The Billionaire Boys Club (Billionaire Romance Series Book 1) by Cara Miller Page A

 

    “Okay,” Jessica said sleepily. Kelsey left the room and gently closed the door behind her. She crept down the stairs and out of the door. She walked across the silent quad and went into the athletic center.  

    She smiled as she walked into the empty weight room. Since Darrow left the athletic center open 24 hours, she had expected that she wouldn’t be alone, so this was a pleasant surprise. No waiting for a treadmill. She put her jacket on a workout bench nearby, along with the small towel she had brought along, and placed her earbuds in her ears. She jumped on one of the treadmills and pressed the button on her mp3 player. Kelsey began to run to the beat of Shakira.  

    A few minutes later Kelsey sensed someone else in the room with her. She glanced over, attempting not to break stride. She had got a good rhythm going. To her surprise, Tyler was standing a few feet from her, arms crossed. Kelsey stopped running in surprise.

    “What are you doing here?” Kelsey blurted out, taking out an earbud.  

    “I imagine the same thing as you, Princess. Getting some exercise,” Tyler replied.

    “My name is Kelsey,” Kelsey snapped. She replaced the earbud and began running again. Out of the corner of her eye, she could see Tyler putting on his own headphones, then jumping on the elliptical trainer.  

    Kelsey finished running, then walked over to the free weights. Ever since her mother had been diagnosed with thinning bones, both of them had started lifting weights to improve their bone mass. Kelsey picked up a set of hand weights and began working out her arms.  

    A few moments later, Tyler got off the elliptical trainer and moved to the weight machines. Both of them worked out silently, headphones in place. Finally, Kelsey was done. She walked over to her jacket and glanced at her phone. 7:15. She shrugged into the jacket and left the facility. Neither she nor Tyler had spoken another word to each other.  

    After breakfast, Kelsey sat in her second Civil Procedure class, which was just as confusing as the first. In fact, Kelsey and Jessica spent the free hours between Civ Pro and their first Property class trying to understand what they were supposed to be learning.  

    “We’re doomed,” was Jessica’s honest assessment.

    Arriving in her small group Property class, Kelsey discovered that they were expected to sit in alphabetical order. So she was next to Tyler Olsen once again. When Kelsey sat, he seemed as thrilled to to see her as she was to see him, which was not at all.

    The cheerful Professor Weber seemed pleased to see them all.  

    “It’s wonderful to have such a small group when teaching Property,” Professor Weber enthused. “Each day, I’ll have a discussion with one of you about the day’s subject. We’ll go in alphabetical order, which is why I’ve changed the seating this term.”

    Kelsey sighed mentally. Her small group began with last names beginning with the letter M. It would be her turn in just a few weeks at most.

    For the rest of the two-hour class, Kelsey and the rest of the class feverishly took notes about Professor Weber’s expansive view of Property and its place in the legal universe. To her surprise, Tyler actually seemed to be paying attention.

     

    On Wednesday morning, Kelsey arrived at the empty gym and began her usual run. To her chagrin, Tyler arrived a few minutes later. He started his routine without comment.  

    The rest of the day was a replay of Monday. Complete confusion in Civ Pro, slight understanding in Torts.  

    “Why isn’t this getting easier?” Jessica asked at dinner, head resting on the table.  

    Kelsey patted her shiny brown curls. “It’s got to improve,” Kelsey said hopefully.

    “No, it doesn’t, Kels,” Dylan said, violently stabbing his dinner.  

    “Hi!” Ashley said, sitting down with her tray. “Guess who asked me out?”

    “Tell me it wasn’t my roommate,” Dylan said under his breath.  

    Ashley frowned