"Give me an example."
"You."
He laughed. "Besides for me."
"Well. One time... no, that was okay. Well there was another time... hmmm..."
"Maybe you're right about me then. I am a terrible influence on you."
"Yeah, you're the worst."
"Then I'll have to learn to behave myself better."
"I guess so." I hoped he knew I was kidding. He was so hard to read sometimes. I liked that he was a bad influence on me. I felt alive when I was with him. He was the best thing that had ever happened to me.
"I don't actually want you to behave around me, Professor Hunter. I like that you're a bad influence on me. I think you're just what I need."
"Penny, I couldn't behave myself around you even if you begged me to." The convertible sped up again and he turned on the radio.
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We arrived at the beac
