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

of the drawers in the dresser and rifled through it

have pajamas, you can wear this," he

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

felt that sensation roll around in my chest, that unmistakable yearning heating up inside of me. This close,

it came. Edwin lowered his hand and turned,

already know where the bathroom is," he said, seemingly oblivious to my turmoil. "I left a clean towel in there for you. Feel free to use whatever you need

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

saw what was waiting for me on the bedside table a tray with warm milk and

I stepped forward, observing the gesture. Slowly, I reached

armand when I heard a

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

very kind of you," I

a curious look. "Are you

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

took in my words. Slowly, haltingly, he took a few steps forward.

I nodded and

gone now." 1 cringed at the thought, my mother had died years ago. I could still reme After

face, I knew that that tender touch had been devoid of all desire; more of a soothing gesture

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