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    Incapable of stopping, she continued. “Sure. Look, I know you are attracted to me and I know you had a great time the night we were together. But if having fun makes it too difficult for you to function professionally or should I say, professorially, I understand.” As soon as the words left her mouth she wanted to take them back, but pride forced her to wait for a response. Morgan’s reply immediately signaled Parker wasn’t winning any points in this conversation.
    “Really?” Morgan’s smile turned to a scowl and she growled back, “I promise you I am capable of more than you will ever know, but that’s not the issue here. This situation is simple: you’re a student and I’m your instructor. Those are lines I’m not willing to cross. I don’t have sex with my students.” Her last words with delivered emphatically.
    It was Parker’s turn to to be smug. “Little late, don’t you think?” She glanced down at the bench as if to invite her to vacate. Morgan, taking the hint, rose and surrendered her seat. As she walked away, she shook her head, but didn’t turn back in Parker’s direction. Parker waited till Morgan was out of sight before taking off herself, in the opposite direction. Her surprise at seeing Morgan again in this setting, combined with the volatility of their exchange, resulted in a raging rush of hormones. Excitement warred with wounded pride and she was confused by her mixed reactions. She wasn’t used to wanting seconds from the women she chose to share her bed, but she was also used to being the one to make that decision. Morgan had beaten her to the punch, but Parker wondered if she was more upset about the timing of Morgan’s rejection or the fact Morgan had rejected her at all. She shook away the desire to answer her own question and decided to blow off an afternoon in the library in favor of a workout at the campus gym. As she walked away from the law school, she ran into Dex, who was walking toward her with several of their friends.
    “Hey, Parker, ready to divvy up outlines?”
    With an internal groan at his eagerness to get a jump on the new semester, Parker asked, “Now?”
    “You have something better to do?”
    “Actually, I was on my way to the gym.”
    “Great. Let’s do this first and then I’ll join you. You could go now on your own, but I swear we’ll stick you with the worst sections.”
    Parker knew Dex was only half teasing. Outlining was the bane and boon of every law student’s existence. The key was to split the task of producing a comprehensive outline of the text and classroom notes for each section of the syllabus among group members whose work you knew and respected. Parker, Dex, and three others had worked together to create intricate outlines since their first semester in school. The size of the group had fluctuated over the last year as the individuals pursued various electives, but when it came to core courses, they still met as a group to share their skills. This semester they were all signed up for Ethics with Dr. Spencer, who had a reputation for grueling exams. Parker weighed her options and decided the gym could wait and she agreed to join her friends.
    “Fine, Dex. If you’re going to threaten me. But I’m holding you to your promise—a full workout after we meet.”
    “Yeah, like I scare you. It’s a deal.”
    Parker let Dex lead her to the library where he had reserved one of the small study rooms available for this purpose.

    *

    “Hi there, have you eaten?”
    Morgan looked up from the papers she’d been pretending to study and flashed a weak smile at her visitor. “Hi, Jim. Actually, no. I haven’t.”
    “Then join me. I was about to head to out for lunch.”
    Morgan vacillated between her desire to wallow in self-pity over the incident with Parker and the competing desire to socialize in this new environment. The recent confrontation had robbed her of an appetite, but she realized life on campus was so much easier when