Page 25 of The Player's Club
“Though things aren’t going great right now. I told you I don’t want to move to San Francisco, and he wants me to.” Seeing Mac’s expression grow darker, I said hurriedly, “Never mind. It doesn’t matter.”
“Well, if you are interested, then the ball’s in your court. But I won’t pursue you if you’re in a relationship with someone else. I’m not about that.”
That last statement from Mac caused him to clench his jaw. Was he thinking about Brian? Maybe he wasn’t as forgiving of his brother as I’d initially thought.
We eventually exchanged numbers, Mac assuring me that I would need to be the one to reach out if I wanted to pursue things further. He drove me back to my car, not touching me the entire way, even as I wished he would.
Even as I wished he wouldn’t, because I knew the second he touched me, I’d be a goner.
Hannah’s eyes widened so far that she looked like an owl. “He seriously propositioned you?”
“I mean, I guess so.”
I’d driven straight to Hannah’s place after talking with Mac, needing to discuss this with somebody. Although I knew I was breaking all kinds of promises, along with the NDA I’d signed at the club.
But Hannah was my best friend. She wouldn’t spill the beans. And I couldn’t keep this whole thing to myself.I needed to make sure I wasn’t crazy for even pondering it.
“What should I do?” I asked her
Hannah shook her head and then refilled both of our wineglasses. “Girl, you know I’d ride that pony to pound town. Or to the stable. Whatever. How could you even think about hesitating?”
“But what about Todd?”
Hannah grimaced. “Shit. I forgot about him.”
“You know what’s worse? I forgot about him, too.”
That made Hannah burst out laughing. I laughed, too, even as I felt like a terrible person. How could I forget my own boyfriend?
“You should just break up with him already,” Hannah said. She leaned back into her chair, completely relaxed. “He’s a total bore.”
“He’s a nice guy,” I said, feeling defensive.
“So nice that he’s been trying to guilt-trip you into moving to a city you don’t want to move to.”
“You have to make sacrifices for your relationship.”
Hannah’s eyes narrowed. “Then why haven’t you moved already?”
I groaned and collapsed onto the couch, the wine already going to my head. I wished I had an easy answer for that.Then again, I already knew what I should do. I should break things off with Todd.
“You know what my philosophy is?” Hannah asked.
“I’m almost afraid to ask . . .”
She smiled. “If you’re even considering being with a second man, dump the first one. Because you wouldn’t be if he kept your attention.”
Fuck. She had a point. “But what if I’m just caught up in this because it’s exciting? Todd is reliable.”
Hanna feigned a yawn. “Boring. You know I’ve never been a fan of his.”
I blinked in shock. “What? Since when?”
“Since forever! He’s boring as fuck. He probably gets turned on whenever the Dow Jones goes up or whatever. Full-on jizz in the pants excitement.” Hannah rolled her eyes. “You deserve a guy who’d jizz in his pants just looking at you, not his stock options.”
I started laughing so hard tears rolled down my face. “That’s not fair,” I countered, even as I couldn’t really disagree. “And Mac would never jizz in his pants.”
“Fair enough.” Hannah smiled wickedly. “He’d definitely make sure to jizz on your face instead.”