Math is for Lovers (student/teacher)

17: "What did she pay you?"

 "I can't believe I'm doing this." I said to myself as I packed up the last bikini I owned into the suitcase and slammed it shut.

I was going on a trip with Alex to the Florida Keys. Actually I was going to live with him in his own house in the Florida Keys. I don't think I've ever been so happy that someone canceled plans on me before. Normally I sulked for a while and then just wasted my time on Rebel Yell.

It always bothered me when people canceled plan last minute, you couldn't have warned me? We made plans, unless it's something really important, you should show up. Of course, not everyone shared that belief, but I could hope that some people knew common courtesy.

"Where are you going? I heard that Kenzie had to cancel." Brittney said from the doorway.

"Where did you hear that?"

"From Kenzie. She wanted to know if you had any other plans. She felt bad that she canceled and she wanted to know if you found something else."

"I did."

"What?"

"Why do you need to know that?" I asked suspiciously as Brittney questioned my plans.

"Because I want to make sure you won't be staying here."

"Why, got boys coming over every night while I'm gone?" I asked jokingly, but when I saw Brittney's face I found out her plan.

Her face was thoughtful for a moment, her mouth scrunched up in one corner of her mouth and a slight squint in her left eye. She must not have found a way out of the conversation so she flashed me an overzealous smile. I had hit the nail on the head, just not the head that would be nailing her later.

"How did you guess?" She asked with a slight chuckle.

"Because you've had a guy in here almost every night for the last two years?" I suggested.

"You're blunt." She said with an eye roll as she leaned her weight onto the door.

"You told me to be when we first met. You said you hated liars and fakers, luckily for you I wasn't either right?"

"Yeah, I guess that's one way of looking at it. So were are you going?" Brittney asked again. My plan to change he subject and avoid the question had failed and now I had to answer.

"The Florida Keys to a family house." I said. I wasn't lying since it was Alex's family home, it just wasn't mine, but I wasn't responsible for what she understood, only for what I said.

"That sounds like fun! Are you taking that new boy of yours too?"

"Kenzie is really just using you to pump information from me isn't she?"

"Oh yeah." Brittney said honestly as she plopped down onto my freshly made bed.

"What did she pay you?"

"She landed that hottie you were walking with the other day." She said with a wink. "She said you wouldn't mind. She was right, wasn't she?"

"Which one?" I asked curiously. It couldn't be Alex since I was going with him and Kenzie wouldn't say that was okay, but I didn't know anyone that Kenzie would suggest.

"There were a few, Jason being one, Matt, Jenner and Scott."

I let out a laugh, a sick demented laugh, at the thought. She was listing all of my tutors; Kenzie had given her every one of my tutors that Alex had ever given me. Se was finally going to give them what they wanted so badly from me. I could only hope for them to be able to handle Brittney's sex addiction.

"Good luck then Britt. I will see you in a week." I said as I pulled my suitcase off the bed and placed it on the floor.

"Wait, who are you going with?"

"Someone special." I said, remembering that Alex had told me to say that just in case someone asked. Well, only for when someone asked about the love bites, but I felt like it could fit here.

"Who?" She asked excitedly as he hand wrapped around my wrist to pull me back down to the bed. "You have to tell me everything!"

"His name is Alex, and I don't feel comfortable sharing much more."

"You have to!"

"I can't because we aren't really a couple and I don't want to scare him away." I explained as I gestured for her to leave so I could lock my door. If she was going to have boys over all week, I didn't want them having sex on my bed.

"You aren't in a relationship with him? Did you tell me that it was the only way you would ever go anywhere with a guy again?" She asked with a smirk on her face; she was right.

"Yeah, but things change Britt. I mean look at us, we used to hate each other."

"I only hated you because you hated me. I'm nice if you are, but if you're a bitch I'm going to be one too."

"Fair enough." I stated now finally understanding why Brittney didn't like me for almost two years.

"Although, if you are going on a trip with a guy you aren't in a relationship with that means you want to be in one with him. "

"Wow Britt, I didn't know you could think logically like that." I said sarcastically, holding up a finger so she knew it was sarcasm.

"Come on Kelsey. You know better than anyone that I'm the best at getting guys. Why haven't you been asking me? With your past, it must bother you to like someone this much and not have them be your partner. It's hard for you to trust him isn't it, because of the last guy?"

"How do you know this much about me?" I asked flabbergasted. I hadn't opened up to her ever! I came home, did whatever I had to do and went to sleep. Then mostly tried to leave before she got up, I guess I wasn't the best roommate ever, but she didn't win any prizes either.

"Because I can pay attention. I do listen, I just don't always look like I am. So is it hard for you?"

"Yes it is."

"Then let's get him to fall for you." Brittney said with a mischievous smile curling onto her lips.

"How are we going to do that?" I asked as she pulled me onto the couch to talk with me.

"Listen closely, this is how you get a guy that's playing hard to get." She said with a wink as she started to explain her master plan for me.