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“I got those papers from Ms. Grey,” I told Mia, patting my leather briefcase.
“Have you read them yet?”
I shook my head.
“No, I only received them earlier today. Once I take a look at them, I’d like you to read over them as well.”
“Sure,” she agreed.
We melted into quiet with only the sound of a scritch-scratching marker on paper. The sound made me grin and melt for her.
When the clock read seven-thirty, I finally stood and stretched. I didn’t want to go home, but my brain was ready to shut off for the evening.
Mia and I packed up, stacking papers that we’d blown through like a well oiled machine.
“Let me walk you out,” I told her. “I can drive you back if you want.”
“Oh, I’m ok walking. My dorm is the opposite way as home is for you.”
I gave her a deadpan look.
“Yeah, don’t want to take me a whole ten yards out of my way.”
She gave me a naughty grin.
“Right! Besides, walking is good for the soul.”
I agreed, albeit hesitantly.
She was perfectly capable of walking, but it didn’t stop me from wanting to take her to her door and watch her go in.
With my bag in hand, I reached for the door handle, but was stopped with the flat of Mia’s palm pressing against the thick wood.
“Not even a kiss?” she asked, lifting an eyebrow.
I lifted one side of my mouth in a smirk.
“I didn’t want to assume anything. I know you’re trying to work through things, and I didn’t want to push anything onto you until you’re ready.”
She rolled her eyes.
“I don’t understand you,” she said, lifting her hand to brush her thumb across my stubbly cheek. “Half the time you’re a gentleman with a stick up his bum, and the other times you’re a freaking animal.”
I barked a laugh, giving her a taste of the latter.
She eyed me, saying ‘I told you so’ with her expression alone.
Without another word, I cupped the side of her face in my hand, lifted her chin, and dipped down to gently press my lips to hers.
“I love you,” I murmured against her mouth, stealing one more brush of her lips before I backed away.
She let out a soft whine.
“I need more,” she practically begged.
I gritted my teeth and frowned.
“If I give you any more, I’ll be bending you over my desk and fucking the breath out of both of us.”
