All those desires I had suppressed in myself for my students swelled in me. “You’ll get us all in trouble.”“That’s not fair,” she said. �...It shouldn’t be wrong. I want it. You want it.” She grinned. “I’m hot and—”“You’ll get expelled if you keep it up,” growled Principal Atterbury. “You’re a young woman. You need to take control of yourself. We’ve tried to instill values in you. So you will control yourself when around your other teachers.” He loomed over her, his face boiling red again. “Do you. No formal treaties of any kind exist, for that matter." Oh, come now, my Lord. There are plenty of trade treaties, many of which I negotiated, which are just as good as--" No, hear me out! By your own words, we know there has been a spectacular conquest of Oceanus by a foreign power, thus that would repudiate any treaties which ever existed between our nations." Much of what I know of the Inonni invasion has never left this room, my Lord. Anyone who knows of the downfall of the Oceanus Nobility. I really appreciate getting to know you and being exposed to radio. A new world is open to me. I want to explore it and want you to be my mentor.”I smiled. “It’s been a good ride thus far. I see no reason to change.”Our meal was leisurely but we finished in plenty of time to reach the testing site about ten minutes early. I parked the car and opened the door for her again. We walked up to the building with her giving my hand a gentle, friendly squeeze.We went in the door and everyone was. Emma is standing patiently outside, waiting for Alex to appear. An hour passes and the area is deserted apart from a few tourists taking pictures. Emma is sitting against a wall in her elegant red dress, full of disappointment. Her head down. "Excuse me. Are you alright?" Emma looks up and her jaw drops. Alex Pettyfer is standing right infront of her. He is in a dark grey suit, white shirt, with his flaky blond hair, perfectly styled. His expression is concerned. "Are you speechless?" he says,.