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two to break up. Says he’s never seen either of ya so happy. Not sure what he would know on the subject, scowling bastard.”
    A nervous smile crosses my lips as I lie back, wishing he’d keep his greasy paws off my damned records, but at least Dash knows the truth of it. Something Rory and his snooping won’t find in my records. I never wrote down why I made my bad guy the way I did. No one knows that Dash makes me feel safe. Well, except for Dash, thank God. The odd bit of vulnerability with him isn’t so horrid.
    I close my eyes, giving a loud sigh.

5. Professor Charming
     T he cold air stings a bit on my nose, not frosty but windy and bitter. I close the window to suffer through the smell of hairspray in the dorm. I hate the coastline. I prefer to be inland, where the wind has less of the damp ocean in it. The cold salt water makes the very worst wind I’ve ever felt.
    “You meeting him after class?” Angie asks from her bed, where she’s curling her red ringlets.
    I sigh, not sure of the answer. “I guess. He’s sort of asked me to go away for the weekend.”
    Her jaw drops. “What?”
    I nod. “He’s got a cabin or something, a family vacation spot. It’s a few hours from here, rugged and romantic, apparently.”
    “Then what’s the problem?” She gives me a dubious look.
    “Something I can’t shake. He’s just too awesome. He speaks slowly, with purpose, and enunciates every word. He’s handsome in a way that makes me sweat. He’s sweet, he cares about everything I say, and remembers every tiny detail.” My eyes lower. “It’s like he isn’t real. He hasn’t even tried anything with me. He’s always a gentleman. We’ve been on like ten dates and only kissed.”
    She scoffs. “Och, this is the honeymoon. All men are on their best behavior for the first year. It goes to shite then. Then it’s a quick shag and they got one eye on the football game while they do it.”
    A laugh and a snort slip from my lips. “It just feels like too much for eighteen, don’t you think? He’s overwhelming for someone like me.”
    She winks, dropping a curl and spraying it. “Ya know I do. I love me some intense men with obsessive qualities.” She laughs and curls another piece of hair on her wand. I know she’s talking about my brother. She likes him a lot, and he seems to think she’s charming. He just hasn’t heard one of her racist rants about the English or the Irish.
    I want to say that I don’t like men who are that way, but instead I just make a mental note to break things off this weekend if he doesn’t chill out.
    At the end of the day, class drags on. The teacher actually sounds like Charlie Brown’s teacher. The name Charlie Brown sits funny in my mind. I can’t seem to make out his face, but I know it’s a cartoon. I just don’t know where I’ve seen it before.
    As it ends and I make my way out of the building, I see him. He’s leaned against a tree, smiling at me like a cat watching a mouse. He makes me nervous, and regardless of the obvious attraction I have for him, I can’t stop feeling uncertain around him.
    He waves with nonchalance. I grin, walking over to the tree. He doesn’t wait for me. He turns and walks to the car, a gesture I don’t appreciate. He says it’s because he’s a professor at another school and we shouldn’t really be dating. We keep it secret, except for Angie. She knows everything. Without her I think I’d go crazy. She and Binx are my sounding boards.
    I follow him to his Jeep, climbing in and wishing for a moment he would open the door for me or hold my hand or carry my books.
    But he just grins as I struggle to climb in with my books and purse. “Hard day at the office?” he asks with his intense way of speaking. I get lost for a moment in his eyes. The stare whispers to me that I’m foolish to doubt his love for me. He’s sweet the moment we are off campus. He just doesn’t want anyone to know he’s dating a student. It’s logical.
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