I am already attracting some attention from the men in the tavern, though I'm a little nervous about being this obvious.As I sit with my drink, I can ...ear a small knot of men talking about me -- they're deciding which of them will approach my table to talk with me. It's a short argument, as the biggest of the men is clearly the Alpha. He is tall and broad, wearing a kilt and all the trappings, and his hair is wild and dark. His eyes are dark, too, and they hold my gaze with a commanding. “I could show you how the lipstick doesn’t come off. Would you like to see a demonstration?”“Sure. That would be fine.Maggie stood in front of Dawn and placed a kiss on her lips. First it was very soft and then she pushed her tongue through her lips and gave her a proper French kiss.“What are you doing? I’m married? My husband wouldn’t like you kissing me.”“I’m just showing you how the lipstick doesn’t come off. Here look in the mirror again?”Dawn seemed a bit timid now near Maggie. . ” She grinned at me. I was getting a little confused, it was the first time she ever addressed me by name, let alone a nickname!“I wanted to ask you if…” she paused before continuing… “You were thinking of me while you did it?”I was stunned and didn’t know what to say or do. I couldn’t deny it, because I am one of the world’s worst liars, and I couldn’t admit it because it was so wrong, so very wrong. While I thought furiously she pulled the sheet down and uncovered my chest and pulled my hand. She got his humor and made him laugh. ‘When are you going to understand I’m no longer your professor?’ She smiled and said, ‘What do you mean?! You’ll always be my dearest professor….’ She began peppering him with questions about his latest class of paralegal students as they walked into the restaurant. ‘They are a varied bunch….lots of international students in this class. Makes it interesting…’ ‘But I bet they aren’t as good as my class was, right?! I mean, how could you beat that awesome.