Tuscan Heat by Deborah Fletcher Mello

Author:Deborah Fletcher Mello
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Harlequin
Published: 2015-09-25T04:00:00+00:00

Chapter 8

Donovan stared out at the students who were taking their first exam of the semester. The surprise pop quiz was solely for his benefit, to assess the capabilities of his students and identify those mathematical areas where he needed to focus more energy and those he could dismiss. As he eyed each student, he was surprised to find Alessandra Donati staring back at him intently. The young woman slowly licked her lips just as she drew her number two pencil to her mouth, then gave him a suggestive wink. The overt gesture threw Donovan off course for a brief moment as he shifted his eye to the paperwork on his desk, pretending not to have noticed.

He took a deep breath before returning his gaze to the rows of seats and the thirty-six students sitting in them. He resumed his study of the classroom, starting his trek on the other side of the room. They were a great group, eager, inquisitive and bright. They would make the teaching experience a joy. Then there was young Ms. Donati, her flirtatious manner beginning to cause him concern.

The girl was intellectually gifted, but she had no boundaries. Her brazen antics since the semester had started went far above and beyond those of students he’d had in the past. And in the past, there had been many a student who’d hoped to know him outside of the classroom on a more intimate level, but Donovan had always been able to shut them down.

Shutting down Ms. Donati was proving to be a challenge. The first day of classes, she’d made her interest in him known in front of the whole class, the sexual innuendo making him blush a time or two. He’d pulled her aside immediately after class to express his disapproval, and she had only laughed, pretending not to know what he was talking about as she trailed her hands over her full breasts, drawing attention to the large nipples that poked through the sheer fabric. But the overt comments had since stopped, at least when there were others around to hear.

As the clock chimed through the room signaling the noon hour, Donovan moved onto his feet, collecting the exam papers as each student passed by his desk toward the exit. He wished them each a good afternoon as comments rang out about the ease or difficulty of the test.

“I wasn’t prepared for that, Dr. Boudreaux!” one young man said, laughing.

“That was a breeze, sir!” another interjected. “You’ll have to do better challenging us!”

Ms. Donati brought up the rear, hanging back to be the last to leave, as she did after every class. Before she could comment, her wide eyes showing her eagerness to whisper out of turn, Professor Mugabe burst through the door.

“Donovan, how was class? Oh, Alessandra, dear, how are you?”

The student shrugged her narrow shoulders, annoyance visible across her face. “I’m well, thank you,” she answered.

There was a brief pause as the two instructors stood staring at the girl.

Alessandra shifted her gaze toward Donovan.

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