[Rue’s POV]
Mr. Owens’ back that my body is nicely pressed against is warm, and the shoulder that my head rests on is firm and muscular, like I always imagined it to be. However, even when we are this close, I know that he is still far away from me.
Even when he is right here in front of me, I can’t reach out and grab him.
“Rue.” The man in question's voice drifts toward me, snapping me out of my sinful thoughts and back to the reality that is meant for me.
“Yeah?” I ask, wondering what he wanted.
“You went to school for teaching, right?”
“That’s right,” I confirm.
Nodding, he grows quiet, and I wonder if he was just trying to make light conversation and I just failed to produce what he wanted of me.
“Did you have a reason for it?” He asks after a long pause. “I honestly didn’t tak
