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believed they needed to put it all out on the table.
“So, what happened to Pamela?” Sophie asked tentatively. “Should I be worried about her?” she added lightly.
Grant didn’t smile. “She’s married. I read about it in the Notre Dame alumni magazine.” I’d be married too, he thought, if only I came from a different family.
“Phew,” Sophie responded, exaggeratedly wiping her brow.
This did bring a slight grin to Grant’s face, though it faded quickly upon hearing her next question:
“How about after college? I bet you had tons of girlfriends.”
Once again he blushed furiously. Unable to speak, he simply shook his head.
Sophie’s lips parted with disbelief. “Grant Madsen, are you lying to me? You’re telling me you’ve only had sex with one woman?”
“Thanks for rubbing it in,” Grant commented ruefully before narrowing his eyes at Hunter. “This therapy thing is great. ”
“No, I’m not trying to make fun of you!” Sophie protested, suddenly feeling a little nervous about her own more-extensive sexual history. She gazed at him endearingly. “I simply adore that you have no idea how damn hot you are.”
Hunter agreed. He adored Grant’s modesty too. Bradley, Bradley, Bradley , he silently repeated, attempting to focus.
She caressed Grant’s strong jaw, eagerly leaning in to him. Facing her on the sofa, he drew her even closer for a loving kiss.
“I also find your lack of experience hard to believe,” she added, her face inches from his, “since you’re so magnificent in bed.” They smiled through their next kiss.
Bradley, Bradley, Bradley…
“And how do you know I’m skilled in bed?” Grant retorted, pulling back from the kiss and shooting her an expectant look.
Now Sophie turned to Hunter, hoping for assistance, but he just smiled. “Turnabout is fair play, Sophie.”
She scowled. Grant derived great pleasure from the story of her first boyfriend, Derek Bowden, her father’s former employee who’d failed a drug test at the construction company. “So I’m not the only boyfriend your father’s disapproved of?”
“Oh-ho-ho,” Sophie replied, shaking her head and chuckling. “You’re certainly not alone in that. My father’s disapproved of every single boyfriend I’ve ever had—except the almost-boyfriend he didn’t know about.”
“And who would that be?” Grant inquired.
Sophie realized she’d spoken before thinking. She had no desire to share the tale of falling for her married grad-school professor with Grant, though he’d answered all of her probing questions.
She glanced up, finding a hint of amusement in his shining blue eyes. “Well, it wasn’t really a relationship,” she began. “More like a schoolgirl crush on my professor that was very one-sided, as I embarrassingly discovered after confessing my love for him. God, I was such an idiot!”
Grant watched her berate herself, and he wondered how on earth a man could have turned her down.
“He was married,” she finally admitted, examining Grant’s expression for disapproval, but finding only surprise.
Now Grant wondered why such a beautiful, fascinating woman would need to throw herself at a married man.
“He is married,” she amended, looking at Hunter. “Did I tell you I have the pleasure of working with him now?”
Hunter quirked his eyebrows. “Your professor is still at DePaul?”
Grant felt his stomach twist. Sophie’s former crush was working with her every day? Why hadn’t he heard about this before?
“Yeah,” she confirmed. “David Alton’s still there. He’s Kirsten’s advisor, of all things. And her dissertation defense is coming up, so I’ll be seeing a lot of him, I’m afraid. At least I don’t have to be on Kirsten’s committee.”
Grant’s voice was not as steady as he’d hoped. “Your professor—Dr. Alton, is it?” When Sophie nodded, he continued, “Why did you like him?”
She bit her lip. “I don’t know, Grant… It was over five
“So, what happened to Pamela?” Sophie asked tentatively. “Should I be worried about her?” she added lightly.
Grant didn’t smile. “She’s married. I read about it in the Notre Dame alumni magazine.” I’d be married too, he thought, if only I came from a different family.
“Phew,” Sophie responded, exaggeratedly wiping her brow.
This did bring a slight grin to Grant’s face, though it faded quickly upon hearing her next question:
“How about after college? I bet you had tons of girlfriends.”
Once again he blushed furiously. Unable to speak, he simply shook his head.
Sophie’s lips parted with disbelief. “Grant Madsen, are you lying to me? You’re telling me you’ve only had sex with one woman?”
“Thanks for rubbing it in,” Grant commented ruefully before narrowing his eyes at Hunter. “This therapy thing is great. ”
“No, I’m not trying to make fun of you!” Sophie protested, suddenly feeling a little nervous about her own more-extensive sexual history. She gazed at him endearingly. “I simply adore that you have no idea how damn hot you are.”
Hunter agreed. He adored Grant’s modesty too. Bradley, Bradley, Bradley , he silently repeated, attempting to focus.
She caressed Grant’s strong jaw, eagerly leaning in to him. Facing her on the sofa, he drew her even closer for a loving kiss.
“I also find your lack of experience hard to believe,” she added, her face inches from his, “since you’re so magnificent in bed.” They smiled through their next kiss.
Bradley, Bradley, Bradley…
“And how do you know I’m skilled in bed?” Grant retorted, pulling back from the kiss and shooting her an expectant look.
Now Sophie turned to Hunter, hoping for assistance, but he just smiled. “Turnabout is fair play, Sophie.”
She scowled. Grant derived great pleasure from the story of her first boyfriend, Derek Bowden, her father’s former employee who’d failed a drug test at the construction company. “So I’m not the only boyfriend your father’s disapproved of?”
“Oh-ho-ho,” Sophie replied, shaking her head and chuckling. “You’re certainly not alone in that. My father’s disapproved of every single boyfriend I’ve ever had—except the almost-boyfriend he didn’t know about.”
“And who would that be?” Grant inquired.
Sophie realized she’d spoken before thinking. She had no desire to share the tale of falling for her married grad-school professor with Grant, though he’d answered all of her probing questions.
She glanced up, finding a hint of amusement in his shining blue eyes. “Well, it wasn’t really a relationship,” she began. “More like a schoolgirl crush on my professor that was very one-sided, as I embarrassingly discovered after confessing my love for him. God, I was such an idiot!”
Grant watched her berate herself, and he wondered how on earth a man could have turned her down.
“He was married,” she finally admitted, examining Grant’s expression for disapproval, but finding only surprise.
Now Grant wondered why such a beautiful, fascinating woman would need to throw herself at a married man.
“He is married,” she amended, looking at Hunter. “Did I tell you I have the pleasure of working with him now?”
Hunter quirked his eyebrows. “Your professor is still at DePaul?”
Grant felt his stomach twist. Sophie’s former crush was working with her every day? Why hadn’t he heard about this before?
“Yeah,” she confirmed. “David Alton’s still there. He’s Kirsten’s advisor, of all things. And her dissertation defense is coming up, so I’ll be seeing a lot of him, I’m afraid. At least I don’t have to be on Kirsten’s committee.”
Grant’s voice was not as steady as he’d hoped. “Your professor—Dr. Alton, is it?” When Sophie nodded, he continued, “Why did you like him?”
She bit her lip. “I don’t know, Grant… It was over five
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