The Protege (22 page)

The
heat was suddenly more than she could handle and she stepped out into the fresh
air.    The moment she turned around to face him again, the heated intensity of
his gaze sent a wave of arousal over every inch of her body.  Her clothes
seemed inadequate and she felt nude and exposed before him.

She
knew the fabric of her bra was thin, as was the cotton of her dress.  In
addition to that, the thin cotton of her dress was plastered to the thin fabric
of her bra with brown coffee.  She didn’t even dare to look down at the picture
she presented him.

Could
he see through all that thin fabric and see how aroused she was?  Could he see
the glow of perspiration on her skin, the sensual flush of her cheeks or the
pulpy flesh of her lips?

“You
know, you have the kind of passion I like seeing in my students.”  His gaze
trailed over her body again.  “I’m sure you’ll do fine.”  He lightly touched
his fingertips to her shoulder and leaned in closer.

For
a moment she thought he’d kiss her and she didn’t know is she should be shocked
or elated.

“The
first year’s tougher than you think. The best way to ace your classes is to pay
attention to everything the instructor does, and make sure you know what he or
she wants.”

A
few short, sharp breaths escaped her lips before she could speak.  “You don’t
say.”  She took a step back.  “I had kind of planned on that.”

Unable
to endure his intoxicating presence any longer, she turned to walk away, but he
pulled her back.  “You have all these bags to bring up to your apartment?”

“Yeah,
and I’m not really sure which entrance I’m supposed to take.”

“I
wish I could help you, but…”

She
nodded her understanding.  “It wouldn’t be appropriate…”

“No,”
he said as he flashed a magnificent smile worthy of a Hollywood close-up.  “I
guess it wouldn’t.”

“Right.” 
Jessica snapped out of the daze that had taken over her brain.  He was to be
her teacher for the next semester and here she was already drooling all over
him.  She put her hand to the handle of her large suitcase and dreaded lugging
it around all alone.

“I’ll
see you in class.” He turned to walk away.

“Mr.
King,” she blurted out before she could stop herself.  “As inappropriate as it
may be, I really do need your help.  I could walk through this maze of
apartments for hours and I have all these bags to…”

“Say
no more.” With a warm smile that seemed to say so much, he slipped his hand
over hers and took her suitcase.

Devour
Me (Book 1 of the Master Chefs Series)

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