You're 19, for goodness sake, and are capable of looking after yourself in a vacant villa for two weeks. But no--he doesn't trust you. Oh, the excuse ...he gave was that it would "let us spend some time together," but you know that's just an excuse. After all, he let you bring Christina along. And where is he now?You crane your neck, turning around from the ocean view to the cabin behind you and the path beyond that leads inland. This tiny island doesn't even have so much as a hotel or resort. A. I drive old folks ’round to different towns who don’t have cars or can’t drive.’ ‘That sounds wonderful, Dan. I bet they really appreciate your help.’ They took another sip of tea and he nodded. ‘I guess. They’re usually pretty nice to me,’ A couple nervous moments passed before he continued the conversation. ‘You got a good boss in Josie: she won’t give you no trouble.’ ‘I’ve figured that out already. A friend of mine recommended I move here just to be around her, and set up the job.’ ‘So you. He was very well aware that most of his shyness was due to his fear of rejection, but she’d practically come right out and propositioned him.In fact, maybe this was the exact kind of thing he could ask Smoke about! He could learn if asking her out would get anywhere, whether they’d be at all compatible. Fear of rejection wouldn’t be an issue because he would already know her answer before he even asked her. As he thought about it, a little thrill passed through his body and he felt a grin. ”His gaze runs from my head to my toes and halts at my breasts yet again.“Oh,” is his turn to say.“I hope you’re not disappointed. Why did you need to see me? Unless you know shorthand, we’re not hiring.”“Err… this is a school, isn’t it?”“Of course.”“I’m one of your students.”An uncontrolled laugh escapes my throat. This person must be pulling my leg.“You can’t be!” I say. As he frowns, I go on: “This is a girls' school.”He whitens ever-so-slightly.“But it’s not possible! I applied and was.