One Night With My Alpha Professor by Eve Above Story

Chapter 16

Audery

My face instantly paled upon hearing Edwin's proposal.

"You can stay with me tonight."

Without meaning to, I took a step back and quickly shook my head. "Not" I blurted out, "I can't. —"

"Relax, kid" Edwin finished stirring the pasta and tapped the wooden spoon on the side of the pot, then reached over to saule the garlic and spices in the pan. "I didn't mean is like that. I have a spare room here you can use

My mouth worked uselessly for a moment as I watched him work. A thousand refusals reached the tip of my tongue, but they all died there,

I didn't have much of a choice, Linda was waiting outside my dorm to get revenge, and besides...

Dinner was ready.

The guest room that Edwin showed me to was small, just big enough for a twin-

sized bed, a side table, and a dresser. He flicked the lamp on, casting the little room in a cozy amber glow as he began stretching

the clean sheets over the bed. In the far corner were some piles of cardboard boxes and plastic bins.

"Sorry for the mess," he said as he worked. "I've basically only been using this room for storage."

"It's okay." I helped him tuck the sheets in, carefully avoiding his gaze, I didn't want to admit it, but I actually felt a little disappointed; I supposed that a part of me, maybe the same part of me that had had that er bed.

was fine. And it was

one of the drawers in the dresser and rifled through it for a moment before producing a plain white t-shirt, which he

have pajamas, you can wear

throat tighten ever so slightly, I hesitantly reached out and took the soft, clean shirt. Our fingers brushed as I

in my chest, that unmistakable yearning heating up inside of me. This close, with our

quickly as it came. Edwin lowered his hand and turned,

to my turmoil. "I left a clean towel in

bathroom wearing Edwin's shirt. It fell almost to my knees because of our

in the doorway when I saw what was waiting for me on the bedside table a tray with warm milk and a small digestive

forward, observing the gesture.

and whirl armand when I

only momentarily flicked over me in his shirt, his expression betraying nothing, before he nodded to the snack. "I know it's late, but I was having some myself he said, leaning against the doorframe I swallowed and east my gaze back to the floor, the gesture

very kind of you," I

curious look. "Are you sure? You

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Chapter 16

more, I shook my head and blinked the tears back. "No, it's.. It's just that it reminded me of my

a silence as Edwin took in my words. Slowly, haltingly, he took a

I nodded and

the thought, my mother had died years ago. I could still reme After a

been devoid of all desire; more of a soothing gesture than anything rom "There," he said, raking a hand through his dark hair. "I'm afraid I can't tell you

quickly shook my head and turned to hide the disappointed look in my eyes. "It's fine. Thank you