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minutes.’
‘You can’t possibly concentrate here.’ He frowned at the giant recycling bin into which they threw all the empty bottles. Yeah, the sound of smashing glass was regular and went well with that thudding bass beat coming through the brick walls of the converted warehouse.
‘I can concentrate anywhere.’ If she had the info she needed.
‘And do an assignment in twenty minutes? You might be brilliant, Mya, but you’re not a magician.’ He frowned. ‘How come you don’t have the case law?’
‘I did an extra shift at the café today,’ she said. ‘I forgot about the assignment.’
‘You have too much on.’
‘Yes, so I need to work now,’ she said pointedly. But he didn’t take the hint. Instead he cocked his head and came over all thoughtful.
‘I’ve got access to all the legal databases. Including the subscription ones at my place,’ he said.
The ones that cost money to print each article from? The ones that held the case law she hadn’t been able to download because she’d done the extra shift at the café? The ones she couldn’t get to because the libraries were closed at this time of night?
He pondered another moment. ‘Skip your break and ask Jonny to cover the last of your shift. You know he’ll do it. He owes you for setting up alone tonight. Come home with me. You can print off all you need and work all night.’ He stepped closer, pressing the best point, decisive. ‘I’ll help you.’
She folded her arms, using her laptop as body armour,mainly to hide the way her thundering heart was threatening to beat its way right out of her chest. ‘This isn’t a family law assignment.’ She tried to play it cool and not collapse in a heap of gratitude at his feet. Or a heap of lustful wishes.
‘I covered commercial in my degree too, you know. You’re not the only one with dibs on brilliance. I got straight As.’
Of course he did; he was that perfect. And she wasn’t. She no longer had the brilliant label at law school. She shook her head. ‘I can’t cheat.’
‘You’re not going to,’ he growled. Stepping close, he put his hands on her shoulders. ‘I’m not going to write the assignment for you,’ he said firmly, as if she were a kid who had to have the simplest thing explained to her twenty different ways. ‘Consider me your law librarian.’
Mya just stared. Feeling the warmth from his firm hands, and seeing his fit frame up close, she felt as if he were like an ad for all-male capability and virility. He was also the least likely librarian she could ever imagine.
He laughed and stepped closer. ‘I used to work in the law library as a student. I’m very good at searches.’
‘You never worked as a librarian.’ That she just didn’t believe.
‘Okay, library assistant,’ he clarified, all humble integrity mixed with that killer charm. ‘Great job to have as a student.’ His wicked grin bounced back. ‘I got to meet all the cute girls, and their names and addresses were all on there on the system already.’
‘So you abused your position?’ Mya drawled, trying to cover the way she wanted to abuse his closeness now and lean against him.
‘You’re accusing me of wrongdoing?’ He shook her and she nearly stumbled that last step right into his arms.‘How come you’re so down on me? All I’m trying to do is offer you a little help.’
She kept her balance. She didn’t like having to accept help.
‘Just some space and some computer access.’ He held out the offer as if it were as innocent as a plate of homemade cookies.
While access to those databases would be awesome, what she really couldn’t resist this second was his charm. ‘Okay, I really appreciate it,’ she breathed out in a rush. ‘But I don’t want to put you out.’
‘You’re not putting me out.’ He let go of her shoulders and turned to walk back down the alley. ‘And I promise I won’t bother you.’
He didn’t have to do anything to bother her. He only had to
‘You can’t possibly concentrate here.’ He frowned at the giant recycling bin into which they threw all the empty bottles. Yeah, the sound of smashing glass was regular and went well with that thudding bass beat coming through the brick walls of the converted warehouse.
‘I can concentrate anywhere.’ If she had the info she needed.
‘And do an assignment in twenty minutes? You might be brilliant, Mya, but you’re not a magician.’ He frowned. ‘How come you don’t have the case law?’
‘I did an extra shift at the café today,’ she said. ‘I forgot about the assignment.’
‘You have too much on.’
‘Yes, so I need to work now,’ she said pointedly. But he didn’t take the hint. Instead he cocked his head and came over all thoughtful.
‘I’ve got access to all the legal databases. Including the subscription ones at my place,’ he said.
The ones that cost money to print each article from? The ones that held the case law she hadn’t been able to download because she’d done the extra shift at the café? The ones she couldn’t get to because the libraries were closed at this time of night?
He pondered another moment. ‘Skip your break and ask Jonny to cover the last of your shift. You know he’ll do it. He owes you for setting up alone tonight. Come home with me. You can print off all you need and work all night.’ He stepped closer, pressing the best point, decisive. ‘I’ll help you.’
She folded her arms, using her laptop as body armour,mainly to hide the way her thundering heart was threatening to beat its way right out of her chest. ‘This isn’t a family law assignment.’ She tried to play it cool and not collapse in a heap of gratitude at his feet. Or a heap of lustful wishes.
‘I covered commercial in my degree too, you know. You’re not the only one with dibs on brilliance. I got straight As.’
Of course he did; he was that perfect. And she wasn’t. She no longer had the brilliant label at law school. She shook her head. ‘I can’t cheat.’
‘You’re not going to,’ he growled. Stepping close, he put his hands on her shoulders. ‘I’m not going to write the assignment for you,’ he said firmly, as if she were a kid who had to have the simplest thing explained to her twenty different ways. ‘Consider me your law librarian.’
Mya just stared. Feeling the warmth from his firm hands, and seeing his fit frame up close, she felt as if he were like an ad for all-male capability and virility. He was also the least likely librarian she could ever imagine.
He laughed and stepped closer. ‘I used to work in the law library as a student. I’m very good at searches.’
‘You never worked as a librarian.’ That she just didn’t believe.
‘Okay, library assistant,’ he clarified, all humble integrity mixed with that killer charm. ‘Great job to have as a student.’ His wicked grin bounced back. ‘I got to meet all the cute girls, and their names and addresses were all on there on the system already.’
‘So you abused your position?’ Mya drawled, trying to cover the way she wanted to abuse his closeness now and lean against him.
‘You’re accusing me of wrongdoing?’ He shook her and she nearly stumbled that last step right into his arms.‘How come you’re so down on me? All I’m trying to do is offer you a little help.’
She kept her balance. She didn’t like having to accept help.
‘Just some space and some computer access.’ He held out the offer as if it were as innocent as a plate of homemade cookies.
While access to those databases would be awesome, what she really couldn’t resist this second was his charm. ‘Okay, I really appreciate it,’ she breathed out in a rush. ‘But I don’t want to put you out.’
‘You’re not putting me out.’ He let go of her shoulders and turned to walk back down the alley. ‘And I promise I won’t bother you.’
He didn’t have to do anything to bother her. He only had to
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