Without a supportive family when he was a teenager, Charlie's Tourette syndrome and anxiety had become too overwhelming and he ended up dropping out of school. He always promised himself he'd earn his GED before he turned thirty, and now he's running out of time.<br><br>With only four months to go, he gathers his courage and enrolls in a night class for adults. He knows it isn't going to be easy, but he certainly didn't expect to fall for his teacher.<br><br>Owen Talbot is everything Charlie's looking for, but he needs to focus on passing the test, not studying the teacher, no matter how much he wants the man. When Owen offers Charlie a personal tutoring session, he isn't sure it's a good idea but he takes the teacher up on the offer, anyway. Spending one-on-one time with his sexy teacher won't be a problem, right?

Studying the Teacher

The way she was always trying to stick up for him, you’d think she was the older one, but no, she was two years younger than Charlie. He’d been bullied a lot as a child and she had become his biggest champion. When things got really bad in high school, he’d decided to drop out, and his mom had been so ashamed, she barely spoke to him again. He’d often wondered, if his mother had taken the time to help him—perhaps get him a tutor, talk to the school, anything—would he have been able to graduate? Would support and love have made a difference? He wasn’t stupid—he already knew the answer to that question. But dwelling on “what ifs” wasn’t good for anyone.


Still, if he’d had help to stop the bullying he’d endured in school, perhaps things would be different for him now.


Chapter 8