“Shit, I’m sorry about that…don’t know where that came from.” Breaking the kiss, he shook his head and rubbed his eyes. I don’t know where it came from either, but surprisingly, I didn’t mind. I wanted to do it again even. I couldn’t stop thinking about Paul since I walked into that lecture room on the first day of class.

“No really, it’s fine. Don’t worry about it.” I struggled to form a coherent sentence and my face turned flush with nervousness.

“You gave me yours but here’s my number.” I hastily scribbled down my number on a sheet of paper that I pulled from my folder.

“I’ll give you a call and come pick you up Friday afternoon so you can meet Dylan. Sound fair?”

“Yep! That sounds like a plan.” Even though my back was turned as I walked out of his office, I could feel those icy blues burning holes into me. I don’t know what we just did, but I knew it wasn’t going to end here.

* * *

I thought pretty hard about whether or not I would tell Judy that I kissed Paul. Sitting in my bedroom alone, I tossed and turned scrolling on my phone. I was really waiting to see if he would call or text. And I was practically glued to the damn phone all night.

Was it even normal to be crazily attracted to your med school professor?

I mean who wouldn’t be!

He was rich and famous and super smart. Pretty much any girls dream. I tried to keep my composure around him, toying with him a little bit was the best part of it.

Suddenly my mind went to his son and I started to worry about all sorts of things.

Was he married? Was he divorced? Was Dylan really his kid? Maybe I should’ve thought all of that out before I signed up to babysit. But I didn’t see the harm in it. Even if we did kiss, I swore to myself that it would definitely be a one-time thing.

Every time I tried to stop thinking about him, the feeling of his muscular body towering over me would always come to the forefront of my mind. Like a thought that stuck with me no matter how many times I tried to think about something else.

It was like I could see the firmness of his muscles through his through that tailored suit he was wearing even though he wasn’t even around.

“The drop-dead gorgeous ghost of Doctor Paul Gray coming to terrorize his student with his sexiness.” That had a nice ring to it.

Paul had the most beautiful crystalline eyes I’ve ever seen. Blue, like the sapphire gem in the ring my parents gave me as a child. His short brown hair followed his cheekbones into a soft jagged pattern on his chin.

So unbelievably sexy!

My body was reacting to my thoughts and I felt my entrance getting slick with the thought of him.

Was this bad? Was it dangerous?

There was no way I could be sure but I was sure as hell going to risk it. He was just t0o good to pass up.

The sound of the lock on the front door opening jolted me from my scrambled thinking.

“Judy’s back…”

I opened the door to my room and greeted her in the front of the apartment.

“Hey Judy! What’s up girl?” I gave her a bear hug and waltz over to the kitchen to get some snacks from the fridge. All that thinking about Paul made me really hungry for some reason.

“Well don’t you seem so bubbly today? Meet your prince charming?” Yeah, I was definitely not going to spill the beans to her about Paul just yet.

“Eh, I just had a good day. Light work. Nothing special.”

“Oh come on April. I know when you’re bullshitting me. Who’s the lucky guy huh?” She dropped her purse to the side and looked me up and down. “You will not convince me that something didn’t happen today.”

“Fine, fine, fine! I’ll tell you. But you’d better swear on your life that what I’m telling you stays in these flimsy walls, okay?” Judy laughed hard and sat down on the couch in the living room while I munched on a cookie. Hopefully, I wouldn’t regret telling my best friend that I kissed my Cardiology instructor who just so happens to be a rich and famous doctor.

“So today I went to Dr. Gray’s office hou-” Judy brought her fingers to my lips to silence me.

“Wait up a sec. You went to his office hours? I thought you were already acing tests and shit. What do you need tutoring for?”

“Well, of course I didn’t go for tutoring. I went to…”

“Ahh, I get it you sly fox.” Judy winked at me and pinched my arms playfully. I was pretty sure she was already well aware of why I went to see Paul. She knew me too well. She continued, “You went to his office to try and make a move, didn’t you?”

“Yep. I did. And in fact Ms. Know-It-All, it was pretty successful.” I pouted and continued chewing the butterscotch treat that I definitely should not have been eating.

“Holy shit. Did you kiss him? Did you get to kiss freaking amazing heartthrob Dr. Paul Gray? Please tell me you took one for the team. Please.” She clasped her hands in a praying motion and pretended to faint. Seems like I wasn’t the only one that had an eye for Paul.

“We kissed. I don’t think it was anything serious though. You know how things get when you’re stuck with a really sexy guy in a tiny room.”

“If it were me, things would’ve gotten a hell of a lot hotter than just a kiss.” She winked and I rolled my eyes in laughter.

“He has a son named Dylan that he wants me to babysit this weekend. I was thinking that it might not be such a bad idea.”

Judy grabbed a nail file out of her purse and started filing away. “I’m rooting for you to get a nice reward after all of your hard work. And you better give me every single detail!” She tapped me on the shoulder and walked out of the living room.

He’s a rich surgeon that teaches med students to pass the time, what would he want with me? There had to be hordes of women at his every call, all clamoring for his attention, right?

My phone buzzed with a text message and my eyes lit up to see Paul’s name on the screen. I’d never gotten so excited from a fucking text before. This guy was making me act like a little kid, I swear.

“Hey April, just texting to make sure I got the right number.”

My heart started to race. This was a real thing now. Like, I was really talking to Paul and not just as a student. What the hell has my life become in three days?

My last boyfriends were nothing really to think about and none of those relationships really lasted long at all. I was convinced that school was going to consume every waking second I had. The last thing that I thought was that I would start falling for Paul Gray. The. Paul. Gray. Maybe babysitting would be a good icebreaker. Maybe.

* * *

“Alright class, the first week is coming to a close. If you still don’t know by now, this is a high-level Cardiology class. If you’re in the wrong place you should probably leave now.” The whole class tried to contain laughter at the sight of two clueless guys walking up and leaving the room.

All this time and they just now realized they were in the wrong room?

“Okkaayy…On with the lecture.” Paul quickly raised his eyebrow and let out a chuckle that was dripping with sex appeal.

But maybe only I noticed that.

“So today we’ll b e c o v e r i n g…” Every word he said became a slur and blurred up in my head. I just watched him walk back and forth against the whiteboard that was filled with notes, keeping my eyes locked on those lips that I got to taste the afternoon before. I couldn’t even focus on work anymore. My eyes followed his body, studying every curve of the toned muscles beneath today’s sexy tailored suit.

Every once and a while he shot me a knowing look, curling his mouth upward and blinding me with his handsome shine.

Those were the longest sixty minutes of my life.

When the hall dispersed I got up from my seat and walked over to him

“Hey, looks like you managed to get through that one. Good job.” He sarcastically gave me a pat on the back and my skin nearly vaporized at the feeling of his warm hand on me.

“I tried, that’s for sure. I can’t wait to meet Dylan by the way! I’m sure he’s a great kid.”

“Oh, you’ll love him. An energetic little ball of fire. That kid can go for days. He’s my world.” Paul placed his hands in his pocket and looked me deep in the eyes. I wasn’t used to a man so commanding, so in control of the situation that nothing intimidated him. I stared at his lips and thought about kissing him again. Before I could make the first move, he grabbed my waist and pulled me close to him. The scent of his earthen cologne poisoned my senses and my eyes rolled back in ecstasy.

He brought his mouth to my ear. “I was thinking about how I was going to kiss you all that time. You know that?” I felt the wet slickness of his tongue tracing shapes around my earlobe and down my neck. My whole body shivered under the weight of his touch. He trailed circles and squares down my skin and back up to my lips where he pressed against me firmly. Our tongues dancing together, he slid his hands down to grip my ass.

It was so dangerous what we were doing in the lecture hall but I sure as hell didn’t want to stop. It was too good, too tantalizing.

When he broke the kiss I was left standing there feeling like there was some gaping hole in my body.

“Paul…” The words almost yanked themselves out of my throat and he lowered his lids barely covering his crystal blue eyes from view.

“I don’t know what you’re doing to me April. But if you don’t stop this might get a little wild between you and me.”

“What if I want it to?” I felt his arms tense against me and the firmness in the length his manhood pressed up against my inner thigh. I wanted him so badly, but he stopped me from going further.

“I’m going to get going.”

The most depressing five words that have ever been whispered to me. Why was he leaving all the sudden? I didn’t care who was around. I wanted him to take me right on his desk in this giant lecture hall. He was a thrill that made me forget about everything surrounding me. He was my new obsession.

“I’ve gotta pick Dylan up from school.”

He was…a dad.

“Oh! That’s right! Let me not keep you then.” I begrudgingly let his arms go and he slid his arms down my back and then to his waist. We both moved in practical slow motion, neither one of us wanting to be the one to leave first.

“I’ll see you on Friday.” He ran his hand softly against my chin and placed a peck on my forehead.

“See you then.”

I watched him walk away and studied every step he took before he made it out the door.

It was too late for me to reel myself in from him. I was already in too deep.