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waiting. Could he see how nervous he made me? I was a wreck. My hands
were shaking, my mouth was dry, and I couldn’t stop thinking about how
wonderful he smelled.
    The barista placed our
coffees on the counter. Dalton smiled at me as he reached for his.
    “Have a good day, Wrenn.”
     
    Carrying our drinks over to
the booth, Kass stared at me, her eyes narrowed.
    “Was that our hot teacher I
saw you talking to?” she accused.
    “You came up for air long
enough to see that, huh?” I grinned, setting down the tray. Trina laughed and
reached for her cup.
    “Yes. So was it?”
    “Yes. He was in front of me,
so we chatted.” I shrugged innocently.
    “Do you think he’s hot?” she
asked with a giggle.
    I rolled my eyes.
    “Oh, do you! You’re hot for
teacher! Go for it Wrenn, slut it up and make him want you.”
    “Shut up,” I said, giving
her the finger.
    She laughed, taking a sip of
her latte.
    “I’m not going to throw
myself at him like the rest of the school population.” I was happy just
admiring the view from a distance.

Chapter
Seven
    Dalton
    “Mr. Reid, can I get help
with this?”
    I glanced up. Paige Warner
stood in front of me, her hands resting on my desk.
    “What’s up, Ms. Warner?”
    “This homework
assignment—I wondered if you could have a look at it for me and make sure
it’s okay?” She leaned over, her blonde hair falling over her shoulder as she
tilted her head, eyeing me seductively.
    “Paige, this is due today.
There’s not much you can do at this point if it’s not correct.”
    Her face went red.
    I stood up and clapped my
hands together. “Okay, guys, take your seats.” My eyes swept over Wrenn in her
usual spot in the back row. I gave her a wink, and she smiled.
    Grabbing the handful of
papers on my desk, most covered in red pen, I began to hand them out.
    “Your homework assignments
from last week. A few of you did really well. Some of you need to put a little
more effort into your studies.” I dropped a C-graded paper on Paige’s desk.
“Perhaps if you spent as much time on your homework as you did on shopping,
this would be an A.” Sniggers filled the room as she scowled at me. I placed
Wrenn’s paper down on her desk: A+.
    “Good work,” I said to her
with another wink. She blushed, tilting her head as she gazed up at me.
    “Yeah, it’s not that hard to
get good grades when your aunt pays the teachers’ wages,” muttered Paige. Her
comment was greeted with laughter from the other students.
    Wrenn stared down at her
paper, refusing to bite.
    “Enough, Paige,” I snapped.
“One more comment like that, and you’ll fail my class. Are we clear?”
    Her jaw dropped as she
narrowed her eyes at me. She muttered a yes .
    “Hand this week’s assignment up to the front, and
open your books to page seventy-three,” I snapped, shooting another glance in
Wrenn’s direction. Her head was still down.
    I glanced around the room.
Some students eyed me with awe, impressed by my ability to shut Paige up.
Others didn’t look so impressed. Wrenn wore a tiny smile on her lips that made
my heart skip.
    Made my heart
skip? What was I, a twelve-year-old girl?
    Never mind the fact that any
kind of heart-skipping behavior caused by a student was totally inappropriate.
Wherever my heart—or any other parts of my body for that matter—was
going with this, it needed to stop.
     
    The bell rang and the girls
began to pack up their things. While everyone else shot out of the room as
quickly as possible, Wrenn seemed to be taking her time, handling each pen one
by one as she placed them neatly in her backpack. By the time she stood up, the
room was nearly empty, the last of the students filing out.
    From the corner of my eye, I
caught Paige glaring in my direction as she stomped out of the room. That girl
made me shudder. One look at Paige and all I saw was trouble.
    Wrenn, still smiling,
approached the desk. Her green eyes were so bright with warmth that I couldn’t
help but