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

“Daddy, did you grab my make-up bag by mistake?” Addison found it before Edison could answer and switched it out for a similar one.


“Thanks, Princess Slugger. I’d have been missing my razor, and you and I are different seasons when it comes to eyeshadow.”


“She never tires of my sparkling wit. Call your father and tell him we got here safely.”


“Because he’d rather hear your voice.”


“Fine,” Addison huffed, taking her phone from her pocket right then. “Dad,” she said after time enough for two rings and a salutation. “We’re here. Here.” The second here was said as she tried to hand the phone to Edison.


The sound Addison made could only be described as a high-pitched grunt. “I love you, Dad,” she said into the phone, her tone putting the declaration in question. “Happy?” She tried to hand the phone back again.


Chapter 26