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“I’d liketo see Dr. Osborne.”

“Do you have an appointment?”

Kelsey simply stared at the receptionist who was busy reading a novel. She tried to lean over the counter to figure out which book, but the receptionist was trying to be slick by keeping it out of range. “Can you see if he has time?”

The receptionist huffed but did get out of her seat. “I’ll be right back.”

Kelsey didn’t have to wait long before the woman led her to the vice president’s office.

“Thanks for seeing me.”

“What can I do for you, Ms. James?”

“I want you to forgive the rest of Adrian’s community service and reinstate him to the rowing team. We were not presented with all the facts during the hearing and that directly influenced the voting.”

“And you think you have all the facts now.”

Kelsey squared her shoulders. “I know I do.”

“I can’t simply change a ruling.”

Kelsey glanced around the opulent office. “You are the vice president of the university; you can do whatever you want. You have the power to commute any sentence or ruling.”

“Why do you care? You were adamant before that you felt he was guilty. Why the change of heart?”

“For the exact reasons I stated when I first entered your office. Substantial facts were withheld from the council. I would think as the head of the council, you would want to assure that it was done correctly and not in error. It would undermine the integrity of the disciplinary council if it got out that all the facts were not presented. As a member of Student Government, it would be my duty to inform the governing body of that fact.”

Dr. Osborne glared at Kelsey, rising from his seat to tower over her. He was trying to use his size to intimidate her. “Are you trying to threaten me?”

“I wouldn’t dream of doing something unethical like that. I was simply stating the facts. I’m sure you would want to rectify a wrong that had been committed under your watch.”

“Get out of my office.”

Kelsey smiled at him. “I’m sure Adrian will be happy to hear about your decision.” She turned on her heel and walked out of the office.

* * *

“I can’t believeDr. Hogan filled the fridge as well as having this entire place cleaned.”

Adrian spread his arms across the back of the couch. “That was very cool of her.”

Kelsey snuggled next to him. “She’s awesome. I love working for her. She told me she would write me a recommendation for Vet school and when I’m done, I can intern under her.”

Adrian rubbed her shoulder. “You have things all planned out.”

Kelsey twisted to face him. “Not everything. I just want to help animals. What about you? What do you want to do?”

Adrian tangled his fingers in her hair. Huh? Her question made him wonder. “If you would have asked me that two months ago, I would have said international finance and business management. Now, everything is different. I don’t know what I want to do.”

“Your major is international business, right? Don’t you like that anymore?”

“I don’t know if I ever liked it. I’ve never given it much thought. I did what was expected of me.” Adrian pulled her closer to his side. “You never mention your family.”

Kelsey shrugged one shoulder. “Not much to tell. My mom and dad are too busy with their lives to pay any attention to their two daughters. We were closer with our nanny growing up than our parents. I grew up wealthy but hated it. I always blamed money for my parents not caring about anything but that.”

Adrian understood her a little better now. She drove an Audi but always resented him being rich. “I’m sorry our parents are assholes.”

Kelsey laughed. “I’m sure others have it worse.”

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