The man he’d shown himself to be, she couldn’t picture trying to make her feel small. Pitying her, rather than sympathizing with her. Hurting her with derision or snide judgment. Talking down to her. And she could swear he was into her, at least a little bit. He watched her when he thought she didn’t notice, and it wasn’t always the casual glance of a friendly but professional colleague. He’d blushed when talking about her allure just now. As far as she could tell, he hadn’t visited anyone else’s classroom for casual chats, not even on that first day. No one needed to know if they became more
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