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"That's all I can ask." Melissa finished her brownie. "You two are cute together."
Professor Hunter looked down at me. "It's getting late. If you wanted to come over for a while, we better get going." He got off my bed and put on his jacket.
I slid off the bed and put our plates in the trash.
"Penny, can I talk to you for a second?" Melissa asked.
"I'll pull the car around," James said. He extended his hand to Melissa. "It was...interesting to meet you, Melissa."
"Good choice of words. I'm sorry if I made you uncomfortable." Melissa shook his hand.
"Looking out for your friends is a good quality to have. I hope to see you again soon. You're going to make a good lawyer."
It looked like his words made Melissa blush. So his charm did extend to everyone. Professor Hunter walked out the door, leaving the two of us alone.
As soon as the door closed I turned to Melissa. "You promised you'd be on your best behavior. What the hell was that?"
"I'm sorry, Penny. I didn't mean to lie. I just had so many questions for him."
I sighed. "So, what did you think?"
"He's very handsome.Sohandsome. And he seems nice."
"Stop being vague. Tell me what you really think."
"Penny, I don't know what it is exactly, but I don't trust him."
"He answered all your millions of questions. What else could you possibly need to know?"
"It just seems like he's hiding something. I don't know how to explain it. Penny, I want you to be happy."
"I am."
"Just be careful, okay?" She reached over and squeezed my hand. Her concern made me slightly uneasy. Maybe he was hiding something else.
Temptation - Chapter 51
Wednesday
Professor Hunter was waiting for me when I walked out of my dorm. He was leaning against the car with his arms crossed. It was still drizzling, but he didn't seem to notice. He looked angry. But when I reached him, he smiled and opened up the door for me. I climbed in and he shut the door behind me. I buckled my seatbelt as I watched him walk around the car to the driver's side. He got in and we immediately sped off. His silence was unnerving.
"I'm sorry about all of Melissa's questions."
"It's okay."
He looked straight ahead at the road. He was gripping the wheel so tightly that his knuckles were turning white.
"It doesn't seem like it's okay."
"When I told you to tell her about me, I thought you were just going to say that I was your professor."
"I thought I was allowed to tell her everything? She would have asked questions if I didn't tell her what our fight was about."
"You should have asked me if it was okay."
"I'm sorry."
"I like to keep my personal life private, Penny."
