Page 32 of Teach Me Your Ways

“Any time.”

A beat passed. Two.

She leaned in a little.

So did I.

And then I stopped.

Because if I kissed her now, I wouldn’t stop. I’d pull her into my car, or hers, or back inside the bar and press her up against my office door and forget every single reason we couldn’t do this.

I stepped back. “Goodnight, Cece.”

She blinked, disappointment flashing before she masked it. “Goodnight, Professor Stone.”

I turned and walked away before I could regret it.

Back inside, Felix raised an eyebrow. “I thought you left.”

“Shot,” I said. “Now.”

A cold shower was not going to do it. I needed liquor.