Page 26 of Wintertime Heat (Holiday 1)

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He looks so relieved that I feel a little awkward, “Is that all? Because I need to get to my class.”

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“Yeah, yeah. That was it. Uh, thank you.”

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I massage my temples as I exit his office.

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I hoped Scarlett knew what she was doing.

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I was conducting a pop-quiz today, but since it wasn’t a written quiz, my class was pretty excited. Watching group after group come and recite their lines and act out characters from Macbeth, I had to stop a few of those who got a little too enthusiastic.

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One of the boys decided to sing out his portion of the lines and that was the note on which the class ended today.

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Aaron shows up, and not so soon after, his father follows.

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But Scarlett’s words roam in my head as I stare at Steven.

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She was wrong.

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It wasn’t that Steven was intense that made me wary. It was the fact that this man had the potential of breaking my heart.

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I stare at the adorable looking wicker basket he places in front of me.

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“What’s this?”

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“It’s for you.” He tells me.

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“Why?” The word slips from my lips.

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A part of me was baffled. I had never been wooed like this. Men didn’t go around buying me things.

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