Chapter Three
I GULP. IS IT REALLY going to be so easy? "Yes. Er, yes, Sir. It is."
He nods. "And why are you approaching me for this? I know for certain that nothing took place at Brecon Ridge which would have suggested I might be amenable to such a request."
"No, Sir, of course not. Though I did have a crush on you."
"I know that, too, which is why I'm so certain that nothing else ever happened. I made it my business to be sure."
"You knew? How? I never—"
"Like I said, a lot of giggling, blushing, offering to help tidy up at the end of the day."
"You never took me up on it."
His expression of pure scorn tells me all I need to know. "At the time I intended to make my career in teaching. You were a tempting little package, but totally off limits."
I gape at him, my jaw dropping. "
