"Who else?" she asked, not allowing me to get too deep into my thoughts.
"Andrew, Nick" I continued "Then Vanessa, Leah, and Paisely"
I went down the list of previous conquests and I'm relieved my friend didn't even blink twice at the fact that the last few were women's names.
Keana is bisexual and she told me back in High School.
Apparently she couldn't care less if I was as well, which I found comforting.
"And as of recently there's this one girl" I said with a smile.
"Uh oh" Keana said
"What?"
"That is the beginning of every tragic story," she said
I glared at her "Is that so?"
She nodded as if she swore this was true "Hell yeah, when Romeo was telling his buddy about Juliet, you know what he said?"
"Well yes I do but I'm sure your version is going to be a bit different"
She set down her ice cream, grabbed her crotch and gave me her best frat boy impression "Hey Mercutie, there's this one girl, I kinda wanna bang her"
She lowered her voice to try to sound like a man and I wasn't sure if she was trying to imitate a modern day fuckboy or a 1950's greaser. Either way it was a bad impression of both.
I stared at her with a blank expression on my face "You do realize I am a literature professor right? And that you just said is basically a literary sin?"
She shrugged obviously unfazed by my dismay.
"I mean, Mercutie?" I continued "Are you serious?"
"What?" she asked as if she'd said nothing wrong "Don't you imagine Mercutio to be like super hot? Cause' I do"
I shook my head and decided to let it go for the sake of my own sanity.
Though, my mind couldn't help but drift off to a certain brown-eyed brunette.
My fascination with her was different than those of my previous conquests. I mean I'd be lying if I said I didn't want to sleep with her, but I also just wanted to spend time with her, get to know her better, learn about her likes and dislike and this is what has me worried.
Tomorrow we're getting together for our first tutoring session in my office and I was excited to see the ins and outs of the young Cuban's mind.
**
Again, I had to re-arrange my memory to make sure Camila was unaware of my previous transgressions.
I was hesitant to add Keana to the story but she was such a relevant part of my life at the time it was impossible not to.
Though in the book that memory is highly altered to Alex telling her best friend about a crush on one of her students and that is about it.
"Lauren, you're going to be late"
I glance at the clock and realize she's right. I had to be in the front of my classroom in about 30 minutes and I wasn't even dressed.
I shut down my laptop and give my girlfriend a quick kiss thanking her for snapping me out of my trans. I quickly start getting dressed and realize today is the first day Camila and Keana are working together.
"Camz" I say as I button up my shirt. "What time is your class today?"
"It's not till 2pm," she says not bothering to look up from her sketchbook.
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