Grotten in the headmistress' office for a few minutes before Cindy was called down from her dorm, but the girl knew the Grotten had kept up a proper f...ont. There was no way her folks could have any idea of the wet and wild month she had just experienced, and Cindy knew she had to keep it that way."Well," her father said, "you kept your half of the deal, so we'll keep ours. Come next birthday, we'll make the rounds of the car dealerships, and you'll get your pick." Great," Cindy said blandly. It. When I fell, she’d fallen as well, on top of me. ‘You kissed me,’ I’m quick to clarify. She had. Her hair spilling over my shoulders, breath soft like gin and tonic and sweet mint, she’d pressed her lips to mine, exploding my mind. I was drunk. I was straight. She always smells so good. I’d kissed her back. She rests her hip against the table, less than a foot away from me. I’d backed myself into a corner, I’d look like I was fleeing if I tried to push past her, so I stand still. ‘You liked. I cried for a while more before I recognized the box on my desk. Though the writing was large, it took me a while to read, "To my favorite teacher, Ms. Greggor."I wasn't going to leave my room in the condition I was in, so I decided to open the box. Atop the white tissue papers was a note. It read;"Rules;1) Grade me fairly.2) Call me 'Mistress'.3) Ask permission to speak.4) Do everything I say without question.5) Remove hair except atop your head.6) Disobeying means punishment. Either something. It wasn’t the kind where you could feel that he wanted ‘something more.’ No, it was more of a settling in charm, and Lena liked that. She looked at the lotion bottle. ‘It’s water proof right?’ ‘Yep.’ ‘Race you!’ She ran to the waves rushing back at her. Mike jumped to his feet and hollered, ‘Cheater!’ after her, which caught the attention of the fools hovering over Mackenzie. She squealed and ran after them too. Looking behind her, she smiled and told the rest to come on. Joey was quick to.