“They what?” Sam asked, almost dumbfounded.
“They’re saying he’s the one that saved you in that building collapse! Since you weren’t playing ball, they decided to replace you!”
“That’s good.”
“That’s not good, Sam! That means you were going to be replaced anyway, whether you decided to skip out on the exam or not! So you just threw away your career for nothing!”
“It’s not for nothing, Brooke. I want you.”
“You can’t have me, Sam!”
“I’m not your student any longer, am I? And you’re certainly not my teacher. So what’s the problem?”
“The problem is that I don’t want you!” Brooke lied. She was coming dangerously close to crossing the line – really giving in to her desires.
She would be lying if she said she didn’t want Sam more than anything else in the world. But it wasn’t rig
