Chapter 23Lucien told her about the professor in as few words as possible. “When I was in university, the first time and not the second time, I mean…” When he realized this was getting him nowhere but more confusion, he realized he had to start being far clearer than he ever wanted to be in the past.
“Mick had something on me,” he said. He bit his thumbnail. He waited for her face to cross with horror as he became the enemy.
“What did he have on you?” she asked quickly, her face betraying her fear and surprise. “I’m sure that he was only turning more good feelings into bad ones. I’m sure—”
“He knew about my relationship with a professor. I was only nineteen. There was a huge age gap. I…”
“I’m so sorry,” she said. She pulled her chair closer. “Was this relationship, you know—?”
“Oh. It
