ended. But I sat tight. And I'm still sitting tight, res
assume he's waiting for the hall to clear
to time as they line out, but I ma
realize I'm staring directly at the man, an
chuckled out of embarrassment, and my face would be fl
eading through me, trying to convince me
ll it love
Isn't that str
id I get this co
ouncing around the walls of the hall. I nearly shudder. "
Getting up, I go down the hall to where Cole is sitting, standing in front of his desk whi
me as he glances at his wat
ntire
iving me a 'I can't believe you' expression. Then he huffs a smi
ll you?" he asks as he points to
hesitation and watch as
of my time teaching," he mumbles. His voice has dropped low
hen I start to hold my breath o
for me to come close. I do so immediately, b
expecting my eyes to be stuck on the laptop scree
The sharpened edges of his jaws an
scarce beads of sweat sliding down the side of his fa
ehow, this new lecturer let something lose in me-a wild side, a part of me that crave
crumbled and l
ging are the dam, my raw,
r that first class end
didn't g
ou say this
rong. This is when i
more extra one-on-one lectures. Often times the lec
s, I now find myself walking down to Dr. Cole once again on the
s on seeing me. "Please do not tell me you missed
you re-lecture me today. In fact, I was thinking I could ask you abou
g through it. Although I'm looking down at it,
read ahea
gaze that lingers on m
arm. "I like to
just like
e to anyone or participated in class activities like
ok again. "Maybe you're ju
. In truth, I don't even know what's funny about what
ugh often. That will certainly
with more extra
ns that aren't even about the subject,
ke... a lot," I confess while being seated on a stool adja
owly from left to right. He doesn't even realize h
bout c
ng my eyes under the desk no m
much surrounded by cats, so I
let out an awkward chuckle. W
spilled, and Cole now has an idea of what's really happening, as
brown ones. I feel like they co
inking, him breathing, or is it his stare diverting to
ong sexual tension. One that isn't ev
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