Page 7 of My Downfall

She’s twenty-four-years younger than me.

She’stwenty-two.

She’s my student.

Icannotpursue this.

I pull my cell from my bag and text one of my closest friends. He lives in the UK, but he attended college here in the States and we’ve remained close ever since.

Hudson: How did you resist Paige?

Grayson: The woman I’m married to? The mother of my child? Yeah, I did a great job of resisting her

Hudson: You managed it for months

Grayson: She was my son’s. Or at least I thought she was. I couldn’t have her

Hudson: What changed?

Grayson: She sat next to me on a fucking plane

Hudson: That’s it? She sat next to you, and you caved?

Grayson: You’ve met my wife, of course I caved. What’s this about anyway?

Hudson: I want one of my students

Grayson: Fuck

Hudson: Exactly

Grayson: Just tell me she’s legal

I choke as I read his text.What the fuck? He actually has to ask me that?

Hudson: Of course she’s fucking legal. What do you take me for?

Grayson: Age?

Hudson: 22

Shit.Typing it out makes it seem even worse. What am I thinking?

Grayson: Same age Paige was. Did we take something at college?

Hudson: Must have

Grayson: What are you going to do?

Hudson: I was hoping you could tell me

Grayson: Is she worth it?

I glance up from my cell phone to find her staring at me, her beautiful blue eyes an oasis I want to drown in.

Hudson: I don’t know yet

But I do know I’ve never even considered this with a student before, never even been tempted.