Things didn’t end well the last time she saw him.
Yes, Elizabeth had to admit that James calling her beautiful made her heart surge and she wanted to kiss him but at the end of the seminar, she was jostled to join Thomas and company for a get together celebration. She was literally dragged there.
It so happened that their idea of a celebration was to drink. Not to mention that they went at the same place where James was working. Her hands clutched the wheel tightly as she relived the memory. The hotel and bar before her of that dreadful night. She wound up the courage to get out of her car.
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“What are your next plans Miss Elizabeth?” Thomas’ face was flushed, the other people around them laughing and talking with themselves as the professor leaned closely at her. He reeked of scotch
