Art teacher Stone Larrabee dreads parent/teacher conferences. One following Christmas break becomes especially awkward, when a man with whom he shared a hot anonymous hookup and a nasty argument afterward walks in. Edison Watts.<br><br>The moment they’re reunited, sexual sparks reignite. Too many conflicts force Stone to decree there can never be anything between them but the one night, though, even as fate keeps throwing them together throughout the school year, and developing feelings become hard to ignore.<br><br>Some problems are easily solved while others, including the reason for Edison’s initial attraction to Stone and the chip on Edison’s shoulder bigger than the high school’s football field, prove more difficult. Stone can teach, but he decides must also be willing to learn and grow. When Edison promises to do the same, can they find a way to make one and one equal two?

Substitute Teacher

“No. I gotta go.” He made it to the door.


“It’s safe enough.” Shoes without socks would do .


“I never lead you on in any other way,” Edison said.


“No.” Stone figured he’d button his pants and shirt in the hallway. “You never did. You’re too zonked to drive. Sleep a little. I’ll be gone a while.” Where he was going, he didn’t know.


“Yeah. I care. Whomever would have thunk it? Sleep for an hour, lock up when you go.”


“Well, we’re done having sex, why would you stay?”


Edison slid back down and turned away again. “Good point. Why would I?” 4


Chapter 15