Temptation (The Hunted, #1)(70)

"That I'm not that tired." I moved closer and wrapped my legs around him.

"I thought you wanted to nap." He put his hand through my hair, pushing it away from my face. His hands on me made my whole body alert.

"Not anymore."

"Thank God." He pulled me to him and placed a kiss on my lips.





Chapter 46


Monday

I groggily opened my eyes. Professor Hunter and I were still intertwined on my bed. I took a deep breath, ensconced by his heavenly scent, then slowly unwound myself from him until his face was a few inches from mine. He looked so peaceful as he slept. I hadn't realized how much pain I was causing him. I ran my fingers down the side of his beautiful face, but he didn't even stir. He had made love to me slowly and gently, but so passionately. His feelings for me hadn't changed at all. And neither had mine. The way he had stared into my eyes as he had made love to me made me feel closer to him than ever.

His words from earlier made me smile. He didn't want me to be with anyone else ever again. I was his. He hadn't said it, but I knew that he loved me. And I loved him. This was real, more real than anything I had ever experienced. I ran my fingers down his neck and traced his clavicle.

He blinked and slowly opened his eyes. "Hey," he said and smiled at me.

"Hey, yourself."

"Were you watching me sleep?"

"Mhm. Not in a creepy way, though."

He laughed. "I didn't think it was creepy until you said that it wasn't. Now I'm not so sure." He reached over and tucked a strand of hair behind my ear.

"Did you sleep well?"

"Your bed is extremely uncomfortable."

"You get used to it."

He raised his left eyebrow skeptically. "But I do find it easy to fall asleep next to you. You're the only person that seems to be able to make me relax." His hand slipped down my back and he grabbed my ass.

I laughed. "Melissa is going to be back soon."

"Did you want me to stay and introduce myself?"

"I don't really want you to leave, but I think it's better if I tell Melissa alone."

"Are you kicking me out?" He had a playful grin on his face.

"It's nothing personal."

He placed a kiss on the tip of my nose and got up. I loved seeing him standing naked in my dorm room. After bumping into him in the coffee shop, I never would have thought I'd ever see him again, let alone date him. He pulled on his boxers and pants. When he put on his shirt, I got up and slowly buttoned it for him. He smiled as he watched me. After buttoning one of the last buttons, I pulled his collar and brought his lips to mine.

"You're making it hard for me to leave," he said after a soft kiss.

I laughed and let go of his collar. I quickly dressed as Professor Hunter laced his shoes. Once his tie was tied, he looked around my room again. He eyed the roses in the trash.

"Not a fan of roses?"

"Oh I am. It was just that a domineering professor gave them to me. Or else I would have loved them."

Professor Hunter laughed. "Before I leave, let me see your phone."

My cell phone was still sitting on my desk. I grabbed it and handed it to him. He typed in something and handed it back to me. I looked down and saw that he had changed his contact name to James.

"I thought I wasn't supposed to call you James in private?"

"Apparently your phone isn't private."

I bit my lip. So he was mad. He rubbed his thumb along my lower lip and gave me a small smile.

"My girlfriends usually call me James."

"That makes it sound like you have more than one girlfriend right now. Am I one of several?"

"Dozens."

I nudged his shoulder with my hand.

"No, just you, Penny." He grabbed his suit jacket and draped it over his shoulder. "Let me know how your conversation with Melissa goes."

"I will." I wrapped my arms around his neck and kissed him again. "I'll text you later, James."





Chapter 47


Monday

Melissa came in the door with two bags. She kicked the door closed with her foot and put her backpack on the ground.

"Hey, Melissa."

"Hey! Wow, you look a lot better, Penny. Did you take a nap or something?"

"Yeah," I sighed. "And I do feel a lot better."

"Okay, this one is yours." She tossed me one of the bags as she sat down beside me on my bed.

"Thanks for picking up dinner." I opened up the container and snapped my chopsticks apart.

"So how did your conversation with Tyler go?"

Tyler. I felt sick to my stomach thinking about him. I had treated him so horribly. I twirled a noodle around my chopsticks. "Not great."

"Did you tell him about James?"

"He found out on his own. James tried to call me while Tyler had my phone."

"Oh. Well, he's dating someone else too. He couldn't have been that upset."

"But it wasn't just that I was dating someone else. It was that I had lied about it to him. I kept using getting over Austin as an excuse to not date Tyler, when really I was seeing James the whole time. I should have told him right away." Just like I should have told you. Maybe I should have let Professor Hunter stay to explain things.