He’s not the easiest nut to crack but the sleuthing seems to amuse him.” There’s a slight pause. “What book?”“Nothing.” With the shower ...ff, the steam begins to dissipate, taking with it the warmth. I grab a towel and wrap it around my waist, “So, you’ve been holding onto my number this long?”“Yeah.” “Are you and Thea sti-” “Don’t.” “What?” I’m relieved when she doesn't answer. “Can we not talk about that, not sure how much time I have… and I don’t want to spend it that way.”There’s a pause. Well, I thought ?One step closer tocompleting my dream.? Looking in the mirror, I could tell my face wasnothing like before. However, with the bruising and swelling it would bea while before I could tell how close I resembled my "muse." Making myway back to my bed, I performed a quick internet search to find beautyschool classes back home. If I was to pull this off, I had to learn thehair and beauty trade as well.Chapter SevenLooking at my pictures "Head to toe" I was the spitting image of. "Marge used to get cross with me when she wanted to letme know I was out of line. Since ... well, you know...." He bit his lipagain. "She was a steadying influence for me, and I miss that." I'm sorry," Tommi apologized. "I didn't mean to bring up bad memories."The Dean shook his head. "You shouldn't have to apologize. I'm the onewho was wrong." He looked down again for a few seconds. "When you left,I started looking for an excuse to have you expelled. I have to admitthat I was getting. I would have been too bashful to even talk to you at that basketball game if you hadn’t come up to me.” “Didn’t seem like you were too bashful to kiss her and even nibble on her nipple that night. And she did tell you to call her if you changed your mind. You said she wanted to hear about my weekend with Mike. Have you ever gone back and talked to her since then?” “No, I haven’t. That night I got carried away with the situation. It was a one-time thing. I wouldn’t even know how to ask her out.”.