But he’d just had an attempt on his life, and she wasn’t about to let him hide from that truth. He needed to deal with it – and she needed to kn...w it was her he wanted, not just a distraction.She gentled the kiss, then stopped with her forehead pressed against his softly. “The first time we make love,” she quoted back at him with a smile, “it won’t be on the ground with you smelling like the wrong side of a seedy tavern.”He groaned. “The first time?”She giggled and shook her head against his.. He said that he didn’t want to discuss the test score and that he had said that so the others wouldn’t think anything of me being asked to stay behind.He told me that he had seen what I was doing in the changing rooms. I started to blush and looked away. My mouth went really dry because if he told my parents I would be in a lot of trouble.He said that I didn’t need to feel ashamed and that he wasn’t going to tell anyone. He told me that I looked good in those knickers, as good as I looked in. Curious, and welcoming the distraction, I listened for a minute or two. Tension built and receded ... built and receded, expressed in those little breaths. And then a shiver. A pause. Another shiver. A deep intake, a release, and calm once more.Was that... ? I think it was. My body had reacted in a particular way to the sounds, and though I halfheartedly tried to tell myself that it was probably just someone who had fallen asleep on their books, the changes I felt within my pants belied that. Even I had to smile at her reaction, though I tried to make it seem like it was for the rest of the class. ‘Well anyways, I thought I’d start off today’s class by taking some attendance. Now I know that most teachers are big on seating charts, but I don’t really know you enough yet to do that, so I want you guys to stay in the seats you are in now, at least for the time being. I’m going to go through my roster, and just shout it out when I get to your name, alright?’ Scanning down the list, I.