“Yeah?” I maneuver to look over my shoulder at her.
“Did you really ask Killian Hendrix to spank you?”
I roll my eyes. Then for fun, I tell her, “Among other things.” My mouth screws into an amused pucker when her mouth drops.
Maybe Killian was right. Maybe I am a demon because it really feels good to be bad.
When class is over Professor Larson asks for me to stay after.
“You wanted to talk to me.” I hope she isn’t going to lecture me because she saw me pushed up against the wall with Killian about to shove his tongue down my throat.
“Yes.” She removes her glasses and wipes them on her dark purple jacket. “I wanted to talk to you about your assignment.”
“Oh. Sure.” Now I almost wish she would yell at me for the scene in the hallway earlier. I prepare myself to hear that it was subpar or that she gave me a bad grade on it.
“That was remarkable work. I don’t say this often or ask it, because storytelling is a gift and not all my students possess it. I want you to continue writing Grayson and Camille’s story. You write first person extraordinarily well, Liri.”
I gawk at her. “Thank you.” I was not expecting that compliment.
“I’ll expect a new chapter in two weeks. You’ll be excused from the other assignments. This is your assignment now. No pressure.” She smiles. “That’s all. You can go now.”
I feel like I am in a daze as I go to my next class. She likes my writing. I’ve never considered myself much of a writer but maybe I could be good at it.
Chapter 21
Liri
“He said what?” Hayley gapes at me with her hand on her hip.
I’m sharing the highlights of my chat with Killian last night.
“Exactly what I said.” I’m as confused by the whole thing as she is.
“He wants to be with you but not date until he decides that he is good enough for you to have sex with…”
“That pretty much covers it.”
“Is he on drugs?”
“To be fair I think he was drunk, but he seemed to be fully aware of the conversation today. He’s been nice to me. It’s weird isn’t it?”
“Let’s back up to Hunter. I thought he was supposed to come over last night when he returned from his swim thing or meet. Whatever it is called.” She waves her hand around.
“He did well…Killian got here first and what the heck were you thinking giving him a key like that. What if I had been standing there naked when he came in or what if I had been talking to Hunter.”
“I didn’t. He stole it then sent Liam a message to tell me that he borrowed it.”
“Oh. You are forgiven then.”
“You would have forgiven me anyway now that you have your man.”
I look away. Heat creeps up my neck at the thought of referring to Killian as my man. “I don’t think that’s within the rules to call him my man. Not yet anyway.”
“What rules? Killian gave you rules?” Her brows arch.
“Not exactly. He has rules he is trying to follow for himself. He’s confusing. I’m confused.” I laugh.
“That makes two of us. So…what did happen with Hunter?”