“Dr. Lindsey?”

“He teaches within the psychology division,” I say simply. I neglect to inform her that he teaches on the psychology division at my alma mater. It’s a slip that I’ll blame on my fuzzy head. I can solely hope she doesn’t poke round and discover that I’m mendacity to her. “I simply needed to borrow a guide from him.”

“Oh…” she says, her brows knitting collectively in thought. “I figured you’d be educating proper now.”

“I already wrapped up my final class of the day,” I inform her. That’s the reality, not less than.

“I see,” she murmurs, shaking her head. “Bizarre that we maintain working into one another.”

I step in shut and decrease my voice so solely she will be able to hear me. “I suppose the universe is pushing us collectively.”

“Proper,” she says, giving me a reassuring smile. It doesn’t land the way in which I feel she desires it to, although. “I’ve obtained to get going.”

“Have a very good night,” I say, attempting to maintain my cool. “I’ll see you in workplace hours tomorrow.”

“Yeah,” she replies, her phrases sounding real. It looks like I haven’t scared her off but. “I’ll see you tomorrow.”

As she walks away, I curse myself for not being extra cautious. I’m on skinny ice now. I’ll must take a step again from my monitoring for a bit of bit. There’s no means I can have her if she’s afraid of me.

Chapter 6

Emily

Once I noticed Cooper on the espresso store yesterday, I assumed it was only a completely satisfied coincidence. Actually, I took it as some sort of divine signal. I assumed it was the celebrities pushing us collectively and placing us in the identical place. After working into him on the finish of the day, I’m not so positive it was a coincidence.

On the stroll house, I run by means of each different occasion of him displaying up unexpectedly. Possibly all these occasions he sat in on my lessons weren’t as a result of he cared concerning the content material of the lecture. What if he was there as a result of he needed to regulate me?

I do my greatest to push that thought out of my head. It’s not like I’ve any proof apart from seeing him exterior of my class. Campus is fairly small, so working into the identical individual a number of occasions a day isn’t unparalleled.

Later, in mattress, I can’t assist however query his educating schedule. One thing nags at me, telling me that he was mendacity. He was nearly squirrelly after I questioned him earlier. Plus, I’ve by no means heard of Dr. Lindsey. His story doesn’t add up.

Once I get up the following morning, the sensation that he’s mendacity remains to be nagging at me. So, earlier than I am going to campus, I open my laptop computer and go to the varsity’s listing. The very first thing I do is test the workers within the artistic writing division. My suspicion grows after I can’t discover a Dr. Lindsey listed wherever, however for all I do know, this webpage hasn’t been up to date shortly.

With a sigh, I navigate away. It takes a bit of little bit of digging, however I finally discover the course registry. I scroll by means of Cooper’s lessons. A lot to my shock, I be taught that he ought to have been educating after I almost bumped into him yesterday.

I’m undecided what to make of my findings. There isn’t a proof I like for why he was there. The almost definitely, and most troubling, is that he’s been following me, stalking me. Much more troubling, I sort of like that concept.

Nonetheless, it’s not okay if that’s truly what he’s doing. It doesn’t matter if my pussy pulses on the concept of him watching me with out my information. I don’t know his intentions. I’ve heard tales of issues like this ending badly. I must be afraid.

However someway, I’m not. Even after this, I nonetheless Cooper utterly. One way or the other, the considered him watching me, even blowing off his lessons to observe me, makes me really feel… particular. Protected. Desired.

And so turned on that it makes my knees weak.

Whereas I’m on campus, I think about blowing off his workplace hours. Dealing with him so quickly after my discoveries makes me nervous. I really feel like I want solutions, although. I’ve to go. I have to confront him and ask what he’s considering. Possibly my assumptions are improper. Possibly every part is only a unusual coincidence.

“Emily,” he says, the corners of his mouth tugging upward after I stroll into his workplace. “Proper on time.”

I shut the door behind me and cross my arms. “I want to speak to you about one thing.”

Confusion flashes over his options, however he doesn’t say something. His expression is usually unreadable. There’s one thing occurring beneath the floor, although.

“I do know you had been mendacity yesterday,” I say, forcing myself to carry his gaze. “You need to have been educating after I bumped into you. And after I noticed you on the espresso store.”

I’m anticipating Cooper to disclaim the accusation, however as a substitute, he sighs and steeples his fingers beneath his chin. “I canceled most of my lessons yesterday.”

“Why?” I ask, bowled over by his fast honesty.

“Please, sit,” he requests, ready till I settle into the chair throughout from him earlier than persevering with. “Honestly, I needed to see the way you spend your days. You’re continuously on my thoughts, and you’ve got been since that very first day I noticed you.”

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