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I should just go and see him again. Talk to him. It's the mature thing to do. I've already made such a mess of everything. I should clear the air. Just the thought of going back to his office, seeing him, smelling him, and sitting next to him, is enough to make my head spin.
All it would take is one student or staff member to see us sitting too close to each other or touching, not even kissing, and it would be all over for me on campus. Nathan would lose his job too, not to mention probably ruin his relationship with Danny forever. Not that the two seem close or anything. If I hadn't heard Danny call him "Dad", there's no way I would have made any sort of connection between the two. I guess Danny looks like Nathan a little, but everything about Nathan is stronger, more refined.
A knock at my door interrupts my thoughts and I shoot up, scrambling to straighten my hair and clothes. Shit, I hope it's not a friend.
"Hello?" A gruff voice asks, and my stomach drops.
Oh no. No, no, no.
It's him. How did he find out where I live?
"I need to talk to you," he says, his voice muffled through the wood.
I don't respond, frozen in place on my bed, and eventually, I hear the lock click, the handle turn, and the door swings open. Nathan fills the doorway, his face tense, his jaw set. His eyes are darker than usual, his mouth pulled into a grim line, and when they lock on mine, a shiver runs down my spine.
He's pissed.
"How did you find me?" I ask, and he takes a step inside, closing the door behind him.
"I'm a professor, Noelle. You won't let me forget that, so don't act surprised." He raises an eyebrow, looking past me into the empty dorm. "I just looked up your file."
Shit. Shit. Shit.
"Why are you here, Nathan?" I whisper, and he shakes his head, running a hand through his hair.
"We need to talk."
"I'm sorry. I shouldn't have come by your office, and I definitely shouldn't have–"
"Kissed me back?" he asks, cutting me off.
My cheeks burn, and I nod. "Yes. I'm sorry."
"Don't be sorry."
His eyes are hot on mine, and the fire burns in his gaze. I feel the heat pouring off his skin. There's electricity between us, and it's growing stronger every second, and it's almost like I can feel it, sparking off the air, making my hair stand on end.
"I'm not sorry," he admits, taking a step toward me, then another. "In fact, I don't want to hear you apologize ever again. Not to me, especially not for that."
He's so close to me now that if I just stand up, our bodies would touch, but I don't. Instead, I watch him, feeling small and fragile, completely under his spell.
"But you're Danny's dad," I say, my voice a mere whisper.
"So? That doesn't mean I'm blind, Noelle. You're the most gorgeous woman I've ever seen, and I've wanted you from the first second I saw you." His voice is low and gruff, and his words are like a physical caress.
"Wanted me?" I breathe, my stomach turning a flip.
"Yes. You're so fucking beautiful, and the moment I saw you, I couldn't get you out of my head. Your laugh, your smile, your eyes. Your body. I thought it would go away, but every day that we're together in that classroom, I want you more."
"You do?" My voice is shaking, and his words have sent a jolt of arousal straight to my core.
"Yes. Fuck, I don't think I can want someone as much as I want you." His eyes flick down to my lips.
"There are still a few students staying on this floor," I tell him, babbling now. "And the RA is just down the hall. If I get caught with you here, or if you get caught with me here..."
"Don't be afraid." His voice is so low I can feel it ghosting across my skin. "I can be discreet."
I feel a blush creeping up my neck, and I reach up, wrapping my fingers around the thin gold chain at my throat—a nervous habit. His gaze tracks the movement, and he takes another step toward me, reaching out to pull my hand away from the necklace.
