The thoughts of them started to invade her every facet of her mind. She wanted to talk to them, but she didn’t have the courage to do so. But she tried to push the thoughts to the back of her mind, determined to not let it get to her.
But then it got even worse. She felt like she was just making things worse if she didn’t say anything. Finally, after a week of worry, she finally got the courage to pick up the phone, biting the bullet and getting ready to dial the numbers. She knew she couldn’t wait forever.
“Hey there,” he said.
“Hey Adrian, it’s Anna. From the bookstore,” she replied.
“Oh yes! Kenneth and I were just talking about you. We were saying how nice and cute you were,” he said with a friendly tone. Of course, there was a flirtatious undertone to that, making Anna blush.
“Thanks. But I was just calling you guys. Since you gave me your number and all,” she admitted.
“Well I’m glad you did. I hope our little secret didn’t scare you off,” he stated.
Anna nodded. She knew about the secret, and it was a bit nerve-wracking, but she decided to just roll with it.
“Not really. It was surprising, that’s for sure, but I’ve heard crazier,” she admitted.
“Well good. I’m glad that we didn’t manage to frighten you. So what’s up?” he asked.
“Well I just wanted to say hi and stuff. How are you?” she asked.
“Pretty good. Just hanging out at the house, checking out the view of the lake. What about you?” he asked.
He had a house by the lake. It sounded so romantic, but he played it off like it was nothing.
“Oh I just got back. I went to go hang out with a buddy of mine. She works at a coffee shop,” Anna explained.
“That’s pretty cool. You like coffee?” he asked.
“Very much so. What’s your favorite?” she asked.
The two of them chatted about coffee for a while, but there were other things as well. After a bit, Adrian told her he was giving her to Kenneth, and soon Kenneth spoke.
“Hey there. How are you?” he asked.
“Pretty good. I was going to call you next, but I guess you were hanging out with Adrian,” she said.
“Yeah, we do that a lot. The two of us are kind of joined to the hip, so it’s normal to be chilling out at each other’s places,” he said.
“That’s cool. So what you up to?” she asked.
“Oh just reading that book you got for us. Man, it’s really interesting, and I’m glad that I got it. I was happy to have picked up something new to read,” he replied.
“You read a lot?” Anna asked.
“Do I? I love to read. Some people find it strange that a guy like me prefers reading and being a lone to hanging out with people, but the truth is, I don’t really like people as much as I think I do. I just kind of tolerate everyone,” he said.
“Well I guess we’re similar in that way,” Anna said.
“Yeah. I’m glad to have met you. You definitely are different. I like that,” he stated.
The two of them talked as well, and Anna realized she had feelings for both of them, and they were kind of equal in a way. After a while, Anna looked over at the clock, and she practically dropped her phone.
“Shit it got very late,” she stated.
“Sure did. By the way, you off tomorrow? We were thinking of hitting up the mall and we thought that you might want to come hang with us. Plus you seem interesting, and I like you, the man said.
She listened to those words come off of Adrian’s mouth, and she felt her mind start to wander. He was so perfect, and she wanted this now more than ever before.
“I would love to,” she replied.
“Sweet. Then we’ll come grab you at your place around eleven. What’s your address?” Kenneth asked.
She rattled it off, and the billionaire got it.
“Great, we’ll see you then,” he said.
She felt flush, realizing how easy it was to talk with them. That was probably the best part of all of this. She didn’t feel like she had to pretend that she was enjoying this sort of thing, but rather, she got along with both of them equally.
“Thanks,” she replied.
The phone clicked off, and Anna realized how she had been talking with them for hours. A feeling of desire coursed through her body, but it was also nice to have that kinship that the two of them had with her. It felt strange, but so nice as well. It was almost as if they got along better than she thought originally, and that’s what really excited her. She couldn’t wait for what happened tomorrow, for she knew that it would be magical, and unlike anything she had ever experienced before.
Chapter Three