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Spheres. His heart rate slowed and the feeling
of panic and dread that had nearly overwhelmed him dissipated. Hell, he was a
professor. He could do this. All he had to do was think of this young woman as
a student.
    He threw Kate a smug look. She
thought he couldn’t resist. Ha! He could resist just fine, and he was on his
way to proving it.
    “Would you mind answering a few
questions?”
    A brilliant smile beamed over the
customer’s face. Her eyes grew rounder and she moved in close. “I’m going to be
part of your research?”
    God, she had that lean and hungry
look. She wasn’t a wolf. She was a shark. “In a manner of speaking, yes.”
    The woman practically vibrated with
excitement. “Ask me anything.” She reached out and touched his arm. “I mean
anything.”
    Fine. “Have you ever been involved
in an experiment?”
    The girl smiled. “Well, Dave and
I--Dave’s my boyfriend--decided to do this sex marathon thing once. Whoever
came first had to buy dinner for a week.” She threw him a sheepish grin. “I
lost.”
    Seth glanced at Kate who tilted her
head, winked, and gave him a soft smile. He turned his attention back to the
customer. Not that kind of experiment. “What do you do for a living?”
    “I’m a full time student at D.U.
The rest of the time I wait tables at the Saucy Noodle. ”
    She was a student at D.U.! He
shifted his gaze to the backpack she’d slung on the floor. Two textbooks poked
from the front pocket.
    Why would she waste her time here?
Why spend so much time on physicality? Seth was truly baffled. The woman was
obviously smart, or she couldn’t have gotten into a great university like D.U.
“What’s your major?”
    “Political Science. Actually, I’m a
double major. My other is Public Relations. I figure they complement each
other. Aren’t you going to ask me something about sex?”
    Not in this lifetime. Seth cleared
his throat and busied himself making notations on his pad.
    “I’ve seen you around campus. Every
girl at D.U. knows who Professor Hunk is.” She slid her gaze over him. Slowly.
“You’re even dreamier up close.”
    Professor Hunk! Damn his looks. He
was more than just his looks. So much more.
    “Isn’t that sweet. You’re
blushing.”
    Damn, she’d noticed the blush
burning hotly over his neck and face. He swallowed his pride and continued.
“Why did you choose that,”--he gestured toward the panties--“that type of
garment?”
    “I appreciate pleasure. I figure
when my boyfriend sees me in these my pleasure quotient will fly off the
scale.”
    Seth felt Kate’s fingers glide over
the back of his neck. A shiver raced down his spine. The woman was relentless.
Little flares of desire danced over his skin at her touch along with other
parts of his body. He shot his gaze toward Kate. Her eyes held a soft
expression; her lips were parted and moist. An erection sprang involuntarily
between his legs. Down boy. A week ago he’d been happy and content within his
academic surroundings, now here he was caught up in a world of ladies underwear
and sexual fantasies.
    Only he was the prize.
    “So what’s up with you two,
anyway?” The young woman looked at him, then Kate, and back again. “Well, it’s
obvious what’s up, but are you two going to spill the beans on the true nature
of your relationship next Friday night on the show?”
    Seth glanced down briefly at the
front of his slacks. The zipper was tented like a freaking neon sign. Geezus.
What a nightmare. Focus on the goal. Money. He cleared his throat. “Why
would a political science major need or want to come into a lingerie shop? Why
not focus on hard work rather than physical pleasure? What about intelligence,
common interests, and companionship of the mind?”
    “That’s all well and good,
Professor,” the customer said, “but it hardly takes the place of good old
fashioned sex. It doesn’t relieve stress or relax the mind. Wouldn’t you agree
that a calm mind is more conducive to