The first time we met was at a party.
Your ex arrived to show off the person he'd left you for last month, and you asked me to pretend to be your date.
I was more than happy to help. You were attractive, smart and witty--and that kiss we shared? It left me wanting you for days.
The second time we met was in my office on campus where we were both surprised to discover you were the new master’s degree student in poetry that I would be working with. You promised to be professional. I did no such thing.
The late nights and intense study sessions spent alongside you majorly throw me off my game. I want you, and I fight with myself daily over this fact.
I know I'm crass, that my sexual innuendos and dirty mouth annoy you, but I live for those two bright spots of color in your cheeks. If that's the only reaction I can get out of you, I'll gladly take it.
You hate Mondays so every Monday I slip an anonymous poem into your bag and your smile gets me through the week.
I think I'm falling for you, and I know it's wrong. I know that I'm only supposed to be your adviser and nothing more, but here's the thing. I think you're falling for me too.
xo, Zach
Your ex arrived to show off the person he'd left you for last month, and you asked me to pretend to be your date.
I was more than happy to help. You were attractive, smart and witty--and that kiss we shared? It left me wanting you for days.
The second time we met was in my office on campus where we were both surprised to discover you were the new master’s degree student in poetry that I would be working with. You promised to be professional. I did no such thing.
The late nights and intense study sessions spent alongside you majorly throw me off my game. I want you, and I fight with myself daily over this fact.
I know I'm crass, that my sexual innuendos and dirty mouth annoy you, but I live for those two bright spots of color in your cheeks. If that's the only reaction I can get out of you, I'll gladly take it.
You hate Mondays so every Monday I slip an anonymous poem into your bag and your smile gets me through the week.
I think I'm falling for you, and I know it's wrong. I know that I'm only supposed to be your adviser and nothing more, but here's the thing. I think you're falling for me too.
xo, Zach
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EXCERPT
"This is serious, Poppy. Will you promise?"
"What am I promising?" This man had a way of
getting me to say things, to feel things, to admit things that I might not have
otherwise. I wasn't sure if it was because he was older and wiser and that much
more cunning at these types of discussions, or if it was just because being
near him seemed to physically lower my inhibitions. He was like a walking shot
of tequila.
"I need you to promise me that if anything physical
happens between us—that it will be very consensual, and very sex-positive. I
need you to understand that I will worship you and make you come So. Many.
Fucking Times."
He annunciated those words so clearly and slowly, I felt
them with every beat of my heart, every pulse of heat between my legs.
Oblivious to my hammering heart, Zach continued.
"But I also need you to know that if I do or say anything you don't like,
all you have to do is say so and everything will stop. Just the word no, Poppy.
Use it and I promise to leave you alone."
"Leave me alone as in stop mentoring me, stop
helping me in the program?"
His face was serious and he shook his head without even
considering it. "I will never stop mentoring you, as long as you want it.
Giving in to our attraction—or not—will never be a condition for my help. I want
you to succeed, and it has nothing to do with how much I want you in my bed. Do
you understand that?"
I felt myself nodding my head.
I knew what he was saying. Despite how aggressively Zach
put his feelings on the subject of us out there—I knew he'd never betray my
wishes.
"Okay," I murmured.
He considered me for a long moment, neither of us
blinking.
"Why did you approach me that night at the party,
Poppy. Did you find me attractive?"
Was he fucking serious?
Of course I find him attractive. Actually, attractive was
too weak a word. I found him mesmerizing. Addictive. Enchanting.
Impossible.
"I'm not saying I do, but if I wanted something to
happen ..." I swallowed a wave of nerves and took a shallow breath as
Zach's mouth curved into a grin.
"Something as in finding out how many
times in a row I can make you come using my mouth, my hands, and my ..."
I held up one hand. "Yes. That. How would it work,
isn't it, like, forbidden?"
God, why did the word forbidden make me feel even
hotter?
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A New York Times, Wall Street Journal, and USA Today bestselling author of more than two dozen titles, Kendall Ryan has sold over 1.5 million books and her books have been translated into several languages in countries around the world. She's a traditionally published author with Simon & Schuster and Harper Collins UK, as well as an independently published author. Since she first began self-publishing in 2012, she's appeared at #1 on Barnes & Noble and iBooks charts around the world. Her books have also appeared on the New York Times and USA Today bestseller lists more than three dozen times. Ryan has been featured in such publications as USA Today, Newsweek, and InTouch Magazine.
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