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I slip offmy hand on his, I say, "Then don’t" I hear the pain in his voice "You have a friend here, you know University guidelines be damned"

Peter smirks and looks down into my face "You care about ers really close together and grin He smiles I love that sht like you--"

Peter cutsso wide that his dimples show

"Not like that"

"No, you said it University be dales his eyebrows, se

"I did not!"

"I believe you did"

"You’re such an ass"

"Call me whatever you want, beautiful, but I know you likeon the balls of his feet with his hands behind his back

"You’re so arrogant Whatfriendly"

"Mh some papers after he sits down When Peter looks up at h I would have called being topless and in ood I was afraid that kind of friendliness was your typical MO By the look on your face, I’lances up at me I sense the hesitancy in his voice He wonders if he should tease lad he is It finally throws the whole da new that night You seemed to enjoy it" Heat flushes rin

He winks at h!" I say, and stohs "Temper tantrum? Really, Miss Colleli?" Peter cocks his head to the side and looks athis lesson plans back in his satchel

"You infuriate et you nowhere" Peter picks up his things and adds, "Coht break s out the best inon for a while, but there hasn’t been any ht before today I don’t kno he did it, but Peter chased away ain, and I’o

"You owe " Peter walks toward the door and looks back at ives a wry s the university? Are you really all bark and no bite?"

"I’ll bite you," I rins "You should I’m very sweet, or so I hear--like candy"

"You probably painted yourself in chocolate"

"That’d work, but no I’ve got this naturally sweet thing going on" He grins aton Have you been holding back for the past feeeks or what?"

"You’ve barely said tords to ht you’d castrate me with the letter opener"

I choke on , "You did not think that!"

Peter shrugs and holds out his hand to the door, indicating that we should go "What about the class?"

"There are directions on the desk I’ll come back later and pick up the papers"

"What about the University? Seriously, Peter, I don’t want you to lose your job"

"I won’t I can have dinner with my students It’s not forbidden" Peter’s serious for a ht I owe it to you"