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packing her things. “Chase Christiano Almeida.”
“Lila Danielle James .”
“I can’t be your professor.”
Chase tried to stop smiling. “Why?”
“It would be a huge conflict of interest. Obviously I’m never going to fail you.”
“Obviously not. I don’t fail classes.”
Lila put her bag on her shoulder. He was right. Chase had been a straight A student all throughout high school. He’d kept that streak alive at Harvard, which was nothing to sniff at. Not a day went by where she wasn’t amazed by his unstoppable mind. At the moment, however, he was stressing her out.
“You have to put in for a drop.”
“Nope.”
“ Chase .”
He shifted on the desk. “Lila--”
“Professor James.”
He faltered, smirking at her from under his eyelids. “ Professor James, I’m very sorry that my presence here is making you so emotional, but I need this class.”
“Stop. I am not emotional.”
He raised an eyebrow.
She nearly punched him. “You’re Pre-Med. Your schedule is full to the brim with real science and mathcourses. You do not need this class.”
“I sat down with my advisor the other day. Turns out I’m short an elective. I have nowhere to put it next year, so I have to take it now. This is the only class that had an open spot.” He grinned. “I’m very sorry.”
She watched that Cheshire grin develop into a full on, beaming smile. “Yeah you look real sorry.”
“I might’ve had a chance to pick up a different class last night, but somebody I knowgot arrested, so…”
Lila fought not to smile.
“I had my hands kind of full, you know,” he trailed off, and leaned forward on his leg, his smile slowly fading. “Look, I would never put you in this position if I didn’t have to.” His voice lowered as he went back to watching her from under his eyes, casting a strong shadow that gave his leafy green orbs a dangerous depth, a depth that had ideas.
Lila forced her eyes away from him and those ideas , ideas she refused to indulge.
“Frankly, Lila, I would never put myself in this position.”
“Oh yeah? And what position is that?”
“The one that allows you to continue on doing what you do best.”
“What’s that, Chase?”
“Pretending.”
“Pretending? Really?”
“It really does give you the perfect excuse, doesn’t it?”
“I have no idea what you’re talking about.”
“Oh no?”
“You are an absolute mess.” She dropped her eyes with an amazed shake of her head.
“Like I said, I would certainly never put myself in this position willingly. The last thing on Earth I would ever want to do is sit in a classroom where you’re getting pulled out by random guys every week…” He watched his fingers as they played along the edge of her desk, and then lifted his gaze to hers.
Her own eyes were now boring into his, one hand cradled on the desk, and the other placed squarely on her hip.
He licked his bottom lip and then trapped it under his teeth.
Lila shifted. There it was again, the way it always seemed to be these days. His eyes were speaking to her. Saying words that, for a multitude of reasons, he wouldn’t say out loud.
“Why in god’s name would I subject myself to that?” he whispered.
“I don’t know what you’re talking about.”
“So my roommate was lying?”
She scoffed, adjusting her bag on her shoulder.
“Was he lying about some guy taking you out of class, and you coming back with his shirt on?”
Lila averted her eyes.
He squinted at her. “Did you fuck Jack?”
Lila sighed. “No, and that’s inappropriate. As my student, I’d appreciate it if you didn’t speak to me like that.”
His eyes fell to her lips. “Does my being your student now mean I’m uninvited to your house warming tonight? The same house I spent all night piecing back together?”
“Of course you’re welcome to come to the party. I actually invited the entire class before you charged in here twenty
“Lila Danielle James .”
“I can’t be your professor.”
Chase tried to stop smiling. “Why?”
“It would be a huge conflict of interest. Obviously I’m never going to fail you.”
“Obviously not. I don’t fail classes.”
Lila put her bag on her shoulder. He was right. Chase had been a straight A student all throughout high school. He’d kept that streak alive at Harvard, which was nothing to sniff at. Not a day went by where she wasn’t amazed by his unstoppable mind. At the moment, however, he was stressing her out.
“You have to put in for a drop.”
“Nope.”
“ Chase .”
He shifted on the desk. “Lila--”
“Professor James.”
He faltered, smirking at her from under his eyelids. “ Professor James, I’m very sorry that my presence here is making you so emotional, but I need this class.”
“Stop. I am not emotional.”
He raised an eyebrow.
She nearly punched him. “You’re Pre-Med. Your schedule is full to the brim with real science and mathcourses. You do not need this class.”
“I sat down with my advisor the other day. Turns out I’m short an elective. I have nowhere to put it next year, so I have to take it now. This is the only class that had an open spot.” He grinned. “I’m very sorry.”
She watched that Cheshire grin develop into a full on, beaming smile. “Yeah you look real sorry.”
“I might’ve had a chance to pick up a different class last night, but somebody I knowgot arrested, so…”
Lila fought not to smile.
“I had my hands kind of full, you know,” he trailed off, and leaned forward on his leg, his smile slowly fading. “Look, I would never put you in this position if I didn’t have to.” His voice lowered as he went back to watching her from under his eyes, casting a strong shadow that gave his leafy green orbs a dangerous depth, a depth that had ideas.
Lila forced her eyes away from him and those ideas , ideas she refused to indulge.
“Frankly, Lila, I would never put myself in this position.”
“Oh yeah? And what position is that?”
“The one that allows you to continue on doing what you do best.”
“What’s that, Chase?”
“Pretending.”
“Pretending? Really?”
“It really does give you the perfect excuse, doesn’t it?”
“I have no idea what you’re talking about.”
“Oh no?”
“You are an absolute mess.” She dropped her eyes with an amazed shake of her head.
“Like I said, I would certainly never put myself in this position willingly. The last thing on Earth I would ever want to do is sit in a classroom where you’re getting pulled out by random guys every week…” He watched his fingers as they played along the edge of her desk, and then lifted his gaze to hers.
Her own eyes were now boring into his, one hand cradled on the desk, and the other placed squarely on her hip.
He licked his bottom lip and then trapped it under his teeth.
Lila shifted. There it was again, the way it always seemed to be these days. His eyes were speaking to her. Saying words that, for a multitude of reasons, he wouldn’t say out loud.
“Why in god’s name would I subject myself to that?” he whispered.
“I don’t know what you’re talking about.”
“So my roommate was lying?”
She scoffed, adjusting her bag on her shoulder.
“Was he lying about some guy taking you out of class, and you coming back with his shirt on?”
Lila averted her eyes.
He squinted at her. “Did you fuck Jack?”
Lila sighed. “No, and that’s inappropriate. As my student, I’d appreciate it if you didn’t speak to me like that.”
His eyes fell to her lips. “Does my being your student now mean I’m uninvited to your house warming tonight? The same house I spent all night piecing back together?”
“Of course you’re welcome to come to the party. I actually invited the entire class before you charged in here twenty
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