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Authors: Terry Towers
sunk to the floor.
Tony broke off their kiss, leaving her panting. He planted a light kiss on her forehead then one more on her lips before taking a half-step backward. He gave her a wickedly sexy grin as he looked down at her.
"You okay?" Tony asked, taking another tentative step backward. He kept her hands in his, just in case.
Faith laughed, giving him a glazed-over, satisfied look. "I'll be fine."
As they both settled into their chairs at his desk, neither one took notice of the blinds being up to his office window. They also failed to notice two of her classmates lounging against a pickup truck, watching the show they had just put on.
Chapter 4
The afternoon consisted of more classroom work. Teachers came and went, with the final instructor of the day being Tony. Faith chatted with Mike, who was sitting to the right of her, and Adam, the lean dark-haired thirty-something who sat directly behind her. Over the past couple of weeks she had almost gotten close enough to them to be able to call them friends. Almost.
Glancing quickly toward the back of the room she noticed a small cluster of guys huddled together, periodically looking in her direction. She knew she was being paranoid, but there was just something about the condescending looks they were sending her way that made her uneasy.
Tony's entrance brought about a stone silence within the classroom. Faith glanced around at the students. The majority of them seemed to be keeping their attention focused on her and Tony.
Tony shot Faith a questioning look. She shrugged in response.
As Tony began his lecture the class itself was abnormally quiet, leaving Faith with an eerie feeling.
The fifty minutes seemed to lag, despite the fact she loved watching Tony as he taught. None of the other teachers could seem to catch not only hers, but the class's attention like he could. He spoke with confidence and treated the students with respect, even the ones Faith felt didn't deserve a speck of it.
Once finished for the day the class filed out of the room quickly, leaving her and Tony alone in the empty classroom. Tony nodded toward the door. "Come on over to my office." He gave her a reassuring smile as she picked up her books and headed for the door.
Tony walked alongside of her in silence until they reached his office. Unlocking the door, he motioned for Faith to go in. He followed, closing it firmly behind him.
Faith took her usual seat, while Tony walked around his desk and did the same. They looked at each other for a long minute. Faith's feelings of uneasiness seemed to wash away as she looked deeply into his gray eyes.
He reclined back into his chair, interlacing his fingers behind his head. Faith took the moment to admire his broad chest, with the fabric of the black t-shirt stretching against it showing off the contours of the muscle. When he reclined in his chair as he currently was, it felt to Faith like an invitation.
He heaved a sigh. "Was it me or was there an odd vibe in the classroom this afternoon?"
"I noticed," Faith confirmed grimly.
"It seemed to be coming from Jerome and his crew." He rolled his eyes and gave her a half grin. "But then again hard to say with that bunch anyhow."
Faith leaned back in her chair and folded her arms across her t-shirt-clad chest. She glanced down at her throbbing feet; the steeled-toed boots were wretched things. When she looked back up at him she returned his smile.
Tony sat forward and pushed himself out of the chair and stood. Walking over to her, he perched himself down on the edge of his desk, a couple of feet from her. "I think we need to have a talk," he began.
A little alarm went off in Faith's head. The talk. At that moment she realized she didn't want to have " the talk." She silently prayed he hadn't decided to end it, whatever it was. She had told herself not to get emotionally invested, but as things stood now she was well on her way toward falling for him. As much as she would put up a
Tony broke off their kiss, leaving her panting. He planted a light kiss on her forehead then one more on her lips before taking a half-step backward. He gave her a wickedly sexy grin as he looked down at her.
"You okay?" Tony asked, taking another tentative step backward. He kept her hands in his, just in case.
Faith laughed, giving him a glazed-over, satisfied look. "I'll be fine."
As they both settled into their chairs at his desk, neither one took notice of the blinds being up to his office window. They also failed to notice two of her classmates lounging against a pickup truck, watching the show they had just put on.
Chapter 4
The afternoon consisted of more classroom work. Teachers came and went, with the final instructor of the day being Tony. Faith chatted with Mike, who was sitting to the right of her, and Adam, the lean dark-haired thirty-something who sat directly behind her. Over the past couple of weeks she had almost gotten close enough to them to be able to call them friends. Almost.
Glancing quickly toward the back of the room she noticed a small cluster of guys huddled together, periodically looking in her direction. She knew she was being paranoid, but there was just something about the condescending looks they were sending her way that made her uneasy.
Tony's entrance brought about a stone silence within the classroom. Faith glanced around at the students. The majority of them seemed to be keeping their attention focused on her and Tony.
Tony shot Faith a questioning look. She shrugged in response.
As Tony began his lecture the class itself was abnormally quiet, leaving Faith with an eerie feeling.
The fifty minutes seemed to lag, despite the fact she loved watching Tony as he taught. None of the other teachers could seem to catch not only hers, but the class's attention like he could. He spoke with confidence and treated the students with respect, even the ones Faith felt didn't deserve a speck of it.
Once finished for the day the class filed out of the room quickly, leaving her and Tony alone in the empty classroom. Tony nodded toward the door. "Come on over to my office." He gave her a reassuring smile as she picked up her books and headed for the door.
Tony walked alongside of her in silence until they reached his office. Unlocking the door, he motioned for Faith to go in. He followed, closing it firmly behind him.
Faith took her usual seat, while Tony walked around his desk and did the same. They looked at each other for a long minute. Faith's feelings of uneasiness seemed to wash away as she looked deeply into his gray eyes.
He reclined back into his chair, interlacing his fingers behind his head. Faith took the moment to admire his broad chest, with the fabric of the black t-shirt stretching against it showing off the contours of the muscle. When he reclined in his chair as he currently was, it felt to Faith like an invitation.
He heaved a sigh. "Was it me or was there an odd vibe in the classroom this afternoon?"
"I noticed," Faith confirmed grimly.
"It seemed to be coming from Jerome and his crew." He rolled his eyes and gave her a half grin. "But then again hard to say with that bunch anyhow."
Faith leaned back in her chair and folded her arms across her t-shirt-clad chest. She glanced down at her throbbing feet; the steeled-toed boots were wretched things. When she looked back up at him she returned his smile.
Tony sat forward and pushed himself out of the chair and stood. Walking over to her, he perched himself down on the edge of his desk, a couple of feet from her. "I think we need to have a talk," he began.
A little alarm went off in Faith's head. The talk. At that moment she realized she didn't want to have " the talk." She silently prayed he hadn't decided to end it, whatever it was. She had told herself not to get emotionally invested, but as things stood now she was well on her way toward falling for him. As much as she would put up a
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