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“The truth is that I was amused. I was amused because the guy you were with, who helped you on with your coat, who kissed your neck,” I grit out, “wasn’t the guy you wanted to be doing that. You wanted it to be me.”
Her eyes widen and then sadness crosses her features. “You’re right. I wanted it to be you, but that will never happen. I know that now.”
“Andie, you have no idea how much you mean to me.” I sigh and have to swallow around the lump in my throat. “There are rules about Professors and students, but you’re not just any student. You’re my TA. It’s wrong to feel the way I do, which is why I’ve done everything via email. I’m afraid that I wouldn’t be able to control myself—that I’d yank you over my desk and have my way with you on top of student papers on Shakespeare.”
She’s stunned and then bursts out laughing, a beautiful grin splitting her face. “On top of Shakespeare.” She chuckles. “Well, he was a romantic.”
“I’m sorry if I made you hate me...upset you. If it’s any consolation, I’ve been just as miserable.”
“You have?” She perks up.
“You don’t need to sound happy,” I grumble.
With a wicked grin, she slips her feet out of her heeled red shoes and pads softly to the opposite side of the bed to my injury. She takes down the side of the bed and minding the wires attached, she lays down beside me. I reach behind her and tug the railing back up so she doesn’t roll off.
“I hope this is okay,” she asks as she rests her head on my shoulder. My arm goes around her and I hold her close.
“More than okay.” I kiss the top of her head. “Andie, as long as we’re Professor and TA, nothing can happen between us.” She makes to move away but I hold her tightly, only wincing slightly at the pain in my side. “Nothing can screw this up for you, okay? Getting your doctorate is important.”
“I want you and my doctorate,” she whispers softly against my chest. “I’m greedy and I want both.”
I dip my forehead to hers, and closing my eyes, admit, “I want you to have both, too . . .”
Her small gasp along with her hand on my chest causes my heart to pound heavily in my chest.
The sound of the door opening draws my attention.
We’ve been caught.
The nurse pauses in the doorway, looks between Andie and me, and raises her brows. “Hmm, now I know why your heart rate increased.”
“What?”
The nurse points to one of the machines that I’m attached to. “We’re monitoring you from the nurses station.”
“Oh,” I mumble and smile at Andie who looks embarrassed to be caught lying beside me. “I needed my fiancée close.”
Chuckling, the nurse moves further into the room. “Young love.” She sighs. “I’ll leave you alone.”
Andie buries her face into my chest, giggling. “That was embarrassing.”
“No it wasn’t. At least we have our clothes on.” I sigh dramatically and find that I’m unable to keep my eyes open. “I think I need to sleep.”
“Probably.” She moves closer. “Sawyer, you aren’t going to keep me away now, are you?”
I offer her a wry smile. “We’ll talk when I’m out of here, okay?”
Feeling happy with having my girl in my arms, I drift into a deep sleep.
4
Andie
Sawyer has been out of the hospital for two weeks and back in work for one of those weeks, and he hasn’t breathed a word to me. I’ve emailed him and asked for a meeting. I even sent him a text message and still nothing.
So now that I’ve finished the last class of the day, I’m standing outside of Professor Sawyer Lawrence’s office. My palms are damp and my throat is dry with nerves, but after sleeping with him in his hospital room, I know that I have to do this, and whether or not I’m being a stalking pain in the ass is debatable. With that in mind, I bang on his door.
“Enter,” he shouts, making me jump at the abruptness in his tone.
