I swallow, watching his lips move as they form words I can't perceive or hear. The only thing I can focus on is the movement of his lips. There is deafening silence in my ear in a room full of over fifty students. All staring at me as Art’s question comes to an end. He smirks under his cap..” Professor..?” Damn him for making ‘professor’ sound filthy… I snap out of my public daydream. “ Huh, can you repeat your question again, Carter?” “ Sure, Professor.” He drawls, his sultry voice making me feel as if we’re alone. The murmurings begin.This is the second time I’ve asked him to repeat himself. “ What I…..-” It happens again. My heart rate picks up once his lips start moving. I clench the pencil in my hand too tightly. It snaps into two just as the The bell goes off. I exha

