed that the door was slightly open. She knew it was unlike him to leave his door open, so she peeked into the office only to see Mabel sitting on the desk with her legs spread wide open and Professor William ramming roughly into her as she moaned.
Scarlett simply smiled, shook her head, and turned around, leaving the department. She drove back to her penthouse to pack a few things that she would be needing and then headed out again.
It took two hours for Scarlett to drive to the mansion. By the time she arrived, she was tired and just wanted to lie down. She sighed deeply when she got to the door, looking at the mansion as memories flooded her head. She finally opened the door and dragged her luggage in.
As soon as she entered, the cool air greeted her first, and she felt her nerves calm down. She saw some maids walking around, doing one thing or another, and they greeted her when they saw her standing by the door.
“Mom must be home.” Scarlett thought because the maids were only around whenever her mom was around.
One of the maids, Charlotte, came to welcome her and take her luggage. She smiled at Scarlett and welcomed her back home.
“Is my mom home?” Scarlett asked, following behind Charlotte, who was taking her luggage to her room.
"No, ma'am, your mother isn't at home. She asked us to come and take care of you since you were coming back today.” Charlotte responded, and Scarlett shook her head, grinning.
“What a cunning woman.” She muttered.
They soon got to her room, and after Charlotte helped her settle down, Scarlett thanked her and then fell back into the bed, taking in a deep breath and shutting her eyes.
She couldn't help it when her head became filled with Adrian's thoughts again. She thought about the first time he came into her room and how they almost kissed.
His lips—his delicate, soft lips. His strong arms that she wanted to be in all day, his beautiful eyes that she wanted to drown in... his intimidating stature that always seems to get her weak in the knees. She couseemed help but squirm and bite her lips as she thought about him. She was lost thinking about him, almost touching herself.
“Hello bitch.” A familiar voice suddenly called out to her, and she snapped out of her thoughts; her eyes flickered open.
“Scarlett!” The voice echoed again, and she recognized it. It was Lily's voice.
She sprang up from the bed in excitement and ran to open the door. As soon as she opened the door, Lily sauntered in and jumped on her, hugging her tightly. Scarlett reciprocated the hug, but Lily noticed that something was off about her.
“Is everything okay?” Lily asked.
“Yeah, forget about that. I've missed you so much!”
Both ladies went to sit down on the bed and started talking.
“I've missed you too, and we're going to catch up on everything!” Lily answered.
“And guess what? We're going clubbing tonight! I've already ordered some crazy, hot dresses for us to wear to the club!” Lily exclaimed, and Scarlett shook her head, giggling.
“Is that your idea of catching up? Clubbing?”
"Oh, come on, Scarlett, loosen up a bit.”
“I don't have a problem with clubbing. It's just that I'm really tired, and I want to rest.” Scarlett groaned, falling into bed again.
“Quit whining! We're clubbing, and that's final.” Lily said and fell into the bed next to her friend, both of them staring at the ceiling.
“So there's this guy!” Lily started.
“We've been seeing each other for a while now, and we met at a night class where we made out.”
“You made out with a guy you met on the first day?” Scarlett raised a brow at her, but Lily shrugged.
“And I loved it! He is so hot and eats pussycat really well.”
“Disgusting. Don't give me the details.” Scarlett shuddered.
“My point is, he's so good in bed and giving me an orgasm, but I don't like the way he's treating me like I'm his girlfriend. I don't want him to have the impression that I want to date him.”
“Why don't you want to date him?” Scarlett questioned.
“Well, because I want to explore more dicks, I don't want to be tied to one person. Oh, and he's from here too.” Lily answered, getting up and lying on her stomach instead.
“Why don't you give it a trial and date him, since he fucks you well?” Scarlett suggested, but before Lily could answer that, Charlotte knocked and entered the room, handing them a package that had just arrived.
“Oh, our dresses are here! Come on, let's get ready to leave.” Lily chimed, taking out the dresses. The dresses were skimpy and sexy, just the way they liked them. They both wore their dresses and then did their make-up and their hair before leaving the mansion.
They got to the club, and as usual, Scarlett stole all the attention. She was looking hot that night, and everyone in the club would agree.
Her eyes wandered around, and the first person she locked eyes with was Adrian. Immediately, she looked away, her heart racing inside her chest.
“What the fuck is wrong with me? Why am I suddenly weak in the knees?” She muttered under her breath. Could she really be in love with him?