A Kiss Remembered by Sandra Brown

Author:Sandra Brown
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Tags: FIC000000
ISBN: 9780446548724
Publisher: Grand Central Publishing
Published: 2008-11-16T10:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER 6

The stream of students leaving the classroom eddied around her as she stood stock-still and stared at him. What did he think she was, a puppet that danced when he pulled the right string? He hadn’t spoken to her in weeks and now he was asking her to be his assistant.

“I … I don’t think so, Mr. Chapman,” she said frostily.

Before she turned away, he hurriedly added, “At least let me detail the job for you, then if you’re not interested I’ll ask someone else.”

On the surface their conversation appeared quite ordinary. But the polite words hid suppressed sexual awareness and antagonism. Shelley wanted to lash out at him for ignoring her the last few weeks, and at the same time to fling herself into his arms, begging to be held.

She despised that weakness in herself but was mature and honest enough to admit that it was there. Refusing to betray her emotions, she kept her face impassive, objective. Her posture was militarily straight.

When the last student had left and the door had closed, Grant said calmly, “Sit down, Mrs. Robins.”

“I’m in a hurry, Mr. Chapman. I prefer to stand. I’m not interested in becoming your assistant.”

He shook his head and ran a hand around the back of his neck in irritation. She was reminded of his description of a professor and wanted to laugh. He looked like anything but that. His slacks were tailored to perfection, fitting his narrow hips like a glove. A dark plaid cotton shirt in muted shades of gray, green and rust stretched over the sleek muscles of his chest and shoulders. She tore her eyes away from the wedge of dark hair in the “V” of his collar and raised her gaze to his.

Meeting his eyes proved to be a reckless mistake. They were looking at her with far too soft an expression. The hunger she read there mirrored her own.

“I need someone to do research for me, Mrs… . damn … Shelley. It would involve extra reading on your part with reports back to me. Oral reports, not written. We have an exam next week and I need help in grading. I have five classes of forty or more students each.”

She studied the toe of her boot. It wasn’t nearly as interesting as his male form, but it was safer. When she was looking at him, sound judgment deserted her. She forced a hard finality into her voice. “I can’t help you.”

He went on as though she hadn’t spoken. “You’re an excellent student. I know your class schedule is heavy this semester, but I doubt your grade average is less than a two-point-five now. You don’t work and have no family obligations. And I need you.”

Her eyes flew to his face. Those words were an echo of what she’d heard before. The deprivation on his face made her suspect a double entendre. But his choice of words had served his purpose. She felt the last fine threads of resistance snapping.

“I’m sure you could find someone else,” she said a trifle shakily.

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