My Professor's Dirty Little Secret
“It’s not… I mean, it’s just a number. And he said to use it if I need to talk. That’s all.”
“Uh-huh,” Lila said, giving me the kind of knowing look that made me squirm. “Sure. Just a number. Totally casual. Totally innocent. Totally Dalton Avery. Come on, Sloane. You felt that, didn’t you?”
My stomach flipped, and I couldn’t lie. “Yeah… I guess. But I don’t even know where to start. Or… how to even think about this. It’s weird.”
“Of course it’s weird!” Lila said, flopping back onto her pillow dramatically. “He’s your professor. And you… well, you know.” She wiggled her eyebrows. “It’s not exactly an everyday thing to get a personal note from someone like him.”