They would sit in the nearly deserted café talking, laughing, arguing, flirting, and teasing each other for hours. To the casual observer it was ofte...n hard to tell whether they were best friends, passionate lovers, or bitter enemies. Suzy’s green eyes lit up, and a broad smiled spread across her round face when Big Mike walked in and took his usual seat at the counter. “Hey sailor, looking for a good time?” Suzy called doing her best Mae West impersonation. Big Mike carefully looked her over. ’ ‘Does that mean the teacher’s pet gets himself a bone?’ a girl in the back called out. There was a collective ‘ooooooh,’ from the audience. Luke just shook his head, his classes were always studies in barely contained anarchy, but when you were dealing with minds like this, the standard forms of teaching just didn’t apply. That’s not to say he didn’t know how to keep his students in line, it just meant he knew when to spare the rod and when to crack the whip. In his class, you were going to. Last night she'd smoked too many to keep track of, and that was probably why she'd reacted so strongly. "Well, okay," she agreed.Erik lighted the pipe, a happy grin on his handsome features, then passed it to Jill who inhaled deeply and managed not to cough.I never used to be this way, the troubled redhead was thinking even as she drew the pungent smoke into her lungs. It seems that now anyone can talk me into doing things that I know are wrong. Why didn't I just go on home early like I told. “Oh, I’m sorry. Is this not a convenient time for you?” Dan sneered sarcastically. “How about this, I’m sure that guy gave you his number. Call him up and stay with him this weekend. We’re leaving Monday at 10. If you’re not here then, you’re not getting a ride back with us. I think that’s pretty generous.” “Fine!” She screamed as she ran into their room and grabbed her luggage case, wheeling it outside, slamming the door and heading back towards the lodge. “That went well.” I joked. “Shots?” I.
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