HER PROFESSOR'S GOOD GIRL
he said, swirling the coffee slowly, “I’ve been meaning to tell you something.”
That tone made me look up.
He smiled faintly, eyes catching mine.
“I was your secret admirer.” He deadpanned.
I blinked. “What?”
“The gifts,” he said, leaning back in his chair. “The candles. The chocolates. The flowers. All me.”
For a moment, I couldn’t speak.
My first thought was shock. My second was disbelief. And my third, strangely enough, was fear.
“The encrypted phone call. That was you?” I asked slowly, trying to process it.