"Okay?"
"I believe you. I'm sorry about all the questions. I'm just looking out for Penny. Dating a professor just isn't like her."
I froze as I was cutting the brownies. Please don't say I'm a future cat lady!
"I would hope not," Professor Hunter said.
"That's a little hypocritical."
"Then I guess I'm a hypocrite." He smiled at me.
My body relaxed. It always did when his gaze was on me. I finished cutting the brownies and handed them out.
"These are really good," Melissa said sweetly. I relaxed even more. Maybe her onslaught was finally done.
"I'll pass on your compliments." Professor Hunter put his half eaten brownie down on the plate. "So, if Penny isn't the type of girl who dates a professor, what type of girl is she exactly?"
Melissa laughed. "The type of girl who likes to
