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asked after swallowing.
    “Um…nothing.” He reached out and let his thumb trail over my bottom lip, causing my breath to catch and panties to dampen. “You had a little chocolate on your lip.”
    “Oh,” I breathed, fighting the urge to take his finger in my mouth and suck the chocolate off.
    I missed the chance and he licked the chocolate off his finger instead. “These are good,” he said, “but the banana nut bread is better.”
    “Whatever. These are the absolute best.” I broke a piece off the croissant and stuffed it in my mouth. I had no idea what it was about him, but I felt drawn to him in a way I had never experienced with anyone—not even my ex-boyfriend, Aidan, who I had dated for over a year.
    He glanced at his watch, then finished off the croissant. Leaning in close to me, he flicked his eyes to my lips then back to my eyes. “I have to go. But I really don’t want to.”
    “Then don’t,” I breathed.
    Javier’s eyes bore into mine as he brushed his fingers down my cheek, sending a shiver down my spine. “God...you make me want to break every fucking rule.” He stood suddenly and brushed a hand through his hair. “Thanks for the dessert. I’ll see you in class Monday.”
    I had no idea what to say, so I nodded instead. He turned and my eyes landed on his incredible ass. Javier had the perfect body, but after spending time with him, I also knew he had the perfect personality—for me.
    “Alexandria…” he said, turning and snapping me out of my thoughts.
    “Yeah?” I glanced up to meet his eyes.
    “Are you leaving anytime soon? If you are, I’ll wait and walk you to your car.”
    I gazed at him for a second and he raised an expectant eyebrow. “Oh,” I finally said, glancing at my backpack. “Yes…that would be great.”
    I reached for my health textbook on the table and placed it in my backpack, still feeling his eyes on me. Zipping my bag, I said, “I think I’m ready.”
    Javier held his hand out for me and I placed mine in it. His fingers wrapped around my hand before pulling me to stand. I figured he’d immediately let go, but he didn’t. Instead, he gripped my hand and led me out of the restaurant to the parking lot.
    “Where are you parked?”
    I pointed. “The white one.”
    We walked side-by-side to my car, our hands still entwined.
What the fuck am I doing?
I asked myself, but quickly shoved that thought aside as we approached my car. We stopped next to the door and Javier lifted my hand, placing a small kiss on the top of it. I melted into a fucking puddle.
    “It’s been a pleasure.”
    I nodded, and breathed, “Yes.”
    He scrubbed his free hand over his scruff. “Look…I’m sure I don’t need to say this, but I’d appreciate you not saying anything about tonight to anyone.”
    “Right,” I said, “the whole teacher-student thing. I get it. I don’t want you to lose your job, and I don’t really feel like being kicked out of college my junior year.”
    “Good.” He heaved a sigh. “With that being said, tonight was…fun.”
    “It was. And you’re not as big of an asshole as you come across as in class.”
    He laughed. “I’m not really sure whether I should take that as a compliment or not.”
    He should. Getting to see this side of Javier warmed my insides and turned me on a little. “It’s a good thing.”
    He shook his head and leaned in close to me, placing a kiss on my cheek. My breath caught as I leaned into his touch. “Goodnight, Alexandria.”
    “Goodnight, Javier.”
    He walked away as I stood rooted to the spot, my thoughts scattering.
    Finally, I cleared my head enough to open the door and get inside. I cranked the engine and music floated from the speakers. I smiled and laughed at the lyrics about a woman not wanting to kiss a guy she’d just met. I totally would have kissed Javier—hell, if he’d asked, I would have done a lot more than kiss him.
    I had no idea what was happening, but I had the feeling my junior year was