Page 43 of Teaching Cayden

“Well, it’s hard to just make it go away. Sometimes he needs a little pep talk.” This time he laughed.

“So you’re talking to your dick.” I giggled. “Does it actually work?”

“Would reminding you of the time you walked in on your parents doing it cause you to lose your desire to fuck, work for you?” His face went sober. “Yeah. Totally happened. I picture that,” he pointed to his head, “and he calms down.” He then pointed to the shrinking tent in his shorts.

“Sorry I asked.” I stuffed a piece of pizza in my mouth. “So, what now?” I looked over at him. “I mean besides eating, we’re no better off than we were four days ago.”

“Actually, we are.” He grinned like he knew a secret that I wasn’t privy to.

“Oh really?” I tossed my pizza down. “Do tell.” I guess I should have trusted him, but I’d been burned one too many times, and I also knew my brother wasn’t a forgiving person. Hell, Will held grudges ten times longer than I did.

“I talked to your brother this morning. We’re cool.” He leaned back in the chair and smiled at me.

“What?” I started to choke.

“I know, right?” He batted his eyes and tipped his head to the side, exaggeratedly teasing me.

“Stop.” I tossed my crust at him before he roared with laughter. “That still doesn’t solve the school thing. How are we going to date with me teaching, especially next year?”

“I worked that out too.” He bounced his brows in pride. “I can date a TA, just not my TA.” He held his finger up to halt me as I started to remind him that I was going to be a professor in September. “You don’t start teaching until September. The classes I need to graduate are available this summer.” He shrugged. “I’m just going to go to summer school, and walk in December with my class.”

“You’re going to kill yourself that way. That’s a lot of school in a short amount of time.” I was bewildered by his plan.

“I’ll survive. I’m smart, remember? I graduated high school a year early.” He chuckled as he stood up and rounded the table. “Besides,” he reached for my hands and tugged me to a standing position, “you’re worth it.” Before I could even protest, he sealed his lips over mine in a soul searing kiss.

I may have been the one teaching Cayden in the classroom, but he sure taught me about love.

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