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A Cheater's Regret (Chapter 2)
Date: 12/6/2014, Categories: Reluctance, Author: JBonham, Rating: 2, Source: LushStories
girl with mousy-brown hair. Not very attractive, but she overcompensates by being a party animal. What does she even study again? Nursing I think. Well, I guess if that doesn't work out for her there's always hooking. I know she's the one who ratted on me about writing Matthew's paper. I hate her so much. Yet, sickeningly, I'm glad things turned out this way. My hate for Melanie is overshadowed by my disgust for myself. God... “Nice necklace,” Melanie says. Strange, she rarely engages me in conversation willingly. “Thanks,” I mumble, dropping my towel. She looks at me as I fumble with my pajamas. I don't like her looking at me – but the unwanted attention is also exciting. Jesus, I never felt like this ever until today. What the hell is wrong with me? “Dr. Manyard gave it to you, didn't she?” I freeze in horror. How does she know about that? “Yeah...” I confess. “She's one of my instructors in the nursing program,” Melanie says. “She showed us the collars in one of her classes. It measures your heart rate and stuff, right?” “Ummm... yeah, that's right,” I stutter. “That's cool, are you in that study she's doing?” she asks. Oh God. I blush in embarrassment. “Yes.” Melanie's eyes light up. “She's researching like, female sexuality and stuff, right?” I nod. For the first time since we met, Melanie seems genuinely interested in me. “That's really awesome!” she exclaims. “But... you don't have to like... do anything... embarrassing, do you?” My heart is pounding. “Like what?” I ...