Help me to love again (finished)

Chapter 20 : «With me,you don't fear anythingPete »

Porsche

It's 1:30 p.m. when Pete and I go back to university. No luck for me and Pete, we didn't have time to give ourselves a second part of sex.

Pete doesn't seem happy, but it doesn't matter. We'll catch up tonight before he goes to work at the restaurant.

As agreed, Pete will resign from three of his jobs to devote himself more to me and his grandmother. They haven't seen each other for weeks and I don't want her to think that I'm the one who prevented her from seeing her.

Keeping a good image with her is important to me. She likes me and I consider her someone in my family. Pete also served me for this, I no longer have my parents I do their head because he doesn't accept me as I am while Pete's grandmother is. She appreciates me very much and is very happy that Pete is with me.

She would quickly change her mind if she knew the type of relationship I have with him.

I stop my car in the faculty parking lot and turn to Pete, who is on his phone. He is on a message conversation and I read with terror the first name of Vegas on it. I lean towards Pete to grab his phone and say:

- Since when do you have his number?

Pete widens his eyes with surprise and disbelief and tries in vain to pick up my phone.

- Porsche please don't start...

I'm starting to get angry again.

- Since when do you have his number?

Pete stops trying to pick up his phone and says:

- The teacher advised me with Vegas to exchange our phone numbers so that we can communicate in case of need. Vegas is new, I am her tutor. I must guide him at all times if he needs... it is obvious that if I do not want to lose my scholarship I have to fulfill my responsibilities properly... Porsche... I...

Pete makes another attempt to pick up his phone but I said no. Curious to know since when he speaks, I go back to the conversation from the beginning. I am surprised to see no conversation before today. They simply discussed now to give themselves a meeting place to work on the subject of their file.

Incredulous, I'm watching Pete.

- Vegas didn't try to communicate with you?

Pete seems terrified of my question. I give him a destabilizing look to see if he hides some things from me but nothing in his behavior tells me that.

He controls his voice so I can't know if he's lying or not.

- You can see that I have no conversations with him...and that he didn't try to communicate with me. You are so focused on Vegas that you imagine Porsche things. I told you that you don't need to watch me...

Pete looks down.

- You promised not to look at my phone anymore...

I sigh as I stare at him and return his phone to him.

- I hope I don't regret it.

Pete looks at me full of fear before lowering his head.

- You... you won't regret it... I... I have nothing to hide.

We remain silent for a few seconds before finally moving. I signal to Pete to get out of the car and he runs, as if relieved to have escaped tensions.

He takes his bag and I take mine before locking the doors of my car and grabbing it by hand. He makes me smile and I give it back to him.

- I have an appointment at the University Library with Vegas. He has reserved a room so that we can work quietly.

- Perfect. I hope he didn't specify the number of people who have to accompany him... I don't want to leave you alone with him.