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“Fuck and don’t commit, don’t have a family?”

“I mean…exploring the pleasure scape anddecidingto not have a family at this time.”

“That’s fucking friends,” she cried, angrily. “Is that what you want? Just to fuck me and be my friend?”

He searched every bit of his knowledge to find what was so terribly wrong with that and all he got was the many aspects offuckingher.

He was on a ledge at every turn, he realized. He backed away from the one ledge he didn’t want to fall from. “Then I’m aborting this mission. I will not ruin your dreams for this. You will remain here and teach and you will work for me unless you find that you can’t. Then I will find another King for you to work for,” he said, even as every molecule retaliated at the idea.

“Where are you going?” she called as he headed for the door.

“The Kings and the Bishop’s Twelve have an emergency meeting tonight here. Get some rest. We’ll talk more tomorrow.”

****

Darby sat on the couch, staring into the air before her as everything inside her got heavier with each second. She jerked at the sound of her phone buzzing and hurried to the bedroom, snatching it from the nightstand. Rukem. She sat on the bed and stared at it, finger hovering over the screen, trembling with the million vibes playing negative tunes along her spine.

She borrowed strength from the dwindling supply offake it till you make itand opened his box.

Darby,

Please forgive me for any trouble I have caused you with my mission to prove things I clearly know nothing about. Your kindness and willingness to help me will not be forgotten. I sincerely hope you will stay on as my assistant. If there is anything I can do to put things back the way you need them, I will see that it’s done.

Rukem

“Oh Rukem,” she murmured, staring at his name. “Why are you so impossibly beautiful? Why did you put your perfect lips on me? Why was I so stupid to let you?”

She closed her eyes, staring at the fork in her life-road. She could stay and fulfill her dreams at possibly the greatest secret school in the world or she could leave and fulfill her dreams at the worst schools in the world. She realized it was never about the schools, it was just about the teaching. Helping people become the best they could be. It didn’t even matter the age, she further realized.

She slowly lay on the bed and stared blindly at the ceiling. She didn’t want to leave. She wanted to stay and teach there. She wanted to be Rukem’s assistant, even. She really wanted to help him prove his theory too. But damn…thatkiss.There was no getting around or over that. Every time she’d see him, she’d remember it. Want another and another.

Onekiss!So ridiculous for something to be that damn amazing. Surely it would get easier when she got busy teaching, when she put herself a thousand percent into her work. And then there was that niggle about all of it, the Rukem power up thing, something was still undone there. Like…they were giving up too soon on that. Surely there was another way to prove his theory, which she still very much wanted to help him do.

She turned on her stomach and opened his chat box.

I was wondering if we’re not giving up on your theory regarding powerups and romance a little too soon.

She sent the text and flipped on her back, staring at the phone above her face.

I’m listening.

She grinned and flipped back on her stomach, typing.Well, you said you wanted to kiss me so that they know I wasn’t available. But you rather rudely forgot that I’m a free-willed individual with the capacity to say no, that I’m in fact not available. Once that’s out of the way—if that even happens with the Kings—you and I can continue growing as friends. I’ll be the best friend you’ve ever had and if that has the ability to unlock things in you then your point is proven. If it doesn’t work, then…we humbly accept defeat.

Her finger shook over the send button then tapped it before she chickened out.

Her heart jolted at his quick response.I accept. We’ll discuss the particulars later?

Oh God, what was she doing?Sure,she typed, rolling onto her back with a heavy sigh.

The phone buzzed and she raised it before her face.When?

So pushy. God, why did shelikethat about him?Whenever you say. You’re the boss.

That earlier mean boss scenario reared up complete with crispy clear x-rated scenes of himmakingher. Lord have mercy. She needed to masturbate some of this steam off.

She jerked the phone to her face.What time would be too late for you?

With him, any and every minute of the day was perfect.Late doesn’t bother me. Just text when you’re ready.

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