want to stay in a room with me? It was either extremely flattering or the very opposite of that. Maybe he knew without a doubt that he wouldn't be inclined to seduce a girl like me, and therefore we would be more than safe in a room together.
"No. Jayce needs to bond with the team. Next year is his year." He turned back to the front. "Put us in a room together, or find another partner for the insect project. And might I mention that mine is half done."
I let out a short sigh and turned to the front as indecision raged deep inside of me. Staying in a room together might not affect him, but it was going to kill me. I couldn't even begin to imagine seeing him walk out of the shower with nothing but a towel on. Water running down the deep grooves of his muscular chest and abs. Fuck. Just seeing him at the car wash that upcoming weekend was going to make me weak in the knees.
Professor Timms walked to the front and clapped his hands. "Who can tell me how many appendages an arachnid has and what makes them different from the insect?"
Hands shot up all over the place, as points were awarded for participation.
"They have ten," Lucas mumbled as he slumped down in his chair and watched the front of the room.
"I think it's eight," I whispered back.
"Yes, Mr. Maybeen. Tell us what wisdom you have in your wild mangy head of hair today." The professor smiled as the class chuckled.
"They have six legs." He stood and turned, bowing as the class clapped and laughed further.
"All right. Sit down please. He'll be here all week, ladies and gentlemen, but he's wrong. Anyone else?" The professor glanced down at my chair and back up to scan the room. "Aubrey. Did you decide that the view was better from way up there?"
Being the teacher’s pet was for sure to get me called out, but I was willing to pay with humility seeing that my mother expected a 4.0 without fail.
The class turned as heat seared my chest and neck. "I'm trying to talk Lucas into partnering with me for the insect assignment so I can find the bugs and he can touch them."
Everyone laughed as Professor Timms’ smile widened. "Seems like a noteworthy endeavor. Can you or Mr. White answer the question? I'll give you two points on your project to start out if you get it right."
Eight had to be right, but Lucas said ten. I glanced over at him as a smirk lifted his lips.
"I can almost see your mind spinning with the possibility of two extra points."
"Can we confer?" I glanced back down at the prof.
"Of course. Ten seconds. Let's count for them class." He laughed and the class started the countdown as I turned to face him, brushing my knee past his thigh.
"It's eight. They have eight legs," I whispered as I tried to think through the chapter I'd read a few days back.
"Right, but he didn't ask how many legs they had. He asked how many appendages. It's ten. The answer to what makes them different from insects is that they have eight legs and insects have six, but he's trying to trick you, or all of us really."
"I don't know." I glanced back down as time ran out. I wanted to trust Lucas, but he wasn't known for being the smartest guy on the block. He was a jock and sports were his thing. Right?
"All right, Miss Moore. Let's have it." Professor Timms crossed his arms over his chest and gave me a smile.
I spent one more second trying to decide if two points was worth forgoing to show Lucas that I supported his answer or not. Fuck it.
"We say ten. Arachnids have ten appendages and the thing that differentiates them from insects is that they have eight legs and insects have six." I let out a soft huff of air as I sunk back in my seat. I was waiting for the ridicule that was sure to come, though Professor Timms was always humorous about it.
"And who agrees with her and Mr. White?"
There wasn't a hand in the room that lifted. My stomach tightened and I glanced over at Lucas as he sat calm and unaffected. He didn't seem to have a care in the world. It was a silly question, but
"No. Jayce needs to bond with the team. Next year is his year." He turned back to the front. "Put us in a room together, or find another partner for the insect project. And might I mention that mine is half done."
I let out a short sigh and turned to the front as indecision raged deep inside of me. Staying in a room together might not affect him, but it was going to kill me. I couldn't even begin to imagine seeing him walk out of the shower with nothing but a towel on. Water running down the deep grooves of his muscular chest and abs. Fuck. Just seeing him at the car wash that upcoming weekend was going to make me weak in the knees.
Professor Timms walked to the front and clapped his hands. "Who can tell me how many appendages an arachnid has and what makes them different from the insect?"
Hands shot up all over the place, as points were awarded for participation.
"They have ten," Lucas mumbled as he slumped down in his chair and watched the front of the room.
"I think it's eight," I whispered back.
"Yes, Mr. Maybeen. Tell us what wisdom you have in your wild mangy head of hair today." The professor smiled as the class chuckled.
"They have six legs." He stood and turned, bowing as the class clapped and laughed further.
"All right. Sit down please. He'll be here all week, ladies and gentlemen, but he's wrong. Anyone else?" The professor glanced down at my chair and back up to scan the room. "Aubrey. Did you decide that the view was better from way up there?"
Being the teacher’s pet was for sure to get me called out, but I was willing to pay with humility seeing that my mother expected a 4.0 without fail.
The class turned as heat seared my chest and neck. "I'm trying to talk Lucas into partnering with me for the insect assignment so I can find the bugs and he can touch them."
Everyone laughed as Professor Timms’ smile widened. "Seems like a noteworthy endeavor. Can you or Mr. White answer the question? I'll give you two points on your project to start out if you get it right."
Eight had to be right, but Lucas said ten. I glanced over at him as a smirk lifted his lips.
"I can almost see your mind spinning with the possibility of two extra points."
"Can we confer?" I glanced back down at the prof.
"Of course. Ten seconds. Let's count for them class." He laughed and the class started the countdown as I turned to face him, brushing my knee past his thigh.
"It's eight. They have eight legs," I whispered as I tried to think through the chapter I'd read a few days back.
"Right, but he didn't ask how many legs they had. He asked how many appendages. It's ten. The answer to what makes them different from insects is that they have eight legs and insects have six, but he's trying to trick you, or all of us really."
"I don't know." I glanced back down as time ran out. I wanted to trust Lucas, but he wasn't known for being the smartest guy on the block. He was a jock and sports were his thing. Right?
"All right, Miss Moore. Let's have it." Professor Timms crossed his arms over his chest and gave me a smile.
I spent one more second trying to decide if two points was worth forgoing to show Lucas that I supported his answer or not. Fuck it.
"We say ten. Arachnids have ten appendages and the thing that differentiates them from insects is that they have eight legs and insects have six." I let out a soft huff of air as I sunk back in my seat. I was waiting for the ridicule that was sure to come, though Professor Timms was always humorous about it.
"And who agrees with her and Mr. White?"
There wasn't a hand in the room that lifted. My stomach tightened and I glanced over at Lucas as he sat calm and unaffected. He didn't seem to have a care in the world. It was a silly question, but
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